[News to Us] 
... will be won by cameras
Graffiti artists and illegal trash dumpers beware: The city of Boston might just be watching you. Copying New York, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and even Providence, the Boston City Council considered boosting a vandalism deterrent that catches taggers and trashers in the act.
[News to Us] 
Last week, the Judiciary Committee heard testimony on a bill proposing we "regulate and tax the cannabis industry," so the state can collect tax dollars from adults who toke recreationally and grow for personal use. The only problem is the "cannabis industry" still doesn't legally exist in Massachusetts.
[Letter from the Editor]
Ever have one of those weeks where nothing is working and it feels like your skeleton climbed into your skin wrong? Yeah, we had one of those (see below). To top it off, our private Dig religion dictated we drink heavily and self-induce hangovers.
[Media Farm] 
THE CARR FAMILY detests all that is evil, from hacks to kids on their lawn, to politicians who sneeze into your tax dollars, to the liberal establishment, to ... kids on their lawn.
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1271 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON. 617.267.8300
Drinking in the HoJo bar is like being stuck in a David Lynch movie, but that's not a criticism.
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10 HUNTINGTON AVE., BOSTON. 617.424.7446
Hidden away on the back side, or far side, or inside the Westin Copley hotel is Bar 10, a dark and swank place buried behind some secret entrance I've never noticed before.
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ONE COURT ST., BOSTON. 617.979.8200. WOODWARDATAMES.COM
LUPEC's last installment of Dig-assigned debauchery ended with a 12-cocktail flight.
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220 ALEWIFE BROOK PARKWAY, CAMBRIDGE. 617.491.8000. HOTELTRIA.COM
Admittedly, I was skeptical about this place when Google Maps placed it 2 miles from any cross-street I recognized; little did I know it's a laidback haven for indie rockstars, with a witty staff and free pool.
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100 STUART ST., THEATER DISTRICT, BOSTON. 617.310.6790. WHOTELS.COM/BOSTON</P>
The W Hotel towers over the Theater District, the latest in a crop of new skyscrapers that have sprouted up there.
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ONE BENNETT ST., CAMBRIDGE. 617.661.8010. NOIR-BAR.COM
Noir at the Charles Hotel is a ritzy watering hole preferred by Harvard professors, celebrity Hasty Pudding honorees and local musicians for its low lighting and sophisticated clientele.
