Square Business
Following Closures, New Year Brings New Eateries to the Square
Students returning to Harvard Square this week will encounter an altered dining scene as new restaurants have replaced several establishments shuttered in the past month.
Upstairs on the Square
The upscale bar and restaurant Upstairs on the Square in Winthrop Square, which occupied its current location since 2002, recently closed.
A Snowy Opening
Shake Shack, Harvard Square's newest burger destination, remains open for its first full day of business Thursday despite a major winter storm impacting New England.
Shake Shack To Open in Harvard Square Thursday
Several months after announcing it was looking to open a location in Harvard Square, Shake Shack will officially open Jan. 2 at 11 a.m..
New Year, New Clover!
If you're a big Clover fan, then you have something to look forward to when you get back to campus!
With Harvard Disrupted by Bomb Report, Life Outside the Gates Continued Largely Uninterrupted
While at least one local school took extra safety precautions following an early-morning bomb threat to four Harvard buildings, owners and managers of Square businesses said that they did not alter their operations and that sales numbers were largely unaffected by Monday’s events.
Pudding Institute Will Relocate Clubhouse to Tommy Doyle’s Spot
The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770—comprised of The Hasty Pudding Club, The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, and the Harvard Krokodiloes—will relocate its clubhouse from 2 Garden St. to 96 Winthrop St. later this month, according to Hasty Pudding chairman and “Grand Sphinx” Andrew L. Farkas ’82.
Chinese Airline To Offer Direct Service from Beijing to Boston
China’s Hainan Airlines will offer non-stop flights between Boston and Beijing starting in June 2014, an announcement expected to benefit Cambridge’s tourism industry and Chinese students at area colleges.
Hot Chocolate in the Square
It's obnoxiously cold outside, which means winter--the season for hot chocolate--is nearly here! Flyby decided to selflessly brave the elements to offer you a list of the Square’s best warm chocolatey beverage offerings. Following our extensive research, we present you with some of our favorites:
Harvard Square To Support Local Businesses, Charities on Black Friday
Harvard Square is gearing up to usher in the holiday season with a unique take on the Black Friday tradition. The Harvard Square Business Association is planning to use the days following Thanksgiving to promote local businesses and authors, as well as to benefit charitable causes.
PSA: Reward Programs in Harvard Square
For some people, it’s reached that point in the semester where you’re sick of d-hall food, but it’s also too close to Thanksgiving Break to ask your parents to send you a care package filled with junk food that you trick yourself into believing can replace meals. If you’re looking for any semblance of a justification for spending money on food in the Square, here are some rewards programs at stores that may make you feel better with every purchase.
Al's Cafe
A woman looks into Al's Cafe in the former Holyoke Center. Al's fate remains uncertain with the transition of the building into a new campus center.
Ralliers Allege Police Brutality at Insomnia Cookies Protest
Protesters held a rally Friday to voice complaints of police brutality, claiming that the Cambridge Police Department injured a protester picketing outside of Insomnia Cookies the previous night.
The Charles Hotel
The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square is trying to increase its knowledge of Chinese culture. Over the past two years, the number of visitors from China has roughly doubled.
The Charles Hotel Accommodates Growing Chinese Market
The hotel now greets its Chinese guests with a Chinese website, a staff member fluent in Mandarin or Cantonese on duty at all times, and a pair of slippers in each room.
Square Personalities: Chameleon's Owen
Long hair, full beard, a hoop in his septum, a flower stud below his lip. Upwards of six feet tall and quite thin, he wears a black t-shirt revealing two arms sleeved in dark blue/black ink tattoos, with open circles exposing each elbow. On the knuckle of his right pinky is the letter “O,” and the rest of his name is spelled out across the next three fingers: O-W-E-N.
City Council Candidates Grapple with Changing Face of Square Business
Many City Council candidates have continued to emphasize that Cambridge must work to preserve the eclectic flavor that makes Harvard Square so unique.
Where to Trick or Treat in the Square
Fact: no one is ever too old to trick-or-treat. If the five-year-old inside of you wants to go knocking on doors and asking for candy this Halloween, don’t try to fight it. The Harvard Square Business Association just released a list of places in the Square handing out treats this Thursday night.
Bow St. Dunkin' Donuts To Relocate
The Dunkin’ Donuts currently located at 1 Bow. St. will move its storefront a third of a mile eastward to 1003 Mass. Ave. within the next three months, franchise owner David G. Carvalho told The Crimson Thursday night.
Upstairs on the Square to Close
A woman scans the menu at Upstairs on the Square on Winthrop St. The upscale bar and restaurant, which has occupied its current location since 2002, will close its doors at the end of the year.
New Felipe's
A street performer stands in front of the vacant Brattle St. building that will hold the relocated Felipe's Taqueria, set to open in February 2014. Felipe's will move from its long-time location in the Garage to the space formerly occupied by Bertucci's, the Harvard Square Italian eatery that closed in August.