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Journelle converts airstream trailer into a roving showcase of designer lingerie
Journelle, a Big Apple exemplar of underwear couture, has converted a … Journelle converts Airstream trailer into a roving showcase of … Journelle, a popular lingerie retailer in New York […]
Toscano brings Italian food to Harvard Square
Toscano opened in Harvard Square at the end of March, a second branch of the Beacon Hill restaurant with which it shares a name. The Brattle Street spot was for […]
Square Newbies: Something old, something new
May/June 2013The Square’s restaurant scene has welcomed more than six newcomers within the last year, with others set to open soon.
Harvard Square Businesses Donate to Marathon Victims
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, many Harvard Square restaurants and businesses are donating portions of their sales to help victims of the attacks. “Anything that we could […]
A Business of Her Own: The Rise of Female Entrepreneurship in Harvard Square
Three decades ago, when customers entered what is now UpStairs on the Square, some assumed that the woman who greeted them was only there to take reservations. But in fact, […]
HSBA Partners with Local Start-Up To Help Homeless
The Harvard Square Business Association has partnered with Cambridge-based technology start-up Leaf Holdings, Inc. to begin collecting in-store donations this month to help the homeless, the HSBA announced last Friday.
Tech Startup Makes Donating to the Homeless as Easy as Swiping a Card
Shoppers and visitors in Harvard Square no longer have to dig deep in their pockets to look for change to help the homeless in the area. On Friday, the Harvard […]
Donations to homeless in a swipe
Charitable giving to the homeless in Harvard Square is getting a technological makeover. Fifteen tablets, using touchscreen and wireless technology, we being installed at local stores to give residents and […]
Photographer spotlights homeless youth
Anthony Pira, the photographer featured in the inaugural edition of Scout Cambridge in the story called “Invisible Faces: Photographer Spotlights Homeless Youth in Harvard Square,” has been honored by the […]
Harvard Square Businesses Prepare for Junior Parents Weekend
As parents of students in the Class of 2014 pack their bags and finalize travel arrangements for Junior Parents Weekend this coming Friday and Saturday, Harvard Square establishments are preparing […]
Celtic Music Fest Ends in Fine Form
The Boston Celtic Music Fest’s final concert Saturday night at the First Parish Church in Harvard Square wrapped up two days of demos, sessions, small concerts, and a ceilidh Friday […]
HP Hood’s ‘soup boutique’ food truck will be dishing free samples in Harvard Square
Bisque buffs and soup lovers may want to be on the lookout in Harvard Square Thursday; that’s when the HP Hood Soup Boutique is scheduled to be on the scene, […]