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CANNABIS GROWER THE FIRST IN HIS PRISON TO TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
LANDLORDS WHO WON’T RENEW GREAT SCOTT’S LEASE OWN MORE THAN JUST 1222 COMM AVE
“END SANCTIONS, SAVE LIVES”: MAY DAY CARAVAN ROLLS PAST STATE HOUSE
COVID-19 HEADLINES FROM ALTERNATIVE MEDIA ACROSS THE US: MAY 1 EDITION
COVID PHOTOS: RESTAURANTS DELIVER FOR HEALTHCARE & SERVICE WORKERS
THE COUNCILOR WHO RESPONDED TO HATE WITH HOPE AND HELPED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
Arts + Entertainment
LANDLORDS WHO WON’T RENEW GREAT SCOTT’S LEASE OWN MORE THAN JUST 1222 COMM AVE
The owners of the building, Oak Hill Properties, will not renew their lease, reportedly due to concerns that a concert venue cannot possibly be profitable following the COVID-19 crisis.
THERE’S A VIRTUAL IMPROV ASYLUM SHOW HAPPENING RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW
You have seen your favorite local musician perform in their shower. You have seen icons fail to figure out how to stream online. But you haven't seen this. Join Improv Asylum and the Dig for a virtual participatory hangout from now through 10pm.
FILM REVIEW: SOME “RANDOM” MOVIES
A shorter version of this article was published in an August 2019 issue of DigBoston. Given that much of the work in question is free online, now seemed a good time to add to it and publish here.
The first season of the genuinely structuralist television show ...
WHEN SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SOCIAL MEDIA HELP ARTISTS EXPAND THEIR REACH
“People are recognizing that we artists live off this to a higher degree, versus the assumption that we do this just for fun.”
BOSTON-BASED ARTISTS ARE STRUGGLING TO WORK
Artists are seeing their worlds close during the pandemic. The exhibits, displays, and sales that provide their income have come to a halt, and artists in and around Boston have found themselves alone and unsupported by the government while struggling to find their footing financially.
BOOKSMITH GOES VIRTUAL, NOW HAS EVENT ATTENDEES FROM OTHER CONTINENTS
One pandemic event had attendees from Germany, South Africa, and Hawaii: “people were up at like three in the morning to come here, or a version of coming, to hear this author.”
LIFESTYLE
BOTTLED COCKTAILS, CLASSES: DISTILLERS CHART NEW PATHS DURING PANDEMIC
With their tasting rooms closed and the state refusing to allow restaurants and bars to offer cocktails for takeout and delivery, Massachusetts distilleries are struggling to support staff and connect with customers. But a few local makers have found innovative—and safe—ways to furnish locals with drinks and behind-the-bar education.
COVID PHOTOS: RESTAURANTS DELIVER FOR HEALTHCARE & SERVICE WORKERS
Countless tipped as well as hourly wage workers have seen their earnings slashed or vanished. Still, through it all, many local restaurants are providing meals to fellow restaurant workers who are impacted.
EVEN MORE REMOTE SPOTS CLOSE TO BOSTON FOR SOCIALLY DISTANT HIKING
A burned-out town in the middle of nowhere, beautiful conservation lands, and a piece of Watertown in … Weymouth?
We’ve been told over and over again over the past few weeks that if you’re going to get out for some exercise, it’s best to stay away from crowds of people as well as overflowing parking lots. This is good advice, as we are now in the heart of the pandemic and ...
SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: #PROJECTPAULIE DELIVERS PASTA & BEER TO HOSPITALITY WORKERS
#ProjectPaulie was first conjured as a plan to feed furloughed bartender friends, but quickly morphed into a multi-pronged project to reach as many unemployed hospitality-industry workers as possible.
CAN I GO TO A PUBLIC MARKET DURING A PANDEMIC? HOW DOES THAT WORK?
A mix of “local food vendors, appropriately spaced throughout the courtyard, [offering] fresh fish, meat, produce, dairy, frozen items, and staples.”
THERE’S A VIRTUAL IMPROV ASYLUM SHOW HAPPENING RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW
You have seen your favorite local musician perform in their shower. You have seen icons fail to figure out how to stream online. But you haven't seen this. Join Improv Asylum and the Dig for a virtual participatory hangout from now through 10pm.
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