“It’s not just about Bud’s Goods, it’s about the industry itself. A lot of operators are focused on the greed part. You have to focus on the industry and make sure the haters remain quiet.”
Watertown
PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS REVEAL ARLINGTON’S BEHIND-THE-SCENES RESPONSE TO POLICE CONTROVERSY
Like in any donnybrook, there are countless angles and competing arguments in play. The documents that we obtained provide a much deeper insight into why certain decisions were made regarding developments including Pedrini’s employment and the town’s use of the restorative justice (RJ) process, which is traditionally designed as “a system that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the larger community.”
SPECIAL FEATURE: RESTORATIVE RUCKUS
Arlington’s attempt to mitigate a police department controversy causes more distress for some concerned residents
GRIEF’S AVALANCHE: NOT MEDEA AT FLAT EARTH THEATRE
WILL SOMEONE SHUT THAT MAN UP?: A 1776 FOR 2018 AT THE NEW REP
A PROVOCATIVE BUT PATCHY STRAIGHT WHITE MEN AT NEW REP
A BEAUTIFULLY ACTED LONELY PLANET AT NEW REP
GALLERY REVIEW: Phyllis Berman and Anne Lilly: Stillness—Room 83 Spring
Phyllis Berman and Anne Lilly take polar-opposite approaches in their exhibition at Room 83 Spring, yet their dual showing is surprisingly fluid in its move from one artist to the next. Contrast Berman’s quasi-trompe l’oeils of pendulous plumb bobs to ...
THE VERIZON SHUFFLE
Why the telecom company’s FiOS promise to Boston is a bait-and-switch
STELLA’S, WATERTOWN
A decades-old pizzeria that few seem to know about