What about the people on the second line, those handling the pandemonium the rest of us are causing, rightfully or not, with our mad dash for butt wipes?
A SHORT NOTE OF APPRECIATION FOR ESSENTIAL RETAIL WORKERS
shopping
‘NATURE IS KIND, YOU KNOW?’ APRIL GARGIULO AND THE MAGIC OF VINTNER’S DAUGHTER
Your skin and my skin require the same nutrients to be its most healthy, its most balanced. That is fact, okay? … All skin requires the same nutrients to be its most healthy.
HOLIDAY EATS: ESSENTIAL PIT STOPS AND HIDEAWAYS FOR GREATER BOSTON SHOPPERS
Boston has some vibrant, interesting, and charming neighborhoods where people can do their holiday shopping in a much more enjoyable manner, and there are typically plenty of cozy little local spots to duck in out of the cold to grab a bite to eat or drink.
BRING CONTAINERS, LEAVE YOUR GUILT AT HOME
Entering Cleenland’s cheerfully decorated brick and mortar on Norfolk Street, nestled unassumingly among a slew of Cambridge residences, one is struck by its simplicity.
OUR ARBITRARY INDIE GIFT GUIDE
From yule, to fuel, to cool, to school, here’s our first random rhyming list of gifts
REMIXED AND UPCYCLED: HOW NICOLE LYONS OF LOLA’S URBAN VINTAGE CREATES AND SELLS IN BOSTON
“I want Lola’s to be the place to go if you want something that makes you stand out from the crowd and feel fierce,” Lyons said. “It’s an experience store that gives you the feeling of something tangible.”
DUDLEY ROOTS: KAI GRANT OF BLACK MARKET IN ROXBURY ON CREATING, SHOPPING, AND SELLING WITH A PURPOSE
"We are trying to eradicate that wealth gap, Boston is number one in wealth inequality in the country. But our second mission is to really lend our platform for arts and culture. There’s a lot of innovation going on here, in particular with black artists who don’t have a lot of platforms to make and create and also showcase and sell."
FLEA SCENE: A NEAR-DEFINITIVE LIST OF HOLIDAY MARKETS
Boston has a great flea market set and, next to the summertime, December is when it especially thrives in the name of holiday shopping and treat yo’ self fever.
CHEAP THRILLS: SMALL BIZ SATURDAY IS ANOTHER EXCUSE TO EXPLORE THIS HIDDEN VINYL MINE
In racks, bins, and crates and on tall shelves, customers are greeted with the exciting near-certainty that they’ll find some gems to ogle over and bring back home for their own players since there's so much—affordable!—vinyl to choose from.
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE 2015 DIGBOSTON STUDENT GUIDE
Keep this bookmarked through the school year, and, in the words of the patron saint of getting wild, Andrew W.K.: “Party till you puke.”
