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Award-Winning Documentary about Celebrated Harvard Square Performer Igor Fokin Benefits the Master Russian Puppeteer’s Family
All proceeds from the award-winning documentary, The Story of Fenist, about master Russian puppeteer Igor Fokin, are being donated by filmmaker Yelena Demikovsky to benefit his widow and three children. […]
Winter Day Out in Boston
BOSTON is a city of ghosts, but on the coldest of days, don’t expect them to come to you. Instead, visit Forest Hills Cemetery, a rambling Victorian-era burial ground about […]
What a Hoot: Passim brings back its past to celebrate its 50
Al Kooper, decked out in dark shades, was joking, but there was a hint of truth in his teasing. The show could run until midnight, he said, “but they are […]
Startup plans to offer city free wi-fi
A small startup wants to go big with its free wireless Internet technology and blanket The City in coverage by the end of 2008. Meraki, a Mountain View-based company started […]
Stores open with air of uncertainty
The financially beleaguered Alpha Omega Jewelry chain reopened two of its four upscale stores under new management yesterday afternoon after the company’s founder, Raman Handa, disappeared last week and the […]
Long trail of debt at shuttered Alpha Omega
Cambridge restaurateur Vinod Kapoor ran into his cousin Raman Handa outside Handa’s jewelry store in the Burlington Mall on Dec. 9. Handa, owner of the Alpha Omega Jewelry chain, picked […]
Alpha Omega owner leaves amid rumors, report says: Questions arise about financial well-being of jewelry store chain
The owner of the Alpha Omega jewelry store chain reportedly left the country amid signs that the prominent seller of watches and diamonds was struggling with financial problems.
New Pizza Joint Offers Contrast to Old
Oggi Gourmet, with its sleek counters and sophisticated pizza toppings, represents a very different face of Harvard Square dining than the more traditional undergraduate staple of Pinocchio’s Pizza and Subs—but […]
Latkes and lights abound: Many cultures mark important December dates in city
Festively decorated city streets and retail stores packed with shoppers herald the approach of Christmas. But for many residents of Cambridge, Christmas isn’t the main attraction of the holiday season.
Building a Sensible Square
When students and residents who live around Harvard Square wish to shop for groceries, their choices are severely limited. There has been no true grocery store in the Square for […]
Tour Will Show Stores From the Inside Out
THREE-DIMENSIONAL mapping programs like Google Earth let people fly over the rooftops of virtual cities, and other online services lead them down individual streets. Now, one company is planning 3-D-like […]
Square Capitalizes on Sox
October 26, 2007 As the Red Sox played for gold rings at Fenway Park yesterday, Harvard Square’s businesses tried to make some gold of their own. Bars with plasma televisions […]