Boston’s global warming plans must prepare region for worst case scenarios
In a couple of recent columns—and several others over the years—I’ve looked at some of the specific ...
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Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
In a couple of recent columns—and several others over the years—I’ve looked at some of the specific ... read more
Written by WILL MEYER Filed Under: Media Farm, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Amidon’s appointment went through with little fanfare or controversy. Of more than a half-dozen reports reviewed by the Shoestring on the subject, only one noted that GOAL is an NRA affiliate, while none acknowledged its lobbying efforts.
Written by HALEY HAMILTON Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Terms of Service
The vast majority of those 153 licenses will be restricted to seven historically underserved Boston neighborhoods: Roxbury, Mattapan, Dorchester, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill and East Boston.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Residents in Dedham and West Roxbury are up in arms about what many see as a legitimate threat to their health and safety. Beyond the possibility of an explosion, there are other terrifying potential side effects of having the line run through a residential area.
Written by DANIEL DEFRAIA Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
For now, the BPD wants to help officers more quickly locate and access footage. However, if the program expands beyond its small introduction—about 13 locations, according to BPD records—it could develop into a centralized surveillance network.
Written by LAURA KIESEL Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Wrestling with new MassHealth changes and (not so) accountable care organizations
Written by PETER ROBERGE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston
From textiles to technology, and the American House to Amazon
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
Much ink has been spilled in the Boston press over a plan by luxury developer Millennium Partners and its subsidiary Cargo Ventures to spend $100 million to build an aerial gondola system from South Station up Summer Street across Fort Point Channel to the ... read more
Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction
The legacy of Massachusetts curling clubs and the making of a Paralympian
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
Boston politics—in both its state and local variants—seems to consist largely of backroom deals between government officials and major corporations punctuated by rituals of representative democracy that are increasingly put on just for show. Perhaps ... read more