Harvard Square

Overused bike racks at Harvard?

adamg — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:57:44 -0400

Citizen Smith ponders a "Temporary Bike Rack 2 Hour Limit" sign at a Harvard building:

... Is there some sort of crazy bike parking going on where bikes are just piling up all over the place and people are leaving them there for days, weeks, months? If this is the case, which I don't think it is, because I've been walking by this for 4 years, and I assure you I would have noticed this rampant abuse of bike parking, but if it is the case, have you considered adding to the 2 small bike lock up bars that are there? Because there's plenty of room here. You could get two more racks in, easy. ...

The perfect cafe?

adamg — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:15:02 -0400

Cantrabrigie raves about the new Cafe Crema in Harvard Square.

How do you separate a Harvard student from a sheep?

adamg — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:04:39 -0400

Harvard University Police want to find out.

Fires in the holes shut Harvard Square

adamg — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:35:53 -0400

Flaming manhole this morning.

The Crimson reports on flaming manholes early this morning:

A fire started underground on the corner of Mass Ave and Dunster Street was visible through several manholes in the Square this morning. Harvard's Holyoke Center, Cambridge Savings Bank, Au Bon Pain, and other nearby institutions were evacuated, and automobile access to the Square had been severely restricted by the Cambridge Fire Department. ...

NeutralSurface took photos, including the one on the right.

Channel 5 reports. NECN has video on "the underground mechanical failure" as well (great fire-AND-ice NECN screen capture).

Sushiesque was on the scene later in the morning taking photos of the aftermath:

Mishka gets the day off.

Michael: On second thought, maybe I'll go to Yale.

Crispyfoods captures Old Flameful outside the Pit:

This changes everything

adamg — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:54:15 -0400

Geoff Edgers notes that the Harvard University Art Museums are now officially the Harvard Art Museum.

Go back to New Hampster

adamg — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:03:11 -0400

Phillip McCarthy reports the plasure was all his in taking a photograph of the spelling-challenged, hand-written sign requesting special treatment for the Mercedes E350 with NH plates parked in Harvard Square yesterday.

Harvard as scofflaw

adamg — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:44:23 -0400

If Cambridge is going to fine a residents' group $300 for putting up fliers on city light poles, imagine how much it could make by fining Harvard for all the Harvard-related fliers around Harvard Square.

Must've taken a wrong turn on the Major Deegan

adamg — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:53:56 -0400

Actual New York City cab in Harvard Square or just a movie prop?

Cardullo's needs your help

adamg — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:52:09 -0400

At least until the city finishes up construction in front of the Harvard Square landmark, as Ezra Ball photographs (he also shoots a cruel, if accurate signboard outside Mr. Bartley's).

Damn The Dissent

Barbara Diamond — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:50:14 -0400

Every college campus on this country has its own share of spooks, reporting to the various security agencies in the country; Harvard is certainly not alone on this.

It appears to be an attempt to put a chill on the freedoms of both speech and assembly for campus activists, and that is just the design intent.
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/paper-trail/2008/04/15/aclu-accuses-harvard-of-ties-to-the-fbi.html