
An exploration of "a man's bizarre obsession and the media's treatment of a complex case."
The Dig - Greater Boston's Alternative News Source
An exploration of "a man's bizarre obsession and the media's treatment of a complex case."
Written by DAWN MARTIN Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
“A celebration in honor of women, poets, and Julia Ward Howe with performances from Boston poets, storytellers, and cultural changemakers”
“Central to It All: A Look at Central Square, the Nightclub ManRay, and Twenty Years of Change”
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts
New exhibition highlights struggles to desegregate public beaches and pools
Written by DOUG HALL Filed Under: A+E, Books, Interviews
"Taylor developed and maintained relationships with musicians that lasted a lifetime."
Written by GEORGE HASSETT Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction
Friday marks 55 years since the assassination of Malcolm X, and the complexities of his life and his death are increasingly being examined from different angles. A lesser-known but fascinating character in Malcolm X’s life is Hakim Jamal, his “cousin” who, like Malcolm X, transformed from a Roxbury hoodlum to an author and activist.
Written by C. SHARDAE JOBSON Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Non-fiction
Here, five individuals associated with RAR share their memories of Boston back then, what they gained from having RAR in their lives, and how, in 2019, we can continue to honor the groundwork RAR laid for a better Boston.
Written by Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston, Eats
Taken from this world in the late ’90s and turned into an Abercrombie & Fitch—a development that till this day peeves many square vets, the loss being one of those perfect early symbols of accelerated gentrification in retrospect—the Tasty was a one-room diner that was about 30 feet long and a quarter that wide.
Written by Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston
Jimmy’s, which first opened as the Liberty Cafe and was eventually renamed after its owner, had little competition until 1963, when Anthony’s Pier 4 was opened by restaurateur Anthony Athanas.
Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston
The guards prepared to fight any slave hunters who entered Boston, and specifically patrolled the streets of the West End and the northern slope of Beacon Hill, which at the time was home to the majority of the city’s black population.