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It's more than just burritos and tacos.

It's more than just burritos and tacos.

With offerings both familiar and new, several local food retailers are expanding dining options for the Harvard Community.

FOOD Eastern Standard, Island Creek Oyster Bar, Hawthorne all close, leaving gaping hole in Kenmore Square and many patrons’ hearts Restaurateur Garrett Harker had been locked in negotiations with UrbanMeritage, the real estate group that owns the Hotel Commonwealth’s retail properties, for years. By Kara Baskin Globe Correspondent,Updated February 18, 2021, 6:51 p.m. Email to a Friend Garrett Harker at Eastern Standard in June. At the time he said the landlords “don’t seem to acknowledge that there’s anything special about these restaurants.”Barry Chin/Globe St...

Readers say goodbye to the wild, wonderful Border Café For many, the booze-soaked, salsa-drenched memories will last a lifetime. By Kara Baskin Globe Correspondent,Updated February 16, 2021, 2:00 p.m. Email to a Friend A fire in late 2019 was the beginning of the end for the Border Cafe in Cambridge. Then the pandemic hit.Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe/The Boston Globe Last week, news broke that Harvard Square’s iconic Border Café would never reopen. We asked readers for their booze-soaked, salsa-drenched memories. You delivered. Here are just a few recollections of yet another re...