“Reopening these businesses would provide access to the many adult-use consumers who rely on cannabis for medical purposes.”
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NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 4.1.20 DIGBOSTON UPDATE
Still at Essential Jobs During Crisis, Retail Workers Ask for Raises
STILL AT ESSENTIAL JOBS DURING CRISIS, RETAIL WORKERS ASK FOR RAISES
“You’re not considered important until you’re really truly needed, such as in a time like this … I think anyone deemed essential needs a pay bump.”
EDUCATORS, STUDENTS STRUGGLE WITH ONLINE LESSONS DURING COVID CRISIS
“There’s such a wide range of experiences of our students and families, that figuring out how to create an education system that works for everybody in this moment is very complicated."
LOCAL COVID-19 HEADLINES FROM ALTERNATIVE NEWS OUTLETS NATIONWIDE
Blitzer quizzed Cantrell repeatedly about not canceling Mardi Gras and whether she regretted not doing so. She responded that she had seen “no red flags” from the feds expressly warning the city to call off Mardi Gras. Cantrell cast blame, indirectly, at President Donald Trump, who played down the significance of the pandemic even after Mardi Gras.
SAVAGE LOVE: OPEN AND SHUT (ON NON-MONOGAMY AND PANDEMICS)
“In this time of a global pandemic, thinking and talking about non-monogamy is all you can do right now.”
PHOTOS: DOWNTOWN BOSTON, DESERTED, DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
All photos taken by Derek Kouyoumjian on March 24, 2020, one day after Mass Governor Charlie Baker’s March 23 order for non-essential businesses to cease in-person operations.
STATUS REPORT: COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, 3/30/20
The fate of an iconic movie theater, plus that of its programming and personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CORONAVIRUS LEAVES INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS UNCERTAIN ABOUT FUTURE
With campuses closed due to the COVID-19 crisis, students from other countries face significant travel restrictions and visa concerns
NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 3.29.20 DIGBOSTON UPDATE
Invisible Heroes of Coronavirus Crisis Clean Hospitals, Streets