From Lewis Black saving the day to hanging with Caroline Rhea, BCF maestro Jim McCue tells all
WITH VAPE BAN ALREADY HOBBLING SMALL BUSINESSES, FLAVORED TOBACCO PROPOSAL FURTHER THREATENS STORES THAT SELL MORE THAN JUST SMOKES
“If policymakers move forward with these regulations, there is a wide network of gangs and organized crime that will be ready to fill the void.”
FIRST LOOK (VIDEO): COMMCAN IN MILLIS
An actual family-run dispensary opens pretty darn close to Boston
MUSIC NOTES: BOSTON’S SXSW PICKS, PLUS SLAINE HOSTS LISTENING PARTY TO BENEFIT RECOVERY NONPROFITS
“We are planning on touring to and from Austin and hitting some of the surrounding areas. We’ll be driving in our minivan, which we hope doesn’t fall apart.”
CHRISTIANS & LIONS: OUT OF THE BASEMENT AND BACK WITH THEIR FIRST NEW MUSIC IN A DECADE
“You have to figure out what’ll make you happy, make sure you’re not fucking anyone over, and go for it, if you have the means.”
SMALL CRIBS, BIG BASH: MIRANDA’S HEARTH RETURNS WITH FIRST MASS TINY HOUSE FEST ON NORTH SHORE
“The more conversations we have about what tiny houses are, why people are turning to them, and how it will impact communities, the better.”
LOCAL MOVIE, MAJOR THEATER: HOW FILMMAKER JOHNNY HICKEY GETS HIS MASS FLICKS ON THE BIG SCREEN
“You go to these different places and you’re not Hollywood, you’re a local guy. It was really hard the first time, but Oxy Morons earned me credit in that world—a lot of people I became connected with really came to believe in what I am doing.”
OUR FAVORITE PLACES TO CRY IN BOSTON
Since many of our friends in other cities have included lists of the best places to cry on campus in their back-to-school guides, we thought it would be fun—if not a bit depressing, in a shameless click-whorey kind of way—to expand such a survey to an entire metro region.
LESSONS LEARNED IN THE YEAR AFTER WINNING THE BU CANNABIS STARTUP COMPETITION
“The hardest part of being an entrepreneur is recognizing something isn’t working and changing course.”
HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE: ‘THE HARDEST THING TO TEACH IS HOW TO FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE CARCASS’
“Another misconception is that it’s somehow bloody or messy—although there’s certainly some parts that can be messier, cutting, when done right, is actually very relaxing and mindful.”
