The Square
False Bomb Threat Reported at The Coop
An unknown individual called 911 in Cambridge on Saturday to report that a bomb was located in the Harvard Coop cafe.
iPads at Au Bon Pain
To help speed up the ordering process during the lunchtime rush at Au Bon Pain in Harvard Square, servers take customers' sandwich orders using iPads.
Yoga: The Winter Stress Reducer
Looking for a way to exercise that will keep you warm during the chilly Cambridge winter? Perhaps yoga is the way to go.
Au Bon Pain Remodels Interior
Au Bon Pain has remodeled to offer more meal options and a new marketplace design.
Chocolate Melts over Harvard Square
Chocolate lovers can soothe their cravings as Harvard Square businesses fill their stores, restaurants, and displays with chocolate treats this weekend.
Au Bon Pain Remodels with New Services
What was once just a counter-service bakery and café has transformed into a marketplace with new fresh meal options and services.
Shopping with Faust
It's not every day that you get to follow the president of Harvard University while she shops for holiday gifts for her family. Curious to see what she might buy, we followed University President Drew G. Faust as she browsed Black Ink and Cardullo's in Harvard Square.
Fourth Place: Boloco
As the Cambridge weather nears freezing and our workloads call for all-nighters, one thing remains constant in the life of nearly every Harvard student: the burrito. In this mini-series, we’ll be posting detailed reviews and rankings of grilled chicken burritos from four different establishments (Boloco, Chipotle, Qdoba, and Felipes), judging on criteria ranging from temperature to tortilla thickness. By the end, we hope to have made the lives of inebriated wanderers and starving studiers a little easier, while offering an easy tool for Reading Period procrastination—burrito rankings.
No More Qdoba Coupons
Alas, the days of “buy-one-get-one-free” Qdoba are gone. The coupon, which used to be printed on the back of all Harvard Box Office tickets, is there no longer.
American jazz and African melodies
Regina Carter, jazz violinist and MacArthur fellow, performs Friday at The Charles Hotel: Regattabar. Carter adds the accordion and the kora (the traditional West African harp) to her band to perform African folk tunes from Kenya, Senegal, and Mali. Carter spent three years researching and collecting material for this project, "Reverse Thread," after winning the MacArthur Fellowship.
Free Burritos at "Booloco" Tonight!
Just say "Trick or Treat," and get a free small or mini burrito, wrap, or bowl with your choice of ...
Harvard Square Restaurants Make Boston Magazine's Top 50 List
The staff at Boston magazine visited hundreds of restaurants and selected 14 restaurants in Cambridge as the best.
Crimson Cash Expands Offerings
Students and Harvard ID holders can now use Crimson Cash to pay for meals at Henrietta’s Table restaurant at the Charles Hotel.
Free Stuff at Oktoberfest
It's Oktoberfest, which means it's time for outdoor music, arts-and-crafts browsing, general carousing, and, of course, free (and almost free) stuff.
CEB To Give Free Tickets to "The Social Network"
On Oct. 7, "Dinner and a Movie," which is the CEB's fifth rendition of the event, will feature free tickets to "The Social Network" and pretty sweet discounts on food around the Square.