Allston
Work Team Recommends Rethinking of Harvard's Allston Expansion
Newly released recommendations suggest that Harvard focus on developing a commercially oriented research park, expanded faculty and graduate housing, and a redesigned Science Complex in Allston.
Allston Residents Call for Construction Priorities
Allston residents are calling on Harvard to not start other construction projects while the Science Complex site lies dormant.
Without Allston, Cramped in Cambridge
With administrators projecting a minimum wait of ten years before laboratories can move to Allston, faculty and students may have to get used to the crunch.
New Provost Faces Challenges in Allston
Harvard's new Provost faces a bevy of challenges in his new role, including jump-starting the University's Allston development.
Serving the Community?
Allston residents say that they continue to feel alienated from the planning process and are concerned that the new businesses do not cater to their everyday needs.
Plans for Allston To Be Revealed in June
The much anticipated mid-2011 recommendations outlining the future of Harvard’s development in Allston will be released this June.
As Short Term Planning Proceeds Allston Residents Ask for Clarity on Long Term Vision
Allston Task Force members and community residents expressed concerns about the new renovation plans for the Western Ave. streetscape, a topic that the University has stayed mum on for over a year, at a Task Force meeting Monday night.
Harvard Taps Gordon Jones as Director of Innovation Lab
Gordon S. Jones, a businessman and Harvard Business School admissions officer, has been selected as the inaugural director of the Business School’s Innovation Lab in Allston.
Fast Food License Denied
Community members voiced opposition to granting a license to a local McDonald’s in order to extend its hours to 2 a.m. at last night’s Allston Civic Association meeting.
