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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

SPECIAL FEATURE: A MODERN METCO

Written by BRENDAN MCGUIRK Posted May 29, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

For more than 50 years, Metco has stood as a hallmark effort to address racial disparities in education. But for the progressive civil rights program to keep pace with the national dialogue around race, inequality, and white supremacy, stakeholders say it’s time to reexamine and recommit to Massachusetts’ once-radical program.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Boston, Boston Public Schools, BPS, Charter Schools, Concord, Darren Wilson, education, lexington, Lincoln-Sudbury, METCO, Metco Inc., schools, SCOTUS, segregation, suburbs, Susan Eaton

OUTSIDE THE LITTLE BOXES

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted May 23, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Books

Meet the author who braved the ’burbs to explore the roots of some of America’s most progressive communities beyond city limits

Filed Under: A+E, Books Tagged With: Atlantic, Bauhaus, census, central square, CityLab, DC, lexington, Maryland, New Jersey, Radical Suburbs, Six Moon Hill, Stelton Colony, suburbia

TOMATO TIME: SEEING RED AT WILSON FARM IN LEXINGTON

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted August 25, 2018 Filed Under: DigThis, GTFO, LIFESTYLE

"Tomato Fest is one of our favorite events because we are able to highlight the 20 different varieties of tomatoes we grow every year. The festival allows for our shoppers to sample an assortment of our fantastic heirlooms and taste the subtle differences between each of them."

Filed Under: DigThis, GTFO, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: lexington, tomato fest, Tomatoes, wilson farm

SPECIAL FEATURE: BOSTON’S MARATHON APOCALYPSE

Written by CHIP BERLET Posted April 15, 2016 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

​In ​hashing out what happened​ on that dark day three years ago​, it’s important to consider the Bay State’s history as an apocalyptic ground zero

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: 9/11, Anti-Shariah Task Force, April 15, Black Flags of Khorasan, Boston, British, Chip Berlet, Concord, Defending Dissent Foundation, ISIS, Islam, lexington, Marathon, marathon bombing, Massachusetts, terrorism

PLOT HUB TIME MACHINE: FOUR OLD BOOKS SHOW US NOTHING EVER CHANGES IN BOSTON

Written by DIG STAFF Posted June 9, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm

"While driving in any part of Boston can be difficult, traveling downtown by car is guaranteed to be frustrating. "

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm Tagged With: Boston, Boston Globe, green line, Jeremiah Murphy, lexington, MBTA, Murray Levin, Rockport, The Alienated Voter

BIKE ISSUE SPECIAL: TOP CHEF MASTER JODY ADAMS ON THE BOON OF CYCLING

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted May 14, 2015 Filed Under: LIFESTYLE

As Robin Williams was quoted as saying, who used to ride: “It’s the closest thing to flying.”

Filed Under: LIFESTYLE Tagged With: dana farber cancer institute, forge bakery, formaggio, jody adams, lexington, pan mass challenge, rialto, ride studio cafe, seven cycles, trade

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