IndyMass: August 28, 2025

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
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
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
Editorial: Why Left Unions, Nonprofits, And Foundations Don’t Fund Left Journalism

And why they need to stop dumping millions on PR firms and start funding left news organizations before we all collapse
As Greater Boston Housing Costs Soar, Advocates Confront Tent Bans, Sweeps, And Cuts

Catching up with Warm Up Boston about tent sweeps, shelter limits, drug dangers, and the criminalization of people living on streets
Mass Native Brings Beach Towel Art Project To Oldtimers Longboard Classic

“Cape Cod and the surrounding area has such a wonderfully creative community, the decision to attempt the towel show here felt natural.”
Video: Covering Cambridge With Marc Levy And Tom Meek Of Cambridge Day

On local journalism, arts and eats beats, and the challenges of reporting in Cambridge and neighboring Somerville too
Meet One Of The Young Advocates Advancing Psychedelics In Massachusetts

With one milestone already behind him, Tim Morris says that securing “at-home cultivation” of plant medicine like psilocybin will be “the real milestone.”
Editorial: HorizonMass Is Rebranding

As we start our third year of publication, we’ve decided our news outlet needs BINJ in its name
IndyMass: August 14, 2025

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press