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Harvard Square’s Red House Restaurant to Close for Renovations

The Red House, a seafood restaurant in Harvard Square, has temporarily closed for “a few months” ahead of planned renovations, according to Harvard Square Business Association executive director Denise A. Jillson.

Washington Post, Politico Journalists Critique Election Coverage at IOP Forum

Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson and White House correspondent Eugene Daniels pointed to the loss of local journalism as a factor in the national media’s inability to predict former President Donald Trump’s re-election at a Wednesday night Institute of Politics forum.

Cambridge Budget Growth May Require 8% Property Tax Increase, City Officials Say

City staff are projecting that even if Cambridge’s operating budget grows at a conservative rate, the city may need to raise property taxes by at least 8 percent in the future, according to officials at a Tuesday City Council hearing.


Harvard Denied Its Only Yiddish Professor Tenure. Did the Process Fail Him?

When Yiddish studies professor Saul Noam Zaritt was denied tenure in June at the direction of Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76, Zaritt’s own tenure review committee was stunned. Now, they say Harvard mishandled the case — and left the future of Yiddish instruction in limbo.

Harvard Denied Its Only Yiddish Professor Tenure. Did the Process Fail Him?

When Yiddish studies professor Saul Noam Zaritt was denied tenure in June at the direction of Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76, Zaritt’s own tenure review committee was stunned. Now, they say Harvard mishandled the case — and left the future of Yiddish instruction in limbo.

Cambridge Police Investigating Shooting Near Central and MIT

Cambridge police are investigating a Wednesday morning shooting that occurred on Windsor Street between Central Square and MIT.

‘All Bark, No Bite’: Admin Threats Fail to Deter Black Market for Harvard-Yale Tickets

Undergraduates are participating in what has become a biannual Harvard tradition: selling their Harvard-Yale tickets on the black market and ignoring administrators’ threats that doing so could result in disciplinary action.

Cambridge Planning Board Appears Sympathetic to Upzoning But Punts Vote

The Cambridge Planning Board punted a vote on their official recommendation for a proposal to eliminate single-family zoning in Cambridge on Tuesday.

‘A Loss for the Community’: Cambridge’s Dudley Cafe Shuts its Doors

Dudley Cafe’s Cambridge location has closed permanently, according to a sign on the building’s now-shuttered window.

Elimination of Gen Ed Pass-Fail Will Not Affect Current Students, HUA Officer Announces

A proposal to phase out the pass-fail option for the General Education program will only go into effect starting with the Class of 2029, a Harvard Undergraduate Officer announced Tuesday.

4 HGSE Students Suspended from Library for Staging Pro-Palestine Study-In

Four Harvard Graduate School of Education students were suspended for two weeks from the school’s Gutman Library after they helped stage a pro-Palestine “study-in” on Nov. 12.