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Jan 20, 2012 History, Neighborhoods The Harvard Square Business Association honored Sheldon Cohen, a man known for more than six decades as the “unofficial mayor of Harvard Square,” at a storytelling celebration on Tuesday night. Approximately 60 community members, including business owners and Cambridge officials, gathered at The Atrium on Church Street to reminisce about Cohen, who founded the iconic Out of Town News kiosk that sits on the central island in Harvard Square. more

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Nov 18, 2011
Neighbormedia This Week in NeighborMedia: a recap of the week's captivating Cambridge stories produced by NeighborMedia correspondents at Cambridge Community Television. Latest stories Siobhan Bredin announces the opening of registration for 2012 Cambridge Open Studios: "Calling all Artists - Cambridge Open... more
Nov 17, 2011
Neighbormedia Christian is a native of Washington, D.C., where his parents moved after meeting in Cambridge in the 1950s. While in D.C., Christian started a program that took disabled children on cultural outings, performed with a comedy group, and led teen discussion groups. Via Allston and Somerville, he moved... more
Nov 13, 2011
Neighbormedia After seven years of hard work, the Mid-Cambridge Oral History Project is done! Sponsored by the Longfellow Neighborhood Council and Community School and produced by neighborhood residents, we now have a beautifully designed book that delves into the history of one of the city's central... more
Nov 10, 2011
Neighborhoods On the second evening of 'Occupy Harvard,' the only way to get into Harvard Yard is to show your I.D. at the gate. TV trucks are parked on Mass Ave., reporters are outside the gates. more
Oct 7, 2011
Neighbormedia by Mary Holbrow -   Andrew Diebold (above left) and Frank O’Leary (right) of the Riverside Boat Club looked on as an eager youngster tried out a rowing machine at the Third Annual Cambridgeport History Day in Dana Park. “Once that handle goes ahead, it takes a lot of strength to pull it back... more
Sep 29, 2011
Neighbormedia One of the places on the newly announced Agassiz Neighborhood Path is the labyrinth on the campus of the Harvard Divinity School. The pattern is modeled after one made in the 13th century in Chartres Cathedral in France. A labyrinth has a single path to the center and out again, so one cannot get... more