
Opinion: Act Now to Keep Masks in Healthcare, Virtual Phone Bank Slated for Apri...
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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For the Latest Pandemic Info, Check Out the ‘People’s CDC’
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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EDITORIAL: DIGBOSTON SUSPENDING PRINT EDITION, GOING DIGITAL-ONLY (AGAIN)
But with your support we can bounce back fast! ...
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CITY COUNCIL WEIGHS IN ON PICKETING ORDINANCE
In February, Mayor Michelle Wu filed an ordinance that targeted residential picketing ...
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COVID STATE OF EMERGENCY WILL END IN APRIL
Improving COVID metrics led to the City of Boston's decision ...
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR SOMERVILLE TO LIFT ITS MASK MANDATE?
The City enters into a new phase of the pandemic ...
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BOSTON WILL LIFT ITS INDOOR MASK MANDATE
Starting this weekend, masking will still be recommended but will no longer be required in indoor, public spaces ...
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HOPING FOR A ‘HOT SPRING’
If we want to live in a democracy, we all have to take to the streets … and stay there ...
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MA DIVERTS EVICTION RELIEF FUNDS TO INVESTIGATE FRAUDULENT APPLICATIONS
Housing rights advocates say innocent applicants will be unfairly impugned ...
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ST. VINCENT NURSES END 301 DAY STRIKE
The nurses reached an agreement that will allow them to return to their original positions and see improvements in staffing ...
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IN 2022, GIVE SCIENTISTS SOME LOVE
We can criticize the institutions that employ them without dismissing their vital work ...
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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BOSTON’S UPCOMING VAXX REQUIREMENTS
The details of B Together, Boston’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for select indoor spaces ...
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THE OMICRON SYNDROME
New COVID-19 variants inevitable until pharmas are stopped from privatizing public vaccine research and development ...
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THE (EXTREMELY THOROUGH) DIG INTERVIEW: WAYNE COYNE OF THE FLAMING LIPS
On performing in plastic bubbles, making American Head, and cautiously navigating through it all ...
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THE “FROSTING” INTERVIEW
Courtney Swain of Bent Knee on the Boston art rock band’s new album and adapting to the times ...
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WHAT’S NEXT FOR BOSTON’S COCKTAIL SCENE?
Battered but not down, an industry in transition looks ahead ...
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BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE WANT YOU TO “DO YOUR ART”
“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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NEW REPORT SHOWS WHO BORE BRUNT OF COVID EVICTION CRISIS IN BOSTON
“70% of all eviction filings occurred in census tracts where the majority of renters are people of color.” ...
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MA SCHOOLS NEED FREE HIGH-QUALITY MASKS NOW
And the federal government should start providing them for all US residents ASAP ...
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INTERVIEW: CHRIS WRENN OF BRIDGE NINE RECORDS ON THE ICONIC MASS LABEL’S SURVIVA...
“We're trying to be as supportive as possible, but we've also been struggling to keep everything moving.” ...
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HELP WANTED (YES, THE INDUSTRY IS STILL SUFFERING)
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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ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH, CASSANDRA
Human unwillingness to surmount the pandemic means it’s unlikely we will stop global warming ...
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SOMERVILLE THEATRE TO GET ITS OWN CRYSTAL BALLROOM
During the pandemic, the theatre has undergone a complete renovation of its facilities ...
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IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL: A HARROWING TRUE COVID STORY
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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INTERVIEW: THE JACKLIGHTS
A Boston punk band basically born in the pandemic emerges for gigs, new EP ...
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LOCAL ALBUMS TO RIDE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC
Still loving these projects from Mallcops, Anjimile, the Michael Character, and Squitch ...
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EDITORIAL: ADVERTISERS ARE RETURNING TO DIGBOSTON, YOU CAN HELP KEEP IT THAT WAY
Buy ads in our pages or tell your bosses to buy them today! ...
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THE ONLY CONSTANT IS CHANGE … LOTS OF CHANGE
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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MEET THE NEW NORMAL, (NOT THE) SAME AS THE OLD NORMAL
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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PERMANENT HOUSING. FOR NOW.
The pandemic spurred the city to find new housing for people experiencing homelessness. Will these programs continue? ...
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OPEN MINDS, OPEN SEATING
"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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MASS HAS PAID THESE COVID CONSULTANTS MORE THAN $20 MILLION
Tasks have included advising on vaxx rollout and making a “playbook” for “high-risk” communities ...
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DIPPING A TOE INTO INDOOR DINING
For those who are vaccinated and more confidence to sit inside restaurants, but still a bit weary ...
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ENVIRONMENTALISTS MISS IN-PERSON ACTIVISM
Expect direct organizing resurgence post-pandemic ...
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INDOOR PLANTS STILL A POPULAR LIFELINE THIS FAR INTO THE PANDEMIC
“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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NEW MASS REOPENING PLANS INCLUDE VENUES AND SINGING
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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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: DON’T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN
Keep wearing masks and social distancing until public health officials say it’s safe to stop ...
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SPECIAL FEATURE: UNCHARTED WATERS
A Boston refugee support center navigates a year of the pandemic ...
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HOW JULIET HIT A $100K KICKSTARTER GOAL IN 4 DAYS
“We’re not going to survive for 20 more years if we don’t do this [expansion].” ...
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MOOBY’S BOSTON: HOW KEVIN SMITH HAS BROUGHT HIS PICK-UP EXPERIENCE TO 10 CITIES ...
Plus how Chris Rock predicted the takeout dynamo and Smith dishes on Twilight Of The Mallrats and Clerks III ...
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INTERVIEW: FUTURE TEENS BELIEVE
From COVID derailing a promising year to recording a record in eight hours ...
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VACCINE EQUITY NOW! COALITION ASKS BAKER TO ALLOCATE 20% OF NEW DOSES TO HARD HI...
People of color have disproportionately received fewer doses than white residents in the state ...
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THE MEDIUM IS THE MAESTRO
Despite pandemic hurdles, Mass music instructors hit new high notes. “My teaching has gone to another level.” ...
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PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC GOOD RESPONDS TO RESTORING MBTA SERVICE
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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YOUNG, HEALTHY, AND INOCULATED
I was lucky enough to get an extra vaccine. Here’s how it went down ...
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VACCINE EQUITY NOW! COALITION CALLS FOR PROGRESS FROM BAKER
The administration is not distributing the promised additional 20% vaccine allocation for hardest hit communities in Massachusetts ...
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“UPENDED” EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR CREATIVITY DURING THE PANDEMIC
Art show at Piano Craft Gallery until March 28 ...
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PICS & RECAP: “STOP ASIAN HATE BOSTON” RALLY ON THE COMMON
“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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