Smoke could be seen billowing out of a Harvard Square business as Cambridge firefighters quickly contained a two-alarm blaze that began around 10:10 a.m. this morning at the corner of 1 Story St. and 52 Brattle St. The brick-and-wood building houses Toscano, an upscale Italian restaurant with a second location in Beacon Hill. The cause is still under investigation.
Over a year after plans for the building were first outlined and six years since the theater’s closure, the developers of the old Harvard Loews announced Tuesday that they plan to start the permitting process in September for a new building on the site. “We’re going to do the work so that the permitting process goes as quickly as possible,” said Anthony Galluccio, representing attorney and former Cambridge state senator and mayor, at a public meeting at the Beat Brasserie Tuesday night, June 26.
Over a year after plans for the building were first outlined and six years since the theater’s closure, the developers of the old Harvard Loews announced Tuesday that they plan to start the permitting process in September for a new building on the site. “We’re going to do the work so that the permitting process goes as quickly as possible,” said Anthony Galluccio, representing attorney and former Cambridge state senator and mayor, at a public meeting at the Beat Brasserie Tuesday night, June 26.
Life in the kitchen at Night Market moves at a slower clip during the summer months. On a given night from the months of September to May, chef Jason Tom says the restaurant is usually “rocking out in the kitchen”—with a “go, go, go” pace in the back matching a dining room that can turn over three times some evenings.
With slow foot traffic amid a gentle drizzle of rain, Amorino—a “boutique” gelato shop—quietly opened its doors in Harvard Square earlier this week. The high-end dessert establishment is the second Amorino site in the greater Boston area, joined by a location on Newbury Street that opened in 2015. Léa Sasportes, the executive developer for Amorino in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, said in an interview in late May she had sought to open a Harvard Square location since before the Newbury location opened, noting the chain’s popularity among students and tourists.
Decorated with furniture the founders built by hand, Black Sheep Bagel Cafe opened in the Square last weekend. The mom and pop breakfast and lunch cafe, located on 56 John F. Kennedy St., offers 18 bagel varieties, a number of sandwiches and drinks, and a full espresso bar. Co-founder Manny Ramirez said that he was surprised at the influx of customers during the establishment’s first few days.
Recently relocated to Harvard Square, the Cambridge District Homeless Court has begun holding sessions in the First Parish Church, which stands at the corner of Massachusetts Ave. and Church Street. While the court has held only a handful of sessions at its new location thus far, according to Judge Roanne Sragow, who presides over the court, the change has improved accessibility for the homeless, and increased the court’s ability to carry out its mission.
The Andover Shop—a Harvard Square staple selling menswear and formal attire—is up for sale after 65 years on Holyoke Street and 70 years in Andover, Mass. Store owners Charlie Davidson and Virgil Marson will be selling the shop and the property that it occupies in the coming months, with the hope that new owners will keep the brand alive.
Healthy Pharms, a medical marijuana dispensary that was closed in February because a pesticide was found on its product, is facing a federal lawsuit after a neighboring business owner claimed the dispensary is involved in illegal federal marijuana crimes. Raj Dhanda, who owns Crimson Galleria next door, brought the lawsuit against Happy Pharms because he believes the dispensary violated the RICO statute and caused a decrease in his property’s value by $27 million.
For elegant, turned-out men of a certain age, there’s nowhere better to be seen than the Saturday morning salons at The Andover Shop.