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New Grill Spices Up Mexican Food Fight

Felipe’s Taqueria will soon lose its monopoly on Mexican fast food in the Square. Qdoba Mexican Grill, a national chain


IHOP to Open By End of Month

The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) is set to open in the Square on Nov. 20, a month earlier than


IHOP Won’t Open Until Year’s End

This holiday season will bring snowy streets, brightly-colored wrapping paper, and, finally, pancakes to Harvard Square. The International House of


Cambridge Plans Wireless Square

Harvard Square might no longer be Fleet, but it will soon be high-speed. At a public meeting yesterday, the city’s


AROUND THE SQUARE

In Settlement for Mass. Pricing Lawsuit, Staples Gives $7.50 Vouchers to Customers E-mails flew over house lists. The rumors spread


Camera Shop Shutters, Its Long Kodak Moment Over

Over half a century after he first opened the photography shop in Harvard Square, Anthony “Tony” C. Ferranti ’46 shut


Swan Song for Record Store

Hip-hop artist Michael J. Mure ’09 could lose $132—and Harvard Square will almost certainly lose a longtime landmark—when the Tower


AROUND THE SQUARE

Imported from Vermont, A Glittering Jewel Opens On Massachusetts Ave. It’s hard to miss the glittery shine of Zinnia, Mass