While many folks like to keep their politics at home with their pipe, some locals take it to the street. Or, on April 20, a day of celebration for the marijuana-supporting community, they’re taking it to the Common, to protest the ban on smoking in public, passed by Boston City Council last year. More
There is but one family-friendly, literary-loving, geeking-good-time convention going down in Boston this weekend that has attracted everyone from George R. R. Martin to Patrick Rothfuss: Vericon, Harvard’s annual science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction convention, happening this weekend March 21-23. More
Nearly four months after a rash of Molly-related overdoses, the bad drugs circulating Boston just don’t seem to be going away. While Molly, or MDMA, a popular illicit stimulant used at parties and in the club scene that pops up in Miley Cyrus songs, is still being tested for possible medical benefits, the version being sold on the street is not pure. The BPD has responded by making education of venues and potential users a priority. More
Percolating beneath New England’s conventional exterior is a rather unconventional social dance scene filled with music and dancers of all ages and skill levels. Social dance is on the rise, thanks to TV shows like “Dancing with the Stars” and “So You Think You Can Dance.” Boston just happens to be the epicenter of the movement, attracting dancers and teachers from all genres to pick up and move here — and not for school or a prime engineering gig. They come to dance. Here’s how you can, too. More
