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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.05 – 4/8/21

Mission Hill

PIZZA WARS: A SOLID SLICE WITH A SIDE OF EMPANADA ON MISSION HILL

Written by TARAN DUGAL Posted August 18, 2019 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

“It’s a popular order because it’s so common in the cultures that many of our customers are a part of,” they report. “In a way, we’re helping to spread the dish to people who are not familiar with it as yet.” 

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Boston pizza, Crispy Dough Pizzeria, empanada, Mission Hill, Noble Roman's Pizza & Tuscano's Subs, pizza, pizza wars, Ruggles

THE THIRSTY GAINS: WITH LATEST MOVE, PRESSLEY MAY FINALLY DENT LIQUOR LICENSE DISPARITY

Written by HALEY HAMILTON Posted March 28, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Terms of Service

The vast majority of those 153 licenses will be restricted to seven historically underserved Boston neighborhoods: Roxbury, Mattapan, Dorchester, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill and East Boston.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Terms of Service Tagged With: alcohol, Ayanna Pressley, BINJ, Boston, Boston City Council, Dorchester, east boston, home-rule petition, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, liquor licenses, Massachusetts, Mattapan, Mission Hill, Roxbury, Thirsty Games

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

THE THIRSTY GAMES: ROUND I – AN EXPLORATION INTO THE SORDID HISTORY OF BOSTON’S MODERN PROHIBITION

Written by HALEY HAMILTON Posted March 17, 2016 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

Boston’s liquor licensing quota was born out of elitism and has fostered a poisonous disparity over the past century. Can lifting the cap break the cycle?

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

OUR HOUSE: MIDRIFFS FIND THE SUBTLE LUXURIES OF LIVING TOGETHER

Written by MARTIN CABALLERO Posted April 9, 2015 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

“We are the third generation to live in that house. Right now it’s five people, and next year we will have eight people on two floors."

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: central square, felix sticker, massart, middle east upstairs, Midriffs, Mission Hill, Punk, sam aprea, surf, the nest, thieves grotto, tj freda

THROWBACK SPECIAL FOR MARCH MADNESS IN MASS: THE KING OF BOSTON BASKETBALL

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted March 25, 2015 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

How a Hub hoops icon missed the NBA but rebounded to save lives ...

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Boston basketball, Boston hoops, Boston hoops history, California, Catholic Memorial, CM, George Hassett, Holy Cross, King Gaskins, March Madness, Massachusetts Basketball, Mission Hill, NBA, Roxbury, Santa Cruz

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“Most are some of my favorite bars or local clas “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.” https://digboston.com/drawn-but-not-forgotten-local-artist-sketches-beloved-boston-restaurants/ #art #artist #sketch #drawing #Boston #Massachusetts #bar #restaurant
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From the podcast to the book, Wayne Federman chron From the podcast to the book, Wayne Federman chronicles the business of joke-telling. https://digboston.com/the-history-of-stand-up-from-mark-twain-to-dave-chappelle/ #comedy #history #book #interview #Boston #Massachusetts
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“I think most people agree that we want our publ “I think most people agree that we want our public dollars to go to those companies that are not cutting corners.” https://digboston.com/bill-seeks-to-penalize-contractors-for-unsafe-conditions/ #politics #legislation #construction #safety #labor #Massachusetts
“It’s just shocking to me for Massachusetts, t “It’s just shocking to me for Massachusetts, the state that puts itself forward as this paragon of democracy. Those are just fundamental building blocks of a democratic society.” https://digboston.com/researchers-show-extent-of-lobbying-against-climate-bills-in-ma/ #environment #globalwarming #climate #crisis #politics #lobby #Massachusetts
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The MBTA confirmed that it will “fully fund its The MBTA confirmed that it will “fully fund its operating budget in the coming fiscal year and begin to restore cut service.” https://digboston.com/public-transit-public-good-responds-to-restoring-mbta-service/ #transportation #politics #Massachusetts
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