"I can’t imagine that anything will replace live music in any permanent way." ...
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As lawmakers consider free phone calls, expensive video calls come to Mass prisons ...
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"These programs are about learning how to be reliable and creating more opportunities." ...
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"We’re being used as political tools. That’s the most heartbreaking part of everything." ...
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"A virtual event allows those who would have been unable to join us for the full PMC weekend to participate." ...
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“Yes, this is a piña colada, but it’s not the piña colada you get at Chili’s. It’s the piña colada we make.” ...
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"Record Store Day will look very different this year, but supporting indie record stores may be more important than ever." ...
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"The current timeline does not make us feel confident that everything that needs to be in place will be in place, for in-person learning." ...
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"I am very excited to play music for people." ...
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There are few outfits fit for the task, and Gowntown in Lower Allston is one of them ...
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Anti-Asian sentiment continues to hurt businesses, residents in Boston ...
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"Questions about screening, adequate facilities, safe practices, staffing levels, PPE, health and safety practices ... have prompted them to take this action." ...
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"Schools [should] bring back the students in person who most need to be in-person." ...
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"It feels really, really good to make music and get a response back from other humans, but I also feel like there’s a sharp learning curve." ...
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"Not being able to do Conan, or not being able to promote this album in more traditional ways is a shame, but you know, we're trying to be nimble about it." ...
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"It was surreal and it was crazy to see that and witness it." ...
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“For the restaurant industry, the wages are so broken. People can’t live on those wages.” ...
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Always keep masks on in public… even when you think no one else is around ...
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"The results of this study are deeply troubling and further reinforce the immediate need to address the longstanding injustices Black people face in every aspect of their lives." ...
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"We were the Wi-Fi and technology connection, but once we shut down, they have no way to get them." ...
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Did I say outside of the city? I meant that I just have to go to M Street, where the beach has been occupied by bronzed and brilliant young adults for weeks ...
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"Finding more opportunities like that, whether we can curate an event space, we were headed in that direction and we’ll be looking that way in the future." ...
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Doctor describes triumphs, terror of COVID struggle in Chelsea ...
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"The industry as a whole is very big, and it affects a lot of people. It’s not just the players and owners of the teams." ...
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The local restaurant scene is hurting, but things are somewhat better as you get farther from Boston ...
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70% of evictions are in communities where the majority are people of color; 37% of market-rate evictions occur in neighborhoods where the majority are Black ...
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The mission of building solidarity within the South Asian community is akin to other movements such as Black Lives Matter. How can we learn from them in order to connect our own community? For many South Asians committed to fighting state violence against Black people, it is clear that our ...
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It’s always best to support local businesses, when possible. Not just virtually purchasing goods from them, but by visiting in person where permissible or potentially getting items delivered ...
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"We have to say that the lives of a group of people matter and that to me is the strongest indication of how low a level humanity is at right now." ...
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“I always enjoyed medical care for underserved populations. Chelsea gave me an opportunity to take care of a lot of people who are also from Central America.” ...
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While the pandemic and social unrest have understandably slowed down some creatives, there are also countless COVID bedroom albums and various other interesting outlets that heads have plugged into throughout the apocalypse. Just as local musicians have found their way streaming and screaming and dreaming these past several months, students ...
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SJC decision says if you can’t pay rent, you can’t fight foreclosure ...
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“While we were fighting police brutality and COVID’s disproportionate  impact on communities of color,  the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court put its knee on our necks.” ...
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"There is no care in the way we get this important information and it shows that our work is undervalued by the university." ...
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"Everybody in Lettuce has an inside joke we say which is 'the tape don’t lie,' which means that you are judged by your work and you are judged by your track record." ...
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As for whether it’s a good or bad idea to have indoor dining, or outdoor drinking areas ... what can I say? Frankly, it’s out of my hands at this point ...
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The Druids used to mark such events by doing arcane things at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain. Around here, one settles for eating light lunches under umbrellas ...
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“As we move forward in reopening, I think it is important for people to understand the changes and culture shock some restaurants are faced with.” ...
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“The idea is to link up restaurants, which are currently really suffering in terms of [loss of] revenue, and [labor] unions." ...
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When it comes to local dining spots, what you see is what you get for the foreseeable future ...
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My Pandemic Story: Homeless in Greater Boston During COVID-19 ...
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“The lack of real human connection that can be achieved when you’re sweating your heart out in a room full of people is devastating.” ...
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I don’t care what your politics are, covering your face when outside your home is the easiest way to help protect your fellow Americans and Americans-to-be from the spread of a deadly virus—which is unthinking, and therefore doesn’t care whether it infects people who believe it is dangerous or not ...
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“It’s very dangerous for our children at this time to go back into that type of setting.” ...
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“This is something that we need now, this is something we need for years.” ...
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When it comes to keeping restaurant employees safe and paid over the long term, Texas may have answers ...
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“Anyone who thinks the Black Lives Matter movement is not doing a very good job should pay attention to the astonishing movement in public opinion. Sometimes you have to scream real loud or use a bad word.” ...
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"If musicians can utilize the technology to create livestream performances that can benefit themselves along with benefitting the audience ... I’m all for it." ...
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The whole time, I was constantly looking for housing, but couldn't find any. I couldn't afford the first and last month’s rent ...
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"We need to invest in public higher education to jump-start our economy out of this huge recession." ...
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