Harvard Square
The Crimson Cocktail: Upside-Down Pineapple Cake
Bored with Busch? Think Natural Ice is nasty? Reeling over Rubinoff?
HEALING THROUGH GOOD FOOD
Harvard Bookstore hosted a small reading for Paula Butturini last night for her new novel "Keeping the Feast: One Couple's Story of Love, Food, and Healing in Italy". After a brief reading, Butturini signed copies of her new memoir.
The Kong Celebrates Chinese New Year
Mass Ave. was alive with firecrackers, drums, and lion dancers during the Hong Kong restaurant’s Chinese New Year’s celebration yesterday.
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A man in costume performed in the Lion Dance Parade yesterday as part of the Chinese New Year Celebration in Harvard Square.
Quick-Flix Goes Bye Bye
Remember those days when family night consisted of actually going to the video store and renting a movie for the evening? Now that iTunes and Netflix are taking over that tradtion, stores like Quick-Flix—currently the only movie rental store in Harvard Square—are being forced to close shop.
February Showers
Umbrellas dotted the square as people traversed through the rain yesterday evening.
A Novel For St. Paddy's Day
Booker-Prize winning Irish novelist John Banville reads an excerpt from his latest book, The Infinities, at the Brattle Theater yesterday during an event organized by the Harvard Book Store.
Free Milkshake at b.good!
FlyBy is always here to alert you when there’s a chance to grab free food in the Square. Tonight’s hot giveaway is free milkshakes at b. good, in honor of the 22nd birthday of Samuel B. Novey ’11, also known as Burgerman.
Bartley's Window Smashed
Around 10:40 p.m. yesterday, one of our correspondents walked by Bartley's and noticed that the front window had been shattered. As we reported earlier, the window was boarded up by 12:27 a.m.
Today is Free Pancake Day at IHOP
For those of you who miss hot breakfast in your House, today’s your chance to claim a free plate of steaming hot pancakes. To celebrate National Pancake Day—our new favorite holiday—IHOP is offering a free stack of three buttermilk pancakes at all its locations across the country, including the one in Harvard Square.
