Friday, February 12th

I’m copying this from a friend’s page. It’s a list of some of the businesses that have gone belly up as a result of covid restrictions; shops and restaurants and bars – all are in what used to be the bustling centers of the town of Cambridge, and near Harvard. It makes for sad reading.

“That makes the Border Cafe another permanent pandemic shutdown, following confirmation Sunday that The People’s Republik bar in Mid-Cambridge had called it quits. Other such closings include Abigail’s Restaurant, Harvard Square’s Ann Taylor, The Automatic, the Kendall Square Barismo, Bergamot, Bo Concept, Brit Bakery, Bukowski Tavern, Bull McCabe’s Pub, Cafe Pamplona, The Cantab Lounge, Cuchi Cuchi, David’s Tea, Dickson Bros. True Value hardware, Emack & Bolio’s ice cream in Porter Square, The Field, Flat Top Johnny’s, The Friendly Toast, a GNC, Goorin Bros. Hat Shop, Harding House, a Harvard Square Hempest, a Hertz car rental, ImprovBoston’s theater, Inman Oasis, Joie De Vivre, the Harvard Square Legal Sea Foods, Lush, Once Somerville, Parsnip, Pavement Coffeehouse, Restaurant Dante, Snappy Ramen, Somerville Brewing, The Squeaky Beaker Cafe, Studio@550, Thunder Road, The Table at Season to Taste, the Wellbridge Athletic Club and Wit’s End.”

And I could add others.