As students trickle back into Cambridge for the spring semester, Harvard Square business owners said they are hoping to see sales pick back up after a challenging year and quiet winter break.
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In $45 Million Sale, Real Estate Firm Acquires Historic Harvard Square Building
A former Harvard dormitory building that today houses Harvard Square staples like Pokeworks and OTTO Pizza was purchased last month by Gazit Horizons, Inc. for $45 million.
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Spyce Sizzles into Harvard Square, Complete with Automated Kitchen
Spyce, a fast-casual eatery that serves bowls and salads engineered by an automated kitchen, celebrated the opening of its Harvard Square location on Wednesday.
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Today’s Special At Grendel’s Den In Harvard Square: A Coronavirus Test For Your Server
In the old days, pre-pandemic, the line in the brick-walled basement bar of Grendel’s Den would have consisted of young customers waiting to have their ID cards checked.
These days, says owner Kari Kuelzer, it’s made up of staff members getting checked for the coronavirus.
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Spyce to open in Harvard Square with a new automated kitchen
Call it the new and improved Spyce: When the second location of the fast casual restaurant opens Wednesday in Harvard Square, it will debut with an updated version of the automated kitchen that first made a splash more than two years ago.
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Harvard Square Community Fridge Targets Food Insecurity in Cambridge
The Harvard Square Business Association collaborated with the mutual aid initiative Cambridge Community Fridge to bring a community fridge to Harvard Square in early January.
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‘Take What You Need’: Cambridge Community Fridges Fight Food Insecurity
The motto at community fridges is simple: take what you need, leave what you can.
Denise Jillson is the Executive Director at the Harvard Square Business Association. Recently, she helped open a community fridge in Harvard Square at 52 Church St., the third community fridge in Cambridge.
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In Harvard Square, a community fridge warms up Church Street
The Fridge in the Square provides food and fellowship to an evolving neighborhood.
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‘The location could not be more perfect’: Harvard Square lands its first community fridge
“Know that there are families in Cambridge, believe it or not, that are suffering from food insecurity,” said one of the fridge’s organizers.
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Harvard Book Store and Raven Used Books: A Tale of Two Bookstores
COVID-19 has ravaged the bookstore industry. As the city of Cambridge locked down in late March, bookstore owners shuttered storefronts and faced challenging choices with both foot traffic and vital revenue screeching to a halt.