A Prince for every occasion: He created his own borderless genre—and always sounded exactly like himself - Salon.com Funk, soul, R&B, rock, pop, blues—Prince conquered them all, and championed female artists along the way

Can’t believe Prince has been gone 10 years. Here’s my obit for him from @salon.com on that sad and shocking day.
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Politics News Site NOTUS to Become ‘The Star’

“The newsroom, which had about 45 people at the beginning of the year, will probably more than double to 95 journalists by the end of the year.” I’m happy to be one of them.

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“Did you never call? I waited for your call…”
On this day in 1984, “So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)” was released as the first single from Reckoning. The video was directed by Howard Libov and filmed at Reflection Studio in Charlotte.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette saved from closure by Maryland non-profit The buyer is the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, the parent company of the nonprofit Baltimore Banner

Baltimore Banner's publisher buys Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to save it from closure.
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Side chicks: New Bedford beach hosts rare shorebird ‘love triangle’ - The New Bedford Light Piping plovers travel thousands of miles to New England each spring to nest. Although the species is typically monogamous, this year three shorebirds appear to have returned to New Bedford to reprise ...

I'm so glad I got to edit this story.

via @brookekushwaha.bsky.social @newbedfordlight.bsky.social

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⚫️SPJ has named the State of Massachusetts the 2026 Black Hole Award recipient, a national dishonor recognizing a troubling lack of transparency in government.

☀️During #SunshineWeek, it’s a reminder: open government matters.

🔗Read more: bit.ly/4sY57S6

So proud of the journalists I work with at @newbedfordlight.bsky.social! 16 awards, 8 1st-place, at the @nenpa.bsky.social conference this weekend.

More details here, with links to our work: newbedfordlight.org/new-bedford-...

With the wind at its back, Vineyard Wind has crossed the finish line. The 186th and final blade was hoisted at the #offshorewind installation on Friday.
Full report: newbedfordlight.org/vineyard-win...
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Michael Stipe Joins Shannon Narducy YouTube video by Sanna Sharp

Michael Stipe showed up in NYC tonight for the Michael Shannon/Jason Narducy show and sang @remhq.bsky.social "These Days" (!!!!) and "The Great Beyond." 😭 😍https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RiouUSsOIs

Business owners and residents shoveled snow on Tuesday, Feb. 24, to clear the sidewalks for pedestrians. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light

City employees shovel and blow snow outside New Bedford City Hall. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light

A Home Alone board painting in a display window in New Bedford. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light

Windshield wipers stick out of the snow on a car buried in snow in New Bedford. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light

Monday’s blizzard brought 37 inches of snow to New Bedford, beating out the record set during the Blizzard of ’78 by a whopping 11 inches.

📝 Brooke Kushwaha
📸 Eleonora Bianchi

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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

The Boston Yeti is back… and he has a kid! The Boston Yeti — who first appeared over a decade ago during a big snowstorm — is back in time for this weekend’s big storm. And surprise, he’s got a kid! “Friends, I know you haven’t seen me in a while. Well, I started a family!” the Boston Yeti posted on X on Sunday afternoon, with a photo showing him…

GUESS WHO'S BACK? The Boston Yeti, who first appeared over a decade ago during a snowstorm, is back in time for this weekend's big storm. And surprise, he's got a kid! on.nbcboston.com/SbbXxvU

Let's goooo!!

Judge allows Vineyard Wind to resume construction - The New Bedford Light The ruling deals another blow to the Trump administration, which is now 0 for 4 in court battles over five suspended offshore wind projects.

The Trump administration is now 0 for 4 in court battles over five suspended offshore wind projects.

Reporting from @aelennon.bsky.social for the @newbedfordlight.bsky.social.

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Vineyard Wind can still generate power, says the fine print in Trump's lease suspension.

@aelennon.bsky.social at the @newbedfordlight.bsky.social has the story.

Trump administration suspends leases of Vineyard Wind and 4 other offshore projects - The New Bedford Light The Interior Department asserts radar interference and a national security threat to pause offshore wind projects.

#BreakingNews: The Interior Department announced Monday that it is immediately "pausing" the leases for Vineyard Wind and four other offshore wind projects because of "national security risks identified by the Department of War in recently completed classified reports."

'My favourite “Victoria Goldiee” story is... a rousing argument that real culture happens in real spaces, between real human beings, not in some cold, computer-generated reality.'

It’s ridiculously hard to open a restaurant in Boston - The Boston Globe The city is trying to fix its notorious liquor license problem. But that’s just the start.

My new article for @globeopinion.bsky.social: New restaurants in Boston neighborhoods can finally get liquor licenses — but the city still makes it too hard just to open a restaurant. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/o...

One Hundred Years Ago, the Harlem Hellfighters Bravely Led the U.S. Into WWI Their courage made headlines across the country, hailing the African-American regiment as heroes even as they faced discrimination at home

Today the Harlem Hellfighters — the all-Black regiment that saw more combat in World War I than any other Americans — received the Congressional Gold Medal. Here's my 2018 story for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social about the Hellfighters.
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A judge is skeptical of Mass AG's suit vs. Trump to defend offshore wind. @aelennon.bsky.social reports from federal court in Boston.

Opinion | Congress needs to vote on Qatar’s $400 million ‘gift’ The Founders included the emoluments clause in the Constitution for just such situations.

"Before Trump, presidents abided by the emoluments clause. President Martin Van Buren asked Congress what to do when, in 1839, the sultan of Morocco gave him two lions and, in 1840, when the sultan of Oman sent pearls and horses." — @washingtonpost.com editorial

Move over, Trump. This president’s two lions set off the greatest emoluments debate. The sultan of Morocco gifted Martin Van Buren a pair of lions, but a little-known part of the Constitution — the same that threatens to ensnare President Trump — forced him to turn them over.

My 2018 story about the ban on foreign governments' gifts to presidents — lions for Martin Van Buren pacing in the consulate in Tangier! — is linked in the @washingtonpost.com's editorial about Qatar's $400 million gift plane for Trump.

Our latest about a story we broke in April.

drivng the popemobile at high speed through lower wacker

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

Great review. That's exactly why the show was even better than I expected.

"The singer has built her name on a strain of indie rock that veers between confessional intimacy and sweeping, sad majesty, and she set it aside for an hour and a half in favor of a postpunk-fueled, goth-inspired charge."