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SPECIAL FEATURE: SWAMPSCOTT VS. SHIMMY

Photo by Nate Lampkin The prosecution of protester Ernst Jean-Jacques Jr. on the North Shore is a clear example of a Black Lives Matter activist being targeted by local law enforcement. Without national attention on the case, authorities…

BUSINESS PROFILE: ROCOCO FLORAL

The Bow Market shop brings the aesthetic of 18th century French art to flower arrangements (Somerville Wire) – Owners Claudia Lapeña and Julia Conrad opened Rococo Floral during the pandemic and haven’t looked back since. The Union Square…

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The Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism produces bold investigative reporting that challenges powerful interests and lifts up the voices of marginalized people. BINJ publishes high-quality journalism by experienced reporters as well as talented and highly motivated college students whom we train and mentor. Our reporting and analysis fills the gaps left by the mainstream media in Greater Boston and throughout Massachusetts, focusing on prisons, policing, surveillance, housing, the environment, arts, media and other critical issues facing our city and state.

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