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  • acemj
  • Updated By acemj on September 25, 2005
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  • Cambridge Local Customs
    by acemj
    Harvard Square has a festive atmosphere with street performers and outdoor cafes being the norm. At the Boston-based au bon pain cafe here in the Square, you'll find self-appointed chess masters that are willing to take on all challengers. Be careful though; these guys might only charge a couple bucks to take them on, but if they're beating Harvard students, you can be sure they're pretty good at this!

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    This is a town of Universities...
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  • RhondaRuth
  • By RhondaRuth on August 26, 2002
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    by RhondaRuth
    This is a town of Universities with multi-cultures throughout the area. I love to go out & about whenever I can but ...

    I'm usually in my office dreaming of what to put on VT next!

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    Don't go around wearing New...
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  • Updated By Alcinoe on December 16, 2004
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  • Don't go around wearing New York Yankees gear. We don't like it. (Go Sox!) For those of you who are not baseball fans and have no idea what I am talking about...The Boston Red Sox is the local Baseball team. We have had an intense rivalry with the New York Yankees for many years. Sadly, the Yankees come out ahead far more than we do. We have not won the World Series (baseball championship) since 1918. We love our team anyway.

    (UPDATE 2004) The Red Sox Won the World Series!!!

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    This is Widener Memeorial...
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  • Yubert
  • By Yubert on August 25, 2002
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    by Yubert
    This is Widener Memeorial Library. I recall it's Harvard's main library and thus it's largest one on campus. Not everyone at Harvard or even those from Boston speak with a 'Boston' accent.

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    SPARE CHANGE
    KarenandCory
  • By KarenandCory on July 29, 2005
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  • Young man! Excuse me, young lady? Will you buy a copy? Help the homeless help themselves!
    So goes the familar sales pitch heard at Au Bon Pain in Harvard Square.
    Spare Change is a newspaper published in Cambridge, through the efforts of the Homeless Empowerment Project, a grassroots organization created to help end homelessness.
    Spare Change contains news features, interviews, stories, poetry and classified ads that are all written by people who are homeless or who work with the homeless.
    Vendors pay .25 cents per copy and sell it for $1.00, if you give more than $1.00 they are allowed to keep that money as well. Buying this newspaper is the perfect solution for those that would like to help but are hesitant to hand out spare change to the homeless.

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    Head up, eyes open
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  • Updated By SullyBiz on March 26, 2007
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  • Bostonians are notorious jaywalkers. As pedestrians we would rather risk our lives than wait at a crosswalk for a second longer than we have to. So if you are a walker waiting calmly for the light to change, don't be surprised to see people head straight into the road with barely a side glance. They're more likely to be looking at you with a puzzled expression than watching for oncoming traffic.
    And if you are driving in Boston be aware that we often don't even bother with crosswalks. If we think we can make it across before your speeding vehicle hits us with bone-shattering force, we're going for it.

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    STREET MUSICIANS in Harvard Square
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  • By KarenandCory on July 29, 2005
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  • Relax, sit and listen to the great street musicians in Harvard Square. You never know, you may be witnessing the early works of a future famous artist.
    Singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, who attended nearby Tufts University, is known to have played here during her college years.

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    The American Repertory Theater...
  • Updated By geograph on August 27, 2002
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  • The American Repertory Theater in Harvard Square is a cutting edge theater that presents interesting, and often excellent, interpretations of classic plays and also original productions.

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    Try the local beer brand
    Gili_S
  • Updated By Gili_S on April 6, 2004
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    SAM
    by Gili_S
    Samuel Adams Ale is the best beer around here, so, if you are tired of the lagers, just have this one.

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    Street Performers
    jamiesno
  • By jamiesno on June 29, 2007
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