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Neighborhood Spotlight, Part II: An Ode to Union Square

28 Tuesday Apr 2015

Posted by Sarah Guzy in Transitioning to HDS

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Adjusting, Advice, Boston, Cambridge, Community, Housing, Somerville

This is the second post in our Neighborhood Spotlight series. To start at the beginning, read Part I, A Love Song to Davis Square.

I actually live solidly between Union Square and Porter Square, so I’d like to briefly nod to Porter—it’s a great area with a convenient T stop, Christopher’s bar and restaurant (come for the nachos, stay for the fireplace, but be sure to eat a lot of nachos while you’re there), and Newtowne Grille (their PBR pitcher and cheese pizza special is basically the only affordable meal on a student budget in the greater Boston area). There’s also Café Zing, inside Porter Square Books, which is my idea of heaven: a coffee shop IN a bookstore?!

But mostly, when I want to go out, I head to Union Square. Union Square has an eclectic feel. It doesn’t have a T stop, which is part of the appeal—it has more of a neighborhood vibe because most of the people who spend time there actually live in the area. It’s about a 25 minute walk from Union Square proper to HDS, but I promise that it’s worth the trek!

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Neighborhood Spotlight, Part I: A Love Song to Davis Square

22 Wednesday Apr 2015

Posted by Caroline Matas in Transitioning to HDS

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Community, Davis Square, Diesel Cafe, Greater Boston, Moving, Museum of Bad Art, Neighborhood Spotlight, Off-Campus Life, Somerville, Somerville Theater, The Painted Burro

As our newly-enrolled HDS class begins making preparations for their relocation to Cambridge, they might be debating the merits of the various neighborhoods around HDS’s campus, which is situated near the Cambridge/Somerville border. Over the next week, various current students will weigh in regarding why their neighborhood is the best of the bunch. We hope this will give our new students a better sense of what each Cambridge/Somerville neighborhood has to offer as they find a new place to live!

If you are reading this, congratulations, because you are now one step closer to living in the best neighborhood in Greater Boston.

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Housing & Transportation

22 Tuesday Apr 2014

Posted by Katie Blaisdell in Student Life

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Boston, Cambridge, Housing, Public Transit, Somerville

Now that you’ve been welcomed to the HDS community, you may be wondering, “How do I live in this expensive place on student loans?”

The graduate student dorms and apartments are a great option if you’re looking for communal living and proximity to campus. However, if you want to live alone or in a more house-like setting, you’ll want to look farther afield. Craigslist is probably your best option. Be aware that, for most spaces in the Boston area, you’ll be expected to pay the amount of four months’ rent up front: a full month security deposit, first and last months’ rent, and the amount of a full month’s rent as a realtor fee (the last of which you won’t get back). You can seek out no-fee and reduced-fee options, and small-scale landlords will often have lesser deposits, but those places are a bit harder to find. You can start looking now, but openings for August 1 or September 1 will probably not show up in great numbers until June. Continue reading →

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