I was lured by the visual appeal of these colorful, sugar-encrusted cubes of unusual size and imagined there was something secretly special about them.
Fruit pastes at Le Macaron French Pastries
Harvard Square
The glittery crafts at The Shiny Shop can make bicyclists more visible or just brighten your day
The Shiny Shop in Harvard Square has bedazzling and other cozy crafting events, “disco-inspired community art” that can improve the visibility and safety of cyclists and others.
Harriet Jacobs House hotel plan that has support from neighbors nearly turns into their all-condo ‘nightmare’
Exasperated developers at the Harriet Jacobs House in Harvard Square nearly walked away from a hotel-and-homes project that had finally won over its neighbors.
Eastern Bank is shrinking in Harvard Square, opening 10,000 square feet to retailers at Smith plaza
After years of complaints about the presence of banks in Harvard Square, a bank is giving up some of the square’s most prominent real estate.
Spindler Confections is building a Harvard Square shop within a shop at the 143-year-old Leavitt & Pierce
What is already among the most fascinating shops to browse in Cambridge will get a whole other category of delights to discover: Spindler handmade candy.
Bridging the gap: an interview with a retired Pit Rat
Restaurant owner and Vigilantes member Fernando Strohmeyer reflects on the lessons learned and lifelong community gained from formative years spent at the bygone heart of Harvard Square.
There’s a pit at the center of Harvard Square, but not the one we pine for
Gentrification killed "the Pit" and we're going to spend another summer staring at a fenced-up hole in the ground.
Who won comedy last night: Addy Goldstein, whose mom died
At a College Comedy Showcase at The Comedy Studio, one comic got to the point quickly: “Try to keep it together,” she told the audience. “My mom just died.”
A stripped-down Katzù Oso comes to The Sinclair on Saturday
In advance of his show Saturday at The Sinclair touring with Say She She, Paul Hernandez (Katzù Oso) talked with me about coming up in the Los Angeles music scene, mentors and influences, leaving...
In a giant-cookie battle of Chip City vs. Crumbl, Harvard Square wins big, even a little too big
Two over-the-top chain cookie sellers came to Cambridge a couple of years ago to compete from neighboring squares. Which is for you?