IndyMass: July 2 & 23, 2026
Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #63 and #64. BUSINESS Low rents in a CRA program offer expansions to Cini Coffee, Momma’s Grocery and the eco-friendly Green Tiger Cambridge Somerville Independent Interesting new Cambridge to prevent the displacement of at least […]
Massachusetts Lawmakers Have Stalled On Missing Children Protections For Decades
From New England to the Southwest, the Bay State is an outlier when it comes to tracking and protecting missing children
World Cup, Late Cash: DPH Opened Bidding After Most Local Games Wrapped
From impossible calendar dates to questionable grant math, Massachusetts health agency ignores questions on post-World Cup spending
Yellow Skies Are Not Pretty
BOSTON – Many older environmentalists, myself included, have been trying to warn our fellow human beings about the danger of global warming since the 1980s. Back then, there were fewer signs that what the vast majority of climate scientists were already saying about the then-looming crisis would come true. Over the years, we’d be more […]
Mass Pledged Geographically Diverse World Cup Event Funding. In Reality, Boston Got Almost Everything.
Wake of the World Cup: How a “geographic equity” mandate was legally bypassed to keep World Cup cash in Boston
Editor’s Note: Half Off Again This Week
I’m taking another one of my pseudo-vacations this week—kind of half working and half not. And I’m thinking about ways to increase the ranks of BINJ’s major donors in my down time. So, if anyone has any bright ideas on where we can scare up $50,000 to $75,000 by mid-August to bridge us to some […]
A Unique Psychedelic Lifeline Out Of Massachusetts
Michou Olivera on fighting addiction using psilocybin and building a grassroots alternative to corporate psychedelic care
In Cambridge, Pasta And The Possibilities Of Autism Employment
While AI job screening, lack of accessibility, and funding cuts create steep hurdles for neurodivergent job seekers, local programs and inclusive employers fight to bridge gaps
Editor’s Note: BINJ Turns 11!
I am pleased to announce that the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism turned 11 years old this week! On June 30, 2015, Chris Faraone, John Loftus, and I met at a now-long-shuttered Cambridge bar and agreed to found BINJ. We had no nonprofit organization, no staff, no board, and no money at the outset. Chris […]
Opinion: The Black Response On The Matter Of ShotSpotter In Cambridge
Note: The following op-ed was submitted to the Boston Globe for publication on May 28, 2026 but never published. Two years ago, our organization, The Black Response, initiated a campaign to stop use of ShotSpotter in our community. We are an immigrant-, Black-, and brown-led grassroots organization based in Cambridge. Towards that aim, we catalyzed […]