ArtFarm Proponents Tell Somerville Mayor They Fear Project May Have Been A ‘Bait And Switch’
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Sunsets In The Woods
New painted sun banners by Greg Cook. (Copyright 2017 Greg Cook)Continue Reading →
So Close! Greased Pole Tournament At Festival Betances
At the Greased Pole Tournament at Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción’s annual Festival Betances in Boston’s South End this afternoon, the Boricua All Stars, who’ve won the contest for numerous years,…Continue Reading →
Tufts Nurses Strike: ‘Contract’s What We’re Fighting For’
Hundreds of nurses and their supporters picketed in front of Tufts Medical Center in Boston today as part of a one-day strike of some 1,200 registered nurses, according to the…Continue Reading →
Keytar Bear In The News
Keytar Bear gets interviewed by an NECN news crew on Stewart Street at Dartmouth Street in Boston, July 12, 2017. (Photo copyright Greg Cook)Continue Reading →
Tearing Down The Wall At Wee The People’s ‘Protestival’
Wee The People’s “Protestival” at Boston’s Mozart Park, as part of the Jamaica Plain Porchfest on July 8, offered music, stenciling T-shirts, and “Bridges Not Walls,” in which kids built…Continue Reading →
Most Patriotic Baby, Tug Of War And Other Malden Independence Day Sights
Malden’s Ward 5 Independence Day party, July 4, 2017. Photos copyright 2017 Greg Cook.Continue Reading →
‘Happiness Is A Tiny Carbon Footprint’ In Gloucester Horribles Parade
We were honored to be part of the “Happiness Is A Tiny Carbon Footprint” group with many friends in Gloucester’s Horribles Parade, the city’s annual Independence Day eve celebration, on…Continue Reading →
Beverly Farms’ Satirical Horribles Parade Responds To Accusations Of Racism
Floats in the Beverly Farms Horribles Parade–the annual satirical Independence Day parade in the conservative and wealthy white enclave in Beverly, Massachusetts–this morning defiantly responded to accusations that the event…Continue Reading →
Gloucester’s 90th Annual St. Peter’s Fiesta
This weekend marked the 90th annual St. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester. The festival is a celebration of the community’s commercial fishing, Roman Catholic and Sicilian traditions. The photos here document…Continue Reading →