“For the restaurant industry, the wages are so broken. People can’t live on those wages.”
coronavirus
MORE TIPS FOR MASKHOLES
Always keep masks on in public… even when you think no one else is around
RESEARCHER BEHIND BOSTON HOUSING STUDY EXPLAINS BIAS, BIGOTRY BLACK RENTERS FACE
"The results of this study are deeply troubling and further reinforce the immediate need to address the longstanding injustices Black people face in every aspect of their lives."
LEADING THE WAY: COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE MODEL FOR PANDEMIC PREPARATION
"We were the Wi-Fi and technology connection, but once we shut down, they have no way to get them."
ANTI-MASKERS ARE BASICALLY FARTING IN OUR FACES SO I’LL BE IN MY BASEMENT FOR A WHILE
Did I say outside of the city? I meant that I just have to go to M Street, where the beach has been occupied by bronzed and brilliant young adults for weeks.
OPTIC BLOOM ON HEALING, HELPING, AND LETTING THEIR EXTRAORDINARY “SPACE GARDEN” SOAR
"Finding more opportunities like that, whether we can curate an event space, we were headed in that direction and we’ll be looking that way in the future."
NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 7.14.20 DIGBOSTON WEEKLY UPDATE
Doctor describes triumphs, terror of COVID struggle in Chelsea
THE SLIDING: ALL ALONE IN WARRIOR ICE ARENA DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
"The industry as a whole is very big, and it affects a lot of people. It’s not just the players and owners of the teams."
THE SUBURBS: GREENER PASTURES FOR RESTAURANTS?
The local restaurant scene is hurting, but things are somewhat better as you get farther from Boston
THE FIGHT AGAINST EVICTIONS ENDURES WITH LOOMING END TO MORATORIUM
70% of evictions are in communities where the majority are people of color; 37% of market-rate evictions occur in neighborhoods where the majority are Black