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...improve it just because it becomes more part of the culture of Harvard Square??kind of the way that [coffee-store chain] Starbucks increased sales with all of its shops,” he said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if our sales won’t be a little down when [J.P. Licks] opens but we’ll see how it goes...
...populist indie icon. Viglione is one half of the Boston burlesque-rock duo, The Dresden Dolls—and with cabaret stockings and hints of stage makeup, he looks the part. He and Dolls lead singer Amanda M. Palmer were the main attraction during the festivities at Harvard Square??s Newbury Comics—a place Viglione described as “The Mecca of all things cool”—for the first annual Record Store Day last Saturday.Organized by an alliance of music stores, including greater Boston area chain Newbury Comics, Record Store...
Something new has been brewing in Harvard Square. Starbucks rolled out a new, high-end coffee machine to six Seattle and Boston stores, including one of Harvard Square??s Garage locations. The machine, called the “Clover,” retails for $11,000. Expensive espresso machines are nothing new—an espresso machine from Williams Sonoma can run close to $4,000. But the Clover only makes coffee—one, slow, meticulous, pressed cup at a time, which barista Teena L. Eggleston called “couture coffee.” The machine...
...very high.” Other businesses that have offices on the second floor of the building include educational consultants and public relations firms. Though Harvard owns the building, HQ Global Workplaces, Inc. has a lease within the building, according to Patricia Whelchel, the general manager of Harvard Square??s branch of HQ. The master lease that Harvard has with HQ is up for renewal in April 2009, she said. If the lease is not renewed, Ittelson said that the business will have nowhere to go while Harvard would continue to increase its presence in the Square...
...weekend’s events also spotlighted some of the Square??s less well-known booksellers...