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Kevin Zhong

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HOTC Crowds
Harvard in the City

Head of the Charles Boats Bring Bank for Harvard Square Businesses

The Head of the Charles Regatta brings hundreds of thousands of spectators and more than 11,000 athletes to the banks of the Charles River. But they don’t stay there — many venture into Harvard Square for food, shopping, and entertainment, bringing an annual explosion of consumer activity to local businesses.

Blank Street
Harvard Square

Unionized Blank Street Workers Push For Higher Pay, Better Working Conditions

Workers at Blank Street’s Harvard Square location said that long lines, inadequate resources, and low paychecks led them and six other Boston-area locations to vote to unionize this past June.

McCarthy's and Toad
Student Life

McCarthy’s Brings the Beat to Porter Square

Porter Square’s newest Irish pub, McCarthy’s & Toad, has become a hit among Harvard students and Cambridge residents alike.

Pop Up Bagels Sign in Cambridge
Harvard Square

Fresh-Baked: PopUp Bagels To Open in Harvard Square Next Friday

Harvard students will be able to pop in to PopUp Bagels starting next Friday, Oct. 10, seven months after the East Coast bagel chain announced it was coming to Harvard Square.

Starbucks at JFK St.
Student Life

Harvard Square Starbucks Set to Close After Saturday

The Harvard Square Starbucks located on 1 John F. Kennedy St. is set to serve its final customers on Saturday as part of a nationwide closure of stores by the company.

Daily Provisions New Location
Harvard Square

Daily Provisions Bakes Its Way Into Harvard Square

Daily Provisions has quickly become a daily staple in Harvard Square, attracting students and tourists alike with all-day dining, craft coffee, and study spaces.

Lou's at Night
Harvard Square

Lou’s Makes Its Own Kind of Music in Harvard Square

Since opening late this July, Lou’s — located on 13 Brattle St. — has been turning the tables on Cambridge’s diners and music lovers alike.

Harvard Kiosk Opening
Harvard Square

Historic Harvard Square Kiosk Reopens as Cambridge KiOSK After 5 Years

The newly renovated Cambridge KiOSK — formally known as the Harvard Square Kiosk — welcomed visitors back with a ribbon cutting celebration on Friday morning.

Affordable Housing in Allston
Allston

Allston-Brighton Residents Report Increased ICE Presence In Neighborhood

Boston’s Allston-Brighton neighborhood — home to a significant immigrant population — has felt the impacts of the nationwide increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainments over the last month.

Allston ICE Protest
Allston

Local Leaders, Residents Hold Allston Rally To Condemn Alleged ICE Activity

More than a hundred Allston-Brighton residents and local leaders gathered on a lawn behind the Charlesview Residences on Tuesday evening to protest alleged Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the neighborhood.

Allston ICE Protest
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Allston ICE Protest

Allston-Brighton residents gathered near the Charleston Residences to condemn alleged Immigration and Customs Enforcement Activity in the neighborhood.

Denise Jillson Interview
Harvard Square

Before Denise Jillson Became HSBA Director, She Led the Fight To End Rent Control in Cambridge

Many Cambridge residents know Denise A. Jillson, the executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association, as the heart of the local economy. But beyond her work at the HSBA, Jillson also has a deep history of political advocacy in the city.

Falafel Corner
Harvard Square

Falafel Corner Subjected to One-Day Suspension by Cambridge Board of License Commissioners

Regulars of Middle Eastern restaurant Falafel Corner had to forgo their pita and shawarma due to a one-day suspension issued by the Cambridge Board of License Commissioners last Wednesday.

HarvardSquareConstruction
Harvard Square

In Preparation For May Opening, Cambridge Holds First Public Meeting on Harvard Square Kiosk

The Cambridge Kiosk Advisory Committee held the first of a series of public committee meetings on Tuesday to discuss the future of the Harvard Square Kiosk, which is set to reopen next month.

Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage
Harvard Square

Cambridge Businesses Brace for Supplier Price Increases From Tariffs

As businesses across the country struggle to keep up with the changing tariff policies out of the Trump administration, many Cambridge store owners are anticipating supplier price hikes.

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