Yes, Virginia was a trailblazer in Lynn By Sophie Yarin | February 18, 2022 7:35 PM LYNN ― Virginia Barton’s children remember their mother’s favorite saying as clear as day. “My mother’s big line to us
Artist Wendy Ekolé is Past and Present By Sophie Yarin | February 16, 2022 8:45 PM LYNN ― For Wendy Ekolé, art is about healing. When the 10th-grade math teacher was forced to shelter in place
Yarin: The decline and fall of the Dunkin’ empire By Sophie Yarin | February 15, 2022 4:00 PM If you’ve ever seen the 2016 Best Picture winner “Spotlight,” you’ll notice something about journalists. Nothing if not idiosyncratic, the
A day in the life of a new mayor in Lynn By Sophie Yarin | February 14, 2022 7:26 PM Editor’s note: Sophie Yarin spent Thursday, Feb. 3 with Mayor Jared Nicholson. LYNN ― If you want to keep up
Black history on display at LynnArts Slideshow By Sophie Yarin | February 9, 2022 9:08 PM LYNN — Black History Month is about a lot of things. Advocacy, justice, healing, education, and aspiration are just a
Yarin: Mass. deep in Massholes By Sophie Yarin | February 8, 2022 6:27 PM It’s no secret that residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts aren’t the friendliest in the nation. Your own friends and
A progress report on homelessness. Are we making any? By Sophie Yarin | February 3, 2022 6:20 PM At the start of 2022, North Shore organizations that assist homeless people ― like Lifebridge North Shore, the Lynn Shelter
On the ALERT: What is an unarmed crisis-response team, and why does Lynn need one? By Sophie Yarin | January 27, 2022 8:27 PM LYNN ― His name was Denis Reynoso. Reynoso was a 29-year-old Iraq veteran, Lynn resident, and father of two with
Congresswoman Clark Joins Metro North Y for child care roundtable discussion By Sophie Yarin | January 27, 2022 8:04 PM PEABODY ― The YMCA of Metro North welcomed Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House Katherine Clark to its “Families at
Fashioning a career from Revere By Sophie Yarin | January 19, 2022 6:51 PM REVERE ― Lidiya Romanchuk was born to be a fashion designer ― but it’s been a long time coming. “Trust
Salem drag queen Miz Diamond Wigfall shines bright By Sophie Yarin | January 14, 2022 7:44 PM SALEM ― The first thing that Miz Diamond Wigfall wants you to know about drag is that it’s political. “If
Yarin: A tale of two COVID tests By Sophie Yarin | January 12, 2022 6:45 PM In April of 2020, my four roommates decided one by one that they wanted to weather the early days of
Municipal Employees Union on transfer station: Marblehead’s ‘dirty secret’ By Sophie Yarin | January 10, 2022 6:56 PM MARBLEHEAD ― Tucked behind an auto-repair shop and a liquor store that face busy Beacon Street is the town’s dirty
Ravenstone writes a new chapter in downtown Lynn By Sophie Yarin | January 9, 2022 6:57 PM LYNN ― When Eric and Kathleen Gendron opened Ravenstone Gifts in September of 2020, their store consisted primarily of jewelry,
Yarin: Lost in the market during COVID By Sophie Yarin | January 7, 2022 7:58 PM From March 2020 to April 2021, I had no job, and quarantine was a lonely time in the city. Facing
Swampscott won’t tolerate racial injustice By Sophie Yarin | January 5, 2022 5:59 PM SWAMPSCOTT ― The town has seen more than its fair share of racially-motivated events, with incidents of racist and antisemitic
New year, new events at Peabody’s Black Box theater By Sophie Yarin | January 2, 2022 6:00 PM PEABODY ― To kick off 2022, the city’s Black Box theater has announced a year’s worth of unique, fun
Yarin: Maybe we’ll get it right this year By Sophie Yarin | December 31, 2021 4:38 PM “Whatever decision you make will be the right one.” When I was younger, my parents would offer me this simple
Flynns of Lynn take on Broadway By Sophie Yarin | December 26, 2021 7:53 PM Jake Flynn is 15 and is one busy kid. The Wenham native, whose family hails from Lynn, is starring in
Yarin: Is Christmas music a torture device for retail workers? By Sophie Yarin | December 22, 2021 7:28 PM Ah, Christmas music. It’s divisive: Some love it, some can’t stand it, and most fall somewhere in between. Most of
