Archives for July 2022
Five Places It Is Super Fun To Get Super Stoned Around Boston
We rolled up a dozen cones, plus packed the requisite edibles and a few pens for backup, and started by heading south on the Blue Line.
Share and Share Alike: Major Funders Need to Give Equally to All Nonprofit News Outlets
Because the current practice of “every outlet for itself” is absolutely failing to rebuild local news in the US
The Dig Interview: Frances Quinlan From Hop Along
“I’ve been in Hop Along for half my life now. The band started when I was 18 and now I’m 36, so it’s pretty wild.”
FOTOBOM: NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, 2022
“It’s gonna be hard to top that one.”
I’d say a lot of people utter that phrase as they leave the dry and dusty grounds of Fort Adams after three days, trudging towards a shuttle bus or water taxi or bike or maybe tacking on more steps for the day as they walk toward ...
Inbox: The Circus Is Coming To Town
"The all-ages production is performed outdoors, under the vast canopy of sky and stars, on a custom-built circular stage and aerial rig."
Dig This: Exposure 2022, the PRC 26th Annual Juried Members Exhibition
"From almost 200 submissions, 14 photographers hailing from New England and around the United States have been selected for this much anticipated annual exhibition"
The Dig Interview: Travis Stever Of Coheed and Cambria
“We could be up there with all this production and be uncomfortable every night but we’re not, we’re really enjoying it and we enjoy playing with each other so that all matters.”
Inbox: Happy Valley Launches Spanish-Language Website
They’re the first cannabis operator in Massachusetts to offer a website in Spanish. They won’t be the last
INTERVIEW: B.J. NOVAK
"I’ve heard that it's harder to laugh on cue than it is to cry on cue. By the way, I did cry on cue in that movie, but the scenes were cut."
Skating, Falling, and New Friendships With the Lonely Bones Skate Collective
“Skateboarding is extremely rewarding. ... It’s self-improvement based"
Inbox: New Beer, Wine & Cocktail Truck On the Greenway
"The beer garden overlooks the Rose Kennedy Greenway and is located near the Surface Road entrance to the Market"
Inbox: Salem Wolves Release “Live At ONCE” To Benefit Abortion Funds
"At a time when the future seems increasingly in jeopardy for many people, the Wolves have pledged 100% of the proceeds from the album’s sale"
Inside the Bay State’s Legendary (and Only) One-Man Brewery
Stoneman Brewery is the first beer-selling Consumer Supported Agriculture operation in the country
The T Will Stay Broken Because Poor and Working People Are Seen As Expendable
If Charlie Baker had to ride the train on Friday they would have it fixed by Thursday
Davis Square Developer Plans Lab Space As Small Businesses Await Unknown Fate
“The Sligos of the world might become history a lot quicker than people might think”
Boston’s Writing, Animating, Skateboarding Magician Joe Ledoux
“My definition of magic is that it’s art”
Pop-Up Alert: Colette + Life Alive Epic Vegetarian Dinner
"An a la carte vegetarian dinner that will feature uniquely delicious “healthy” cocktails using Life Alive's juices"
Fun, Family, and Friendship At LGBTQ+ Family Week In Provincetown
“There are no words for that kind of belonging”
Fotobom: Halestorm & Friends @ Leader Bank Pavilion
Halestorm w/ Lilith Czar, The Warning & The Pretty Reckless
Worcester’s Wasteful, Never-Ending War on Police Transparency
Inside the long-running lawsuit over police misconduct records that continues to cost taxpayers
MOVIE DIARY: “BLANKET STATEMENT NO. 2” AT THE BRATTLE THEATRE
By Jodie Mack. 2013, US, 4 minutes. Screening at the Brattle Theatre as part of “Jodie Mack: Cabinet of Curiosities”, tonight, July 20, at 7pm.
State Wire: Group Raises Awareness About New 988 National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Advocates say launch is one step to shore up behavioral health system
Feature Follow-Up: The Fight For No-Cost Prison Calls Continues
"We want to lift the floor so that everyone can have the same access to their loved ones, not just those who can afford it.”
What Are We Chewing On This Week? Not Gummies, That Much We Now Know
They're phenomenal, something different and then some. Small enough to shoot out of a small straw and hit your friend in the face. But why would you want to?
Dig This: Boston Mixed-Media Artist Timmy Sneaks At Pellas Gallery
"We now have access to show millions of people our work that otherwise they would only see if it was hanging in a gallery in a city they traveled to."
Opinion: It’s Time for Massachusetts to Get Real About Investing in Public Transportation
Inflation, economic instability, and the climate crisis affect all areas of the Commonwealth and require statewide solutions. One of the most effective solutions to address all three of these issues is one often missing from policymaker proposals: meaningful and equitable investments in public transportation.
The Commonwealth’s Crisis Pregnancy Center Crisis
The “industry is a sophisticated global network led by anti-abortion organizations.” In Mass, they outnumber actual abortion clinics 3 to 1
INBOX: “BTD Announces Launch of New Version of ParkBoston App”
"New app will make it easier for drivers to pay and find parking in more than 7,000 metered spots across the City"
Dig This: Dorchester Brewing Turns Six
"We'll have a variety of local Dorchester vendors to help us celebrate the day"
