What It's Like to Live in Cambridge Massachusetts!
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Harvard Square is near the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It refers to both the triangular plaza at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street; as well as the business district and Harvard University surrounding that intersection. It is the historic center of Cambridge.[2] Adjacent to Harvard Yard, the historic heart of Harvard University,[3] the Square (as it is sometimes called locally) functions as a commercial center for Harvard students, as well as residents of western Cambridge and the inner western and northern suburbs of Boston. These residents use the Harvard station, a major MBTA Red Line subway and bus transportation hub.
In an extended sense, the name Harvard Square can also refer to the entire neighborhood surrounding this intersection for several blocks in each direction. The nearby Cambridge Common has become a park area with a playground, baseball field, and a number of monuments, several relating to the Revolutionary War.
The heart of Harvard Square is the junction of Massachusetts Avenue and Brattle Street. Massachusetts Avenue enters from the southeast (a few miles after crossing the Charles River from Boston at MIT), and turns sharply to the north at the intersection, which is dominated by a large pedestrian space incorporating the MBTA subway entrance, an international newsstand, a visitor information kiosk, and a small open-air performance space (The Pit). Brattle Street and John F. Kennedy Street merge from the southwest, joining Massachusetts Avenue at Nini's Corner, where another newsstand is located. The Harvard/MIT Cooperative Society main building forms the western streetwall at the intersection, along with a bank and some retail shops.
The walled enclosure of Harvard Yard is adjacent, with Harvard University, Harvard Extension School, Harvard Art Museums, Semitic Museum, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, and Museum of Natural History just short walks away.
Other institutions in the general neighborhood include the Cambridge Public Library, Lesley College, the Longy School of Music, the Episcopal Divinity School, the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, American Repertory Theater, the Cooper-Frost-Austin House, the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House, and the Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site.
The high pedestrian traffic makes Harvard Square a gathering place for street musicians and buskers, who must obtain a permit from the Cambridge Arts Council. Singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, who attended nearby Tufts University, is known to have played here during her college years. Amanda Palmer, of The Dresden Dolls, regularly performed here as a living statue.[4]:145 A small bronze statue of Doo Doo (a puppet created by Igor Fokin) sits at the corner of Brattle and Eliot streets, in honor of Fokin and all the street performers.[5]
Until 1984, the Harvard Square stop was the northern terminus of the Red Line, and it still functions as a major transfer station between subway, bus, and trackless trolley. Automobile traffic can be heavy, and parking is difficult. Most of the bus lines serving the area from the north and west run through a tunnel adjacent to the subway tunnel. Originally built for streetcars (which last ran in 1958) and still used by trackless trolleys as well as ordinary buses, the tunnel lessens bus traffic in central Harvard Square, and lets buses cross the Square without encountering automobile traffic. The tunnel also allows safer and covered access between the subway and the buses.
Discussions of how the Square has changed in recent years usually center on the gentrification of the Harvard Square neighborhood and Cambridge in general.
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People burning a flag in Cambridge, Massachusetts
This video was captured on the night of March 9, 2016. It is one part of many videos taken which shows a group of younger people burning a flag in the parking lot of a residence in Cambridge, Mass. In it, they harass the residents of the building who come out to tell them to stop, and proceed to set fire to the flag before driving away. The police were notified of this but nobody has been apprehended as of yet.
Places to see in ( Boston - USA )
Places to see in ( Boston - USA )
Boston is Massachusetts’ capital and largest city. Founded in 1630, it’s one of the oldest cities in the U.S. The key role it played in the American Revolution is highlighted on the Freedom Trail, a 2.5-mile walking route of historic sites that tells the story of the nation’s founding. One stop, former meeting house Faneuil Hall, is a popular marketplace.
Boston's history recalls revolution and transformation, and today it is still among the country’s most forward-thinking and barrier-breaking cities. The arts have thrived in Boston ever since the 19th century, when this cultural capital was dubbed the Athens of America. Certainly, the intellectual elite appreciated their fine paintings and classical music, but they were also dedicated to spreading the cultural wealth, establishing museums, libraries and symphony orchestras for all to enjoy.
'Fanatic' is no idle word here. Boston fans are passionate about sports. And with the five-time world-champion Patriots, the long-overdue World Series–winning Red Sox, the winningest basketball team in history, the Celtics, and the highly successful and historic hockey team, the Bruins, there is a lot to be passionate about. Boston's college teams also inspire fierce loyalties and staunch rivalries. No less spirited is the country's oldest and most celebrated running event, the world-famous Boston Marathon, and the world's largest two-day rowing event, the Head of the Charles Regatta.
For all intents and purposes, Boston is the oldest city in America. And you can hardly walk a step over its cobblestone streets without running into some historic site. The Freedom Trail winds its way around the city, connecting 16 historically significant sites. These are the very places where history unfolded: from the first public school in America to Boston’s oldest church building to sites linked to America's fight for independence from Britain – Boston is, in effect, one fantastic outdoor history museum.
Boston is surrounded by the Greater Boston region and is contiguously bordered by the cities and towns of Winthrop, Revere, Chelsea, Everett, Somerville, Cambridge, Watertown, Newton, Brookline, Needham, Dedham, Canton, Milton, and Quincy. The Charles River separates Boston from Watertown and the majority of Cambridge, and the mass of Boston from its own Charlestown neighborhood. To the east lie Boston Harbor and the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (which includes part of the city's territory, specifically Calf Island, Gallops Island, Great Brewster Island, Green Island, Little Brewster Island, Little Calf Island, Long Island, Lovells Island, Middle Brewster Island, Nixes Mate, Outer Brewster Island, Rainsford Island, Shag Rocks, Spectacle Island, The Graves, and Thompson Island). The Neponset River forms the boundary between Boston's southern neighborhoods and the city of Quincy and the town of Milton. The Mystic River separates Charlestown from Chelsea and Everett, and Chelsea Creek and Boston Harbor separate East Boston from Boston proper.
A lot to see in Boston such as :
Freedom Trail
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Boston Common
Beacon Hill
Boston Harbor
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Back Bay
Fenway Park
New England Aquarium
North End
Boston Public Garden
The Paul Revere House
Old North Church
Old State House
Museum of Science
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Bunker Hill Monument
Granary Burying Ground
USS Constitution Museum
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Massachusetts State House
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Newbury Street
Copley Square
Harvard Square
Boston Children's Museum
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Franklin Park Zoo
Prudential Tower
Spectacle Island
Castle Island
Rose Kennedy Greenway
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Thompson Square / Bunker Hill
The Institute of Contemporary Art
John Hancock Tower
Chinatown
Georges Island
Emerald Necklace
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
Trinity Church in the City of Boston
USS Constitution
Boston Harborwalk
Prudential / St. Botolph
Acorn Street
Old South Meeting House
Charlestown Navy Yard
Downtown Crossing
MIT Museum
Boston National Historical Park
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The Kendall Hotel in Cambridge MA
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Boston Yacht Haven, Boston Massachusetts, United States
Boston Yacht Haven, Boston Massachusetts, United States
Top 10 Amazing luxury hotels near to Somerville Massachusetts
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1. Porter Square Hotel
2. La Quinta Inn and Suites Boston Somerville
3. The Liberty, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Boston
4. Hotel Veritas in Harvard Square
5. Royal Sonesta Boston
6. Taj Boston
7. Holiday Inn Express and Suites Boston - Cambridge
8. Kimpton Onyx Hotel
9. Hotel Commonwealth
10. The Mary Prentiss Inn
Cambridge, Massachusetts | Wikipedia audio article
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Cambridge ( KAYM-brij) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and part of the Boston metropolitan area.
Situated directly north of Boston, across the Charles River, it was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders.Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), two of the world's most prestigious universities, are in Cambridge, as was Radcliffe College, one of the leading colleges for women in the United States until it merged with Harvard on October 1, 1999.
According to the 2010 Census, the city's population was 105,162. As of July 2014, it was the fifth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, Worcester, Springfield, and Lowell. Cambridge was one of two seats of Middlesex County until the county government was abolished in Massachusetts in 1997. Lowell was the other.
Kendall Square in Cambridge has been called the most innovative square mile on the planet, in reference to the high concentration of entrepreneurial start-ups and quality of innovation that have emerged there since 2010.
Walking to Target
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Riding Boston Subway - MBTA redline - Harvard Square/Kendall Square/Charles MGH
Riding Boston Subway - MBTA redline - Harvard Square/Kendall Square/Charles MGH
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail, and ferry routes in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area. Officially a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,[8] it was formed in 1964. Its immediate predecessor, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), was immortalized by The Kingston Trio in the popular folk-protest lament M.T.A. Locals call it The T, after its logo, the letter T in a circle, adopted in the 1960s and inspired by the Stockholm Metro.[9] In 2008, the system averaged 1.3 million passenger trips each weekday, of which the subway averaged 598,200, making it the fourth busiest subway system in the United States.[10][11] The Green Line and Ashmont--Mattapan High Speed Line comprise the busiest light-rail system in the U.S, with a weekday ridership of 255,100.
The MBTA operates an independent law enforcement agency, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police. In 2006, 31.60% of workers in the city proper commuted by public transport.[12]
The MBTA is one of only two U.S. transit agencies that operates all of the five major types of transit vehicles: regional (commuter) rail trains, heavy rapid transit (subway/elevated) trains, light rail vehicles (trolleys), electric trolleybuses, and motor buses. The other is Philadelphia's Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).[13]
The MBTA is the largest consumer of electricity in Massachusetts,[14] and the second-largest land owner, after the Department of Conservation and Recreation.[15] In 2007, its CNG bus fleet was the largest consumer of alternative fuels in the state.[16]
Shortly after the steam locomotive became practical for mass transportation, the private Boston and Lowell Railroad was chartered in 1830, connecting Boston to Lowell, a major northerly mill town, via one of the oldest railroads in North America. This marked the beginning of the development of American intercity railroads, which in Massachusetts would later become the MBTA Commuter Rail system and the Green Line D Branch.
[edit] Streetcars
Starting with the opening of the Cambridge Railroad on March 26, 1856, a profusion of streetcar lines appeared in Boston under chartered companies.[citation needed] Therefore, in spite of changes of the companies, Boston is the city with the oldest continuously working streetcar system in the world. Later, many of these companies consolidated, and animal-drawn vehicles were converted to electric propulsion.[citation needed]
[edit] Subways and elevated railways
Streetcar congestion in downtown Boston led to the establishment of subways and elevated rail, the former in 1897 and the latter in 1901, resulting in the Tremont Street Subway, the first active subway in the United States. These grade-separated railways both added additional transportation capacity and avoided delays caused by intersections with cross streets.[17] The first elevated railway and the first rapid transit line in Boston came three years before the first underground line of the New York City Subway, but 34 years after the first London Underground lines, and long after the first elevated railway in New York.[citation needed]
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Victor rides the Kendall/MIT subway elevator in Cambridge, MA (Boston MBTA red line)
Victor and friends ride one of the elevators at the Kendall/MIT subway stop on the red line of the Greater Boston MBTA. This is the elevator right next to the MIT Coop Bookstore. This elevator takes us all the way from street level to the subway platform level.
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The Boston Beatbox
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Harvard Square Renovated 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Townhouse with Parking!!!
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Don’t miss this spectacular renovated 3 bed/2 bath condo w/ parking literally across from Harvard Univ., just blocks to Harvard Sq. in the leafy and attractive Agassi neighborhood of red hot Cambridge!
With major renovations to the entire building in 2008, this 1,580 sq. feet 2 level townhome has a convenient private front entry leading to a remarkable living space w/ a luxurious vibe w/ soaring ceiling height, numerous skylights and modern open living style.
The main level has 5 rooms including an amazing chef’s kitchen, formal dining room and impressive sky-lit living room w/ dramatic vaulted ceiling. The 2 bedrooms on this level have clever built-ins around the beds and oversized closets. A handy laundry room and an attractive full bath round out this floor. The top floor has a spacious sly-lit loft area overlooking the living room and is prefect for a home office. The luxurious master suite is very private and has cathedral ceilings, a luxury bath w/ granite topped sink and glass shower door, double closets and 3 skylights.
Other fantastic features include large private storage, beautiful common yard space, central air, recessed lighting, gleaming wood floors throughout and pet friendly building.
With an impressive walk score of 87 from walkscore.com you can easily walk to Harvard & Porter Squares, the red line subway/commuter train, Lesley College, Baldwin Elementary, Mass. Avenue, grocery stores, pharmacies, live music venues and well over 70 restaurants, bars & shops!
Simply move in, relax and enjoy easy modern living in an extraordinary location!
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- Welcome to Milton, Massachusetts. Located just 8 miles South of Boston, Milton is
a town of approximately 27,000 residents and home to the Blue Hills Reservation
which offers 7,000 acres of protected land with hiking, biking and skiing. In 2007
and 2009, Money Magazine listed Milton as the 7th and 5th, respectively, on it's
annual list of Best Places to Live in the United States. All six school buildings are new
and the facilities are state of the art. A popular French Immersion program starts
in the first grade and continues through the 12th grade. Milton is also home to the
prestigious co-educational, independent preparatory, boarding and day school Milton
Academy. We love having the city of Boston in our backyard with its shopping,
dining, theatre and cultural enrichment just a short 15 minute ride by public
transportation or car.
We know you'll love this English Colonial set two minutes from East Milton Square
to the left or Cunningham Park to the right.
The current owners leveled off the backyard and had the grounds professionally
landscaped which pop during the spring, summer and fall months. However wait
until you see how they transform their backyard in the winter. The Boston Garden
maybe home to the Bruins but this spring garden turns into a hockey rink even Tim
Thomas would be impressed with.
With nine rooms that have the detail you would expect from the 1930's and all the
amenities of 2011. This home offers an updated kitchen, oversized dining room,
grand living room, den and enclosed porch overlooking the beautifully manicured
backyard.
Upstairs, you will find 4 corner bedrooms with ample closet space and lots of natural light.
With over 2,000 square feet of living space, central air, a finished family room in the
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Harvard Business School - Charle's River (Cambridge/Boston/Allston)
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Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The school offers a large full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive education programs. It owns Harvard Business School Publishing, which publishes business books, online management tools for corporate learning, case studies, and the monthly Harvard Business Review.
Founded in 1908, HBS started with 59 students. Once it innovated the case method of research and teaching in 1920, HBS ramped up the class size which reached 500 students during the decade. In 1926, the school moved from the Cambridge side of the Charles River to its present location in Allston (part of Boston)—hence the custom of faculty and students referring to the rest of Harvard University as across the river. Women were first admitted to its regular two-year Master in Business Administration (MBA) program with the Class of 1965.
HBS offers a two-year full-time MBA program, which consists of one year of mandatory courses (Required Curriculum) and one year of unrestricted course selection (Elective Curriculum). Some students are also invited to attend two three-week pre-MBA programs that take place at the end of the summer before the Required Curriulum. Admission is highly selective, with an admissions rate of 12% for the class of 2010.[2] The student body is international and diverse, with 67% of students who are citizens of the United States.[3] Women comprise 38% of the class of 2010.[2] Graduates of the Harvard Business graduate with a general management degree and not a particular specialization in a field.
The Required Curriculum consists of two semesters. The first semester focuses primarily on the internal aspects of the company and includes the courses Technology and Operations Management, Marketing, Financial Reporting and Control, Leadership and Organizational Behaviour, and Finance I. The second semester focuses on the external aspects and includes the courses Business, Government, and the International Economy, Strategy, The Entrepreneurial Manager, Negotiations, Finance II, and Leadership and Corporate Accountability.[4][5]
Initiatives
HBS has outlined four initiatives for developing MBAs, in healthcare, globalization, leadership, and social enterprise. The Healthcare Initiative is a multidisciplinary program dedicated to innovative thinking in the healthcare industry. Launched in 2005, the Initiative brings together the research, thought leadership, and interest in the business and management of healthcare at HBS. In addition to the Healthcare Initiative, the student-run Healthcare Club is the second largest—and most active—club at HBS. The mission of the Healthcare Club is to provide a forum for students to learn about the business of healthcare, to interact with other students who are interested in healthcare, and to meet with leaders in the healthcare industry
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BookTV: Jeff Sharlet, Sweet Heaven When I Die: Faith, Faithlessness, and the Country in Between
Jeff Sharlet talks about the depth and nature of religious belief in the United States. He spoke at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts | Wikipedia audio article
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Massachusetts
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Massachusetts ( (listen), ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York to the west. The state is named after the Massachusett tribe, which once inhabited the east side of the area, and is one of the original thirteen states. The capital of Massachusetts is Boston, which is also the most populous city in New England. Over 80% of Massachusetts's population lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, a region influential upon American history, academia, and industry. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing and trade, Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution. During the 20th century, Massachusetts's economy shifted from manufacturing to services. Modern Massachusetts is a global leader in biotechnology, engineering, higher education, finance, and maritime trade.Plymouth was the site of the first colony in New England, founded in 1620 by the Pilgrims, passengers of the Mayflower. In 1692, the town of Salem and surrounding areas experienced one of America's most infamous cases of mass hysteria, the Salem witch trials. In 1777, General Henry Knox founded the Springfield Armory, which during the Industrial Revolution catalyzed numerous important technological advances, including interchangeable parts. In 1786, Shays' Rebellion, a populist revolt led by disaffected American Revolutionary War veterans, influenced the United States Constitutional Convention. In the 18th century, the Protestant First Great Awakening, which swept the Atlantic World, originated from the pulpit of Northampton preacher Jonathan Edwards. In the late 18th century, Boston became known as the Cradle of Liberty for the agitation there that led to the American Revolution.
The entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts has played a powerful commercial and cultural role in the history of the United States. Before the American Civil War, Massachusetts was a center for the abolitionist, temperance, and transcendentalist movements. In the late 19th century, the sports of basketball and volleyball were invented in the western Massachusetts cities of Springfield and Holyoke, respectively. In 2004, Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legally recognize same-sex marriage as a result of the decision in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Many prominent American political dynasties have hailed from the state, including the Adams and Kennedy families. Harvard University in Cambridge is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, with the largest financial endowment of any university, and Harvard Law School has educated a contemporaneous majority of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Kendall Square in Cambridge has been called the most innovative square mile on the planet, in reference to the high concentration of entrepreneurial start-ups and quality of innovation which have emerged in the vicinity of the square since 2010. Both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also in Cambridge, have been ranked among the most highly regarded academic institutions in the world. Massachusetts' public school students place among the top nations in the world in academic performance, and the state has been ranked as one of the top states in the nation for citizens to live, as well as one of the most expensive.
The Subway of Boston
The subway system has three rapid transit lines—the Red, Orange and Blue Lines, and two light rail lines—the Green Line and the Ashmont--Mattapan High Speed Line (designated as part of the Red Line). The system operates according to a spoke-hub distribution paradigm, with the lines running between central Boston and its environs. All four colored lines meet downtown at a square configuration, and the Orange and Green Lines (which run parallel) meet directly at two stations. The Red Line has two branches in the south—Ashmont and Braintree, named after their terminal stations. The portion from Harvard to Park Street Under represented the city's first rapid transit subway, 1912. The Green Line has four branches in the west—B (Boston College), C (Cleveland Circle), D (Riverside) and E (Heath Street). The Green Line's underground section between Park Street Station and Boylston Street at the Boston Common was the first subway line in the United States, in 1897. The A Branch formerly went to Watertown, filling in the north-to-south letter assignment pattern, and the E Branch formerly continued beyond Heath Street to Arborway. The colors were assigned on August 26, 1965 in conjunction with design standards developed by Cambridge Seven Associates, and have served as the primary identifier for the lines since the 1964 reorganization of the MTA into the MBTA.