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Somerville, Mass.-based composer, vocalist, and pianist Shira Laucharoen. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2024 Jason Pramas.

Shira Laucharoen Debuts ‘Before the Snow’ at FPAC

EMMA SIEBOLD

Head to the Seaport this Saturday for innovative show tunes and tasty snacks (all free!)

Editorial: Trump Will Make Independent Journalism Even Harder to Produce

JASON PRAMAS

But with your support, BINJ can push through the next four years intact and stronger than ever

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IndyMass: November 14, 2024

JASON PRAMAS

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press

IMPUNITY SERVICE

The state’s police oversight commission only publicizes cops who have been punished, but there’s a back door to discovering the dirty details of departments that let problematic officers linger

ART OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?

Major Boston A.I. Art Exhibit Draws Crowds, Concerns, And Future Collaborators “Rather than perceiving A.I. as a threat, it can be viewed as a powerful tool that expands creative boundaries.”

COORDINATED RESPONSE

Greater Boston bars and venues are grappling with a rise in involuntary drugged drinks, but procedures for addressing future incidents are in sight “When you raise awareness, if you even help prevent one person from getting drugged, then that’s a good thing.”

OPINION

APPARENT HORIZON: NO SURPRISE MASSACHUSETTS HAS A HOUSING CRISIS

Just look at what happened to the former East Cambridge courthouse property (now “40 Thorndike”) …

INDYMASS: August 8, 2024

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press

OPINION: IN SUPPORT OF THE ENDOWMENT TAX ACT (PART 2)

No, Taxing Massachusetts’ Richest Colleges Will Not Bankrupt Them. Here’s Why.

CULTURE

Fotobom: HONNE @ House of Blues

London band starts North American tour in Boston, somehow not jetlagged

Photos: Doggone Pet Parade

Cute critters take Downtown Crossing for the tenth year in a row

DOGGONE PET PARADE RETURNS TO DOWNTOWN CROSSING

Costumed canines will promenade down Washington Street this Saturday for the event’s 10th anniversary

NEWS

IN MASS, A LACK OF COORDINATION HAMPERS EFFORTS TO HELP THE UNHOUSED

“We don’t have a network of communication between the communities, so it’s very easy for people to slip through the cracks, which is not good for them.”

HOUSING FIRST IN MASSACHUSETTS, EXPLAINED

Studies show that permanent supportive housing works, including in Massachusetts. Here’s how it has worked so far, how it could work on a larger scale, and what’s holding it back.

“REBUILDING RELATIONSHIPS” AT HARVARD SQUARE’S UNIQUE YOUTH HOMELESS SHELTER

“You’re coming into a space that is primarily filled with people that are in your age range, and I think in any world that’s a safer space to be.”

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