Harvard Square is ever-evolving and, although longtime businesses have closed, many think the state of the square is healthy with a mix of landmark and newly-opened businesses.
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WCVB Boston
Touring Harvard Square with Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band
Come along on an inside look at ever-changing Harvard Square from folks who know it best, like rocker Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band (he remembers when rent was $55/month)!
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WCVB Boston
Preserving the history of Harvard Square while planning for the future
Although many iconic Harvard Square locations have closed their doors, the history of the location is continuing to be preserved. Including at Clover Labs, where a surprise behind the walls is now on full display
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The Crimson
In Photos: The State of Harvard Square, One Year Later
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Harvard Square was a center of activity, bustling with people shopping, eating, and admiring the historic buildings of Harvard’s campus. When the pandemic began, the Square took a hit — the stream of tourists slowed, and almost all students departed campus by March 15, 2020.
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The Crimson
In Photos: The Front Lines of Harvard Square
One year after Harvard undergraduates were sent home and Square businesses drastically shifted their operations in March 2020, the essential workers of Harvard Square and Harvard’s campus have worked tirelessly to keep the local community alive.
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Wicked Local
Cambridge restaurants have helped feed the homeless for a year
Over 130,000 meals have been distributed to those in need with nearly $1 million put back in the pockets of struggling restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Crimson
‘Really Crucial’: Harvard Square Women- and Minority-Owned- Businesses Draw On State Grants To Stay Afloat
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on small businesses in Harvard Square, many have found themselves relying on supportive patrons and financial support from the state government to stay afloat.
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The Crimson
‘Loud, Boisterous, Wonderful’: Students, Cambridge Residents Remember Border Cafe
After 34 years in Harvard Square, Border Cafe has shuttered its doors permanently following a two-alarm fire in December 2019 that forced the restaurant to temporarily close for building repairs.
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NBC Boston
Harvard Square Hit Especially Hard By COVID, Has Lost Nearly 50 Businesses
If you take a drive around Harvard Square at night, it’s clear there is not the same buzz. Harvard Square, normally packed with students and those visiting from out of town, has been hit especially hard during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Boston Herald
Historic Harvard Square ‘devastated’ by year-long coronavirus pandemic
Eleven months of the coronavirus pandemic have driven some Harvard Square landmark spots out of business, and around another hundred may never reopen, according to a local business association.