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.
On one side of the street, the guys go to work in hard hats and construction boots. On the other, Larry Mahoney’s pushing flashy neckties, custom suits and $700 smoking jackets at the Andover Shop in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This is the stark contrast now dividing Holyoke Street. For the past couple years, Harvard University has been building The Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center, a brand new gleaming building in the heart of Harvard Square. “They should have been more upfront about the length and duration,” said Mahoney, the long time manager of the Andover Shop.
A line of customers stretched out the door of Pokeworks on Saturday for the Irvine, Calif.-based chain’s “grand opening” in Harvard Square. Pokeworks serves its namesake Hawaiian dish in a rice bowl, burrito, or salad with either chicken, tofu, or one of five types of seafood. Its Harvard Square location opened in mid-March at 1440 Massachusetts Ave, amid a snowstorm.
THIS BIZARRE LITTLE BUILDING IN the middle of Cambridge holds a colorful history and houses one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines. Sometimes referred to as the “Lampoon Castle,” it was built in 1909 by Edmund M. Wheelwright, who took inspiration from the local architecture of Jamestown, Virginia. From the front it bears an obvious resemblance to a human head wearing a Prussian helmet. As a result, it has drawn much criticism over the years. The comical nature of the building is fitting, for it serves as the headquarters for the Harvard Lampoon.
Black Sheep Bagel Cafe successfully earned a license from the Cambridge License Commission Tuesday, paving the way for the bagel eatery to officially open its doors at 56 JFK St. in Harvard Square. Owners Shoshanah Garber and Manny Ramirez said they are excited their new cafe will soon come to Harvard. The two hope to work with student groups and organizations, Garber said.
Wholesome Fresh, a casual restaurant-convenience store hybrid that started in Rhode Island, opened its doors to Harvard Square Thursday morning in the property formerly occupied by Market in the Square. This is Wholesome Fresh’s second location; it started in Newport, R.I. Britni M. Price, an employee at the new location, said she was optimistic about the new location, calling Harvard Square a “gold mine.” She noted that this store is bigger than the one in Rhode Island.