Member News & Views

Harvardsquare.com launches for mobile
The Harvard Square Business Association (HSBA) has launched a mobile version of www.harvardsquare.com—the essential guide for visitors to this world renowned historic destination. The mission of the HSBA, founded in 1910, is to promote commerce in Harvard Square. The Harvard Square Business Association contracted the Atom Group, a full-service web development agency, to create a clean, simple and intuitive mobile site that encapsulated www.harvardsquare.com in a format designed for the latest mobile versions of the iPhone, Android and Blackberry.

IRS presents free tax provisions webinar
Learn about the tax provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA recent health care legislation) at a free IRS Webinar on September 9 at 2 p.m. The IRS’s Small Business/Self-Employed Division is presenting this webinar especially for small business owners and the self-employed. Learn about Affordable Care Act’s current tax provisions and where to find future updates. Register at www.visualwe- bcaster.com/IRS/70323/reg.asp?id=7032. To get the latest IRS news and products and services, subscribe to e-News for Small Businesses at http://www.irs.gov/busi- nesses/small/article/0,,id=154825,00.html.

Get fit this fall with Healthworks
Healthworks Fitness Centers for Women is hosting a “Corporate Wellness Open House” at all five of their locations from September 2 through 24. Stop by during the week for fitness demos, vendor samples, great group exercise classes, wine & cheese and a special joining offer. Corporate members can offer employees a reduced membership rate to Healthworks. In Cambridge, Healthworks is located at 35 White Street, Porter Square. For more information, visit www.health- worksfitness.com.

Big Foot Moving hires new employee
Big Foot Moving & Storage in Arlington welcomes John Fantasia as Senior Relocation Consultant. John will be re- sponsible for developing relationships with new corporate customers and the continued development and growth of Big Foot’s commercial division. He comes to Big Foot from Rentacrate, LLC, where he served as an Account Executive for 17 years. Previous positions include Sales Executive at Poland Springs and Head of Operations at Cheap Date Moving & Storage. Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. provides moving and storage services for both residential and commercial customers. Visit their Web site at www.bigfootmoving.com.

Local chef to compete on Food Network
Congrats to Harvest Chef Mary Dumont, who will appear on the Food Network’s “The Next Iron Chef.” Hosted by Alton Brown and filmed in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York City, season three premieres Sunday, October 3 at 9 p.m. and “challenges the chefs’ culinary skills and mental toughness as they enter a clash of culinary titans.” No a stranger to competition, Dumont comes with Iron Chef experience, having battled Cat Cora on Iron Chef America in 2006.

UpStairs on the Square seeks anecdotes
The proprietors of UpStairs on the Square, Mary-Catherine Deibel & Deborah Hughes, are writing a book about partnership and hospitality over three decades and are looking for personal anecdotes about experiences at the restaurant. Any reminiscences will be welcomed as they tell their story through the experience and eyes of customers, vendors, employees and guests. Please e-mail dhughes91@yahoo.com if you would like to participate.

ePlace offers free real estate workshops
As part of ePlace Real Estate’s commitment to giving back to the community and making the home buying and selling process transparent to end users, they offer free workshops open to the public on Wednesday evenings. Pre-registration is required to reserve a space. Upcoming workshops include “The Savvy Home Buyer” on September 8 from 6 to 8 p.m., which covers the home-buying process in detail. “Real Estate Investing” on September 22 covers the nuts and bolts of real estate investing and draws on interviews with local investors and lenders. For more information or to register, visit http://eplacehomes.com/workshops.

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