Harvard Squared

A guide to the arts and culture, history, cuisine, and natural beauty of Cambridge, Boston, and beyond.
People perusing books outside at the Boston Book Festival

Boston Book Festival

A literary festival for children and adults

by Nell Porter-Brown

View of the Royall House and the slave quarters.

Medford’s Royall House and Slave Quarters

Preserving black history as “an act of liberation”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photograph of purple flowers

How to Plan Your Staycation Summer

How to plan your staycation summer

by Kara Baskin

People enjoying a wildlife sanctuary

 New England summertime getaways

Getting away and outside safely this summer

by Nell Porter-Brown

sandy shores at Salisbury Beach State Reservation

Beaches under COVID-19

Strict lines in the sand

by Nell Porter-Brown

Views of Boston from the arboretum's Peters Hill

Summertime at the Arnold Arboretum

Summertime at the Arnold Arboretum

by Nell Porter-Brown

Fresh-baked jam turnovers at Sofra

Sofra Bakery & Café

Cambridge’s Sofra Bakery & Café feeds sheltering crowds.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Scenic view of historic Slater Mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Blackstone River Valley sights and activities

Tracing America’s industrial roots in the Blackstone River Valley

by Nell Porter-Brown

Circa 1853 photograph of Lawman Captain Harry Love and two of his California Rangers, the state's first law-enforcement agency

American Gold Rush, Peabody Essex Museum

“Gold Rush: Daguerreotypes of Early California,” at the Peabody Essex Museum

Harvard students in caps and gowns enjoying Commencement

Harvard’s Virtual Commencement

Harvard’s 369th Commencement goes virtual.

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An evening of figure skating, jazz music, Norton Lecturer Steve McQueen—and more

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