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A sweet weekend: Harvard Square’s Taste of Chocolate Festival returns with free chocolate extravaganza tastings
Chocolate lovers convened at Brattle Street in Cambridge on Saturday, dressed in warm winter garments and eagerly waiting in line for hours to get their fingers messy with free, chocolate-covered […]
An Ode to the Renovation of Capital One Café
After a six-week winter break, Harvard students returned to something unexpected: the renovation of Capital One Café. Capital One Café (better known as Cap One Café) is our favorite corporate […]
Come get sweets – some for free! – this weekend at Harvard Square’s Taste of Chocolate Festival
Union Square Donuts’ Belgian Dark Chocolate doughnut is at the Taste of Chocolate Festival this weekend in Harvard Square. (Photo: Union Square Donuts) The annual Taste of Chocolate Festival is […]
Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year ceremony delayed due to ‘unforeseen conflicts’
This year’s roast and parade through Harvard Square will now take place at a later date, according to a Hasty Pudding Theatricals spokesperson The streets of Harvard Square will be […]
Rachael Solem, who ran Cambridge guesthouses, dies suddenly, stunning the business community (corrected)
Rachael Solem in a photo posted Jan. 1, 2021. (Photo: Rachel Solem via Facebook) The proprietor of the Irving House, Turner House and Harding House guesthouses in Cambridge, Rachael Solem, […]
Grubhub to return $3.5 million to Massachusetts restaurants overcharged during pandemic
BOSTON — Online food ordering and delivery platform Grubhub will pay more than $3.5 million to settle allegations that it illegally overcharged Massachusetts restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state […]
New book offers glimpse of history behind Cambridge’s Andover Shop; launch celebration for poet David Ferry’s posthumous collection on Dec. 13; local press publishes contemporary Korean poetry series
New book offers glimpse of history behind Cambridge’s Andover Shop A tiny shop with an unassuming storefront on a side street in Harvard Square altered the history of men’s fashion […]
Like all true love stories, this one comes with heartache
VIDEO Scholar’s ‘Harvard Square’ more than an academic pursuit Catherine J. Turco has a loving relationship with Harvard Square. She grew up in Cambridge, and holds three Harvard degrees. But […]
In Harvard Square, the Painted Burro is a stylish replacement for the Border Cafe
Where to: The Painted Burro in Harvard Square. Why: For Mexican food, including fairly priced margaritas, in the old Border Cafe space. The backstory: “I’d always identified Harvard Square as a place I […]
Latin American Restaurant Painted Burro Gallops Into Harvard Square
Painted Burro, a Latin American restaurant and tequila bar, opened its third location in Harvard Square last Monday. Located on 32 Church St., the new establishment stands in the former […]
Harvard Square’s Sea Hag is the little sister to Grendel’s Den
The new place serves pub grub made from scratch.