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BJ RAY: AN OPEN LETTER TO JAMAICA PLAIN

The Dig received this unsolicited Letter to the Editor from our old friend BJ Ray, regarding the recent announcement of Whole Foods moving into Jamaica Plain. No one knows JP quite like Mr. Ray and...

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THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD

What is happening in Jamaica Plain? If gentrification is a problem, why only now has the community awoken to its impending descent?  How did Whole Foods become the target for the anti-gentrification...

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SOMERVILLE VS. CAMBRIDGE: REAL ESTATE

Cambridge vs. Somerville is boiling over. Could there be a border war? Maybe. If so, we though to ask our resident real estate expert: On which side should we buy our new condo? He gave us about as...

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OFF THE WALL: WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED

Kelly Creedon’s exhibit We Shall Not Be Moved: stories from the grassroots struggle against foreclosure opened up last Friday, September 29th at The Joan Resnikoff Gallery in Roxbury Community College...

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THE MORNING AFTER, WEEKEND HANGOVER EDITION: 1.13.12 – 1.15.12

This MLK Day, let’s celebrate the life of Dr. King the only way we know how: with 1999′s time-traveling masterpiece, Our Friend, Martin. While it does contain vital history for the kids, and an...

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INSECURITY DEPOSIT: BOSTON LANDLORD REVIEWS

“Only saving grace is that it’s cheap as hell.” They bust into your apartment with no warning. They sell you a house resembling the one in American Horror Story, Season 1, and charge you $800 a month,...

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INSECURITY DEPOSIT: BOSTON LANDLORD REVIEWS

“Hey, its the projects” They bust into your apartment with no warning. They sell you a house resembling the one in American Horror Story, Season 1, and charge you $800 a month, utilities not included....

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PEER REVIEW: CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS LIVE @ THE SINCLAIR

Photos By Andrew Nguyen There’s a delicious central irony at the heart of Brooklyn four-piece Yeasayer’s music. Their sound is clearly influenced by the native music of far-off lands. The frantic...

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WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? CONDOMINIUM

www.whats4breakfast.com www.pattkelley.com Own this original strip (watercolor and ink painting) Comes with the book WFB The First Forty, only $25/shipping included. Buy it HERE

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RUN FOR COVER: THE STROKES VS. REAL ESTATE: “BARELY LEGAL”

Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...

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SON OF A PITCH: SLUMMING IT WITH FLIP ADVANTAGE IN A HOTEL CONFERENCE ROOM

I slip out the back, no richer than I was when I walked in, but no poorer either.

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SOLID SOUND FESTIVAL 2015: WILCO, MAC DEMARCO, RICHARD THOMPSON, ETC @ MASS...

Wilco and their various side projects take over the grounds of Mass MoCA once again for the fourth time, along with invited bands such as Mac DeMarco, Richard Thompson, Real Estate, Parquet Courts,...

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TRINKLES: THE NEW KID MOUNTAIN ALBUM THAT’S (ALMOST) HERE

Four years ago, Kid Mountain introduced themselves to Boston with one of the best debut albums our city has ever seen. Now they're gearing up for round two.

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COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: HOUSE HUNTING

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TOWNIE: A WORM’S EYE VIEW OF THE MASS POWER STRUCTURE

Students at rally at Boston City Hall by NewtonCourt (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons   From the guy that brings you Apparent Horizon   The rich and powerful interests that control...

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TOWNIE: CITY ON A HILL

  Global warming will flood Boston. Why not move the state capital to Worcester?   Many small American cities have boosterish metro research organizations that look like a cross between a public...

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‘WALK THE TALK’

Climate protest outside June 8 US Conference of Mayors meeting in Boston. Photo courtesy Mass Sierra Club.   Mayor Walsh needs to act faster to mitigate regional global warming threats   Environmental...

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FAIR HOUSING WHACKED: TUFTS STUDENTS FIGHT ADMIN PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH...

Tufts students march against tiered housing policy. Photo by Amira Al-Subaey, Tufts class of 2019.   More than 200 Tufts University students, faculty, and allies from surrounding communities held a...

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A WINDOW INTO THE STATE HOUSE

  Rep. Mike Connolly’s blog offers a critical look behind the curtain of Mass politics   The Massachusetts State House is not a bastion of democracy. I think a growing number of people in the...

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IT’S TIME TO BRING BACK RENT CONTROL IN MASSACHUSETTS

  Some cause for hope in new tenant protection legislation being filed at the State House   Yesterday, I saw some good news in the local press. A rarity to be sure. The Boston Globe reported that Rep....

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