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The Daily Free Press

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Boston’s animal shelters adapt to pandemic, struggle with funding

Jesús Marrero Suárez April 29, 2021
Decreases in animal availability have come as the demand for adoptions increased with the pandemic.
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White Massachusetts residents more than twice as likely to own a business than Black, Latinx residents

Anna Stjernquist March 31, 2021
Less than half a percent of Boston’s 2014-2019 contract spending went to Black-owned business.
A shopping street in Salem. Businesses in Salem are preparing for reduced tourism and revenue in October due to the coronavirus pandemic. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

Salem businesses prepare for slow Halloween season

Daniel Kool October 1, 2020
Businesses in Salem are preparing for reduced crowd sizes and revenues this October as the ongoing pandemic interferes with the city’s usually busy Halloween season.
The clock on Boston University’s Charles River Campus. The clock’s designer, Thomas Erb, says his business is facing new challenges amid the coronavirus outbreak.  RACHEL SHARPLES/ DFP FILE

Small businesses hit hardest as pandemic takes its toll

Vanessa Kjeldsen April 23, 2020
The clock at the center of Boston University’s campus keeps ticking. But for many small businesses, including the clock's creator, time waits for no one.
Baltimore dream pop band Beach House performed a sold-out show Friday at the House of Blues. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA

REVIEW: Beach House conjures sad dreams at House of Blues

Kylie Obermeier March 14, 2016

“If you’re in a spot that's too brightly lit, you can walk to the darkness,” Beach House singer and keyboardist Victoria Legrand said during the duo’s concert Friday night at the House of Blues....

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