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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

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PHOTO FEATURE: THE VIEW FROM MASS AVE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted November 20, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

An idea for an exhibition sprung from what seemed like a simple objective: Karl could spend a year and a half recording life along Mass Ave from Arlington to the Charles River. But, of course, Mass Ave is vividly complex.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Art, Boston, Cambridge, Cambridge arts, harvard square, Karl Baden, lexington, Mass Ave, MIT, Porter Square

DIRTY OLD BOSTON: THAT FUNKY SQUARE

Written by JIM BOTTICELLI Posted May 12, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston, Eats

Taken from this world in the late ’90s and turned into an Abercrombie & Fitch—a development that till this day peeves many square vets, the loss being one of those perfect early symbols of accelerated gentrification in retrospect—the Tasty was a one-room diner that was about 30 feet long and a quarter that wide.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston, Eats Tagged With: Boston History, Cambridge, Cambridge history, Dirty Old Boston, harvard square, history, old Harvard Square, The tasty

HERE’S TO A MILLION MORE

Written by C. SHARDAE JOBSON Posted February 5, 2019 Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, Shop

Kathryn Gallagher and Brandon Michael Nase in ExtraOrdinary. Photo by Gretjen Helene Photography.

Legendary Harvard Square comic book shop celebrates 45 years of independence

Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, Shop Tagged With: books, comic books, comics, harvard square, Reading, retail, shops, storefronts, Urban Outfitters

THE FINAL CRIES OF EMF MUSICIANS ECHO A LONGSTANDING CAMBRIDGE REALITY

Written by OLIVIA DENG Posted June 20, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

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.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: All Asia, apartments, biotech, Cambridge, Cambridgeport, central square, EMF, gentrification, harvard square, Kendall Square, musicians, Out of the Blue, rehearsal spaces, WEMF

BOSTON CALLING: 7 TIPS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR FEST

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 24, 2018 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

Consider this your insider guide to surviving the music festival without breaking a sweat.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2018, Allston, Boston, boston calling, Boston Calling Music Festival, Comedy, Dig, DigBoston, Film, Harvard Athletic Complex, harvard square, local music, Mikkeller, Music, Natalie Portman, Paramore, St. Vincent

VALENTINE’S EATS: (CHOCOLATE) BAR HOPPING WITH OFF THE BEATEN PATH FOOD TOURS

Written by DIG STAFF Posted February 6, 2018 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

With innumerable new establishments and favorite old haunts as well dotting the landscape, it helps to have a expert connect the dots on Greater Boston’s ever-growing food map. Lizzie Bell and Sam Schlussel of Off The Beaten Path food tours are up for the job, as the couple has been mining and exploring the food scene around here for more than a decade.

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Boston, Cambridge, chocolate, eats, food tours, harvard square, Lizzie Bell, Off the Beaten Path, Sam Schlussel, SOMERVILLE, Valentine's Day

THE PENTAGON (ROLLING) PAPERS

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 4, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Talking Joints Memo

That time Ellsberg got stoned with Zinn while hiding from the FBI

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: Boston, Cambridge, cannabis, Daniel Ellsberg, harvard, harvard square, Howard Zinn, Pentagon Papers, Reveal

HONK! FESTIVAL: BRASS KNUCKLES AND TRUMPET HUSTLE IN SOMERVILLE

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted October 5, 2017 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

The sociopolitical music festival will make this year’s parade its loudest yet.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2017, all ages, Boston, Cambridge, Damas de Ferro, Dig, DigBoston, Free, harvard square, HONK! Festival, Interview, local music, Marching Band, Music, Notes From the Scene, SOMERVILLE

RESPECT THE ARCHITECTS: EMORY ‘VEGAS’ JONES AND KAREEM ‘BIGGS’ BURKE POP UP IN BOSTON

Written by G. VALENTINO BALL Posted December 13, 2016 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

'When you take them and match them together they complement each other. That means you got everything, from street to classy. It’s like gumbo.'

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Can I Live, Concepts, Dame Dash, Emory Vegas Jones, harvard square, Hova, Jay Z, Kareen Biggs Burke, Reasonable Doubt, Roc Nation, Roc96

BUS HOP

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted July 2, 2015 Filed Under: LIFESTYLE

As long as you have 15 other people on board, you now have a way there and back. And it can be as cheap as five bucks.

Filed Under: LIFESTYLE Tagged With: beach, Boston, bus-sharing, carpool, Crane Beach, crowdsource, harvard square, Hyannis, Ipswich, Kendall, Skedaddle

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