“Maybe we’ll see readers come out of this with a reinvigorated interest in comics.” I sure hope so.
SHOPPING, IN THEIR WORDS
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DRINK LOCALLY, DRINK LOCALLY
This is all particularly true for the products we frequently purchase, like alcohol. Do the math.
A RALLY AND DAY OF ACTION FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES
The event will be a time to amplify the voices of small businesses, understand policy proposals, and engage with elected officials.
DRAWN, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: LOCAL ARTIST SKETCHES BELOVED BOSTON RESTAURANTS
“Most are some of my favorite bars or local classics that I’ve learned to love in my time living in the city. Others just have a great facade that I know would make a great drawing.”
DEAR READER: VOCAL ABOUT LOCAL
Popular music isn’t inherently better or worse than the album your neighbor is recording with her band.
EXCERPT: LOCAL IS OUR FUTURE
How you can help your neighborhood, community and city prosper in a post-pandemic economy.
ANNOUNCING THE BINJ PANDEMIC DEMOCRACY PROJECT
Funding 100 local news articles covering Boston area communities during the coronavirus crisis
MORE ACTIVISM NEEDED IN STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS
A SIMPLE CHALLENGE TO IGNORE PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS UNTIL SEPTEMBER
Since there is absolutely nothing you can do between now and September that will change anything at the national level (and really after that too, but I’m being nice), I’ll make you a deal.
DIGBOSTON SEEKS LOCAL TALENT
Boston townies, take your best shot!
Good journalists typically have four attributes: an ability to communicate information about the world around them to other people, training in the conventions of journalism, compassion for their fellow human beings, and deep knowledge of the areas they ...
EXCLUSIVE: YOUR FIRST LOOK AT COPPERSMITH 1894 OPENING IN SOUTH BOSTON
The long-awaited new ambitious South Boston restaurant complex, is now in the home stretch to be open and will be doing so just as your Labor Day hangovers are nearing their end.
READY TO LAUNCH: MEDFORD BREWING COMPANY
“There’s a lot of ‘extreme beers’ out there, and that’s not what I’m going for. What I want to achieve is good beer that’s got a bit more of a universal appeal"
FRESH MARKET: LOCALVORES AND GUARDIANS OF LOCAL HISTORICAL MARKETS CAN REJOICE
"But I will say to you what I said to my board and the commission: If we succeed and Haymarket doesn’t, we [will] have failed."
OPENING ALERT: COPPERSMITH WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 8 IN SOUTHIE
The long-awaited new ambitious South Boston restaurant complex, is now in the home stretch to be open and will be doing so just as your Labor Day hangovers are nearing their end.
COMPANY MEN: ENCORE APPAREL COMPANY OPENS IN CHARLESTOWN
“I left banking [and] I wanted to try different things,” he says. “[But] some nights I lay in bed and think I’m crazy to have given up that career to take a shot at something [like this].”
FIRST LOOK: CHECK OUT SLUMBREW’S NEW BOYNTON YARDS TAPROOM
It's a perfect time to drop your first look at Slumbrew's brand new American Fresh Brewery Taproom at Somerville's Boynton Yards.
BARGAIN BANDS: MAYFAIR LINEUP IS TOO GOOD TO BE FREE (BUT IT IS)
"We’re excited to showcase a variety of some of the best music in the city at this celebrated event that ushers in the fair weather season.”
FROTHY SNOWMEN: DEFEAT HOLIDAY TEDIUM WITH THESE SEASONAL SUDS
Let’s face it: The holidays can be a drag. But these five seasonal offerings from New England gems are here for you, providing needed refuge from all of the maddening, anxiety-inducing aspects of the holiday season.
YOUR NEW UNION SQUARE PEGBOARD WORKSHOP OF BEAUTIFUL STUFF
“We wanted to support people that have dedicated their lives to making awesome things."
Super Board: The First look at CONS “Creative Recycling” Workshop at Artists For Humanity
This past Saturday about 45 members of the community, ages 13-24, set out to repurpose old skate decks into some durable, kickass stools.
BIG LEAGUE CHEW: ECO-CONSCIOUS FOOD DEVELOPMENT OUT OF A LAB IN CAMBRIDGE
Chew-Lab sports a large illuminated carrot on its façade, leaving passerbys curious about the space. It's an homage to their ability to see food as food, and not just a commodity.
