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Infinidat Supports Pediatric Cancer Research Through Tech Tackles Cancer Charity Event in Boston

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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In its 9th year, Tech Tackles Cancer has raised over $3 million for organizations that advance cancer research and support pediatric patients with outreach programs.

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  • In its 9th year, Tech Tackles Cancer has raised over $3 million for organizations that advance cancer research and support pediatric patients with outreach programs.
  • Infinidat is a Gold Sponsor of Tech Tackles Cancer Boston.
  • As a leader in enterprise storage and cyber resilience, Infinidat is one of several major IT vendors involved in the Tech Tackles Cancer efforts.
  • Tech Tackles Cancer London 2023 benefitted Children with Cancer UK , one of the leading childhood cancer charities in the UK, with a vision of a world where every child survives cancer.

Four Seasons Hotel Boston Introduces City Tour Created For Future College Students

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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BOSTON, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Overlooking Boston's beloved Public Garden and nestled among the Victorian brownstone homes of the Back Bay neighborhood, Four Seasons Hotel Boston welcomes prospective students and their families this fall with its newest guest experience, "Students in the City," an exclusive insider's look at Boston's renowned colleges and universities and the unique neighborhoods that surround them. Designed in collaboration with Cambridge Historical Tours and with prospective students in mind, this experience enables students and their families to learn more about the on- and off-campus character and lifestyle of Harvard, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston College, and others, as they visit campuses accompanied by a private local guide.

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  • "Touring colleges is an exciting time for students and their families," says Michael Pedder , General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Boston.
  • Designed to align with Boston's MBTA subway system, known locally as the "T," Students in the City offers customizable tour options, each one tailored to the student's lifestyle interests.
  • Tour rates for Students in the City start at USD 1,950+ for up to 6 family members.
  • For more information or to book this experience at Four Seasons Hotel Boston, please visit fourseasons.com/boston, email [email protected], or call 1 (617) 338-4400.

Berkeley Investments Moves Forward to Build New Innovation Cluster in Boston

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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The expanding Harvard presence in Allston is establishing a new cluster for innovation and research in Greater Boston and reinforcing the strong development link between two existing world-renowned medical research and life science clusters: the Longwood Medical Area (LMA) in Boston and the MIT/Kendall Square powerhouse in Cambridge.

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  • The expanding Harvard presence in Allston is establishing a new cluster for innovation and research in Greater Boston and reinforcing the strong development link between two existing world-renowned medical research and life science clusters: the Longwood Medical Area (LMA) in Boston and the MIT/Kendall Square powerhouse in Cambridge.
  • The two main commercial buildings will include 720,000 square feet of lab, R&D, and office space with exceptional branding opportunities along I-90 in one of the fastest-growing innovation districts in the Northeast.
  • Among the many sustainability features, the Project includes LEED Gold-certified buildings and a 100 percent electrical residential building, resulting in a 90 percent reduction in fossil fuel use.
  • Berkeley intends to break ground on 176 Lincoln in 2024 with a completion date in 2028.

MIT Sloan professor's new book chronicles the crazy, complicated love story of Harvard Square--and downtowns across America

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Why do so many of us feel like our local Main Streets and downtowns are not what they used to be? This question lies at the heart of a new book, Harvard Square: A Love Story (Columbia University Press), by Catherine J. Turco, an economic sociologist at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

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  • This question lies at the heart of a new book, Harvard Square: A Love Story (Columbia University Press) , by Catherine J. Turco , an economic sociologist at the MIT Sloan School of Management .
  • Located in Cambridge, MA, directly adjacent to Harvard University, "the Square"as it is affectionately called by localshas for years served as a commercial center to residents and students in the area.
  • Harvard Square: A Love Story dives deeply intothe history of this one beloved marketplace, revealing, in the process, the complicated love affair Americans everywhere have long had with their own downtowns.
  • She went on to attend Harvard University, from which she earned a BA in economics, an MBA, and PhD in sociology.

Boston Realty Advisors Leases 'The Abbot' Retail in Harvard Square

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Monday, November 14, 2022
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Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - November 14, 2022) - Boston Realty Advisors has completed leasing 30,000 square feet of new retail space on the lower three floors of the iconic, newly restored Abbot building at the heart of Harvard Square.

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  • Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - November 14, 2022) - Boston Realty Advisors has completed leasing 30,000 square feet of new retail space on the lower three floors of the iconic, newly restored Abbot building at the heart of Harvard Square.
  • Occupying the retail portion of The Abbot will be Central Rock Gym, joined by El Jefe's Taqueria, The Comedy Studio, Tiger Sugar, F45 Training, Cava, Starbucks, and Chase Bank.
  • Regency Centers redeveloped four-story The Abbot and two adjacent buildings, featuring creative retail and office space with modern and environmentally considerate accommodations.
  • Founded in 2001, Boston Realty Advisors is a Boston-based, privately held, locally operated real estate firm.

Le Macaron French Pastries® Latest Openings Cement Position as #1 Macaron Franchise in the United States

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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SARASOTA, Fla., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Le Macaron French Pastries, the #1 destination for authentic French macarons and pastries, announced four new locations this month in Alabama, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Tennessee. The openings solidify the brand's position as the top French Patisserie with 64 locations nationwide and at least 10 additional stores planned by the end of the year. The new locations include:

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  • SARASOTA, Fla., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Le Macaron French Pastries , the #1 destination for authentic French macarons and pastries, announced four new locations this month in Alabama, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Tennessee.
  • The new store joins the Nashville location as the second Le Macaron in Tennessee
    Cambridge, Massachusetts at 1374 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 101 in Harvard Square.
  • Le Macaron is purposefully expanding in new markets where customers clamor for delicious, authentic macarons, gourmet chocolates, French gelato, European-style coffee, and other classic French pastries.
  • Founded in 2009 by Rosalie Guillem and her daughter Audrey, Le Macaron French Pastries is an elegant French patisserie that offers guests the finest, authentic French macarons and pastries.

Life Alive and Down Under School of Yoga Launch Wellness Collaborative

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211207005171/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211207005171/en/
    Photo courtesy of Life Alive Organic Cafe and Down Under School of Yoga (Photo: Business Wire)
    Life Alive Caf and Down Under School of Yoga are collaborating on two new Boston locations where they will create a deliciously powerful connection between how we eat, move and feel.
  • Each location will combine the energy of Life Alives cafes with Down Unders programming to inspire positive eating, movement and reflection.
  • Both the Harvard Square collaborative, at 22 John F. Kennedy Street, and the South End collaborative, at 505 Tremont Street, will feature 100-seat cafes and two yoga, movement and meditation studios.
  • Down Under School of Yoga offers comfort, inspires reflection and ignites movement through the power of yoga in a school that students and teachers across all traditions call home.

ApartmentAdvisor Launches New Apartment Listings Platform to Improve Rental Search Experience for Consumers

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Thursday, November 4, 2021
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ApartmentAdvisor ( www.apartmentadvisor.com ), a proptech startup that aims to improve the apartment rental experience for consumers, today announced the launch of its new apartment search platform.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ApartmentAdvisor ( www.apartmentadvisor.com ), a proptech startup that aims to improve the apartment rental experience for consumers, today announced the launch of its new apartment search platform.
  • ApartmentAdvisor was started by co-founder and chairman, Langley Steinert, who also founded CarGurus and was a co-founder of TripAdvisor.
  • "The traditional classified rental listings model is optimized for property owners, but not for renters," said Tom Gilmore, co-founder and CEO of ApartmentAdvisor.
  • Unlike classified sites that display apartment listings based on a landlord's paid advertising, ApartmentAdvisor ranks search results based on which apartment is the best value relative to the consumers' search parameters.

The Harvard Coop Celebrates Grand Re-Opening of its Flagship Store After Extensive Renovations

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Monday, September 20, 2021
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The Harvard Cooperative Society (The Coop) celebrated its grand re-opening of the newly renovated Harvard Coop Bookstore.

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  • The Harvard Cooperative Society (The Coop) celebrated its grand re-opening of the newly renovated Harvard Coop Bookstore.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210920005670/en/
    The Harvard Cooperative Society celebrated the grand re-opening of its recently renovated bookstore the Harvard Coop, the official campus store for Harvard University managed by Barnes & Noble College.
  • Barnes & Noble College partnered with The Coop on the renovations and managed the operations of the bookstore.
  • Harvard Crimson is prominently displayed throughout the store as well as graphics of historic moments in Harvard Universitys history that give a fresh, new look to The Coop.

Architecture Firm AO Appoints New Principal to Lead Mixed-Use Studio

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

ORANGE, Calif., Sept. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AO , a leading full-service architecture firm with a highly established mixed-use, multifamily and commercial presence, today announced the appointment of Doug Pearl as principal of its mixed-use studio.

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  • ORANGE, Calif., Sept. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AO , a leading full-service architecture firm with a highly established mixed-use, multifamily and commercial presence, today announced the appointment of Doug Pearl as principal of its mixed-use studio.
  • With established studio expertise in mixed-use, multifamily and commercial architecture combined with Dougs leadership, AO is uniquely positioned to deliver enhanced integrated design offerings and collaborate with our clients to drive the future of mixed-use development.
  • As the new leader of AOs mixed-use studio, Pearl brings extensive experience in multiple market sectors as well as a unique architect/developer perspective.
  • AO is a relationship-focused, design-driven architectural, interior and planning services firm helping clients create places where people and business flourish.