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From a white suburban father in an olive bucket hat and open-toed sandals to a young hispanic girl in a white T and Jordans, Bridgeside encompasses the unpredictable demographic that rap has inspired from the start.
Meet the author who braved the ’burbs to explore the roots of some of America’s most progressive communities beyond city limits
"Not surprisingly, Donald Trump sometimes shows up in its pages. It consists of 100 short pieces, each of which gives the true origin of wellness, zombies, the afterlife, etc."
“It was a place for unknown bands to play without having to worry about filling the space. It was a place to play that was fun. You could have a fundraiser there and raise money, you could try out new material.”
Will Harvest members have to rejoin to be in this new co-op? What rights will members have under the bylaws of the new co-op? Will Harvest’s old debts to small and local vendors be honored? Will there be layoffs?
The issue is a lot more complicated than the singular incident of EMF evictions: Gentrification and displacement have long since transformed formerly working class neighborhoods like Cambridgeport to upper-middle enclaves.
A celebration with a simple idea: ‘It’s an important time to be creative’
It’s Evil Dead 2 meets Big Brother
Polar seltzer cocktails? Yes, they're a thing, and Viale is making them with a special twist.
Out of the Blue Too Art Gallery is opening Boston’s treasure chest of underground music... and they're throwing a festival to prove it.
Right when we were about to go running through the streets of Cambridge flipping off every defunct music space we found, Deep Thoughts stepped up to save the day.
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Hold the needle drop. Cambridge's secret haven of obscure wax, Weirdo Records, announced they are closing their doors after nine years as a business.
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"Nothing brings a band together better than shit-talking other bands."
“We are the third generation to live in that house. Right now it’s five people, and next year we will have eight people on two floors."
After a year in which they took the Rock ’n’ Roll Rumble title and scored a couple of Boston Music Award nominations, you would expect the Goddamn Draculas’ name to enjoy some deserved recognition. Just maybe not in this way.
King hoped to make her store “colorful and quirky and dynamic and poppy, and well-curated, hopefully.” And she’s succeeded.
I’d argue that the Middle East is the heart and soul of Central Square, and Central Square is the heart and soul of Cambridge; therefore, the Middle East is the heart and soul of Cambridge. Just sayin’. Read more about this story here.
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If Mayor Joe Curtatone peed himself in public and his pantaloons stuck to his pelvis, the Globe would commend him for sporting the same skin-tight jeans worn by his hip constituents.
