On Thursday April 20, 1-2 p.m. MACHE will host a phone bank via Zoom: Together participants will call healthcare companies and elected officials, to keep masks in MA healthcare—with the message that masks are a cornerstone of infection control, and that equitable access to all healthcare settings for all residents ...
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Grassroots network of researchers and frontline medical workers publicizes hard data on the ongoing coronavirus crisis; encourages political activism for science-based public health policy ...
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But with your support we can bounce back fast! ...
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In February, Mayor Michelle Wu filed an ordinance that targeted residential picketing ...
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Improving COVID metrics led to the City of Boston's decision ...
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The City enters into a new phase of the pandemic ...
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Starting this weekend, masking will still be recommended but will no longer be required in indoor, public spaces ...
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If we want to live in a democracy, we all have to take to the streets … and stay there ...
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Housing rights advocates say innocent applicants will be unfairly impugned ...
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The nurses reached an agreement that will allow them to return to their original positions and see improvements in staffing ...
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We can criticize the institutions that employ them without dismissing their vital work ...
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The details of B Together, Boston’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for select indoor spaces ...
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Be kind this holiday season, wear a mask indoors ...
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New COVID-19 variants inevitable until pharmas are stopped from privatizing public vaccine research and development ...
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On performing in plastic bubbles, making American Head, and cautiously navigating through it all ...
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Courtney Swain of Bent Knee on the Boston art rock band’s new album and adapting to the times ...
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Battered but not down, an industry in transition looks ahead ...
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“Americans like to identify themselves so much with artists and musicians but the culture right now doesn’t really help artists and musicians that much, unless you’re famous.” ...
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“70% of all eviction filings occurred in census tracts where the majority of renters are people of color.” ...
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And the federal government should start providing them for all US residents ASAP ...
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“We're trying to be as supportive as possible, but we've also been struggling to keep everything moving.” ...
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As Boston-area restaurants struggle to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, they face another crisis that threatens their very existence ...
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Human unwillingness to surmount the pandemic means it’s unlikely we will stop global warming ...
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During the pandemic, the theatre has undergone a complete renovation of its facilities ...
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As we emerge from the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to wreak untold damage. Don’t believe it? Ask my friend and his loved ones who have dealt with the horror first-hand ...
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A Boston punk band basically born in the pandemic emerges for gigs, new EP ...
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Still loving these projects from Mallcops, Anjimile, the Michael Character, and Squitch ...
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Buy ads in our pages or tell your bosses to buy them today! ...
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The post-pandemic Boston-area restaurant scene could end up being one that’s nearly unrecognizable in some ways. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing (or both) remains to be seen ...
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Mass residents need to stop running amok in public spaces ...
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Restrictions have been lifted across the state. Does this mean we can party like it’s 2019 in restaurants and bars? Perhaps not just yet ...
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The pandemic spurred the city to find new housing for people experiencing homelessness. Will these programs continue? ...
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"It is absolutely critical that Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville maintain malleable minds around the issues of restaurant licensing and public consumption in general." ...
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Tasks have included advising on vaxx rollout and making a “playbook” for “high-risk” communities ...
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For those who are vaccinated and more confidence to sit inside restaurants, but still a bit weary ...
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Expect direct organizing resurgence post-pandemic ...
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“Even when I had COVID-19 and had to stay in bed all day, just by staring at them I would feel a bit better.” ...
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Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that Massachusetts will reopen some outdoor Phase 4, Step 2 industries effective May 10th and put plans in place for further reopening on May 29th and August 1st ...
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Keep wearing masks and social distancing until public health officials say it’s safe to stop ...
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A Boston refugee support center navigates a year of the pandemic ...
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“We’re not going to survive for 20 more years if we don’t do this [expansion].” ...
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Plus how Chris Rock predicted the takeout dynamo and Smith dishes on Twilight Of The Mallrats and Clerks III ...
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From COVID derailing a promising year to recording a record in eight hours ...
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People of color have disproportionately received fewer doses than white residents in the state ...
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Despite pandemic hurdles, Mass music instructors hit new high notes. “My teaching has gone to another level.” ...
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On March 29, the MBTA confirmed that it will "fully fund its operating budget in the coming fiscal year and begin to restore cut service." ...
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I was lucky enough to get an extra vaccine. Here’s how it went down ...
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The administration is not distributing the promised additional 20% vaccine allocation for hardest hit communities in Massachusetts ...
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Art show at Piano Craft Gallery until March 28 ...
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“We put a spotlight on the overwhelming rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and come together in love, support, and solidarity.” ...
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