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‘Like old Harvard Square’: Revered Cambridge florist reopens in new home
With a new owner, Brattle Square flower shop relocates just down the street. Several months after Brattle Square Florist was slated to close, the beloved flower shop has opened in a […]
Battle brews over plan for bike lanes in Cambridge
Concerns of shopkeepers, elderly are being brushed off I was glad to see Diti Kohli’s story prominently featured in the Globe (“In this street fight, it’s bikes vs. businesses,” Page A1, […]
Beyond Wellesley: Boston Calling music festival sends us into summer
The Boston Calling music festival at Harvard University returned for the first time in three years with a line-up of big names and local favorites, including Wellesley native Cam Meekins. Performers and the […]
Boston Calling 2022 Ends On High Note
– The three-day festival has wrapped up and cleaning crews have now taken over Harvard Athletic Complex. More than 50 artists performed at Boston Calling, including headliners Metallica and Nine […]
Boston Calling: Cancellations and storm evacuations didn’t dampen spirits at the festival’s post-pandemic return
GBH’s Molly McCaul was on the ground, covering all three days of Boston Calling. They bring you notes from the field, along with highlights across social media, of the return […]
Boston Calling Music Festival returned with joyful crowds and a few pitfalls
This past weekend, Boston Calling made its long-awaited return to Harvard University Athletics Complex after two years of cancellations, and for a moment — as Friday’s overcast skies gave way […]
Industrious To Open New Location In Harvard Square
The new coworking space will take up 21,500 square feet and is expected to open this December. Industrious is partnering with developer Carpenter & Co. to open a new Cambridge location within […]
Farewell to Harvard Square’s Garage
The Wicked Explorers take one last walk through the former Harvard Square mall, being remade into a new mall.
In Porter Square, a fight rages for the future of Cambridge streets
Bike lane expansion worries small business owners along Mass. Ave. as city pares street parking. CAMBRIDGE — Daniel Spirer is a self-proclaimed “Porter Square institution.” He crafts gemstone rings and […]
Where to play chess in Boston: 4 places to deliver checkmate around town
It’s time to dust off the discarded tennis racket, dig through the closet for a forgotten Tommy Bahama shirt, and say “hello, old friend” to the summertime blues. While far […]
Balakian Brings New Poetry to the Boston Area and Dialogues with Writer Askold Melnyczuk
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Peter Balakian is one of the most masterful English-language poets Armenians have as a voice in the contemporary world. The Boston area had a rare opportunity on […]
Coworking firm to open new site in Harvard Square
Flexible coworking company Industrious plans to open a site at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, the third location it expects to debut locally this year.