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PUBLIC NOTICE: Shake Shack is Coming, Maybe

Shake Shack, the New York City institution whose made-to-order burgers and shakes draw long lines of hungry diners year round, is scouting out possible restaurant space in Harvard Square, according to a spokesperson with the company.

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Spring styles line the racks of Tess & Carlos.

Get Out: Senior Spring

So, you’re a second semester senior. Finally finished with that thesis on the parallels between Doctor Seuss and Freudian romantic ideals, you feel like you’re on top of the world. But what do you do with all of that newfound free time? Here’s the perfect guide to squeezing in a whole semester’s worth of fun, seizing the day, and soaking up Harvard and the vibrant city of Boston before you don your commencement cap in May.

Past Tense: Colonial Drug

Joseph P. Botinari went to work the day that he died.

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Denise Jillson

Denise Jillson, Executive Director of the Harvard Square Business Association, 18 Brattle St.

Mary-Catherine Deibel

Mary-Catherine Deibel, co-founder and co-owner of UpStairs on the Square, 91 Winthrop St.

Stephanie Nist

Stephanie Nist, co-founder and co-owner of Mint Julep on 6 Church St.

Square Personalities: Louie's Superette

Coolers hum audibly behind us as we talk, the countertop that separates us barely visible beneath an odd impasto of flashy energy bars, individually wrapped candies, and various official documents that Chen presents to me over the course of our interview. When I ask him how to spell his name, he thrusts his hand into a pile of papers on the counter and presents me with a business card.

As Deadlines Approach, Seniors Print Their Theses

When Laura E. Donohue ’85 found out that the paper supplier Crane and Company was discontinuing the type of paper used by many students to print their theses, she knew she had to make a phone call.

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Lead singer Pete Wolf of the Hallucinations performs at Club 47 in March 1968. Performers often used Wolf’s apartment in the Square as a dressing room, since the club did not have its own at the time.

What Happened to Harvard Square's Music Scene?

Decades after the folk revival that helped make the Square a musical hub, new musical venues are opening and old ones continue to succeed. But what has changed over the years, and what’s to come?

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Ernie Brooks ‘71 and Jerry Harrison ‘71, members of the Modern Lovers, perform at Adams House in 1971. Harrison would go on to play with the Talking Heads, and Brooks with the Cars.

A Good Bagel is Hard to Find

One culinary question you'll never hear debated is where in the United States to go for a bagel. The supremacy of the New York bagel is a closed case—an accepted tenant of foodie-ism that is about as up for discussion as Avogadro's number. After I decided to come to Harvard, my mom bought me an enormous winter coat. But I was less concerned about Cambridge winters than I was about the prospect of being out of reach of a decent bagel. I went my entire first semester at college without attempting to fill the void. But positive experiences with Cambridge sushi and Cambridge pizza gave me a ray of hope. This week, Connie and I attempted to do the impossible: find a bagel worth eating within walking distance of Harvard Yard.