Mass Poetry aspires to inspire. With a mission to nurture poets, facilitate writing, and expose Massachusetts residents to poetry through programs like the Massachusetts Poetry Festival and Raining Poetry, the nonprofit hosted its fifth annual Evening of Inspired Leaders at the Huntington Avenue Theatre on Monday, March 25. The Evening of Inspired Leaders is a…
News, Metro, Business, Boston
City of Boston Holds Hearing to Impose Regulations on Marijuana Industry
The hearing was headed by Kim Janey, the ordinance sponsor and city councilor for District 7, and Michael Flaherty, chair of the committee.
Boston, Metro, Business, Top Story
NETA Opens First Recreational Dispensary in Boston Area
Medical marijuana dispensary NETA began recreational sales on Saturday, March 23 in Brookline Village.
Metro, Arts
MFA’s ‘Gender Bending Fashion’ Rejects the Gender Binary
Until August, the MFA will challenge gendered fashion conventions through ‘Gender Bending Fashion.’
Metro, Boston
Committee on Education Holds Hearing to Discuss Lack of Civic Learning in Boston Public Schools
This was the first hearing filed by Councilor Althea Garrison, who was sworn in this past January, and her proposal for increasing civics education has garnered widespread support from other city councilors and constituents alike.
Newton, Metro
City of Newton Releases First Draft Proposal for Riverside Development Project
The Planning Department will not deliver a final draft of the new citywide zoning ordinance until 2020, and stressed that this proposal should be looked at as a first draft.
Metro, Featured Story
Mass. Port Authority Announces Plan to Raise Charge for Ubers and Lyfts to Logan Airport
Massachusetts Port Authority announced plans to increase the charge for Ubers and Lifts entering Logan Airport. The pick-up and drop-off fee would increase from $3.25 to $5.00.
Metro, The T
City Councilors Call to Eliminate Bus Route 28 Fare
Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu and Kim Janey ordered a hearing regarding eliminating the ridership fare for the MBTA bus route 28 at the Boston City Council meeting on Wednesday.
Business, Boston, Metro
Dispensary to Open in Brookline Village Saturday
A recreational marijuana dispensary will open in Brookline Village on Saturday, March 23. New England Treatment Access (NETA) is already open as a medical dispensary but was given the go ahead to commence recreational operations by the Cannabis Control Commission on Friday.
Metro, Column
Losing Myself on St. Patrick’s Day
For the past 118 years, thousands flood the streets of South Boston for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. On Sunday, associate metro editor Isabel Fenoglio attended the parade for her first time, got lost for a few hours, and in the process thinks she finally understands what St. Patrick’s Day is all about.
