The bit of old-school Somerville flair that remains lost another lustrous piece to higher property values, larger paychecks, and demand for organic baby food. Continue reading
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EATS: BLACKBIRD SAVORY PIES
Your mouth was only waiting for this moment to arrive. Continue reading
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BEAN COUNTER: VOLUME 14, ISSUE 42
Over 100,000 people signed up for Harvard University’s new online courses, which started this past Monday. “And to assure skeptics that their concerns are groundless,” said one official. “We’ve set up a fool-proof ‘No Cheating’ agreement based on those age-gates porn sites use.” PLUS 100 Continue reading
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BIRD’S THE WORD: RED-TAILED HAWK GAWKING
If you take two large birds, put them in a large nest, and put that nest on a four story building near a Whole Foods, that is a recipe for a party. Continue reading
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J.P. ON THE LOOP AND LOCAL
“Some people don’t get it at all, or they think it has a negative connotation like ‘crazy’ or ‘insane’ or something,” laughs Warner Continue reading
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WHOLE FOODS MEETING WAS A SUCCESS, UNTIL THE POLICE SHUT IT DOWN
I was fine with the cheering and jeering and sign waving, I dare say proud of it. Eloquent or ugly, this is who we are in J.P. By the end of the night, I spoke with dozens of neighbors in yellow and powder blue. I whispered comments and opinions back and forth with strangers sitting around me. And none of it was because of Facebook. It was because we all wanted to debate in public. Continue reading
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THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD
What is happening in Jamaica Plain? If gentrification is a problem, why only now has the community awoken to its impending descent? How did Whole Foods become the target for the anti-gentrification movement? And, while we’re at it, what exactly IS gentrification? Continue reading
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AMERICAN PROVISIONS
CALL TO ACTION: American Provisions seeks support to stock craft beer and local wine. To show yourself in person, be at the Tynan School tonight at 6pm (650 East Fourth Street) or drop the fellas an email. Read on to hear from the newest hotspot for localvore love.
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BJ RAY: AN OPEN LETTER TO JAMAICA PLAIN
The Dig received this unsolicited Letter to the Editor from our old friend BJ Ray, regarding the recent announcement of Whole Foods moving into Jamaica Plain. No one knows JP quite like Mr. Ray and we’re pleased to present his letter regarding the controversy unedited. Continue reading
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