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Malia Lazu

THE THIRSTY GAMES: ROUND II – AN EXPLORATION INTO THE QUESTIONABLE FUTURE OF BOSTON’S MODERN PROHIBITION

Written by HALEY HAMILTON Posted March 22, 2016 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

Has the city’s complicated, problematic, and historically corrupt liquor licensing process guaranteed that Boston will never have a normal or equitable social life? Could lifting the cap on the number of licenses fix it?

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: BLB, Boston, Boston Licensing Board, Charlie Baker, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Dianne Wilkerson, Dudley Dough, Dudley Square, Epicenter Community, Erin Anderson, Future Boston, Hyde Park, liquor licenses, Malia Lazu, Marty Walsh, Massachusetts, Mission Hill, Mitt Romney, Non-fiction Tagged With: ABCC, North End, Ron Wilburn, Roslindale, Roxbury, Seven Star Bistro, south end

STATE OF THE DEPRAVITY: BELATED NOTES ON SPEECHES WRITTEN BY OPERATIVES PAID TO MAKE POLITICIANS LOOK GOOD

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 25, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Few things are less democratic than a state of the city, state, or union address. They are subjective greatest hits lists for captive audiences, written by people who are paid to make their bosses shine.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Boston, Charlie Baker, development, Epicenter Community, Erin Anderson, gentrification, KillerBoomBox, Malia Lazu, Marty Walsh, State of the City, State of the Commonwealth, Symphony Hall

THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR LIQUOR LICENSES IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 24, 2015 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

The Hub’s nightlife-less squares, at least for the time being, will remain as boozeless as they’ve been for decades.

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: Allston, Ayanna Pressley, BLB, Blue Hill Avenue, Boston City Council, Boston Licensing Board, businesses, Dudley Square, east boston, Future Boston Alliance, Hyde Park, Malia Lazu, Mattapan, mayor Marty Walsh, Restaurants, Roxbury

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