Jaya N. Karamcheti

Oct 28, 2024 | thecrimson.com | Jaya N. Karamcheti |Ryan Lopez

Family Weekend invites families of freshman and junior students to Harvard from Oct. 24 to 27. By Melissa C. SuquisupaBy Chantel A. De Jesus, Jaya N. Karamcheti, and Ryan A. Lopez, Crimson Staff WritersFamilies of Harvard College freshmen and juniors gathered in Cambridge this weekend for the annual Family Weekend.

Oct 21, 2024 | thecrimson.com | Jaya N. Karamcheti

If one were to analyze the origins of America’s favorite foods, a good place to start would be Boston’s Omni Parker House. In 1856, the hotel — formerly known as the Parker House Hotel — made the world’s first Boston cream pie. Not exactly a pie, the yellow cake filled with a thick layer of vanilla pastry cream and coated in a fudgy chocolate icing has made its way into bakeries and donut shops across the country.

Oct 18, 2024 | thecrimson.com | Jackson Deutch |Jaya N. Karamcheti |Graham Lee

Boomerang's Cambridge location is at 563 Massachusetts Ave in the heart of Central Square. Local nonprofit More Than Words is reopening the thrift store Boomerangs in December. By Briana Howard PagánBy Jackson M. Deutch, Jaya N. Karamcheti, and Graham W. Lee, Contributing WritersLocal nonprofit More Than Words is giving a new meaning to the phrase “secondhand store.”The organization is reopening thrift store Boomerangs, a Central Square staple, in December following the store’s closure this summer.

Oct 14, 2024 | thecrimson.com | Jaya N. Karamcheti

Nestled in the heart of Central Square, missable if it weren’t for the subtle sign that makes it just visible to passersby, is Little Donkey. The restaurant, founded by James Beard award-winning chef Ken Oringer in 2016, serves what it calls “global tapas” — small plates distinguished by their fusion of flavors and different cuisines.