A Cambridge artisan glassware shop is filling the former Boston General Store space at 305 Harvard St. in Coolidge Corner, bringing glass-fusing workshops and independent artist goods to a stretch of Harvard Street that has seen a string of closures this summer.

The Brookline Planning Board reviewed a sign and storefront permit application for Glass Ripples on June 24, listed on the town's agenda as "Install new façade sign and new storefront system for Glass Ripples." Owner Sifan Wu told Brookline.News the storefront is pending final town inspections and minor construction ahead of a grand opening targeted for late September or early October.

The shop will sit directly across from the Coolidge Corner Theatre.

"I feel really lucky finding that place because I've been looking for almost two years, but there was no place I could afford," Wu said. "But since Coolidge Corner is a really great location with really good foot traffic, I could afford to pay a little more."

Wu opened Glass Ripples' first location at 200 Elm St. in North Cambridge, near Davis Square, in May 2024. The shop stocks exclusively independent artist and designer goods. No big brands. It also offers glass-fusing workshops where up to six participants cut and arrange glass sheets, stringers and crushed glass particles, then return one to two weeks later to pick up their kiln-fired creations. The base price is $78 for coasters or magnets, with a $50 upgrade for a plate.

The Brookline location will expand workshop capacity and add glass jewelry classes, ceramics offerings and pop-up events, with more natural wood throughout the interior.

Boston General Store vacated 305 Harvard St. in early March after more than a decade there, announcing on Facebook that it was moving to a larger space at 313A Harvard St.

The opening comes as Coolidge Corner grapples with a wave of closures. Golden Temple, Party Favors, Kaojiu and Sanela Salon all shuttered this summer, and the GameStop at 271 Harvard St. closed earlier in 2026. In an Aug. 4 Brookline.News article about those closures, David Leschinsky, owner of Eureka! Puzzles & Games at 1355 Beacon St., stressed the importance of a healthy commercial mix: "Destination businesses can survive, but they thrive when there is a supporting ecosystem with lots of other businesses that people want to go to."

Wu has not yet announced a specific grand opening date or event details.