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Boston Urban Planning Agency Gets Revamp
The Boston Redevelopment Authority announced a wide-ranging image revamp on Sept. 23 that includes a new website and a new name.
At Y2Y’s Zumbathon, Dancing Students Raise Money for Youth Homeless Shelter
Braving dreary weather, dozens of students gathered Saturday in the Science Center Plaza to dance and raise money at Zumbathon, a charity event for the student-run youth homeless shelter Y2Y.
DAVIDsTEA Opening Brings Aromas to Harvard Square
Amid a splash of colors and aromas, the new DAVIDsTEA shop that opened Friday in Harvard Square brings exciting products and flavors to its JFK Street location.
Museum of Science College Night Draws Hundreds
Deal-savvy college students acquainted themselves with the Museum of Science in Boston during its annual College Night on Friday.
Cambridge City Council Names DePasquale City Manager
Louis A. DePasquale is Cambridge’s new “most powerful man”—the city manager— after a unanimous vote by the Cambridge City Council Thursday night.
Oyster Bar ‘The Hourly’ Opens in Harvard Square
Harvard Square has plenty of bars, but only last Thursday did it welcome its first dedicated to oysters.
HUBweek Events Highlight Boston-Area Innovation
Sponsored in part by Harvard, HUBweek is a week-long festival that aims to educate Boston residents about new ideas that companies and individuals in the city are developing
Students Welcome New Cambridge Bike Safety Resolutions
According to a trio of resolutions passed by the City Council last week, the Cambridge City Manager’s office will work with local universities to disseminate information about bike laws and safety to all new residents.
With Sharp Rhetoric, City Council Backs HUDS Strike
The Cambridge City Council unanimously voiced their support for Harvard University Dining Services workers’ intent to strike and delivered biting criticism of the Harvard administration in a vote Monday evening.
Harvard Team Places First at Brian Honan 5K
Hundreds of Harvard students and faculty members ran together Sunday afternoon—not to class or the library—but as participants in the 13th annual Brian Honan 5K Run/Walk.
Fenway Park Hosts Local Students for CollegeFest 2016
Instead of the usual peanuts and baseball fans, on Saturday afternoon the baseball stadium was filled with flocks of local college students.
Thousands of Dollars Worth of Laptops Stolen Across Campus
Ten laptops, together worth thousands of dollars, were stolen from dorm rooms across campus last weekend, and the Harvard University Police Department continues its investigation.
Trader Joe’s to Open Store in Allston
With Harvard’s help, grocery chain Trader Joe’s will open a new store in Allston next year at Continuum, a residential and retail complex built on Harvard-owned land.
Allston Task Force Returns from Summer Break with Two Resignations
Two longtime task force members offered their resignations and Allston residents heard the first details about the new Trader Joe’s slated to open on Western Ave. next year in an action-packed meeting of the Harvard-Allston Task Force on Monday night.
New Harvard Students to Receive City-Mandated Bike Info
The resolutions requested that the City Manager’s office work with the city and local colleges to provide new residents and students respectively, with relevant bicycle safety information.
Harvard’s Bernie Supporters Rally Behind Clinton
Political commentators have questioned whether Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’s young progressive followers will line up to vote for Hillary R. Clinton come election day. At Harvard, it seems like yes.
City Council Slows Down Cambridge With Lower Speed Limits
The Cambridge City Council also passed a resolution to investigate the Harvard Square Conservation District during an ambitious and lengthy session.
FiRE+iCE Extinguishes Flame at Harvard Square Restaurant
Longtime Harvard Square restaurant FiRE+iCE closed its doors for the last time on Sunday after nearly 20 years in business.
Incumbents, Harvard Alumni Victorious in State Primary
Incumbents were overwhelmingly victorious in Thursday’s state primaries, including in a hotly contested local race between Cambridge City Councillor Leland Cheung and the incumbent of 11 years, State Senator Patricia D. Jehlen.
Vote Delayed, Famous Curious George Store to Stay—For Now
The Cambridge Historical Commission voted to delay debate on a proposal from real estate firm Equity One to remodel the famed building in Harvard Square which houses the Curious George store.
Uno Leaves Pizza-Sized Hole in Harvard Square
Fans of Chicago deep-dish pizza and cheap appetizers will have a harder time finding culinary satisfaction in Harvard Square now that Uno Pizzeria and Grill has closed its local restaurant.
Curious George, Urban Outfitters Could Face Closures
A number of Harvard Square retailers including the Curious George store and Urban Outfitters face likely eviction, as the owner of their iconic building seeks to transform it into a pedestrian mall.
B.good Returning to Square Later This Month
Burger chain b.good will return to Harvard Square in the former home of O Sushi, on Eliot Street.
With Bike Locks, Activists Chain Themselves to City Hall at Demonstration
Black Lives Matter activists and allies gathered to demand increased affordable housing levels in Cambridge.
'Out of Town News' Planned Renovations Provoke Local Outcry
Out of Town News’ potential removal and plans for the iconic kiosk’s renovation have sparked outcry among some Cambridge residents.