Harvard Square

Why monkey with a good thing? Curious George bookstore to re-open in Harvard Square

adamg — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:50:23 +0000

Wicked Local Cambridge reports a Roslindale couple is working to re-open the shuttered kids' bookstore in the heart of the square. Reopening is sometime this spring.

Wait, we have a Miss Boston?

adamg — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:41:24 +0000

Indeed we do, and a Harvard sophomore is one of 10 competitors:

"Being from Harvard makes me unique, but I'm sure they all have their strengths and components that make them unique," Beck said.

It's amazing what you can get on Etsy these days

adamg — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:32:55 +0000

At least, we're assuming this guy got his unique jacket on Etsy - just look at that fine handcrafted design!

Rima Chaddha Mycynek spotted man and jacket at Harvard Square today.

Matt Drudge is probably not roaming Harvard stealing laptops

adamg — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:40:47 +0000

Stop, thief!But somebody who looks like him, at least in low-res surveillance photos, is.

Harvard University Police report this guy was seen entering Rm. 238 in Mallinckrodt Lab on Oxford Street, around 1:50 p.m. on Saturday and then exiting about a minute later - leaving behind a space where a laptop used to be. "Suspect is connected to numerous thefts on campus."

If he looks familiar, contact HUPD at 617-496-3223.

Actual Drudge, for comparison.

Harvard Book Store: We're doing just fine, thank you very much

adamg — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:47:34 +0000

Jeff Mayersohn, owner of the iconic Harvard Square shop, sent e-mail to fans:

As Rachel noted in a recent newsletter, we just completed our best holiday season in quite some time. The volume of business happily surprised us after years of challenge. Despite this unanticipated demand, our amazing staff rose to the occasion, the publishers supplied us with the books we needed, and our customers showered us with much appreciated holiday cheer. We are very thankful as we head into 2012. ... It is clear that the rumors of the demise of independent bookstores have been greatly exaggerated. Entrepreneurs continue to enter the industry, reimagining how the printed word is distributed to passionate readers. It has been an exciting year, but we promise you that the coming year will be even more exciting.

Via Danielle Dreilinger.

The first big snow of the season in New England is always so magical

adamg — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:18:29 +0000

Stiofan forwards this photo of the result of a car-vs.-bollard incident in Harvard Square this morning. Lots of other smashups reported across the area as we magically lose the ability to drive in snow.

Harvard to remove Checkpoint Charlies on Thursday

adamg — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:02:59 +0000

The Crimson reports that with the end of a major presence by Occupy Harvard, the U is re-opening Harvard Yard to the public sometime tomorrow. But as Ron Newman notes in the comments, the hours are limited - no more romantic moon-lit late-night strolls through the Yard, plebians.

You CAN pahk ya cah in Hahvahd Yahd, if ya put ya mind to it

adamg — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:05:52 +0000

All it takes is a little extra tap on the accelerator, somebody discovered today. Jason Mihalko was on scene to record this rebuttal to the old nostrum.

Cambridge Police report two people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries in the accident, which is still under investigation.

Today's best testimonial for Burdick in Harvard Square

adamg — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:55:20 +0000

Bijan Sabet recounts a discussion with his five-year-old today about the Harvard Square chocolate shop.

Man's addiction spirals out of control until he hits rock bottom and begins pretending to be a Harvard freshman

adamg — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:02:43 +0000

The Crimson recounts the sordid tale:

Liu said that when a freshman acquaintance asked him to spend time in Weld, he was reluctant, but he eventually decided to go ahead. Sometime during October, he began telling freshmen he lived there.

"You get so deep, you don’t know how to stop it," he said.

Would Harvard Square shwarm to a kosher restaurant?

adamg — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:55:38 +0000

The Crimson reports that Rami's, the kosher Israeli place in Coolidge Corner, is looking to expand and has listed Harvard Square as one of its possible new locations (along with Framingham and Sharon).

According to the Crimson, there's a glatt of interest at Harvard; says some even predict prospective students might decide where to go based on the presence of kashruth in the square.

Of course, the interest has to be tempered with the fact that the last kosher joint in Harvard Square didn't last long.

Some Harvard students learn that, hey, those teaching assistants telling them to wear safety goggles knew what they were talking about

adamg — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:57:23 +0000

The Crimson reports a bunch of students in a biochemistry class basically got sunburned eyeballs because they were in "a lazy kind of mood" and didn't bother to put on protective goggles while using UV light in some experiments on DNA:

As a result, they suffered from what Adeyemi was told may have been “thermal retinal burn from UV radiation,” a condition that includes symptoms of eye redness, pain, and blurry vision.

Clover to Boston media: Leave us alone

adamg — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:27:48 +0000

Clover, the non-meat food truck and Harvard Square restaurant, takes exception to being put in a Weekly Dig "Best of" listing:

What are these "best of" things anyway? They're a way for these publications to (a) advertise by piggybacking on businesses who are "awarded," and (b) a way for publishers to drive more traffic to their website/ publication. Does any of that have to do with food? Does it have to do with low prices? Does it speed up our serve times? Does it have to do with our relationships with our customers? Does it have anything to do with sourcing ingredients? No, no, no, no, no, no.

Dig Publisher Jeff Lawrence responds in his typical, understated manner:

You pompous pr*ck!

Via Boston Reddit.

Harvard athletes warned not to suck down deer-antler extract

adamg — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:57:01 +0000

The warning comes from the school's chief athletic trainer, Brant D. Berkstresser, whose name could only be improved by adding "III" or "IV" to the end of it. The company that scrapes velvet off deer antlers for re-sale to athletes denies it's stupid enough to think it could possibly convince the brain-heavy athletes of Harvard to try its wares and so does not market to them.

3G, 4G, what's the diff?

adamg — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:24:10 +0000

Sounds like some salespeople at the Verizon store in Harvard Square need some training.