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...celebration typically continues for about a week. The event was organized by the Hong Kong Restaurant and the Harvard Square Business Association. After the procession, families piled into the Kong for food, Chinese-themed arts and crafts, and a puppet show. This year marks the third year that the HSBA has partnered with the Kong for a Chinese New Year parade and celebration—although the Kong has been sponsoring the lion dance, performed by the Wah Lum Kung Fu Association, since 1986. Denise A. Jillson, the executive director of the HSBA, described the partnership with the Kong...
...business to survive in Cambridge. "We're keeping our fingers crossed because the location's great and the restaurant spent a lot of time and money with the space." Jillson described former owner Zebny as "active and generous" and said he had had a "wonderful relationship" with the HSBA. She also said that this was not an indicator of more general Square business turnover. "Businesses come and businesses go," she said. "We're not seeing any more or any less than we normally do." —Staff writer Vidya Viswanathan can be reached at viswanat@fas.harvard.edu...
...Jillson said that the HSBA has been receiving two to three inquiries a week about available store space, many from businesses owned by women in the area...
...independent shops. “We are always in campaign mode, encouraging people to come to Harvard Square,” said Denise A. Jillson, executive director of the Harvard Square Businesses Association. “It is our mission to promote commerce in Harvard Square.” HSBA coordinates several events throughout the year to encourage more people to come to the Square, including the winter celebration Sparklefest, to take place on Dec. 20 and Dec. 21. Sparklefest will feature ice skating at the Charles Hotel, a holiday parade, and promotional offers from local stores and restaurants. Jillson...
...this reason, HSBA chose not to replace existing electronically-powered equipment with the solar-powered devices immediately but to gradually phase out the older appliances...