On March 29, the MBTA confirmed that it will "fully fund its operating budget in the coming fiscal year and begin to restore cut service."
PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC GOOD RESPONDS TO RESTORING MBTA SERVICE
Archives for March 2021
CHAMBER CHOIR: WOMEN ARE THE FACE OF FAITH IN BAY STATE POLITICS
“This idea of what it means to be religious as a very conservative thing has upheld the power of the Christian Right for the last 40 years and is really deeply embedded in how we think about religion.”
RESEARCHERS SHOW EXTENT OF LOBBYING AGAINST CLIMATE BILLS IN MA
“It’s just shocking to me for Massachusetts, the state that puts itself forward as this paragon of democracy. Those are just fundamental building blocks of a democratic society.”
KILLING THEM WITH KINDNESS: VANESSA CHEN ADJUSTS TO SOCIAL STARDOM
Plus an expert weighs in on the stresses of going viral.
DRAWN, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: LOCAL ARTIST SKETCHES BELOVED BOSTON RESTAURANTS
“Most are some of my favorite bars or local classics that I’ve learned to love in my time living in the city. Others just have a great facade that I know would make a great drawing.”
DEAR READER: THE POLITICAL SEASON IS UPON US. EMBRACE IT.
"I’m calling on some of you to drop by a local field office and hear what people have to say."
YOUNG, HEALTHY, AND INOCULATED
I was lucky enough to get an extra vaccine. Here’s how it went down.
DIG THIS: OUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IN GREATER BOSTON (3.31-4.9)
From opening a book to Opening Day, things are brightening up.
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE FOILIES 2021
Recognizing the Year's Worst in Government Transparency
LOCAL WOMEN CHEFS AND RESTAURATEURS ON THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
“We are feeling like we have turned a corner and guests are even more understanding of what a long ride we have been on together.”
PHOTOS & RECAP: RALLY AGAINST ANTI-ASIAN HATE IN HOPKINTON
“Please leave out your privilege, and please open your eyes and see the gender and racial violence.”
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? BLAZER
VACCINE EQUITY NOW! COALITION CALLS FOR PROGRESS FROM BAKER
The administration is not distributing the promised additional 20% vaccine allocation for hardest hit communities in Massachusetts.
GUEST OPINION: HONORING WOMEN IN OUR COVID-19 RECOVERY AND BEYOND
Women helped to get us through the pandemic and we must center them in the recovery
FRANCES FOREVER AND THE “RIGHT SIDE” OF TIKTOK STARDOM
“I’ve gotten tons of DMs being like, ‘I came out because you inspired me to, you made me realize that I was actually nonbinary, this song is made for me and my girlfriend.’
VIDEO: WHY DID RENTERS PROTEST AT THE ICA?
“We are here because our landlord, Fineberg Management, has ignored and dismissed our maintenance requests and our complaints.”
VIDEO: KIM JANEY SWORN IN AS THE 55TH MAYOR OF BOSTON
“I stand before you as the first woman and the first Black mayor of Boston, the city that I love. I come to this day with a life experience that is different from the men who came before me."
THE HISTORY OF STAND-UP: FROM MARK TWAIN TO DAVE CHAPPELLE
From the podcast to the book, Wayne Federman chronicles the business of joke-telling.
ADAPTATION: A NEW ENGLAND “ROGUE SCHOLAR” SHAKES UP SHAKESPEARE
Michael Blanding’s new book goes beyond what “scholars have previously realized.” “At the very least it should be explored.”
FROM NURSING TO TRUCK DRIVING, WAGE GAP PERSISTS
Despite significant gains for women in the workplace in recent decades, the wage gap persists in nearly every occupation, from nursing to truck driving to financial management.
KIM JANEY TO BE SWORN IN AS 55TH MAYOR OF BOSTON
She will be joined by colleagues and loved ones at the ceremony.
THERE’S A CURE FOR AMAZON’S SNAP ABUSE
The labor movement needs to fight harder for justice for gig workers
A FAREWELL TRIBUTE (OF SORTS) TO MARTY WALSH
From endorsement to divorcement, for better or worse, through thick and thin, DigBoston covered Mayor Walsh like no other outlet
THIS BLISS: THE RETROSHADE INTERVIEW
"That process of writing is something that before I met Nick I just didn’t know anyone personally who wrote that way, and it lends to the flavor of a lot of the music that we do. It’s a purely different way to approach a song."
DISASTER AND BUREAUCRACY: KIM STANLEY ROBINSON’S “THE MINISTRY FOR THE FUTURE”
Robinson also passionately advocates direct democracy and popular participation in small scale, but he is oddly reserved about capitalism, which underlies climate change and prevents action to abate it.
GUEST OPINION: I WANT TO HUG EVERYONE I KNOW
The rules of objectivity in journalism are fake.
GUEST OPINION: WILL BOSTON EMBRACE REAL CHANGE IN 2021?
In ’83, the impact of the mayor’s race ushered in a progressive era of power sharing and racial reconciliation.
COLLEGE STUDENTS WRESTLE WITH ADMIN OVER PANDEMIC SPRING BREAK
“What is leading to some of the stress is the fact that not only is school stressful, but you have all these extra hoops to jump through and there’s no end in sight.”
OXY MONSTERS PUT ON BLAST
AG looks to extract more from Purdue Pharma, which is now in the recovery drug biz.
THE FIGHT FOR CONTINUING TAKEOUT COCKTAILS CONTINUES
“If it’s six months from now we are still going to be recovering from COVID. Even if it’s a year from now, we’re still going to be recovering from COVID.”
