Medical-marijuana Plan Moves Forward

City Hall is moving ahead with developing an approval process for prospective medical-marijuana dispensaries in the city. Two groups have applied to open facilities in Springfield and received initial approval from the Mass. Department of Public Health, which is...
Wellness: No More Heartburn, No More Drugs

Wellness: No More Heartburn, No More Drugs

The Purple Pill Called Nexium: you can’t escape its ubiquitous commercials. The highly touted antidote to heartburn is one of the most widely used medicines in America; in 2012 it brought its maker, Astra Zeneca, nearly $6 billion. That’s because acid...
A Glass Apart

A Glass Apart

Ira Glass, creator of the long-running public radio program This American Life, has become a new generation’s answer to Garrison Keillor. Like Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion variety show before it, This American Life, though a very different kind of...
Page to Stage

Page to Stage

The first “issue” of Live Art Magazine!, a new, annual stage venture with the shape and structure of an art and music magazine, is almost ready for your perusal. The first few performers set the tone for the evening, with a quick-hitting series of short,...

Between the Lines: Affordable Care?

Last week was a big one for Boston—a big week for all Massachusetts. All New England, really. Of course, most of the fanfare came as a result of the Red Sox World Series win. But it’s also not every day that the Bay State gets a visit from the president....