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Upcoming: First Wine Dinner At da LaPosta

Written by DIG STAFF Posted August 30, 2022 Filed Under: Drinks, Eats

Executive Chef/Owner Mario LaPosta welcomes winery from Campania

Filed Under: Drinks, Eats Tagged With: Drinks, eats, newton, wine

BORSCHT, BARLEY, HERRING, AND MORE AT CAFE ST. PETERSBURG

Written by LING-MEI WONG Posted March 9, 2022 Filed Under: Eats

The thoughtful wait staff made us feel welcome, and beyond the food, Cafe St. Petersburg’s cozy dining room features live piano music. 

Filed Under: Eats Tagged With: eats, Food, newton

THE FIGHT FOR ANTI-HATE CRIME EDUCATION FUNDING IN MASS IS AN UPHILL BATTLE

Written by Posted December 19, 2019 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“You see what’s going on nationally and what’s going on in our schools,” Moore said. “We have to try to be corrective about this.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: anti-Semitism, arlington, Beacon Hill, Commonwealth, hate, hate crimes, HULL, newton, Se. Michael Moore, Trump, Weston Middle School

KIDS MAKE THE DARNDEST DOCS

Written by FLAVIANA SANDOVAL Posted November 13, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Film, Non-fiction

Student documentary on Merrimack explosions featured at Boston International Kids Film Festival

Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Film, Non-fiction Tagged With: arlington, BIKFF, Boston, Boston International Kids Film Festival, Climate Change, Columbia Gas, Filmmakers Collaborative, fossil fuels, fracking, gas explosions, Merrimack Valley, newton, SOMERVILLE, Somerville Theater

RESOLUTION #19: HOW WE PLEDGE TO BE BETTER BOSTONIANS IN THE NEW YEAR

Written by DIG STAFF Posted December 27, 2018 Filed Under: Drinks, Eats, FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction

Instead of trying to get ripped next year, we have some far more sensible ideas for how to improve our city, selves, and community while having loads of fun.

Filed Under: Drinks, Eats, FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction Tagged With: Bates Bar & Grill, Beer, beer hall, Blue Hills, Boston, Braintree, Brookline, Brother Brookline, Cambridge, cannabis, Chili Square, corn, eats, elote, Grape Leaf, Harpoon, Hilltop, Italo, jp, Medford, newton, North Shore, Quincy, Route 1, Saugus, SOMERVILLE, Weymouth

FIRST LOOK: GRAPE LEAF MEDITERRANEAN GRILLE IN NEWTON HIGHLANDS

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted June 27, 2018 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

Between the friendly folks behind the counter, the tasty and inexpensive food, the easy parking and access from the Green Line, there’s definitely a lot to like about one of the Boston area’s newest Greek restaurants.

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: bites, eats, Food, Grape Leaf, Greek, Greek food, Marc Hurwitz, newton

ERICA RHODES: A COMEDIC PRAIRIE HOMECOMING FOR A NEWTON NATIVE

Written by DENNIS MALER Posted May 3, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

“You’re so great. Wow, you’re so talented.” And I’m like, there is no way they could hear it. They liked how I looked playing cello. … I was like, wow, this is so different than Boston, it’s like you don’t have to be really good to to impress people in LA, you just have to hold a cello.

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy Tagged With: Erica Rhodes, Los Angeles, newton, Prairie Home Companion

GREENER GARDENS: DR. KAREN MUNKACY ON VAPE PENS AND CANNABIS BIOSECURITY

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted April 19, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction, Specials

We have a very strong focus on education. A lot of people have been buying their medicine in Ziploc bags on the street, and there are a lot of different ways to adjust this.

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction, Specials Tagged With: #mapoli, Boston, cannabis, dispensary, edibles, Fitchburg, Garden Remedies, Karen Munkacy M.D., Leafly, Marijuana, Massachusetts, medical marijuana, newton, Tom Haley, vape pens

SWAT INC: THE COMMONWEALTH’S MOST INFAMOUS MILITARIZED POLICE FORCE CONTINUES TO FLOUT RECORDS LAW

Written by ANDREW QUEMERE AND MAYA SHAFFER Posted November 5, 2015 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

After nearly two months, seven in-person visits, numerous phone calls and emails, and a run-in with the Wilmington police, we finally received some of the records we requested.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: ACLU, Andover, andrew quemere, bay state examiner, BINJ, Boston, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Boxford, Cambridge, Carlisle, Concord, Dracut, FOIA, freedom of information, Gloucester, Haverhill, Law Enforcement Councils, lawsuit, Lowell, Massachusetts, Maya Shaffer, militarized police, Nahant, NEMLEC, New England. Lynn. Lynnfield, Newburyport, newton, North Shore, records, Rowley, Salem, Secretary of State, SOMERVILLE, Swampscott, SWAT, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Washington Post, Weston, Wilmington

SWAT STICKER: EXCLUSIVE DOCS REVEAL 34-MAN DEPLOYMENT TO DALAI LAMA VISIT PLUS OTHER COSTLY AND EXTREME POLICE TACTICS

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted July 7, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Whether the Lama requested a goon squad and an armored tank on wheels is unknown.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: ACLU, ACLU Mass, Dalai Lama, Dunstable, FOIA, Freedom of Information Act, Kade Crockford, Law Enforcement Councils, lawsuit, LEC, MuckRock, NEMLEC, newton, nonprofit corporation, Radley Balko, Suffolk Superior, SWAT, transparency, Waltham, Washington Post

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