Backlash Brews Over Pot Dispensary
Milpas neighbors worry about increases in crime and traffic.
Day: February 11, 2016
Landfill Project a Waste of Energy?
Enviros voice grave concerns over the $110 million proposal.
Celebrating Female Athletes
30th annual Women in Sports Day; plus Foresters, tennis, and good-bye Hot Dog Man.
SBIFF 2016: Tom McCarthy
��Spotlight’ director honored for outstanding achievement.
SBIFF 2016: Lenny Abrahamson
A conversation with the director of “Room.”
volume 30, number 526, Feb. 11-18, 2016
Rooney Mara, Plus The Big Short, Room, and Spotlight Directors Interviewed; Festival Peeps; and Movies for Breakfast
SBIFF 2016: Movies for Breakfast
An ode to early-morning film festival viewing.
Kirk Reed: The Man Behind The Beat
The We the Beat cofounder is revitalizing S.B.’s music scene.
SBIFF 2016: Rooney Mara
The actress talks “Carol” and working with Cate Blanchett
Bright Light, Big Stars
Emily Cosentino, whose high school football team narrowly avoided being called the Needham Pansies, has hit The Independent like the proverbial whirlwind.