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By Daniel Sheehan, Arts and Features Editor February 4, 2021 Michael Christmas: "Not getting to perform Hiding right now is trash." Indhira Taveras photo On the cover of “Hiding,” an album released by Michael Christmas at the tail end of 2020, the Boston rapper beams giddily from a glowing laptop screen in a shadowy room. The image paints a portrait of a quarantining Christmas isolated in his bedroom, his smile the only thing illuminating the darkness. That dynamic is reflected in the musi...

What is the future of Boston’s Black-owned restaurants? These businesses entered the pandemic at an economic disadvantage. It’s time for everyone to invest in them, and not just during Black History Month. By Devra First Globe Staff,Updated February 2, 2021, 6:52 p.m. Email to a Friend The music cues in the video’s background, a staccato beat before a jazzy horn kicks in. A masked woman inside Mattapan’s Cafe Juice Up speaks. “Hello, Boston,” says Representative Ch...

By Reporter Staff Reporter Staff The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved plans by the owner of Antonio’s HiFi Pizza and Bosburger in Fields Corner to open a recreational marijuana mart at 43 Freeport St. Brian Chavezs proposal still needs the approval of the state Cannabis Control Commission before he can turn the first floor of what is now a vacant three-story building into one of two cannabis shops he hopes to open in Boston - the other would be at Washington Street and Archdale Road...

A team of researchers on Dec. 8, lowering a camera rig (an iPhone and some flashlights tied to a paint roller) into the sinkhole. (City of Boston Archaeology Program) Boston archeologists have unearthed a trove of historical details about a sinkhole that opened up near a pathway in Dorchesters Ronan Park in early December. At the time, a cursory investigation (involving an iPhone and flashlights taped to a paint roller) revealed the existence of a well, likely built sometime in the 1800s. Only ...

2020 visions As we kick 2020 to the curb and desperately yearn for ordinary times, I hope we will hold on to some of the surprising small mercies around Boston that have vindicated this sad, surreal year. By Renée Loth Contributor,Updated December 31, 2020, 3:00 a.m. Email to a Friend Restaurant-goers enjoy dinner on an outdoor patio at Terramia Ristorante in September. The North End never felt so European.Erin Clark / Globe Staff I’ve been watching the Frederick Wiseman documentary â�...

Map: A dozen murals that brightened life in 2020 By Diti Kohli and Grace Griffin Globe Correspondent,Updated December 18, 2020, 10:03 a.m. Email to a Friend Victor “Marka27″ Quiñonez and Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs created "Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood" as a tribute to Nina Simone and her 1960s activism.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff If there was one upside in the Boston art scene in 2020, it was the arrival of so many gorgeous public murals. As museums, theaters, and galleries shutte...

By Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff December 17, 2020 Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff This year’s holiday season offers us a chance to support local businesses and entrepreneurs who have seen their incomes and lifestyles disrupted by the pandemic. If you’re inclined to channel your spirit of giving toward your Dorchester neighbors, here are some suggestions for when you’re looking for last minute stocking stuffers this week and next. Support Local Art at DAP – Now with a shiny new storefro...