Harvard Square

Meh from Bob Slate

massmarrier — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:09:10 +0000

Wheeling up from lower Hyde Park, I swung over to the Porter Square Bob Slates. I thought of Lily Tomlin - they don't care; they don't have to; they're closing.

A half dozen of us, all of whom had shopped the mini-chain for a long time were browsing. Everyone felt compelled to tell the two Bob Slate Stationer clerks how sorry they were the stores were closing. We didn't get any feel-good in return.

Oddly, the store had virtually nothing discounted. The calendars were 50% off, but hell, Borders did that the first week in January. Customer after customer would ask what the discounts were, only to hear that if it wasn't marked with a red slash, as nearly nothing was, it was full price.

Repeated word from the clerks was that the Church Street Harvard Square store had to clean up and get out before the end of the month, so its last day was Sunday. The bigger Mass Ave Harvard Square one would close a week later. Then all the remaining merchandise would move to Porter for the End of Paper Days.

Zombie march in Cambridge?

GarrettQuinn — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:28:36 +0000

There are flyers all over the place promoting an event called Zombie Outbreak 09. This "lurch of zombies" and "zombie hunters" is scheduled for 12:30pm on April 12, 2009. "Mass at Davis Square for a lurch to Harvard Square."

No website or contact info is listed on the flyer.

A tale of two muggers

adamg — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:19:39 +0000

The Crimson reports a Harvard student was mugged at knifepoint Wednesday night on Divinity Avenue.

The Chronicle reports on another mugging Wednesday night involving a remorseful knifeman, who apologized to his victim after robbing him at Broadway and Armory Street.

Dining: Good and bad

adamg — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 03:47:22 +0000

Boston Chomps raves about Sichuan Gourmet in Framingham:

... I actually like it more than most of the Chinatown places. ...

Lynne call Z Square a hidden gem in Harvard Square:

Harvard Square has no shortage of places to eat but to me, there was a need for a good, straightforward American food restaurant that fell between the high-end restaurants like Om and Upstairs on the Square and the simple places like Au Bon Pain and Bartley's Burgers. Z Square has filled this gap and is a welcome addition to the neighborhood. ...

Jon Abbett declares the Milk Street Cafe disappointing:

... Strike 1: Asparagus soup. It smelled delicious and looked hearty, but with one spoonful, I frantically grabbed a napkin to spit it out. It was chock full of long, fibrous, gag-inducing strands, showing clearly that the cooked asparagus was never strained before being mixed with the other ingredients. ...

Jason explains why he refuses to ever again go to: Chili's, Qdoba, Brasserie Jo or Laurel.