Some Harvard Square restaurants have joined delivery apps to attract customers during the pandemic, but these apps charge fees that make it difficult for restaurants to turn a profit.
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WBUR
Cambridge Opens Public Showers As Housing Instability Grows
Two trailers opened for business Monday in a parking lot in Harvard Square. The long white units, next to a Harvard computer lab and across from a Mexican food restaurant, include an amenity many of us take for granted: a hot shower.
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Boston Globe
From burgers at the Tasty to frolicking in the Pit, readers share their memories of a bygone Harvard Square
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Wicked Local
Cambridge encourages residents to ‘Pick it Up Cambridge’
The city of Cambridge, in partnership with the local business community, are launching “Pick It Up Cambridge,” a social media and print campaign to encourage patrons to call and pick up their orders to “help business owners retain the full value of their product and support local eateries.”
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North Boston News
Cambridge business owner says life changed on her birthday
Erika Salloux will always remember this birthday.
Salloux, a Certified Professional Organizer®, is the CEO and harmony coordinator at Living Harmony LLC in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She offers personal and business organizing and speaking assistance.
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Bloomberg
Baystate Business: Harvard Square is Quiet
Denise Jillson, Harvard Square Association, on the impact of universities like Harvard cancelling activities due to the pandemic on her members
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WCVB
Is Harvard Square at a tipping point?
There’s a hole in the heart of Harvard Square, the old Urban Outfitters building was demolished to make way for a retail and office complex. The Curious George store is gone and so is the Out of Town Newsstand.
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WCVB
Well-known restaurateur says too soon to reopen eateries safely
Independent restaurant owners seek $120 billion federal aid package
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Lesley University News
Denise Jillson ’07 works to sustain Harvard Square through pandemic
Alumna tirelessly supports neighborhood and Cambridge community amid challenges of COVID-19
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The Crimson
Harvard Square Hotel Opens Doors to Healthcare Workers, First Responders
The University-owned Harvard Square Hotel has opened its doors to medical workers and first responders as a place to stay near local healthcare facilities as they help fight the novel coronavirus.