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The Crimson

Plasma TVs to Debut in Square

The panhandlers, performers, and protestors of Harvard Square will soon compete with a new fusion of art and advertisement to win the attention of tourists and townies alike.

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Boston Globe

Public-art project to light up Palmer Street

Palmer Street, a dreary Harvard Square pass-through connecting Church and Brattle streets, is little more than a service alley, ”a dull, sunless corridor,” Jody Pinto and Keith Crawford write in their proposal to transform the street.

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Boston.com

Square holes: A world-famous destination is a bit frayed, but some see that as Harvard Square’s best chance

March 6, 2005

Phil Nini has seen the life pulse in and out of Harvard Square. From his 44-year perch at Nini’s Corner, the merchant watched the hubbub of small independent shops like his emerge in the ’60s; witnessed the extension of the MBTA Red Line northward from the square in the early 1980s; and cringed as big brand-name retailers plopped in and …

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Boston Globe

Harvard Square is a banker’s dream – or nightmare

Janis Gebron spent six years managing the biggest event in Boston retailing — the semiannual Filene’s Basement bridal sale, where hundreds of women line up before dawn for first crack at discounted wedding dresses.