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MASS CRAFT DISTILLERS PETITION FOR “FIGHTING CHANCE” IN COVID ECONOMY
The petition asks officials to consider: excise tax relief for the alcohol used to make hand sanitizer; the ability to sell and ship products directly to consumers within the state; and the ability for bars and restaurants to sell cocktails with takeout food orders.
SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS SUPPORT KITCHEN STAFF
New restaurant initiatives sweeten deals for donors to help “people who aren’t getting help from government sponsored programs.”
CAN I GO TO A PUBLIC MARKET DURING A PANDEMIC? HOW DOES THAT WORK?
A mix of “local food vendors, appropriately spaced throughout the courtyard, [offering] fresh fish, meat, produce, dairy, frozen items, and staples.”
CRAFT CANNABIS ISN’T JUST THRIVING DURING COVID-19. IT’S ADAPTING.
You can call it the black market, the grey market, or whatever you want, but it’s the only way for many to get cannabis, and cultivators are inventing smart and safe ways to service consumers.
THERE’S A VIRTUAL IMPROV ASYLUM SHOW HAPPENING RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW
You have seen your favorite local musician perform in their shower. You have seen icons fail to figure out how to stream online. But you haven't seen this. Join Improv Asylum and the Dig for a virtual participatory hangout from now through 10pm.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC COULD CAUSE TROUBLED MASS COLLEGES TO CLOSE
From unique hurdles for New England institutions, to enrollment crises on the international and domestic fronts, to preexisting existential challenges, coronavirus may spell the end for some colleges and universities.
COVID-19 STREAMS: SOULFUL LOCKDOWNS, VIRTUAL ALBUM RELEASES & REMIXES
“There’s no playbook for how we deal with this as entertainers ... All I can do is try to continue to entertain in whatever way that I possibly can."
AN MBTA BUS DRIVER GETS BACK ON THE ROAD AFTER A TWO-WEEK QUARANTINE
“We should only be able to have seven passengers on the bus so they can keep that amount of distance between them. But that is not happening.”
THE DYSFUNCTIONAL MASS PAROLE BOARD’S INEVITABLE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
“Most prisons and many jails have done very little to reduce the population density that puts both incarcerated people and staff at grave risk.”