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BEAN COUNTER: VOLUME 14, ISSUE 7

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Now we’re not so sure how good Obama’s waiving of the No Child Left Behind requirements in Mass is… considering if they’re left behind, they might get malled by the SUPER TERRIFYING ROBOT DOG BOSTON DYNAMICS JUST GAVE LIFE TO. “I’m referring to God, by the way” <--- best quote this week, Cardinal Sean O'Malley. Continue reading

Experience 

OFF THE WALL: HARRISON AVE OPEN STUDIOS

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Every first Friday of the month the galleries of Harrison Ave hold their open studios that invite the public to view the new exhibitions of the month. Continue reading

Experience 

DIVE BARS: CLERYS

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It’s a sub-species of the dive bar genus, the frat-dive. Continue reading

Experience 

MAFE!: SOUTH BOSTON OPEN STUDIOS 11/5 – 11/6

There are as many open studio events as there are neighborhoods. At one time, the Fort Point Channel ruled the roost, but now South Boston owns the title of the leading cutting-edge concentration of cool cats. We’re talking about the Distillery, home to folks like Scott Chasse and Kenji Nakayama. King Terminal, just around the corner, is no slouch either. And forget white wine, these guys are gonna have Gansetts.[The Distillery Gallery. 516 East 2nd St., and King Terminal. 570 E 1st St., South Boston. noon/all ages/free. @ distilleryarts. southbostonopenstudios.org]

BACK TO MOAST AWESOME FALL EVAR!!!!!

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DIG THAT: THE GREENING OF SOUTHIE

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Southie goes green, somewhat reluctantly, when Boston’s first eco-friendly building goes up in South Boston in 2007. Continue reading

Taste 

TASTE BUDS: KO CATERING & PIES

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In just over a month, Australian eatery KO Catering & Pies has created quite the cult-like following in South Boston. Serving up “brekky”, lunch and dinner three days a week, KO plans to launch the first Australian food truck in the U.S. come Spring. I had the pleasure of catching up with owner and chef Sam Jackson and co-founder Kara Butterfield to talk pies, trucks and brekky. Continue reading

Experience 

URBANITES

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It makes sense that an industrial building-cum-artist community will host an exhibition paying homage to art inspired by cities and city life. Urbanites, opening November 18th at the Distillery Gallery in South Boston, features new work by Josh Falk, Sean Flood, Kenji Nakayama, Adam O’Day, Chris Smith and Chris Clark. According to curator Scott Chasse, Urbanites “reflects experiences within cities … the energy, technology, population and pace-of-life is easily inspiring.” Continue reading

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DIG THIS! SOUTH BOSTON OPEN STUDIOS

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Long burdened by a reputation of no one being really all too sure that it exists, South Boston has since emerged in the last decade as a burgeoning arts scene, chock-full of scenic studio space left over after an apparent vacancy of whatever happened to be there prior. Continue reading