Thanks so much for having me on! Check out this segment on “Talking Politics” hosted by Katie Lannan for a look into the Massachusetts cannabis industry’s latest conflicts.

Greater Boston used to be the kind of place where someone could buy a home with a working-class paycheck. That is not true anymore. For Spotlight, this is my story of a Watertown family, their multifamily home, and the fading dream of homeownership. 🧵 bit.ly/3Sa0t4j

Scoop by meera raman: Cambridge Savings Bank CEO Wayne Patenaude to retire bizjournals.com/boston/news/20… via Boston Business Journal

Hasan Minhaj has shared his in-depth response to the recent New Yorker piece on him: "It was so needlessly misleading, not just about my stand-up, but also about me as a person. The truth is, racism, FBI surveillance and the threats to my family happened" thr.cm/ThwToE2

“Rather than celebrating and applauding the firm’s efforts to place women into leadership positions, Mr. Bixby seeks to preserve the status quo for himself as an entrenched male partner," Burns & Levinson said in response to the complaint. bizjournals.com/boston/news/20…

The debut episode of our new video series, BoZton, is out! This project was a labor of love, a different kind of storytelling that hoped to bring the voices of young people to the paper. I'm biased — but it's worth the watch 🥹

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💡 What's the future of District Hall in the Seaport? Public records obtained by BostInno offer clues. bizjournals.com/boston/inno/st…

California and other states are attempting to tackle the housing crisis by rethinking the single-family neighborhood. Why isn't Massachusetts? My story for Boston Globe Spotlight Team, the latest in our series on housing. apps.bostonglobe.com/2023/10/specia…

Business owners of color are struggling to access capital at even higher rates than they were pre-pandemic, according to a new report by The Boston Foundation. bizjournals.com/boston/news/20…

"A new message for you," read the subject line from Citizens Bank. And inside the email — this. meera raman with the story that is fueling our newsroom today: bizjournals.com/boston/news/20…

Read Taylor Swift's full Person of the Year interview (featuring Benjamin Button, the cat) time.com/6342806/person…

As we start looking ahead to 2024, don't forget — Boston was that close to hosting the Olympics. Here's a look back, lessons learned and where they are now. bizjournals.com/boston/news/20…

Wow, congratulations to the Time Person of the Year for 2023.

Is Boston fun yet? A year after the city named a ‘director of nightlife economy,’ businesses weigh in on what it will take to raise metro Boston’s fun quotient. bizjournals.com/boston/news/20… Hannah Green Boston Business Journal

Dev Patel as the star of an action movie… a cast of mostly Indian actors from India instead of diaspora actors doing corny bad accents… thank you Lord God for listening to and answering my prayers

SOUND THE ALARMS! i'm back home in toronto and have started a new job as a writer at The Peak 📈! I'll be writing our twice-weekly newsletter focused on personal finance, Peak Money. i'm so excited to be a part of this dream team! Join 170K+ subscribers: readthepeak.com

Why I Stopped Saying 'Sorry' and Started Saying 'That's That Me Espresso': ow.ly/rTWv50Rrc0J

Gas is more expensive. Homes are more expensive. Even eggs are more expensive. But a dollar oyster is (mostly) still a dollar. My The Boston Globe story on how buck-a-shuck — a staple New England deal — has withstood the past few years: bostonglobe.com/2024/07/03/bus…