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WALK THIS WAY: A BOSTON-CAMBRIDGE EVENT BORN TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY ADDICTION

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted September 9, 2019 Filed Under: DigThis, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

"It’s going from Central Square in Cambridge over the Mass Ave Bridge and then into the Boston Common. Both cities are heavily affected by drugs and alcohol, and most have a deep sense of community. Families have been torn apart, and they’ve also been brought back together."

Filed Under: DigThis, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: addiction, alcohol, charity, DMMF, Glenn Troy, nonprofit, opiates, opioids

COINING ‘SACKIE’

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted April 16, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Talking Joints Memo

My first priority is to put “sackie” on the map. That’s right, sackie. Or sacky. Take your pick.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: alcohol, Booze, cannabis, dispensary, liquor, Marijuana, nicknames, package store, packie, packy, Robert F. Moss, spirites, Talking Joints Memo, TJM

BOSTON BETTER BEER BUREAU: BAD DECISION JUICE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted October 23, 2018 Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, COLUMNS, Honest Pint, Honest Pint, LIFESTYLE

What’s important is that Bad Decision, despite clocking in at a mere 4.7 percent ABV, does a dangerous enough dance on your tastebuds to remain sexy.

Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, COLUMNS, Honest Pint, Honest Pint, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: alcohol, Backlash Beer Company, Bad Decision Juice, BBBB, Beer, Boston better Beer Bureau, cans, Dudley Square, Hops, IPA, Roxbury

THE THIRSTY GAINS: WITH LATEST MOVE, PRESSLEY MAY FINALLY DENT LIQUOR LICENSE DISPARITY

Written by HALEY HAMILTON Posted March 28, 2018 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.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Terms of Service Tagged With: alcohol, Ayanna Pressley, BINJ, Boston, Boston City Council, Dorchester, east boston, home-rule petition, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, liquor licenses, Massachusetts, Mattapan, Mission Hill, Roxbury, Thirsty Games

A RECKONING FOR RESTAURANTS IN BOSTON AND EVERYWHERE

Written by HALEY HAMILTON Posted November 21, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, Terms of Service

This is what happens when you mess with the Mass service industry

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, Terms of Service Tagged With: alcohol, bartenders, Boston, Haley Hamilton, Juliet, liquor licenses, Massachusetts, MRA, NRA, restaurant association, sexual harassment, Terms of Service, Thirsty Games

TERMS OF SERVICE: AGREEING WITH THE OTHER NRA

Written by HALEY HAMILTON Posted November 7, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Terms of Service

Almost every new restaurant built in Boston is enormous. The number of seats is outrageous, the number of servers needed to cover them ridiculous.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Terms of Service Tagged With: alcohol, bartenders, Boston, Haley Hamilton, liquor licenses, Massachusetts, MRA, NRA, restaurant association, Terms of Service, Thirsty Games

WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? INTERVENTION

Written by PATT KELLEY Posted October 23, 2016 Filed Under: Comics

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: alcohol, Bars, drinking, Patt Kelley, What's for Breakfast

BAR HAVOC: THE THAW

Written by ddevelop Posted December 3, 2014 Filed Under: Bar Havoc

IMAGE BY SCOTT MURRY @HOTDOGTACO

 

The holidays are a difficult time to be a bartender.

 

A lot of college kids leave for break, leaving me nothing but scraps to live off of for the coldest months of the year. Even with money getting a little tight, I can’t help but feel grateful. I have a ...  read more

Filed Under: Bar Havoc Tagged With: alcohol, Allston, Boston, Christmas, Dig Boston, DigBoston, holidays, thanksgiving

TODAY IN LICENSING: DOT 2 DOT CAFE IN DORCHESTER, NOW WITH BOOZE

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted November 20, 2014 Filed Under: Drinks, News, Performing Arts

Everyone likes booze.

Filed Under: Drinks, News, Performing Arts Tagged With: alcohol, at large, avenue stage, Ayanna Pressley, Booze, boston licensings, Breakfast, city councilor, Dig Boston, DigBoston, Dorchester, dot, dot 2 dot cafe, full, Live Performance, lunch, main streets, Mattapan, news, Roxbury, small business, theater, universal hub

GUMMI SITUATION: GETTING DRUNK ON CANDY AT MAST’

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted November 10, 2014 Filed Under: Drinks, LIFESTYLE

“I can get you drunk on candy,” he says with a mischievous laugh. “One hundred percent.”

Filed Under: Drinks, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: alcohol, boozy gummies, candy, Dig Boston, Downtown Crossing, Foundation Room, gummy fish, Halloween, high-end cocktails, house of blues, littlest bar, MAST, naples, Neapolitan, Nebo, ocktails, oven, pizza, Zack Emonds

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