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THE (VERY ABRIDGED) YEAR IN PROTESTS

Written by VARIOUS AUTHORS Posted December 30, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

From the South Coast to Lowell, we showed up when you shouted. Here are a few highlights, including some actions that received less attention than others in 2020 …

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: drive by marchers, Jacob Blake, protests, Women's March

SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: MORE THAN SIX MONTHS INTO SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS DURING AN INDUSTRY CRISIS

Written by VARIOUS AUTHORS Posted October 15, 2020 Filed Under: Eats, Restaurants

The many ways that service workers have used creativity and collaborations to survive the pandemic.

Filed Under: Eats, Restaurants Tagged With: Bars, coronavirus, dining, Restaurants

PHOTOS & RECAP: “FUNK THE POLICE” JUNETEENTH EDITION AT FRANKLIN PARK

Written by VARIOUS AUTHORS Posted June 20, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Photos

"Mothers and families of victims of police violence took the stage to explain the pain inflicted upon them by cops who are supposed to protect them."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Photos Tagged With: news, news to us, Photos

THE WORST 100 DAYS: OUR TIMELINE OF CORONAVIRUS IN MASS (SO FAR)

Written by VARIOUS AUTHORS Posted June 17, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

COVID 100 DAYS

The progression and oppression of the COVID-19 crisis around Boston, as told by DigBoston reporters and their community contacts

Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, news, news to us

ARLINGTON PARENTS CALL OUT SCHOOL COMMITTEE CANDIDATE, NOTE RACIAL DISPARITIES

Written by VARIOUS AUTHORS Posted May 20, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, Op-Ed

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"Parents have attempted to bring up these disparities in achievement and discipline in the form of conversations with principals and emails to the superintendent’s office and school committee with little to no response."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, Op-Ed Tagged With: news, news to us, Op-Ed

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE BOSTON CANNABIS BOARD MEMBERS

Written by VARIOUS AUTHORS Posted March 11, 2020 Filed Under: Talking Joints Memo

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The City of Boston Marijuana Establishment Application requires both a facility address and selection of a city neighborhood. We urge you to bifurcate the approval process into two steps and eliminate the requirement of an address in advance.

Filed Under: Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: Boston, cannabis, Marijuana, news, news to us, Talking Joints Memo

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE

Written by VARIOUS AUTHORS Posted February 27, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

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Mass State Police and local law enforcement have spent millions amassing an arsenal of Tasers, but there’s minimal accountability for those doing the purchasing, or for those doing the tasing

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: #mapoli, AG, AMMO, attorney general, Axon, Camfour, Charlie Baker, Coakley, CommBuys, Commonwealth, contacts and contracts, Ed Markey, Environmental Police, firearms, GOAL, gun control, guns, Healey, Jurek Brothers, karyn polito, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Mass, Mass State Police, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Tasers, MSP, NRA, OCPF, OSD, Parkland, state police, stun guns, Taser, Tasers

BOSTON TROLLING (PART I): YOU PARTIED HARD AT BOSTON CALLING AND THERE’S FACIAL RECOGNITION DATA TO PROVE IT

Written by VARIOUS AUTHORS Posted August 7, 2014 Filed Under: FEATURES

Boston Calling attendees didn’t know they were all unwitting test subjects for a sophisticated new event monitoring platform. We’re not talking about old school black and white surveillance cameras. More like technology that analyzes every passerby for height, clothing, and skin color.

Filed Under: FEATURES Tagged With: ACLU, Alex Matthews, beta pilot, boston calling, Boston Innovation, Boston Marathon, BPD, BRIC, civil liberties, Commonwealth Fusuon Center, Digital Fourth, facial recognition, Fourth Amendment, IBM, intelligent video analytics, IVA, marathon bombing, Mayor Menino, Smart Cities, Smart Surveillance System, SSS, surveillance

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