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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.05 – 4/8/21

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SPECIAL FEATURE: THE TROLL TOLL

Written by ADAM SENNOTT Posted November 17, 2020 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Municipalities brave Zoom learning curve in pandemic times.

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Cambridge, City Council, City Hall, coronavirus, COVID, Pandemic Democracy Project, Politics, SOMERVILLE, Somerville News Garden

SIX QUESTIONS BOSTON SHOULD GRAPPLE WITH BEFORE GREENLIGHTING THOUSANDS MORE LUXURY UNITS

Written by CHUCK COLLINS Posted September 19, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

The burden of proof is on luxury developers and the city to explain how the luxury building bonanza will benefit ordinary residents and neighborhoods

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Boston, City Hall, development, Housing, luxury housing, Marty Walsh, One Dalton Place, real estate bubble, Towering Excess, UBS Global

PSA DOA: MAYOR WALSH’S ISLAMOPHOBIA CAMPAIGN WON PLENTY OF PRESS, BUT HAD LITTLE IMPACT

Written by CLAIRE SADAR Posted July 31, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

At issue here is not just that a highly publicized public service campaign fell flat, or that money was wasted on printing posters that were never used.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, Bart, bospoli, Boston, City Hall, Islam, Islamophobia, JCDecaux, Maeril, Mayor Walsh, PSA

CITY VOWS TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS, BUT MAJOR HURDLES REMAIN

Written by SARAH BETANCOURT Posted January 17, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Carolina Mata is a recipient of TPS and escaped El Salvador in 1998 after her father was assassinated. Protected status has made life easier for Mata. “I found a stable job, got my driver’s license, and was able to take care of my children,” she said. As a single mother, Mata supports 10-year-old daughter, Gabriella, and her son who attends Fitchburg State College, while working in a plastics factory.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, City Hall, Donald Trump, El Salvador, Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, FMLN, immigration, Massachusetts, mayor Marty Walsh, TPS, US

INSANE CLOWN POLI

Written by JAMARHL CRAWFORD Posted October 22, 2017 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

When Payaso shows up to forums in Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan in particular, how can he properly address a mother who has lost her son to gun violence? Or at the hands of the police? Can he hold a serious conversation in clown gear?

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: #mapoli, bospoli, Boston, Boston City Council, City Hall, Jamarhl Crawford, Kevin McCrea, Pat Payaso, Roxbury

TOWNIE: A WORM’S EYE VIEW OF THE MASS POWER STRUCTURE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted October 18, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie

Students at rally at Boston City Hall By NewtonCourt (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

 

From the guy that brings you Apparent Horizon

 

The rich and powerful interests that control Massachusetts politics and the state economy have their fingers in every conceivable pie. So numerous are their projects that it’s difficult for most news outlets to keep track of them, let alone cover them ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie Tagged With: BINJ, blurb, Boston, bribe, brief, business, CEO, City Hall, Column, Contact, corruption, development, economy, Jason Pramas, legislature, malfeasance, Massachusetts, news, Politics, Real Estate, Townie

SHAME TIME: IT’S TIME TO MAKE NONVOTERS FEEL EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted September 20, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader

They poison our Facebook and Twitter feeds, struggling to channel their emotions and be heard. But while they’re willing to piss into the bottomless rhetorical ocean that is social media, they’re not willing to pull the singular lever that has measurable impact. Imagine the nerve.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader Tagged With: #mapoli, 2017 races, Allston-Brighton, Beacon Hill, Boston politics, Brawl for City Hall, Cambridge, City Council, City Hall, corruption, coverage, D9, District 9, east boston, education, indictments Mark Ciommo, Joe Curtatone, Massachusetts politics, mayor Marty Walsh, Mayor tom Menino, Politics, schools, SOMERVILLE, South Boston, State House, strong mayor, Tito Jackson, weak mayor

WE INTERVIEWED MORE THAN 25 BOSTON CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES ABOUT SCHOOLS

Written by DIG STAFF Posted September 19, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

We really did sit down with 27 candidates for Boston City Council—from at-large contenders to those trying for district seats—to ask about Boston Public Schools.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, 2017 races, Ayanna Pressley, Beacon Hill, Boston, Boston politics, Boston Public Schools, BPS, Brawl for City Hall, Cambridge, City Council, City Hall, corruption, coverage, D7, District 7, Domingos DaRosa, east boston, education, indictments, Joe Curtatone, Lydia Edwards, Margaret Farmer, Massachusetts politics, mayor Marty Walsh, Mayor tom Menino, Pat Payaso, Politics, Roxbury, Rufus Faulk, schools, SOMERVILLE, South Boston, State House, strong mayor, TenPoint Coalition, Tito Jackson, weak mayor

ELECTION SPECIAL: THE SWEET SMELL OF INCUMBENCY

Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Posted September 19, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

In Boston politics, nothing helps more than already being in office

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: #mapoli, 2017 races, Beacon Hill, Bob Cappucci, Boston politics, Brawl for City Hall, Cambridge, City Council, City Hall, corruption, coverage, east boston, education, indictments, Joe Curtatone, Joseph Wiley, Massachusetts politics, mayor Marty Walsh, Mayor tom Menino, Politics, schools, SOMERVILLE, South Boston, State House, strong mayor, Tito Jackson, weak mayor

ALL EYES ON DISTRICT 9

Written by PATRICK COCHRAN Posted September 19, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

For the first time in a decade, there’s a City Council race in Allston-Brighton worth paying attention to

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: #mapoli, 2017 races, alex golonka, Allston-Brighton, Beacon Hill, Boston politics, brandon bowser, Brawl for City Hall, Cambridge, City Council, City Hall, corruption, coverage, east boston, education, indictments, Joe Curtatone, Mark Ciommo, Massachusetts politics, mayor Marty Walsh, Mayor tom Menino, Politics, schools, SOMERVILLE, South Boston, State House, strong mayor, Tito Jackson, weak mayor

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“Most are some of my favorite bars or local clas “Most are some of my favorite bars or local classics that I’ve learned to love in my time living in the city. Others just have a great facade that I know would make a great drawing.” https://digboston.com/drawn-but-not-forgotten-local-artist-sketches-beloved-boston-restaurants/ #art #artist #sketch #drawing #Boston #Massachusetts #bar #restaurant
Despite #pandemic hurdles, Mass #music instructors Despite #pandemic hurdles, Mass #music instructors hit new high notes. “My #teaching has gone to another level.” https://digboston.com/the-medium-is-the-maestro/ #education #Massachusetts #coronavirus #COVID19
From the podcast to the book, Wayne Federman chron From the podcast to the book, Wayne Federman chronicles the business of joke-telling. https://digboston.com/the-history-of-stand-up-from-mark-twain-to-dave-chappelle/ #comedy #history #book #interview #Boston #Massachusetts
“I’m calling on some of you to drop by a local “I’m calling on some of you to drop by a local field office and hear what people have to say.” https://digboston.com/dear-reader-the-political-season-is-upon-us-embrace-it/ #politics #commentary #election #Massachusetts
“I think most people agree that we want our publ “I think most people agree that we want our public dollars to go to those companies that are not cutting corners.” https://digboston.com/bill-seeks-to-penalize-contractors-for-unsafe-conditions/ #politics #legislation #construction #safety #labor #Massachusetts
“It’s just shocking to me for Massachusetts, t “It’s just shocking to me for Massachusetts, the state that puts itself forward as this paragon of democracy. Those are just fundamental building blocks of a democratic society.” https://digboston.com/researchers-show-extent-of-lobbying-against-climate-bills-in-ma/ #environment #globalwarming #climate #crisis #politics #lobby #Massachusetts
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The MBTA confirmed that it will “fully fund its The MBTA confirmed that it will “fully fund its operating budget in the coming fiscal year and begin to restore cut service.” https://digboston.com/public-transit-public-good-responds-to-restoring-mbta-service/ #transportation #politics #Massachusetts
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