“While I’m excited to make this album, I’m no longer that starry-eyed kid. I’m past the point in my life where I think that this album will make me famous overnight.”
The Dig Interview: Aaron “Tiny” Smith Prepares To Record First Comedy Album
Archives for February 2023
As Prices Soar, Fossil Fuel Industry Looks After Its Interests On Beacon Hill
A Massachusetts fossil fuel lobbying review
As gas prices and heating costs skyrocket across Massachusetts, fossil fuel producers and providers are spending hundreds of thousands to promote their political agendas to state officials and lawmakers.
The state’s five for-profit utilities, which function as regulated ...
Photo Dispatch: “Ukraine Day” Rally In Boston’s Copley Square
Several hundred people gathered in Copley Square on Sunday to recognize the one-year anniversary of Russian troops entering Ukrainian territory in 2022
How The Big Hope Project Connects Activists, Entrepreneurs In Cannabis Industry
“Mass has led the way across the nation in terms of our regulations … and laws around equity. But do we actually actualize them? Many people here will say no.”
State Wire: EPA Encouraged To Strengthen Air-Quality Standards For Soot
"Everyone has a right to breathing clean air."
The Dig Interview: Cory Wong
“It’s all about our lives, the stuff that I do, there’s music themes, there’s exploring music topics and things like that that I’ve seen done before and I always wanted that to exist.”
Researching And Developing A Cannabis Capsule To Specifically Target Chronic Pain
On Researching And Developing A Cannabis Capsule To Specifically Target Chronic Pain
The Dig Interview: Dave King From The Bad Plus
“We wanted to work with people we were already friends with … and we wanted to make sure they understood the ethos”
Justin Clancy Holds On Tightly To His Dreams
“I focus, keep going, keep pushing, keep creating, because that’s my main thing. Everything else is all bonus points.”
Interview: Kamal Ahmad On Derealization: Kurdistan, Art & Memory
“We exist. We have artists, we have stories, we have things to say.”
Video: Zyp Run Co-Founders Talk Opening, Dorchester & Popularity Of Social Equity Brands
“Opportunities like this don’t present themselves too often in Boston.”
Mass ‘Baby Bonds’ Bill Aims To Close Racial Wealth Gap
"This is good for everybody, because it ultimately creates a stronger economy within our state."
FOTOBOM: LEATHER LUNG, KIND + SWAMPHEAD @ MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS
Friday metal night at Middle East Upstairs was a hoot and a holler; local stoners Leather Lung are putting the finishing mixes on their soon-to-be released record and road tested some of the songs last night, all bathed in the psychedelic glow courtesy of The Dregs Liquid Light Show. The verdict? ...
FOTOBOM: BUSH, CANDLEBOX + DEVORA @ MGM MUSIC HALL
It’s not the ’90s heyday-era of Bush, but they played the big shed down in Mansfield late last summer and tonight they pulled a good number of people ...
Video: Where Does Levia Come From? How Is It So Clear? We Sought Answers.
Infused seltzer brand co-founder shows off sugar-free mission and special releases
Dig This: The Boston Sci-Fi Film Fest Starts This Week
“Using Asimov's Caves of Steel, and with his blessings, they created a VHS mystery home game. We discovered the game, updated it and will play it.”
Dig This: The Great Leap @ Lyric Stage Company
“He went to China for basketball but quickly finds himself playing a very different game.”
Inbox: Ayr Wellness To Host Second Annual Expungement Clinic
“Far too many individuals continue to face significant barriers to housing, employment, social services and more because of non-violent cannabis convictions.”
Inbox: Mass Extends COVID Cannabis Actions Related To Patients, Community Outreach
“This move is timely as the Commission is beginning a regulatory review process that may result in reforming and updating existing policies and procedures”
DIG THIS: “LOVE ON THE RUN” SEMINARS AT THE COOLIDGE
DigBoston film critic Jake Mulligan is back at the Coolidge Corner Theatre this month to lead two seminars as part of their "Love on the Run" program.
As Mass Reconsiders Life Without Parole For 18 To 20-year-olds, Will Race Matter?
“Late adolescents are particularly likely to be sentenced based on systemic racism and implicit biases in policing, prosecution, and sentencing.”
State Wire: Affordability Limits MA’s Higher-Ed Attainment Goals
"As one of the wealthiest states in our nation, there's definitely some glaring and growing gaps ... "
Pot Date: Mass Cannabis Valentine’s Week Pickups
“We use holidays like this one as inspiration for developing distinctive flavors that amplify the essence of this special time of year.”
Boston Celtics well represented at 2023 NBA All-Star game
The 2023 NBA All-Star Game is fast approaching, set for February 19 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. The Utah Jazz are hosting for the exhibition’s 30th anniversary, the first time since 1993 when they sponsored the first All-Star Game.
The Importance Of Putting Pot Prospects In Perspective
As the cannabis market experiences turmoil, don’t lose sight of the industry’s relative size
Widowmaker’s Homage To “The Sweet Leaf”
Raising a Keefmaster for beer brands that cater to the cannabis crowd
Dig This: Super Bowl Party @ The Sporting Club With Lisa Bello & DJ J-Wall
"Both Greg Hill and Jermaine Wiggins from WEEI Sports Radio plan on being in attendance."
In The Red: Med Men Needs An Ambulance
Some cannabis highflyers are stumbling. Could this be the first MSO to fail?
Guest Opinion: The Black Man, Police Brutality, And Tyre Nichols In 2023
What systems are in place to stop executions of Black people by way of ignorance, hate, jealousy, outright savagery, and police brutality?
The RiverRun Gardens Team On Their “Meticulous Cycle Of Maintenance”
“We grow for people who want to get excited about a really high-quality product.”
