Allston
Revisions to Allston Campus Services Plan Met With Mixed Reactions
Revisions to Harvard’s planned relocation of campus services to 28 Travis Street in North Allston were met with mixed reactions at a Harvard-Allston Task Force meeting Tuesday night.
The Week in Preview: March 3-8
We've rounded up some of this coming week's most noteworthy events. Check them out and then check The Crimson for coverage the next day.
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.
Swiss Bakery Opening
Co-entrepreneurs serve guests at the opening celebration of the Allston site of Swiss Bakery. The family-run bakery and cafe founded by Helene and Thomas Stohr opened its doors to the Allston and Cambridge community on Thursday evening.
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.
The Nemonic Plague
A plow surges through snow-covered streets near the MBTA Green line's Harvard Street Stop in Allston on Friday evening. The blizzard, ostensibly dubbed 'Nemo,' prompted Governor Deval Patrick to declare a state of emergency for the Boston area.
Lacking Space, SEAS Plans Allston Expansion
As the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences awaits its planned move across the river to Allston, the school is in search of short term solutions to immediate problems created by a lack of space.
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.
Engineering School To Move Across River, SEAS Faculty Criticize ‘Allston Bomb’
The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will relocate “in almost its entirety” to University-owned land in North Allston in as few as five years, University President Drew G. Faust told The Crimson Tuesday.
New Program Puts the Universe into View
Allston-Brighton residents gathered to watch Professor Alyssa A. Goodman exhibit the computer program, which allows users to interactively explore and learn about millions of objects in the universe through visualization.
Harvard Seeks to Reengage Allston Architect
Harvard is in the process of reengaging the architect who originally had been tapped six years ago to design a new science complex in Allston the first time the plan was proposed.
Allston Residents Celebrate Community Center
About 45 members of the Allston-Brighton community gathered at noon on Wednesday at the construction site of the relocated Charlesview Residences housing complex to celebrate the progress of the ahead-of-schedule building project.
TOP 12 NEWS STORIES OF 2012
While some stories of the past 12 months captivated the attention of people outside of Cambridge for a moment, others had a sustained and meaningful impact throughout the year on Harvard’s campus. On the last day of the year, The Crimson looks back at the 12 stories from 2012 that mattered the most at Harvard.
