“The first ‘uncute’ sculpture I made was a hand holding a bloody heart. After that, no one called my work cute anymore.”
HAND CRAFTED: LOCAL ARTIST’S AWESOME JEWELRY A DIGITAL SUCCESS
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TEACHING ESSENTIAL WORKERS HOW TO PACIFY THE UNHINGED DURING COVID
“It’s hard to be on the receiving end of someone’s higher level of stress. And that is just the human condition right now.”
IN WHICH WE ASK A XMAS TREE STARTUP TO DEFEND ITSELF
“We’re going to revolutionize the Christmas market.”
DIG THIS: OUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IN GREATER BOSTON (8.13 – 8.27)
We’re not exactly sure where this is going down yet, but it appears to have been a smash in other cities ...
WHAT’S OPEN IN GREATER BOSTON: SHOPPING. IT’S NOT JUST ONLINE ANYMORE.
It’s always best to support local businesses, when possible. Not just virtually purchasing goods from them, but by visiting in person where permissible or potentially getting items delivered.
THE ARTIST HELPING BOSTON BUSINESSES COMMUNICATE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
“Like many creatives during this pandemic, I had been going through a particularly foggy period… Driving around and seeing these homemade signs, it was so clear how I could directly contribute.”
CAN I GO TO A PUBLIC MARKET DURING A PANDEMIC? HOW DOES THAT WORK?
A mix of “local food vendors, appropriately spaced throughout the courtyard, [offering] fresh fish, meat, produce, dairy, frozen items, and staples.”
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].”
SHINE ON: NEW CENTRAL SQUARE SHOP BRINGS QUIRKY AWESOMENESS
King hoped to make her store “colorful and quirky and dynamic and poppy, and well-curated, hopefully.” And she’s succeeded.
