A reporter’s fight to learn more about harassment in a small town’s police department
SHIRLEY, YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS
Archives for January 2018
FADED BLUE: THERE’S A DEMOCRATIC WAVE SWEEPING THE COUNTRY, BUT WILL IT REACH THE TOP OF BEACON HILL?
It’s pointless at this juncture to debate whether a national wave will materialize. What’s more important is to scope the state and local pieces. In Massachusetts , the so-called East Coast liberal epicenter, what’s to come of popular Republican Gov. Charlie Baker?
AT CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER, PROOF DOESN’T QUITE ADD UP
★★☆☆☆
By the time that David Auburn’s Proof closed on Broadway in 2003 after over 900 performances, it was the biggest nonmusical hit in two decades, a record it still holds ...
PIECE OF HER HEART: A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN ON TOUR
★★★☆☆
Something tells me that the hordes of baby boomers piling in to A Night with Janis Joplin aren’t there for the writing. Nor is it very likely that, on the drive home that night, they’re going to be discussing the merits of the piece as a theatrical work of art.
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DRUG CHECKING AS SELF-HELP HARM REDUCTION
“Always test every batch,” Fuentes says. “Don’t assume because the last batch.” He calls it the “chocolate chip” effect when the drugs aren’t cut well and the fentanyl is not well distributed.
PLEASANT CAFE, ROSLINDALE: OLD SCHOOL BOSTON AT ITS BEST
The vintage feel continues inside with the almost obligatory wood paneling, hissing radiators, narrow diner-like restaurant section, and old-fashioned bar area complete with a wood-paneled partition that separates the actual bar from another narrow dining area.
DIGBOSTON JOINS MOVEMENT TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS
News weekly feels the threat of cataclysmic war is grave enough to warrant direct action
DigBoston—and this should be obvious, but it bears stating plainly—is against the US or any nation, organization, or individual having nuclear weapons. Because the longer anyone has them, the more likely ...
WHEEL OF TUNES: ANNA MEREDITH
For our interview series, the art-bent classical composer talks Apple apps, London hideaways, and stolen sweatshirts.
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? DOLLY
THE WAY WE WEREN’T
THE PUSH CONTINUES
US Attorney dropped charges against 129 defendants, but continues to prosecute journalists and others
SUPER BOWL: FORMER PATS PLAYER BECOMES CANNABIS ENTREPRENEUR
“After football games I just wanted to relax, but sometimes I couldn’t because my body was so sore,” Martin says. “Cannabis relieved the pain and helped me rest.”
EVERY TRICK ON THE BOOK
In the meantime, we’ll still be quarreling with other alt and independent crabs in Facebook’s barrel, hoping articles that we work tirelessly on find readers. When you see us down there scrapping, it would be great if you’d extend a sharing hand.
6,000 PROTEST SIGNS
from the 2017 Boston Women’s March preserved as an online archive
After the 2017 Boston Women’s March, thousands of participants left their protest signs around the iron fence surrounding the Boston Common Central Burying Ground. They were going to be thrown away—until three local teachers came along.
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NATURE SHOTS: FINDING LIFE IN LO-FI AFTER DEATH
After back-to-back deaths, keeping faith helped Michi Tassey of People Like You make her lo-fi solo debut.
NATIONAL WIRE: CRITICS CALL HHS PROPOSAL ‘LICENSE TO DISCRIMINATE’
Naomi Goldberg, movement and policy researcher with the Movement Advancement Project, said enforcement of that rule could apply not only to those who refuse to provide abortion or contraceptive services, but also to those who refuse to provide services to LGBT people in need of medical care - and that can be life-threatening.
STATE WIRE: BILL SEEKS TO PROTECT MARIJUANA USERS IN MASS
A bill has been introduced in the legislature to keep those who follow the Bay State's law on marijuana use from being turned over to federal authorities.
SEA LEVEL RISE IS JUST ONE OF BOSTON’S WORRIES
As Earth approaches several catastrophic global warming “tipping points”
Before writing more columns examining Boston city government’s emerging plans to cope with the effects of global warming, I think a quick review of what area residents are likely to face in the coming decades is in order. Because it’s important to disabuse ...
‘WE NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED AND LEAD THE WAY’
How inclusive was this year’s Women’s March?
LIFTING THE VEIL: UNVEILED AT NEW REPERTORY THEATRE
★★★★☆
Unveiled may not be the most spectacular play to hit Boston this new year, but so far it is undoubtedly the most affecting.
Written and performed by Rohina Malik, Unveiled ...
ROAD TO NOWHERE: ROAD SHOW AT THE LYRIC STAGE
★★☆☆☆
It’s not exactly a secret that Road Show isn’t a very good musical.
The Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman musical has undergone reinvention after reinvention—and title change after title change—from its 1999 premiere as ...
DIGBOSTON COMIC: KILL THE RICH
Read the full comic on Issuu below!
REST IN BEATS DRU GARRITY
Commonwealth Records founder was relentless advocate for artists
WHEEL OF TUNES: MEGA BOG
For our reoccurring interview series, the far-out jazz rock group talks Star Trek, bad dates, and getting blackout drunk at 14.
THE PEOPLE PERSIST
A smaller but determined crowd attends the 2018 Boston Women’s March
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? BLUE MAN CROUP
THE WAY WE WEREN’T
FUTURE TEENS: HOW AN ALLSTON FIRST GETS THE LAST LAUGH
Allston's pop rock group Future Teens started out as a bad joke, but now they're living off of good laughs.
CANNABIZ CORNER: CLIMATE RESOURCES GROUP (CRG)
Massachusetts has a real opportunity to lead in sustainable cannabis cultivation, but the question is: how many poorly designed grow ops will come and go before Massachusetts cannabis cultivation facilities are as environmentally responsible as they can be?
NATIONAL WIRE: STUDY SAYS FOOD ASSISTANCE IMPROVES HEALTH
The Trump administration has proposed cutting SNAP by $192 billion over 10 years. But the paper suggests cutting benefits could harm health and raise health care costs.
