Harvard Square
Credit Union Robbed Quietly
The Harvard University Employee Credit Union was closed briefly midday yesterday after a man demanded cash in a letter he handed to a teller at 11:15 a.m.
Author Prints New Book On Demand
Sarah Palin jokes and witticisms abounded at the international debut of Steve Almond’s “This Won’t Take But a Minute, Honey” as the local author gave a reading of his new, self-published book at the Harvard Book Store to an audience of over 50 people.
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So You Think You Can Rob a Bank
If there is such a thing as a classy way to rob a bank, we may be able to learn a little something from the man who ran out of the Harvard University Credit Union with an envelope full of cash Tuesday morning. Minutes earlier, the man, allegedly marched into the bank only minutes before, seemingly unarmed, and presented the teller with a letter demanding cash. Yep, that's right. A letter. Was his getaway just as classy? Find out after the jump.
Kicking off the Holiday Spirit
The Cambridge Artists’ Cooperative gets into the holiday spirit with a dazzling display of glass-blown ornaments in their exhibit titled “Festival of Ornaments: a kaleidoscope of color and form” at the Church Street gallery.
New Café To See Delayed Opening
Students who used to grab lunch at Z Square will have to wait a few months longer for its successor to open.
New Exhibit Celebrates Retro Designs
The 48 Brattle St. storefront, former home of Design Research, will light up the Square with bold frocks, patterned cushions, quirky furniture, and floor-to-ceiling tapestries.
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14 JFK Street, former home to Z Square, will house a new eatery later than expected, welcoming restauranters next spring rather than in December as originally planned.
Retailers Experience Low-Key Black Friday in Square
Though Black Friday in Harvard Square lacked the typical 5 a.m. rush of shoppers searching for dramatically slashed price tags, sales did draw some bargain hunters to local storefronts.
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Tom Clark, the director of the Center for Naturalism, moderates an open discussion at Harvard Book Store last evening titled "Irreplaceable You? The Puzzle of Personal Identity". The discussion is part of the monthly gathering, "The Philosophy Café", hosted by the store.
