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Blitzer quizzed Cantrell repeatedly about not canceling Mardi Gras and whether she regretted not doing so. She responded that she had seen “no red flags” from the feds expressly warning the city to call off Mardi Gras. Cantrell cast blame, indirectly, at President Donald Trump, who played down the significance of the pandemic even after Mardi Gras.
“In this time of a global pandemic, thinking and talking about non-monogamy is all you can do right now.”
All photos taken by Derek Kouyoumjian on March 24, 2020, one day after Mass Governor Charlie Baker’s March 23 order for non-essential businesses to cease in-person operations.
The fate of an iconic movie theater, plus that of its programming and personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With campuses closed due to the COVID-19 crisis, students from other countries face significant travel restrictions and visa concerns
Invisible Heroes of Coronavirus Crisis Clean Hospitals, Streets
Still, pandemic-safe provision of pill abortions is hampered all over the country by the FDA’s REMS requirement. Without it, you could call a doctor or clinic, they could write a prescription and call it into your pharmacy, and then you could get the pills from there or even have them mailed to you.
Once you have modeled this out, you will have a sense of the length of your runway—how far you can run with no new revenue. Burn that figure into your brain. Use it as a reference point for business decisions that impact cash flow. Ask yourself whether the current decision you face now will shrink or expand your runway tomorrow.
“They’re staying at a friend’s house. They’re staying with an aunt. They’re not staying at Park Street station at one o’clock at night freezing.”
“It’s a wild freeze frame when your job and your passion both stop dead in their tracks.”
“These men and women are the anonymous heroes of the coronavirus pandemic and are among those who least can afford to lose their wages and benefits during this crisis.”
There were three near-universal areas of agreement among the panelists, starting with "get a seed in the ground."
During this pandemic, Never Again stands in solidarity with detainees whose lives are imperiled by the insidious violence of the state’s refusal to act.
How to Talk to Your Family About the Coronavirus Pandemic
Including a Q&A that you can show to your loved ones
"It’s a situation where our primary business model has closed, and our secondary business model has come to the forefront for now."
“We’re the definition of hands-on workers. We’re pretty much breathing the same air as our customers.”
Prisoners, Gig Workers, and Students Suffering in the Crisis
“Maybe we’ll see readers come out of this with a reinvigorated interest in comics, maybe it’ll be a fresh start and an end to the cynicism that comes with comic book and movie fandom these days.”
Some of us have noticed that the Trump supporters in our lives and on our timelines are sounding increasingly absurd. So we checked up on some of the places where they get their information from, and holy cow.
Projects that either people have initiated, or that could use those with time or resources to get started.
Barbers who are also touring musicians. Cosmetologists who wait tables at night. What it’s like to be doubly and triply screwed by COVID-19.
“Every hospital I have volunteered with the last few days has a strong plan in place to treat the sick and is maintaining a strong positive, hopeful spirit.”
There are a lot of quiet side streets where you can walk while keeping a safe distance away from others, or, if you’re a bit more adventurous, you can find some parklands that tend not to be very crowded.
Now let's again turn to more than 100 other weekly cousins across the US for critical info. United under the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN) banner, we are survivors who are well equipped to cover this sort of complete mess.
This pandemic doesn’t call for pandemonium, petty divisions, political wrangling, or panic buying. We are all in this together. Our collective concern should be about saving lives and not the momentary upending of our lifestyles.
Coronavirus is pushing us from our workplaces, classrooms, and public spaces into our homes. High-speed internet is more essential than ever to maintain social ties. But millions are denied this fundamental right.
It’s been over a week since we shut down our weekly print edition at DigBoston. Did we let it get us down? Nah. We’ve become a digital daily. Pumping out more Boston area news than we’ve ever produced before.
From cases where landlords hiked the rental price of apartments and living spaces by 30 to 40% in less than a day, to violations of Boston’s five-or-more rule, problems persist.
