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MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES RETURN OF OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted February 25, 2022 Filed Under: News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Applications for 2022's dining season are open

Filed Under: News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: business, government, michelle wu, restaurant

GUEST OPINION: A NEW GREEN ECONOMY NEEDS EXPANDED PUBLIC EDUCATION

Written by JUSTIN KLEKOTA Posted August 16, 2021 Filed Under: News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Every Somerville student who wishes to participate should be guaranteed placement in our after-school programs

Filed Under: News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: education, Environment, green economy, school

MASS RESIDENTS STRUGGLE TO OPT OUT OF THE DISPOSABLE ECONOMY

Written by KARINE VANN Posted February 26, 2020 Filed Under: FEATURES, LIFESTYLE, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Living with fewer materials and less waste should, in theory, save consumers money and resources. It should also save municipalities money in the sharply rising costs of recycling and trash disposal. But waste-free options are expensive in personal time and inconvenience, especially when compared to the unparalleled convenience of the disposable economy

Filed Under: FEATURES, LIFESTYLE, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: Cambridge, disposables, Environment, environmental waste, Garbage, Massachusetts, recyclable, recycling, trash, Trash is Tragic, Unpacked Living, waste

AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: VOL. III, EPISODE 1

Written by BARRY THOMPSON Posted February 26, 2020 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

They thought we were just a bunch of fuckin’ scumbags putting out a paper, having a good time, smoking a bunch of pot. But they couldn’t give up that ultimate control and let us go nuts.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: AAN, alt media, alt weeklies, alt weekly, Baratunde Thurston, Boston, Boston Magazine, Deadpool, DigBoston, Fight Club, Harrison Ford, Jeff Lawrence, joe keohane, Kelsey Bennett, luke o neil, media, Metrocorp, Weekly Dig

SPECIAL BOSTON THROWBACK: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF HAKIM JAMAL

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted February 18, 2020 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

Friday marks 55 years since the assassination of Malcolm X, and the complexities of his life and his death are increasingly being examined from different angles. A lesser-known but fascinating character in Malcolm X’s life is Hakim Jamal, his “cousin” who, like Malcolm X, transformed from a Roxbury hoodlum to an author and activist.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Activism, Black History, black panthers, Boston, Boston History, Dead Level, Detroit Red, Hakim Jamal, Heroin, Louis X, Malcolm Little, malcolm x, Michael X, Roxbury, throwback, throwbacks

“IT’S PRIMITIVE.” RETHINKING “ELECTABILITY” AND THE POLITICS OF THE POSSIBLE ON THE NH CAMPAIGN TRAIL

Written by BRENDAN MCGUIRK Posted February 10, 2020 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

After the days spent traveling New Hampshire in search of novel insights prognosticating the coming months of our political spectacle, of inroads to the minds of candidates and organizers seeking leadership roles in our market of ideas and government jobs, to compare the frame of mind of the wide-eyed visiting volunteers and resident voters of outsize influence with those in my home community, and to generally learn whether I could fairly expect my anxieties to be quieted by our process, I was left vexed. 

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: 2020 Election, Activism, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, campaign finance, candidates, cannabis, caregiving, Citizens Agenda, Citizens United, criminal justice, death penalty, Deval Patrick, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Elizabeth Warren, engagement, firearms, Granny D, gun control, gun rights, guns, immigration, income inequality, Iowa, Joe Biden, law enforcement, Life Without Parole, local media, LWOP, Manchester Divided, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Moore, money in politics, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Rebellion, Pete Buttigieg, police brutality, Politics, primaries, Primary, ranked choice voting, ranked-choice, religion, SCOTUS, Shaskeen Pub, socialism, taxes, Tom Steyer, town halls, voter rights

ILIADMATIC: ODDS BODKIN BRINGS BARDIC STORYTELLING TO A TRANSFORMED GRENDEL’S DEN

Written by MAX L. CHAPNICK Posted February 4, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Drinks, Eats, FEATURES, LIFESTYLE, MUSIC, Non-fiction, Performing Arts

Besides the voices, the sound effects, like wind or foot-stomps and the open-tuned guitars, Bodkin introduces his shows with the sort of accessible yet scholarly lore that eases listeners into his worlds.

Filed Under: A+E, Drinks, Eats, FEATURES, LIFESTYLE, MUSIC, Non-fiction, Performing Arts Tagged With: Agamemnon, Beowulf, Cambridge, classics, epic stories, Food, Grendel’s Den, Hrothgar, Joe Froeber, mead, Odds Bodkin, storytelling

FLAW PATROL: HOW LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT USES OVERSEAS THREATS TO MILK OVERTIME

Written by OLIVIA DENG Posted January 29, 2020 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

“Increased patrols do not protect anyone ... they are actively harmful to poor and oppressed people who are routinely harassed, brutalized, and surveilled by the police in Boston and across the country."

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: ACLU, Alex Marthews, Boston Police Department, Boston Research Intelligence Center, BPD, BRIC, details, Digital Fourth, fusion centers, immigration, iran, Muslims, overtime, police accountability, racial profiling, see something say something, surveillance

OLD TOWN ROUTE: HOW TO HIKE DOWN THE MIDDLE OF 128 (AND LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT)

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted January 28, 2020 Filed Under: FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction

That section is a continuation of the road ... but on the other side of the highway—and it can’t be accessed unless a) you have wings, or b) you have a death wish and think it would be fun running across the highway.

Filed Under: FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction Tagged With: Dedham, Hawk Hill, hikes, hiking, Marc Hurwitz, Mass, Massachusetts, Milton, Quincy, Randolph, Route 128, Skyline Trail

FUNDAMENTAL CIVICS: HOW A BOSTON TEEN CHANGED THE WAY TEACHERS APPROACH IMMIGRATION HISTORY

Written by Posted January 28, 2020 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

“Our job as educators is to learn about our students and where they come from. We create lessons that will interest them, lessons about their life experiences."

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: BLS, Boston Latin School, Boston Public Schools, BPS, education, El Salvador, history, immigration, Reagan, throwback, US

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