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The Cornerstone Of Massachusetts Parkour

How Hub PTC, the commonwealth’s first dedicated parkour gym, jumped from YouTube inspiration to its newly revamped destination for international competition

COLIN HARMER November 24, 2025

Colleen AF Venable, Tana Ford, and Katie Armour talk Cats in Comic Books. Photo by Mattea Ortiz.

Creators Talk Cats In Comic Books

BOSTON – The Boston Comic Arts Foundation hosted its most recent session of Picture + Panel on Nov. 3, with comic artist, Tana Ford, conversing with comic writer Colleen AF Venable about cats in comic books at the Boston Figurative Arts Center. The panel was moderated by Katie Armour, the

MATTEA ORTIZ November 13, 2025

A Cup Of Mortality And A Slice Of Chocolate Cake

BOSTON – Diane Barylick, 71, is currently planning her own funeral—a fact that she shared with the 14 people gathered for a Death Cafe at Fenway Community Center on Sept. 28. Barylick wants to have her funeral at her home, be wrapped in dark green velvet (for her birthstone), and

AVA BELCHEZ November 6, 2025

While Researching The Salem Witch Trials, He Learned His Relative Was Among The Accused

“Once I realized the genealogy behind it, it felt more personal and … put more fire in my belly.”

DANA FORSYTHE September 28, 2025

Mass Mini Con: An Oasis For Pop Culture Art Collectors To Nerd Out

Indie poster festival’s headliners are the artists behind countless legendary prints

DANA FORSYTHE August 26, 2025

The Careful Growth Of Calmer Con, A Massachusetts-Born Sensory-Adjusted Comics Convention

The family behind Calmer Space sensory booths at pop culture conventions preps for its own growing annual expo

DANA FORSYTHE August 26, 2025

IndyMass: July 24, 2025

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press

JASON PRAMAS July 24, 2025

IndyMass: May 1, 2025

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press

JASON PRAMAS May 1, 2025

Painter SUVAD H in his Salem, Mass. studio.

SUVAD H.: North Shore Painter Embraces the Chaos

Bosnian-American artist hopes to open a gallery … with his alter ego “the Observer”

AVARY AMARAL April 30, 2025

Boston Sci-Fi Turns 50: Return Of The Longest-Running Genre Film Fest In The US

Our interview with director Katie Dellamaggiore, whose “Small Town Universe” will play at the festival Although the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival turns an impressive 50 this year, its roots stretch back even further—to science fiction fan gatherings in the 1940s, when a group of locals called the Stranger Club created

DANA FORSYTHE February 12, 2025