@andeverything__nice: Step Into a Sunset Spring Morning

When you step into DamnFine Coffee Co., the first couple of things you notice are the beautiful photographs on the wall and kind employees who work behind the counter, always greeting customer with a smiling face. In addition to delicious coffee – try the iced vanilla-bean-paste latte – the shop also specializes in food to go; the pizza toast and salted chocolate chip cookie are crowd favorites.

Commentary: Richie Greenberg

The practice of offering low-income discounts on speeding ticket fines is a blatant violation of justice, undermining the very principles that should govern our legal system. It creates a two-tiered framework where the punishment for breaking the law—specifically, speeding—depends not on the offense itself, but on the offender’s bank account.

Assembly: Catherine Stefani

As I step into this role, I remain deeply committed to addressing the issues that matter most to our communities. That’s why I am excited to share details about my first legislative efforts – bills designed to make our neighborhoods safer, healthier and more affordable. None of this would be possible without you, the voters who placed your trust in me to lead and advocate on your behalf.

‘Isaac Julien: I Dream a World’ Opens at de Young Museum April 12

Watching the 28-minute, 10-screen film/art installation, “Lessons of the Hour,” by British artist/filmmaker Sir Issac Julien, is not as overwhelming as one might think. In fact, the flood of images, sounds and words, dedicated to the life of writer, orator, philosopher and social justice activist Fredrick Douglass (1818-1895), a former slave, allows the viewer to absorb and interpret the immersive experience in their own way.

Commentary: Quentin L. Kopp

On Jan. 9, 1961, President-elect John F. Kennedy, not yet sworn in as president of the United States, addressed the Massachusetts legislature in Boston and uttered memorable words regarding the “high court of history” deciding fulfillment of responsibilities to our nation. He declared: “Courage – judgment – integrity – dedication – these are the historic qualities which, with God’s help … will characterize our government’s conduct in the four stormy years ahead.”