Harvard Squared

A guide to the arts and culture, history, cuisine, and natural beauty of Cambridge, Boston, and beyond.
Fresh-baked jam turnovers at Sofra

Sofra Bakery & Café

Cambridge’s Sofra Bakery & Café feeds sheltering crowds.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photograph of purple flowers

How to Plan Your Staycation Summer

How to plan your staycation summer

by Kara Baskin

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.

"Rohan Duck" dish at Talulla

Boston and Cambridge celebratory restaurants

Where to (eventually, again) feast with friends and family in Greater Boston 

by Jacob Sweet

The Café Pamplona sign in Harvard Square

Saluting and supporting Harvard Square businesses, old and new

Looking ahead to a reopened Harvard Square

by Kara Baskin

Photograph of Emily Dickinson’s family home, The Homestead, an elegant wooden building

The Emily Dickinson Museum

Delving into the world of Emily Dickinson

by Nell Porter-Brown

Three fiddlers playing

New England Folk Festival

Contra dancing, Balkan music, sea chanteys—and more!

by Nell Porter-Brown

Painting of a young woman standing at a French window, looking at a verdant garden

Bruce Museum’s spring shows

Images that help unveil the truth of what we can see

by Nell Porter-Brown

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

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