Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 47F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.
Jury selection has begun in the retrial of Karen Read, who is charged with the murder of her boyfriend, a former police officer.
Layoffs at the US Department of Health and Human Services have begun; 10,000 jobs are slated to be cut.
Late last night, Sen. Cory Booker took to the Senate floor, speaking in protest of Trump administration actions. He's still speaking.
Mass Audubon, GreenRoots, and The Neighborhood Developers Plan New Climate Resilient Park with Housing in Chelsea
The Superior Court has approved an offer to purchase 18 acres of waterfront property "to create a broadly accessible, climate-resilient park, mixed-income housing, and community amenities along the Chelsea Creek waterfront... on the former site of the Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Co."
Red Prairie Dawn from The Splinters. Great tune by Garry Harrison.
#bluegrass #acousticMusic #fiddle #guitar #banjo #mandolin #boston #newEngland
The playlist for today's (3/31/25) episode of Not Brahms and Liszt can be found at:
https://alleystoughton.us/not-brahms-and-liszt/#show464
And a Samply link (good for 2 weeks only, downloads not allowed) to the high-quality audio file for the show can be found at:
https://samply.app/p/mejOZinjTUlHltLybkqz
You can listen via this link in your web browser, without an account. There is also an iOS app.
Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 59F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 mi.
Protests at Tesla dealerships have spread across the U.S.
Marine LePen, far-right political leader in #France cannot run for president for 5 years after an embezzlement conviction.
Trump is doubling down on tariffs, saying he will roll out more on Wednesday.
Ninety minutes of modern classical music for solo piano this (3/31/25) afternoon beginning at 4pm ET on WMBR Cambridge 88.1 FM streaming on https://wmbr.org
oh this is cool - #PrincessMononoke in IMAX, dubbed/subbed options, #AssemblyRow in #SomervilleMA and in #DorchesterMA too, a couple more shows over the next few days https://www.fandango.com/princess-mononoke-4k-2025-239729/movie-overview?date=2025-03-31
#BostonAnime #Boston #anime #movies #Dorchester #StudioGhibli #BostonFilm #BostonGeek
Music for solo piano by Texu Kim, Bruce Stark, Nils Vigeland & Mark Winges - featuring Blaise Bryski, Isabella Jie, Eun-Hee Park & Jing Yang - on Not Brahms and Liszt Monday (3/31/25) 4-5:30pm ET on WMBR Cambridge 88.1 FM streaming on https://wmbr.org
Brand new source of news for #Boston and environs. Led by experienced journalist and former editor of the Bay State Banner Yawu Miller.
A local food charity was asking about what kind of platforms might be available instead of Instaram?
I don't have good answers; except that as we have seen in the research that you must stay on instagram but create an alternative home which has all of the functionality you need and then point people from the place you dislike, towards the spaces you like
Within reason, of course.
Has anyone here has cause to develop food pantry communication systems?
A reminder that there is an email list for my weekly modern classical music radio program Not Brahms and Liszt on WMBR Cambridge:
https://alleystoughton.us/not-brahms-and-liszt/#EmailList
Subscribers get a weekly email with a link to information about the week's program plus a time-limited link to the program's high-quality audio.
@contemporarymusic #ModernClassical #Classical #Radio #Cambridge #Boston
Sunday - #CambridgeMA clothing swap/clothing repairs event by We Thieves - 5$+ sliding scale plus bring 5-15 garments to swap. Proceeds support https://www.ontherise.org
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/no-frills-all-fundraising-clothing-swap-and-repair-day-tickets-1226415324249
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#Boston #BostonWeekend 24/x
Hello #fediverse - this is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 54F at Logan and visibility is 10mi.
A third of faculty at Wellesley College are on strike, and Harvard Yard is closed to those without a Harvard ID.
Stocks tumbled on Wall Street, as turbulence triggered by Trump tariffs wipe out the 401K gains of many Americans.
ChatGPT now lets you generate images in the style of Studio Ghibli cartoons like My Neighbor Totoro - without a dime going to the creator.
Sunday - #LOTR marathon - 8am-11pm - ALL THE RINGS - extended cuts of the films, $55 for them all, but single ticket options available, costumes encouraged, #Jaffrey #NewHampshire (~90 minute drive from #boston)
https://theparktheatre.org/rings/
#BostonFilm #bostonGeek #SouthNH #BostonWeekend 23/x
Sunday afternoon - #ACapella college group semifinals at #Berklee in #Boston
https://varsityvocals.com/event/2025_icca_ne_sf_berklee/
#BostonMusic #BostonWeekend 18/x
