Media Room
The Battle Over Harvard’s Square
Three-hundred-and-seventy years ago, Harvard opened up its first buildings in an area surrounded by wood yards and cows. Today, the University is one of the largest landowners in the Square—a
Coming to Cambridge: Paris on the Charles; Al fresco toasts will be a sidewalk sight
It was a choice they didn’t want to make: the sun or the Sam Adams.
In mom-and-pops vs. chains war, all politics is local
Because of a reporting error, an article in the Feb. 26 edition of City Weekly (”In mom-and-pops vs. chains war, all politics is local”) misquoted Cambridge Chamber of Commerce president
The State of the Square: A meditation on the zany world outside Harvard’s walls
Erotic massages. Talk of a “Team Zebra.” Someone named “Flat Patty.” A striking explosion of banks. The closing of WordsWorth Books and impending shutdown of Brattle Theatre.
Talent shows in new project at Harvard Square
Harvard Square will be home to an innovative new venture next month…
Plasma TVs to Debut in Square
The panhandlers, performers, and protestors of Harvard Square will soon compete with a new fusion of art and advertisement to win the attention of tourists and townies alike.
This time, the burritos are a big hit. Mexican eatery packs ’em in after other failed
The taqueria with its floor covered in pictures of grass and walls splashed in bright colors offered, at best, a mediocre, overpriced menu, say those who explain why it flopped
Brattle Theater in danger – Homevid hurting legendary repertory house
Variety October 17, 2005 The Brattle Theater, a legendary repertory house in Harvard Square that gave birth to the Bogart cult in the ’50s, has fallen on hard times. The
The last picture show? The Brattle helped create the template for repertory movie theaters, and now it’s in trouble. What does the future hold?
Because of a reporting error, the first name of former Brattle co-director Connie White was incorrect in some editions of last Sunday’s Movies
