The meat conveyor stretching from the garage to the gates made for a wintry cinematic ride into the unknown. It felt like blindly speeding through a smoke cloud on a NASCAR track, even though I was prudently gliding, feet in place and hands in pockets, at two miles per hour.
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A DISABILITY RIGHTS ACTIVIST SCHOOLS US ON CORONAVIRUS SAFETY MEASURES
“Now, what’s happening is that everybody’s panic to buy supplies is interrupting the system I have. I need rubbing alcohol. Hand sanitizer is getting more and more difficult to access, and the supplies to make it are also selling out of stores.”
A SHORT NOTE OF APPRECIATION FOR ESSENTIAL RETAIL WORKERS
What about the people on the second line, those handling the pandemonium the rest of us are causing, rightfully or not, with our mad dash for butt wipes?
MASS CREATIVES ARE STRUGGLING THROUGH CORONAVIRUS. HERE’S HOW.
"Within four minutes, my housing, food, and mental health all played ping-pong with each other determining what will be the next steps. You can plan for rainy days, but as an artist each day is a rainy day.”
NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 3.12.20 DIGBOSTON UPDATE
Faith-Based Organizations Should Consider Modifying Certain Practices to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
ASIAN AMERICANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS FEAR-MONGERING
“This virus could have been started anywhere ... It affects everyone the same way. I don’t think the virus sees color, I don’t think they see your economic background.”
NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 3.11.20 DIGBOSTON UPDATE
We aim to post daily updates, under the banner Notes from the Pandemic, based on tips we receive, then follow up certain leads with more in-depth reportage.
HOW HAS CORONAVIRUS IMPACTED YOU IN MASS?
Do you simply need to vent about the event that you planned for months that has been postponed? How about your bills—are you going to have trouble paying rent this month as a result of not being able to work?
MARKETING FIRM WITH POLITICAL TIES IS PAID MILLIONS TO “HUMANIZE” MBTA
A consulting firm led by the son of Gov. Charlie Baker’s 2018 reelection campaign chairman is getting $5.5 million to “humanize the brand” of the MBTA as it embarks on a massive capital projects plan—and deals with bad publicity on a near-daily basis.
AFTER HALF A CENTURY, NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHUTTERS
Now, the New England School of Photography is shutting its doors for good, just a little over two years after it moved its operation from downtown Boston to Waltham. “If you were trying to become a full-time photojournalist, this is one more obstacle."