Among the side-effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been the increase in drug-overdose deaths in this country. The death rate from opioids finally had begun to decline in 2019, but then came COVID-19 and the number of deaths from…
Month: January 2022
Omicron Can Lead to Long COVID
Public health officials have defined so-called long COVID as the physical, neurological, and cognitive symptoms that can persist indefinitely after infection. Over the past two years, we’ve all seen the countless news stories about the devastating effects of long COVID…
Guest Op-ed: The 3Gpocalypse Is Coming — Is Your Car Ready?
By Kane DiMasso-Scott Just this week I heard about something that I’m surprised has not received more media coverage on the national level, as it’s extremely important to us as consumers. Beginning in February and continuing through the end of…
Neighborhood Restaurateurs React to City’s New B Together Vaccination Mandate
While some other Boston restaurateurs might consider Mayor Michelle Wu ‘s new B Together mandate requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter certain indoor spaces citywide, including restaurants, to be an unnecessary inconvenience for customers and themselves, Babak Bina sees…
Promoting Equality: Ahead of ‘The Embrace,’ Project Partners Discuss How to Create New, Inclusive Destinations on the Common
In anticipation of the arrival of “The Embrace” – the 22-foot bronze memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King – on the Boston Common next Martin Luther King Jr. King Day, the leaders of two organizations partnering…
Exploring the Roots of the Boston Massacre
Matthew Wilding of Boston’s Revolutionary Spaces will lead a virtual tour exploring the complicated history of the Boston Massacre at a program sponsored by the Beacon Hill Village on Monday, January 24, 2022. Entitled Massacre & Memory, the tour includes…
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Slows a Bit
The COVID 19 winter surge may be slowing down a bit in Beacon Hill and the surrounding area. With over 2 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week still turning out to be positive, the weekly…
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission Releases December 2021 Gross Gaming Revenue
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported today that the month of December 2021 at Plainridge Park Casino (PPC), MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor generated approximately $96 million in Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR). PPC, a category 2 slots facility, is taxed…
Senator-Elect Lydia Edwards to Be Sworn in as Senator Thursday
First Suffolk & Middlesex Senator-elect Lydia Edwards will be sworn into the state senate Thursday during a ceremony at the State House. To mark the occasion Edwards and her team are hosting a watch party at Democracy Brewing, located at…
FEMA Awards More Than $14.6 Million to Massachusetts for COVID PPE Expenses
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be granting more than $14.6 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the costs of purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE) for use during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The $14,659,688 in…