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Harvard Square became noticeably drier last Friday night as Grafton St., the beloved Mass. Ave. restaurant and bar, closed its doors for the last time. Amidst hundreds of Harvard students and Cantabridgians, the last gin and tonic was stirred, the last margarita shaken...
...evening represented the end of a long struggle for Patrick Lee, the entrepreneur who debuted the restaurant four and a half years ago and fought an extended battle to keep it open despite increasing rents and the hostility of the landlord. But the closing of Grafton was more than a personal loss—it was also a loss to the residents of Harvard Square, particularly the students. At a time when astronomical rents have driven most small businesses out of the square, Grafton was an anomaly—a privately-owned business that catered to the likes and lifestyles...
...says that he and his friends will remain loyal to Grafton Street-refusing to frequent another bar until Grafton reopens...
...bittersweet," says Hugh McGowan, who has been a waiter at Grafton Street since the restaurant's opening. An aspiring musician, McGowan says he plans to use the summer off to work on a record and travel to Ireland...
...promises that Grafton Street will return...