Greater Boston bars and venues are grappling with a rise in involuntary drugged drinks, but procedures for addressing future incidents are in sight
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Dancing On Banana Peels: Life On Lifetime Parole In Massachusetts
“I am now in the same predicament as I was when I first got out of prison.”
AG Investigating BPD To Determine If “Gang Unit” Engages In “Unconstitutional Policing”
The “review is focused on racial disparities in the rates at which people are stopped and frisked”
Family Of Woman Killed By Commuter Rail Sues MBTA For Crash Records
There are many stories about people getting hurt and killed by trains. This one’s about what their families may endure in the pursuit of answers and justice
“State Of Good Repair.” MBTA Solicits More Contractors To Help Fix The Mess
With the MBTA still very broken, agency lacks clarity in communications with contractors, commuters
The (Massachusetts Taxpayer-Funded) Finer Things Club
How state officials enjoy everything from dinner to satellite radio to a pricey home desk chair on your dime
Amid Multiple Crises, MBTA Fields Pitches For New Agency Marketing Campaign
“You don’t want to be too rosy but I actually think they can do a better job of highlighting the work they have done.”
The Legendary Past And Uncertain Future Of The Harvard Square Theatre
Will the iconic venue ever return to its rock roots as has been rumored?
Parks & Checks: Wasteful, Opaque Bookkeeping At Two City Of Boston Nonprofit Arms
“The fund not only fails at being transparent and accountable in how it spends its revenue, it misses the opportunity to create financial reports to improve management of the fund.”
Surf’s Upcycled: Meet The Bay State Surfers Conserving The Oceans Where They Ride
“When you’re riding the wave, it all seems to go away and you’re just really connected with the ocean and the nature and the elements.”