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JASON PRAMAS

BINJ’S 2023 HOLIDAY FUNDRAISING DRIVE WAS A SMASHING SUCCESS

Thanks to strong support from our amazing readers

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JASON PRAMAS January 5, 2024
Foxie the dog. Photo courtesy of Alison Foley.
SOPHIA WALDRON

REMEMBERING FOXIE THE DOG

Back Bay’s Unsung Litter Hero

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SOPHIA WALDRON October 26, 2023
Ana Schon's band with guitarist Donovan Milner. Photo by Bryan Liu. Copyright 2023 Bryan Liu.
BRYAN LIU

CUCKING IS AN ART FORM AND CUCKFEST DARES TO SHARE

Underground scene forms around Boston DIY music zine Cuckzine

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BRYAN LIU October 11, 2023
JP Cohousing's courtyard. Photo by Lindsay Shachnow. Copyright 2023 Lindsay Shachnow.
LINDSAY SHACHNOW

THE COHOUSING ALTERNATIVE

An intentional community-based approach to housing

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LINDSAY SHACHNOW August 22, 2023
CHRIS FARAONE

FOLLOW-UP: ALLEN CURRY

Subject of BINJ feature who was victim of 1981 attack by fellow firefighters one step closer to full pension We started the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism in 2015 to report stories that weren’t being told about people who were often ignored by big media.  That’s become the leading cliché

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CHRIS FARAONE August 14, 2023
Protestors cheer at June 15, 2023 indigenous rights rally in front of the Mass State House as Jean-Luc Pierite gives a speech. Photo by Yaakov Aldrich. Copyright 2023 Yaakov Aldrich.
YAAKOV ALDRICH

MASS ACTIVISTS AND LAWMAKERS RALLY AROUND INDIGENOUS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

The raft of five bills is years in the making, and has revitalized community advocacy despite facing an uphill battle in the State House

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YAAKOV ALDRICH August 3, 2023
KENDALL POLIDORI

COORDINATED RESPONSE

Greater Boston bars and venues are grappling with a rise in involuntary drugged drinks, but procedures for addressing future incidents are in sight “When you raise awareness, if you even help prevent one person from getting drugged, then that’s a good thing.” Amidst a rash of incidents in which people

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KENDALL POLIDORI May 24, 2023
CHRIS FARAONE

STRIKE & FRISK

AG Investigating BPD To Determine If “Gang Unit” Engages In “Unconstitutional Policing” The “review is focused on racial disparities in the rates at which people are stopped and frisked” There has been significant state-level scrutiny of Massachusetts municipal law enforcement in the past year, with the appointed Peace Officer Standards

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CHRIS FARAONE May 15, 2023
COLMAN HERMAN

PARKS & CHECKS

Wasteful, Opaque Bookkeeping At Two City Of Boston Nonprofit Arms “The fund not only fails at being transparent and accountable in how it spends its revenue, it misses the opportunity to create financial reports to improve management of the fund.” Some improper accounting practices have been employed for a number

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COLMAN HERMAN March 20, 2023
CHRIS FARAONE

BEYOND INFLUENCE

BINJ profiles of internet sensations tell stories behind local creatives with international fanbases This year, in addition to the community news and investigative reporting that BINJ is best known for, we are excited to get back into covering a lot of music and arts. It’s not a new initiative, we

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CHRIS FARAONE March 3, 2023
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