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If you’ve never heard of wizard rock, you’re too late: this musical movement will reach its apex on Friday…

A ballot box sits perched on an adult-size tricycle…

We’re the Hungarian Horntails! Are you ready to burn this place down into a fiery wreck?” yells 8-year-old Darius Wilkins, onstage with bandmates Rayn Feeney, 9, and his younger brother, Holden, 5. They’re in the middle of sound check on a muggy Saturday afternoon in June at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn. Seconds later, there’s another high-pitched yelp from Darius: “We’re the Hungarian Horntails, and we’re going to blow this place up with fire and rock!”

Boston continues to be a national leader in energy efficiency for buildings, as two hotels and a residence hall in Cambridge and Boston have now achieved Energy Star designation.

In a city, it’s the little things that matter. When we think of architecture, we may think first about prominent buildings by famous designers. Boston’s Trinity Church in Copley Square, perhaps, or the Hancock Tower.

In Harvard Square, Valentine’s Day celebrations will last all month long.  The Harvard Square Business Association has commissioned a 28-video series called “With Love from Harvard Square.”

Three-hundred-and-seventy years ago, Harvard opened up its first buildings in an area surrounded by wood yards and cows. Today, the University is one of the largest landowners in the Square—a disturbing fact to some of its business neighbors.

Harvard Square Theatre still on the hunt for $500,000…

It was a choice they didn’t want to make: the sun or the Sam Adams.

Because of a reporting error, an article in the Feb. 26 edition of City Weekly (”In mom-and-pops vs. chains war, all politics is local”) misquoted Cambridge Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Kelly Thompson Clark on her group’s role in the city. She said, ”We as a Chamber of Commerce promote the success of all businesses in Cambridge. In …