A great place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to be amused there

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Published: June 6, 2011 at 07:00 AM

Our tourism experts tell us that 2 million people a year visit Cambridge. What for?

Cambridge takes Black Friday in stride

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Published: November 23, 2010 at 01:56 PM

I don’t do Black Friday. I get to relax while others build and rally their mall teams and sleep during their assault.

Harvard parking meters take cards in 90-day test

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Published: October 10, 2010 at 05:20 PM

Parking meters that take credit and debit cards as well as quarters went in Thursday on Garden Street in Harvard Square for a 90-day trial. If you use them, the city wants to hear how it goes.

Nice shot: Hunting grounds … and finding none

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Published: August 5, 2010 at 04:22 AM

This apartment owner at Concord Avenue and Beacon Street in Somerville — just outside Cambridge’s Inman Square —doesn’t fool around. Well, maybe a little. Although this dire sign seen July 30 warns this is “Private property” where “Hunting, fishing, trapping, trespassing for any purpose is strictly forbidden” and that “violators will be prosecuted,” a look [...]

Media panel’s brand: Quirky and contradictory

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Published: July 15, 2010 at 07:37 PM

There were mentions of such things as newspapers (as “old media”) and fax machines (as in “don’t fax me”) Tuesday at a panel discussion called Media Branding 2.0, but the focus was on social networks — Facebook, Twitter and the like — and how entrepreneurs can best use them to promote themselves and their businesses.

Danger lurks among boom in beetle population, arborist warns

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Published: July 14, 2010 at 02:28 PM

If you’re seeing more big beetles this year, there may — or may not — be cause for alarm. While the beetle population may be up in general, somewhere out there lurks the Asian long-horned beetle, which can decimate the local tree population.

Secrets of media attention to get airing for entrepreneurs

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Published: July 8, 2010 at 09:47 AM

There are tricks (or, to put it more politely, techniques) to getting attention from the media, and who better than members of the media to reveal them to entrepreneurs and small-business owners? That’s the idea behind Media Branding 2.0, a panel discussion and question-and-answer event planned for Tuesday at Ryles, the Inman Square jazz club. [...]

Gem Club’s music a prism making peace out pain

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Published: May 20, 2010 at 10:36 PM

How does Gem Club transform horror into some of the most bliss-inducing music imaginable? A Saturday show in Inman Square will show you.

Dodging traffic, and major change, in Inman Square

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Published: May 8, 2010 at 09:04 PM

Everyone hates the intersection of Cambridge and Hampshire streets at Inman Square — its traffic confusion and constant threat of vehicular mayhem. Universal agreement on its awfulness, though, isn’t resulting in significant repair, in large part because that threat is almost never fulfilled.

Potluck, everyone? Artists suggest installations for Cambridge Street

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Published: April 17, 2010 at 07:05 PM

There’s a lot to like about Catherine D’Ignazio’s suggestion for Cambridge Street. It’s an art installation, a record-setting event and good eating. But The World’s Largest Potluck Ever is only one 10 ideas proposed for the street and on display through June 11.

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