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Janet Wu sits down with the developer behind Boston’s new Four Seasons, The Charles Hotel, The Hyatt Regency Cambridge, and The Liberty Hotel, to name a few.

Dick Friedman has a number of new projects, and they have surprising locations.

Janet Wu sits down with the developer behind Boston’s new Four Seasons, The Charles Hotel, The Hyatt Regency Cambridge, and The Liberty Hotel, to name a few.

Dick Friedman has a number of new projects, and they have surprising locations.

When COVID shutdowns began last year, students were sent home and tourists largely vanished. A place like Harvard Square depends on both.

In the old days, pre-pandemic, the line in the brick-walled basement bar of Grendel’s Den would have consisted of young customers waiting to have their ID cards checked.

These days, says owner Kari Kuelzer, it’s made up of staff members getting checked for the coronavirus.

Denise Jillson, Executive Director of the Harvard Square Business Association, on the proposed new business restrictions in Cambridge

Denise Jillson, Harvard Square Association, on the impact of universities like Harvard cancelling activities due to the pandemic on her members

Denise Jillson, Harvard Square Business Association, on the impact of coronavirus on their members