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BY Sarah W. Faber, The Crimson, February 18, 2021 Source Pizza opened in Harvard Square in November of 2020. By Ryan N. Gajarawala “Despite their vastly different styles and atmospheres, Source and Spyce have a surprising amount in common — both restaurants are breaking in novel and eco-friendly consumer-centric models.” In the last three months, two restaurants […]

By Kaia Patterson, CLF & CSBBN Intern From the eclectic sounds of Drake’s Controlla playing on high volume when I entered Starlight Square, to the colorful voices of laughter echoing across this newly-created shopping center, I knew Popportunity was a place like no other. Believe me when I tell you, the moment I stepped beyond

By Molly Bond, published on American Booksellers Association on Feb. 9, 2021. Booksellers are encouraged to register for an upcoming antitrust webinar with Rep. David Cicilline, chair of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, on Monday, February 22. The American Booksellers Association is co-sponsoring the webinar, which will run from 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. ET, with the Institute

By Amy Saltzman, published on Wicked Local on Feb. 8, 2021 The People’s Republik is the latest Cambridge institution to permanently close its doors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  After temporarily closing Dec. 4, owner Robert Blair confirmed to the Boston Globehe’s shuttering the Soviet-themed bar for good after 23 years of business. A rite of passage

By: Marc Levy, Cambridge Day, February 6, 2021 The People’s Republik bar in Mid-Cambridge, seen in August. (Photo: Marc Levy) The People’s Republik, the iconic bar in Mid-Cambridge, has apparently surrendered the cold war, with social media posts reporting seeing furniture being removed starting Friday; the bar’s phone line was dead Saturday and an online rating

By: Marieke Van Damme, Cambridge Day, January 19, 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has affected each of us in life-altering ways, big and small. Some changes have been universal, others individual, but the pandemic’s effects have reached every one of us, on every continent. Cambridge is no exception, including its small businesses. Since the start of

By: Carrie Hsu and Simon J. Levien, Harvard Crimson, January 20, 2021 During a tumultuous four years under the administration of Donald J. Trump, local leaders have dealt with the fallout of how its policies trickled down into the lives of Cambridge residents. While Covid-19 and economic fallout raged nationally, the city’s top issues —

By: NPR, January 20, 2021; CLF member Kari Kuelzer is featured Some Massachusetts voters hope that the Biden administration will do better on protecting the environment and managing the pandemic. But some say they fear President Biden may be too moderate. Transcript: MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Well, I don’t need to tell you that in

By: Carey Goldberg, WBUR, January 25, 2021 In the old days, pre-pandemic, the line in the brick-walled basement bar of Grendel’s Den would have consisted of young customers waiting to have their ID cards checked. These days, says owner Kari Kuelzer, it’s made up of staff members getting checked for the coronavirus. On a recent

By: Tracy Jiang and Davin W. Shi, Harvard Crimson, January 28, 2021 Spyce, a food service startup that uses robots in the preparation of its dishes, opened a location in Harvard Square Wednesday. By Santiago A. Saldivar Spyce, a fast-casual eatery that serves bowls and salads engineered by an automated kitchen, celebrated the opening of its Harvard