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Masego, Avery Tate and other Boston-area concerts this weekend
Some big names and some lesser-known acts are coming through town this weekend. Here's your curated look at Boston's concert scene.TonightHardcore veterans Earth Crisis are downstairs at the Middle East — 7pm"Australian psych-guitar masters" The Church play The Sinclair — 8:30pmJamaican-American R&B singer Masego is at The House of Blues — 8pmSaturdayCanadian pop from Elio comes to the Sinclair — 8pmArlo Guthrie, retired from the road, comes to the Shubert Theater for an on-stage conversation about his legendary life and times — 8pmAnimal Collective co-founder Avey Tare plays solo at Brighton Music Hall — 8pmAnvil, stars of the “Anvil! The Story of Anvil”, one of the best music documentaries of all time, are with Midnite Hellion and the Stone Nobles upstairs at the Middle East — 8pmSundaySinger Jake Wesley Rogers brings a glam attack to Brighton Music Hall — 8pmEnglish contemporary alt singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock performs at City Winery — 8pmSlow jams from R&B singer Rini are on tap at the Sinclair — 8pm
Fenway Park has been upgraded for the 2023 Red Sox season
When fans pour into Fenway Park Thursday, they’ll find a revamped kids concourse, new field lighting, additional pitch clocks, larger 18-inch bases and other fixes to improve the game day experience.Driving the news: The Boston Red Sox are kicking off their season against the Baltimore Orioles. The first pitch is scheduled for 2:10pm and the game will be broadcast on NESN.The Red Sox locker rooms got the ultimate facelift with 16 television displays and new maple lockers.The lockers have more storage space, power and USB charging stations and a safe.Why it matters: Tourists from all over the world come to...
These are Fenway Park's theme nights
Fenway Park’s theme nights let fans celebrate common ground with one another while they cheer on (or curse out) the Red Sox.Here are some of this season’s home game events.Heritage and identity🧩 Autism Acceptance Day: Saturday, April 1. Red Sox face the Baltimore Orioles.Women’s celebrations April 3. Red Sox play the Pittsburgh Pirates.AAPI celebration: Wednesday, May 3. Red Sox play the Toronto Blue Jays.🕍 Jewish Heritage celebration: Tuesday, May 30. Red Sox play the Cincinnati Reds.🇬🇷 Greek celebration: Thursday, June 1. Red Sox play the Cincinnati Reds.🇵🇱 Polish celebration: Monday, June 12. Red Sox play the Colorado Rockies.🏳️🌈Pride celebration: Tuesday,...
Tasty new menu items at Fenway Park
The Red Sox have added avocado fries, gluten-free pizza and other new items to Fenway Park’s menu.Driving the news: Check out some other new menu items.🍿 Cheddar and caramel popcornThe chopped cheese — Savenor’s beef, American cheese, lettuce and Thousand Island dressing on a sub roll🍹 The non-alcoholic Pain(less) Killer — Coco Lopez coconut cream, pineapple, orange juice and nutmegOur thought bubble: The crispy avocado fries were tasty enough to enjoy and tell yourself that you’re being healthy.Meanwhile, the surrounding restaurants are ringing in Opening Day with their own events.Bleacher Bar: Here, you can sip a beer at the edge of the stadium without buying a ticket.Doors will open at 9am. There will be a DJ from 11am - 2:30pm.Game On!: Doors open at 9am. Patrons can order food and play corn hole ahead of the game.The bar plans to have a DJ from 10am- 2pm, as well as from 4pm-8pm.Lansdowne: Find stellar views of the park across the street. Doors open at 9am. Lansdowne will have postgame live music.
New store brings vinyl records to Beacon Hill
There's a new music store on Beacon Hill selling some very old, and very cool, records.What’s happening: After six years in Providence, Music Research Library reopened at 24 Joy St. on Beacon Hill March 1.Co-owner Vasyl Kochura tells Axios a lot of the Rhode Island shop's clientele were coming down from the Boston area so he and business partner Zachary Warf decided to find space downtown.He says the foot traffic on Beacon Hill is already better than expected.What they're saying: "We love obscure records from around the world and we try to curate music for deep listeners who are interested in exploring different sounds," Kochura said.The shop has listening stations where customers can preview a record before buying it, a feature that's not always available in modern record shops.Beyond albums, soundtracks and singles, the shop specializes in "library music" — recordings of generic stock music used in the production of movies, TV shows or ads.Kochura said MRL pays top dollar for records, especially collections.Jazz and classic rock are the mainstays, but the shop is also interested in buying soundtracks, hip-hop, progressive rock and funk.
How Massachusetts is tackling gambling addiction after rolling out sports betting
Reminders of the state’s new sports betting market are on ads everywhere: the radio, podcasts, TV, TikTok, Twitter and even on the T.The big picture: The ad blitz might seem annoying to those who don’t care for sports betting. For those who are addicted, though, it can be a constant trigger.Why it matters: Mobile sports betting gives sports fanatics the chance to place wagers on their favorite teams at their fingertips, raising concerns about the potential for compulsive gambling.But the technology includes tools that let bettors limit how much they want to spend and temporarily block themselves from placing bets.Driving...
The MBTA's Eng era begins
Gov. Maura Healey Monday named Phillip Eng, the former president of New York’s Long Island Rail Road, as the new leader of the MBTA, an agency engulfed in safety and performance crises.Why it matters: The MBTA's current safety crisis was brought on by decades of neglect that no amount of funding will solve without effective leadership.Between the lines: Eng's administration of the agency will be the key connection point between Healey's campaign promises of a functioning T and on-the-ground solutions to make it happen.What’s happening: The T is still under federal review for a slew of safety problems that were...
Boston's first bar catering to queer women in decades set to open in June
Dani’s Queer Bar, an LGBTQ+ bar in the works in the Back Bay, says it aims to be open on June 1.Driving the news: The team behind Dani’s is in the “final stages” of opening the bar, according to its Instagram page.The owners plan to lease the space formerly occupied by the Pour House on Boylston Street, landlord Charles Talanian told Axios last month.Why it matters: Dani’s would be the first local bar catering to queer women in decades.Dani’s, which lists locals Thais Rocha and Tiamarie Michaels as owners, would become the 28th operational lesbian bar in the U.S.Of note: The opening would fall during Pride Month.In the meantime, the owners are raising money to fund Dani's through events like Sapphic Nights at the House of Blues and yacht parties, per the Instagram post.
Revisiting Logan Airport's holiday woes
Data: BTS; Chart: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosTravelers across the country felt the brunt of airline delays throughout the holiday season, but now we have the data to prove it was truly as bad as it seemed.Driving the news: Some 71% of domestic flights departed Logan Airport on time in December 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.That's down from 82% in November 2022, an 8.7 percentage point drop, per recently released data from the department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).The big picture: Nationally, around 69% of December's flights departed on time.That figure is generally between 75%-80% in a typical month, albeit...
Ambassadors get the Boston treatment
Dozens of foreign ambassadors from around the world are in Boston this week to tour the area, its universities and high-tech industries.Driving the news: The 28th “Experience America tour” is in Boston this year, giving diplomats from five continents a look at Massachusetts' institutional contributions to the global landscape.The trip is co-sponsored by the State Department and U.S. Chief of Protocol Rufus Gifford, a Manchester-by-the-Sea native.The ambassadors were at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute yesterday for a reception with Mayor Michelle Wu and local elected officials.What they're saying: "Boston has always been a city that prides itself on writing new...
South Station Tower will be for more than just commuters
Boston's busiest transit hub is transforming into the newest skyscraper on the city skyline.Currently being built on a massive platform over the South Station Commuter Rail concourse and tracks, the project will include offices, residences, a restaurant and more.Why it matters: Even if most Bostonians don't work or live in the new 51-story tower or in adjacent parts of the project, the South Station Tower is going to impact how we travel and could help revitalize a sleepy corner of downtown just a bridge away from Fort Point and the burgeoning Seaport.Since the complex building project began going vertical, it's...
Jowell Y Randy and other Boston-area concerts this weekend
It's another great weekend for eclectic touring acts coming through Boston's music clubs. You've got American reggae, you've got rap with a twang, you've even got a dude from "High School Musical: The Musical: the Series." Go see a show!Friday, March 24Mexican grupera duo Los Temerarios is at the Wang Theater — 8pmModern singer-songwriter and earworm machine Jawny comes to the Paradise — 8pmChicago rapper/producer Lucki is at the House of Blues — 8pmDuo Jowell Y Randy perform their Puerto Rican reggaeton at MGM Music Hall at Fenway — 8pmSouthern alt-rockers The Weeks are at Sinclair — 9pmSaturday, March 25Modern singer-songwriting with a bit more rap than you'd expect is what you'll get from Satsang at the Middle East — 8pmJoshua Bassett, aka Ricky Bowen from High School Musical: The Musical: the Series, brings his sining act to Big Night Live — 6pmSouth Carolina reggae group The Movement is at the House of Blues — 7pmSunday, March 26Producer Noah Yoo and singer Sedona Schat make up the electro-rock duo Cafuné at Brighton Music Hall — 8pm
Westwood pizza parlor owner faces federal charges
The owner of Stash's Pizza in Dorchester and Roslindale is being held without bail after a judge decided his history of violence makes him a threat to possible witnesses in his forced labor case.Driving the news: Federal Judge Judith Gail Dein Tuesday ordered Stavros "Steve" Papantoniadis to remain in jail after reviewing his record, which includes an assault charge for using a pizza shovel as a weapon in 1996 and a 1997 conviction for motor-vehicle homicide, according to court documents.Catch up quick: Westwood resident Papantoniadis was arrested March 16 and charged with one federal count of forced labor, or compelling...
Westwood pizza parlor owner faces federal charges
The owner of Stash's Pizza in Dorchester and Roslindale is being held without bail after a judge decided his history of violence makes him a threat to possible witnesses in his forced labor case.Driving the news: Federal Judge Judith Gail Dein Tuesday ordered Stavros "Steve" Papantoniadis to remain in jail after reviewing his record, which includes an assault charge for using a pizza shovel as a weapon in 1996 and a 1997 conviction for motor-vehicle homicide, according to court documents.Catch up quick: Westwood resident Papantoniadis was arrested March 16 and charged with one federal count of forced labor, or compelling...
Boston teens challenge vaping trends
Young people played a huge role in passing a 2019 state law banning flavored vaping products and menthol cigarettes. Now teen advocates behind the scenes are tackling youth vaping through a racial equity lens.Why it matters: Vaping has driven an increase in underage smoking over the past decade, which health experts and advocates attribute to online marketing and flavored vapes.Youth vaping appears to be on the decline nearly three years after the flavor ban took effect, according to the Youth Health Survey.Teens and advocates say they want to limit the number of stores selling tobacco and vaping products, especially those...
Spill of the Hill: What's next for Wu's rent control plan
Spill of the Hill is Axios Boston's new column dedicated to the power players behind the politics at the State House and City Hall.Mayor Wu's attempt to let Boston set an inflation-based rent control system already appeared in critical condition when it got to Beacon Hill last week.Less than a week later, it's more likely the plan was dead on arrival, State House leaders tell Axios.The intrigue: The Democrats who run the hill, the Senate President and Speaker of the House, haven't shown any enthusiasm for Wu's plan. And at the State House, that's a death sentence for any...
Spill of the Hill: What's next for Wu's rent control plan
Spill of the Hill is Axios Boston's new column dedicated to the power players behind the politics at the State House and City Hall.Mayor Wu's attempt to let Boston set an inflation-based rent control system already appeared in critical condition when it got to Beacon Hill last week.Less than a week later, it's more likely the plan was dead on arrival, State House leaders tell Axios.The intrigue: The Democrats who run the hill, the Senate President and Speaker of the House, haven't shown any enthusiasm for Wu's plan. And at the State House, that's a death sentence for any...
Eviction filings spike in Boston
Reproduced from Eviction Lab; Chart: Axios VisualsEviction filings in Boston have exceeded pre-pandemic levels, according to data from the Eviction Lab.State of play: The Princeton University project recorded a weekly eviction filing rate for Boston of 111, based on the average of data over a four-week period ending March 4.That rate was up 73.8% from a year ago, when there was a weekly average of 64 filings.The Eviction Lab project aims to fill an "information hole in the center of the evictions crisis" by collecting data from court filings and other sources, research specialist Jacob Haas told Axios.Driving the news:...
Apple Maps gives Boston landmarks the 3D treatment
Apple Maps, once known for its borderline unusable navigation, got a major facelift in Boston.Driving the news: The California-based technology giant rolled out a "city experience" redesign last week that shows custom-designed 3D versions of Fenway Park, Quincy Market and South Station. (You can even spot Fenway's famed red seat in the app.)The Boston rollout also shows bus- and bike-only lanes, trees, elevation and crosswalks.And it offers a road-level view that helps you see which lane you actually need to take for your exit, a potential game-changer considering sometimes even Google Maps fails us on Boston's highways.The intrigue: Apple claims its "city experience" rollout offers an unprecedented level of detail that's not found in any other digital map.Steph's thought bubble: I gave up on Maps more than a decade ago, but the prospect of not having to play a guessing-game when I reach an unfamiliar exit with multiple lanes could win me over.
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