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Home Studios adds soft seating to Italian restaurant Bar Enza
Brooklyn-based Home Studios has filled an Italian restaurant close to Harvard University with plush booths and banquettes to introduce colour and texture to the space. Bar Enza is situated in a prime spot on Harvard […]
A look ’round the Square
The seasons and the shops may change, but the spirit and streets are ever-exciting How to describe Harvard Square? Busy and bustling with bikes and buses, cars and crowds, trucks […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Laverne Cox to be Awarded Harvard’s Highest Honor for African and African American Studies
Seven individuals — including basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and actress Laverne Cox — will be awarded the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, Harvard’s highest honor in the field of African and […]
Spilling the Beans: Starbucks to Rejoin Harvard Square — In a New Location
Just in time for peppermint and holiday drinks, Starbucks will return to Harvard Square in November — right down the road from its previous location on Massachusetts Avenue. The new […]
Alongside Harvard’s Historic Campus, a Trattoria That Has Beauty and Brains
Smart design moves (not to mention a killer lasagna) make date night at Bar Enza a must. If there’s one image diners at Bar Enza tend to flaunt on social media, it’s […]
El Jefe’s Food Review: Bigger and Better, but It Just Isn’t the Same
At 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, Mt. Auburn Street lost a beloved giant of popular Harvard Square chains. The iconic, delectable El Jefe’s moved from its original spot by Tasty Burger […]
10 years vacant, the Harvard Square Theatre may be poised to spring back to life
The Harvard Square Theatre has sat vacant and desolate on Church Street for more than a decade. But behind the boarded-up front doors, an effort is underway that could bring […]
Baking News: Le Macaron French Pastries Opens in Harvard Square
Harvard Square officially welcomed Le Macaron French Pastries in a grand opening event Saturday. Located on Massachusetts Avenue, Le Macaron is a Black-owned business offering a selection of French macarons […]
Grolier Poetry Book Shop, Inc
In the age of Kindles and iPads, it’s easy to forget the feeling of holding a physical book. However, no matter their convenience, e-readers will never be able to replace […]
What’s New In the Square?
Harvard Square is a living, breathing, and ever-evolving organism. Shops, restaurants, and cafes come and go pretty often, and there have been (and will be) some major additions (and losses) […]
ody Adams reflects on her new Greek restaurants, the future of Harvard Square, and her work ethic
‘I’m kind of a monster, and it’s been pointed out to me that I don’t feel pain.’ The Boston restaurant scene continues to change, but Dorchester’s Jody Adams, 65, is […]
Students Mourn, Celebrate Relocated El Jefe’s Taqueria in Harvard Square
It was only the second day of class, but Sabrina M. “Rezzy” Reznik ’25 estimated she had visited El Jefe’s Taqueria “three or four times” since arriving on campus for […]