Phil White, former IROC director who now runs Kingdom Games, is one of 12 people worldwide who have been nominated for the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) Man of the Year.
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Are hops making a comeback in Vermont?
The rise of craft brewing in the 1980s, and its subsequent explosion, have caused recent shortages of hops. Professor Heather Darby of the University of Vermont has been working on bringing hops back to the state with cooperation from local brewers like Brian Cook of Kingdom Brewing in Newport Center and the Vermont Brewers Association.
News: Post Office Post-Mortem
But the Union Square property continues to incite debate, speculation and federal review – partially focused on the Ross Moffett mural located in the lobby, whether the USPS was lax in following Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the lack of outcry from public officials around the sale and claims that closure of the office has affected postal service in the city.
Graffiti artist fights addiction to street art
Graffiti gained popularity as art on New York City subway trains in the 1970s. Andree says he’s been told that it was artists named Gene, short for Genius, and Sen2 who brought it to Boston around 1980. He says his history of the Boston graffiti scene comes from an artist named Click, one of the originators of Boston’s graffiti scene.
By 1983, Boston had a full-blown graffiti culture. The elevated Orange Line route that ran through Roxbury was a particular hot spot, with graffiti works lining roofs and high walls within view of passing trains.
More than two decades later, balanced on a girder over the iron-gray water of the Charles River, Andree, now 33, is going by the name Caype, and he must be one of the most prolific and longest active graffiti writers in Boston’s history. It’s also a chapter in his life he’s trying to move past.
Home Brewin'
Three small Somerville breweries have started making big money inside city limits and beyond.
Food Truckin'
A ‘pilot to a pilot program’ for food trucks may offer some insight into how the booming industry would fit into Somerville.