Five years ago, while serving food at First Parish-Unitarian Universalist in Harvard Square, I met a young homeless woman. During our conversation about housing, job training and mental health services, she turned to me and said “Those are all important, but I just need some blankets tonight.
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Cambridge Firefighters Join Marines in Annual “Toys-for-Tots” Drive
Cambridge Firefighters will once again partner with the United States Marine Corps Reserve in collecting toys in the annual “Toys-forTots” Drive.
Destination: Wellness! Come find your fun and fitness in Harvard Square!
Harvard Square is your destination for wellness in Cambridge! Whether it’s a great yoga class, a run along the Charles River, intramural sports on the Common, acupuncture or restorative massage, the active and healthy choice is yours.
Friday Cafe Community Gala
HSBA member, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, UCC, is located at 11 Garden Street directly across from the Cambridge Common.
What is Implicit Bias: A Presentation by Dr. Mahzarin R. Banaji
Chair of the Department of Psychology at Harvard University and author ofBlindspot: The Hidden Biases of Good People…
Transportation Transformation The New Urban Mobility
The Third Transportation Revolution is here. In the emerging world of ‘micro rentals’ and sharedasset ownership, the access economy, pioneered by Uber and AirBnB, is expanding to localtransportation options, often called micro-mobility.
Harvard Square Business Association member, Community Phone is offering Free phone service (free unlimited talk and text) for next decade to any of the 44,000 Verizon employees!
“Verizon confirmed that it offered a voluntary severance package (VSP) to about 44,000 employees and that it will transfer over 2,500 IT staff – some rumors suggest the figure to be closer to 5,000 employees – to India-based Infosys as part of a $700 million outsourcing deal…
Make Music Harvard Square / Fete de la Musique – The backstory and why the plan to protest the June 16th, 2018 event is not being shunned by the HSBA.
The Harvard Square Business Association (HSBA) was founded in 1910; its mission is “to promote commerce in Harvard Square”…over the last decade or so, we added the tagline “while being good stewards of the public space”.
OKTOBERFEST WEEKEND IN HARVARD SQUARE – 2018
Friday, October 5, 2018 – Sunday, October 7, 2018 Oktoberfest Weekend in Harvard Square Friday, October 5th – Sunday, October 7th featuring The 40th Annual Oktoberfest & 13th Annual HONK! Parade October 7th, 12-6pm (Rain date: Sunday, October 14th) The Harv…
Support 4 SurvivorsCambridge Police Raises Awareness Around Domestic Violence Throughout October
The Cambridge Police Department’s Domestic Violence Unit will be hosting “Support for Survivors: A Domestic Violence Awareness Month Event” on Wednesday, October 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the City of Cambridge’s Senior Center….