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Harvard Square IHOP Closes After 20 Years

July 27, 2026

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Harvard Square IHOP Closes After Two Decades

The IHOP at 16 Eliot St. in Harvard Square has permanently closed after about two decades, franchisee Mark Justice confirmed. The location shut down in early July, with a sign posted outside announcing the closure. Justice did not share a reason but pointed customers to the chain's location at 1850 Soldiers Field Road in Brighton.

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Author Meg Richardson Debuts Novel at Harvard Book Store

Author and cartoonist Meg Richardson discusses her debut novel "Paradise Pawn" with translator Hannah Kauders at Harvard Book Store tonight at 7 p.m.

Harvard Square Business Association

Eleni Mandell Performs Live at Club Passim

Los Angeles singer-songwriter Eleni Mandell brings folk, noir jazz, and roots rock to Club Passim tonight at 8 p.m.

Club Passim

UK Speaker Hoyle Visits Harvard to View Magna Carta

UK House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle visited Harvard on July 26 to view its 1215 Magna Carta copy, and gave a State House speech touching on Massachusetts-UK ties and Cambridge's ranked-choice elections.

Cambridge Day

Nagomi Bento Opens Second Location on Mass. Ave.

Bow Market favorite Nagomi Bento opened a second bento-to-go restaurant on Massachusetts Avenue, between Harvard and Porter Squares.

Cambridge Day

Jerry Bergonzi Quartet to Perform at The Lilypad

Tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi leads his quartet in a jazz performance at The Lilypad in Inman Square tonight at 8:30 p.m.

The Lilypad

Free-Jazz Trio The Fringe Plays Inman Square

Boston-based free-jazz trio The Fringe plays their weekly session at The Lilypad in Inman Square tonight at 10:30 p.m.

The Lilypad

Valente Library Branch Hosts Intermediate ESOL Class

Cambridge Public Library's Valente Branch hosts a free, in-person Intermediate ESOL class tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Cambridge Public Library

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