In October 1972, Muhammad Ali came to Greater Boston, and the Greatest was tossed by a Somerville bartender in a long-forgotten exhibition scuffle.
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NEW FICTION: EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN
Her commitment had been total until, during one of four weekly after-class sessions, she lost concentration when her coach’s interest diverted visibly to a younger girl stretching on a nearby mat.
BACK TO MARKET: MEET THE AUTHORS WHO SPUN NEW ENGLAND’S LEGENDARY SUPERMARKET BATTLE INTO A BOOK
"There’s such a mixture of all these different factors that made the Market Basket victory possible for the workers and shoppers."
EXCERPT: WE ARE MARKET BASKET (CHAPTER 5: ‘BLOOD MAKES YOU RELATED, BUT LOYALTY MAKES YOU FAMILY’)
From 'The Story of the Unlikely Grassroots Movement that Saved a Beloved Business.'
DEDHAM AND GOLIATH: THE WAR AGAINST BIG ENERGY IS RAGING ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF BOSTON
The war against Big Energy is raging on the southern edge of Boston—and it’s being fought by a peculiar troupe of pipeline protesters
CRAFT BEER 2015: OUR ANNUAL SPECIAL FEATURE CELEBRATING CRAFT SUDS IN THE HUB
Craft beer can mean a lot of things to a lot of people.
LANIGAN THE JOURNEYMAN: THE STORY OF LORD HOBO IS THE STORY OF CRAFT BEER IN NEW ENGLAND
"If you don’t like what I’m doing, go open your own fucking brewery."
CZARFACE SPECIAL: EVERY HERO NEEDS A HUSTLE
With Wu-Tang ace Inspectah Deck back with 7L and Esoteric, ‘Czarface 2’ is huge for Boston—but it’s even bigger news for music, culture, and the future of life in this galaxy
WORD OF ART: APRIL DAMMANN’S BOOK ABOUT CORITA KENT IS A MASTERPIECE
It's true that Warhol was beginning to exploit commercialism and to show irony in our everyday life, but Corita really influenced many more people than she was influenced by ...
SPECIAL EXCERPT: ‘CORITA KENT. ART AND SOUL. THE BIOGRAPHY.’
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OUT OF THE DARKNESS
The following is an excerpt from Corita Kent. Art and Soul. The Biography. by April Dammann. Published by Angel City Press, 2015.
In the summer of 1968, Sister Corita takes what might be a lifesaving sabbatical in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, staying with her friend and East Coast gallerist, Celia Hubbard (a Catholic convert) of the Botolph Gallery, where Sister Corita’s work is a centerpiece ...