Metro News
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.
Swiss Bakers Hosts Grand Opening in Barry's Corner
After months of community anticipation, Swissbäkers, a family-owned bakery and café, celebrated its grand opening during a packed ceremony Thursday night.
Fung Wah Bus Service Ordered to Shut Down
Fung Wah, the low-budget Chinatown bus service, has been ordered by federal and state officials to suspend service indefinitely following reports that the company’s fleet posed serious safety risk.
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 for a flood of visitors by hiring extra staff and hiking up prices.
Cambridge Police Release New Details On MIT Gunman Hoax
The Cambridge Police Department has released new details about a Saturday morning report of a gunman on MIT’s campus that authorities now believe was a hoax.
Construction on Charlesview Apartment Complex Progresses
The first phase of the construction of the new Charlesview apartment complex in Allston-Brighton is 70 percent complete, according to The Community Builders, Inc., one of the projects co-developers.
Cambridge City Council Signs New City Manager Contract
Members of Cambridge City Council signed a contract finalizing the details of Richard C. Rossi’s appointment as Cambridge’s next City Manager at the end of Monday night’s City Council meeting.
Authorities: MIT Gunman Report Was a Hoax
A Saturday morning report of a gunman at MIT that prompted a campus-wide lockdown was a hoax, authorities said.
@CambridgePolice Tweets Reported Crimes
The Cambridge Police Department this week became among the first departments in the country to use Twitter to report potential crimes in nearly real time.
Brattle Theater Valentine's Day Tradition Lives On
This week, Harvard Square’s historic Brattle Theater continued its longstanding Valentine’s Day tradition of screening the classic American film “Casablanca.” Last night, couples of all ages packed the auditorium to immerse themselves in the timeless tale of love and war.
Collaboration Lags on Soda Size Regulation
The Cambridge Public Health Department and the Cambridge City Council have fallen out of step on a proposal to limit the amount of soda served in Cambridge restaurants. As members of the Council look to begin exploring the logistics of a soda limitation, the Public Health Department is still unsure whether such a regulation is prudent.
Yogurtland To Open in April
Cambridge frozen yogurt lovers can rejoice at the impending arrival of Yogurtland, a self-service yogurt store featuring 16 flavors and more than 40 toppings, to Harvard Square in mid-April. The yogurt purveyor will be housed at the former location of Faron Salon at 57 JFK St.
Employees at Inn at Harvard Face Layoffs
With the Inn at Harvard slated to become swing housing for Dunster House students during house renewal in 2014, an undetermined number of the Inn’s employees face potential layoffs. Currently, there are approximately 65 employees working at the Inn at Harvard, which is scheduled to close on July 15.
Square Business Shut Down For Nemo
Businesses readjusted their hours of operation in response to inclement weather and the traffic ban in greater Boston. The timeline shows the hours businesses were closed over the weekend.
Harvard Square Businesses Brave Weekend Blizzard
Boston’s fifth biggest snowstorm on record was mighty enough to temporarily close down state roads, halt Harvard operations, and postpone the freshman formal this past weekend. But it did not deter Falafel Corner employee Ibrahim Souz, who voyaged out into the swirling snow to deliver a take-out meal to a hungry customer on Friday night.
Council Discusses Cambridge’s Disaster Response
Disaster was the theme of Monday night’s City Council meeting, as councillors reviewed Cambridge’s blizzard response and recalled last fall’s city-wide blackout.
Oona's Experienced Clothing To Launch Online Store
For more than 40 years, Oona’s Experienced Clothing has cultivated a reputation as an old-fashioned vintage clothing seller tucked away on Mass. Ave. in Harvard Square. But since it came under new ownership two years ago, the store has begun to move in a new, more modern direction.
Square Shelter Extends Hours To Keep Homeless Out of Harsh Conditions
Teams of volunteers worked around the clock to keep Cambridge’s homeless population out of harsh weather conditions during a weekend when more than two feet of snow fell on the city of Boston.
Allston Residents Criticize Plans To Move Campus Services
Speaking at the Harvard-Allston Task Force meeting Wednesday night, Allston residents criticized Harvard’s proposed relocation of some campus services, a move which they say intrudes into a residential area.
Crime Rate in Cambridge Drops in 2012
The year 2012 saw fewer crimes in Cambridge, continuing a trend where the overall serious crime rate decreased for each of the last three years and violent crime declined for each of the past four.
Winslow To Declare Intentions for Senate Race
In what indicates his possible interest in entering the special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State John F. Kerry, Massachusetts State Representative Daniel B. Winslow has announced that he will issue a press release “regarding his plans for the U.S. Senate special election” and hold a press conference Tuesday.
City Council Discusses Cambridge's Extracurricular Activity Offerings
Pointing out that the days of playing pick-up baseball after school are long gone, officials from the Cambridge City Council and the Cambridge Schools Committee discussed ways to enrich Cantabrigian students’ extracurricular lives at the Council’s weekly meeting Monday night.
Winslow Forms Exploratory Committee
Massachusetts State Representative Daniel B. Winslow has announced that he will form an exploratory committee to evaluate a run for the senate seat vacated last week by Secretary of State John F. Kerry.
More Than 30 Injured in Bus Crash Following Trip to Harvard
A charter bus carrying 42 passengers en route to the Philadelphia area crashed around 7:30 p.m. Saturday as it attempted to pass under the Western Avenue Bridge in the eastbound lanes of Soldiers Field Road. As many as 35 passengers, many of them high school students who had toured Harvard earlier in the day, were hospitalized with several sustaining serious injuries Saturday night.