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October 22, 2021 0

Halloween happenings in Salem

Nicknamed “Witch City” for its infamous 1692 witch trials, Salem, Massachusetts is a global epicenter for halloween festivities. The city hosts a month-long halloween celebration (Haunted Happenings) beginning with a grand parade all around the city. Then, as the month progresses, vendors, decorations and performers start to spread. Even with a short walk around downtown, themed shops, historic sites, and famous attractions can be found. Typically, Salem would welcome more than half a million tourists during halloween season alone (nearly […]

October 22, 2021 0

Prison activity: covid, VOTES, and moratorium

by Shira Laucharoen

There has been significant activity around legislation relating to Massachusetts prisons, while simultaneously, facilities operated by the Department of Corrections (DOC) have seen a decline in COVID-19 cases. Political leaders have been pushing to pass the Prison Moratorium Bill, which would freeze new prison construction projects for five years. In addition, the VOTES Act was passed in the Senate, giving incarcerated people the ability to vote in elections. According to the DOC’s Special Master’s Report, on August 16, there were […]

October 8, 2021 0

Clean Up Chinatown Day of Service

by Sampan Staff

Student volunteers from Boston University, as well as AACA staff and City Councilor Ed Flynn, held a day of service to help clean the streets of Chinatown. On Sunday September 26, the group gathered at the Chinatown Gate before giving back to the community by helping to keep it healthy and clean. Various efforts to help clean Chinatown have been pushed for over the years, including the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center’s We Love Boston campaign, Tufts University partnerships and the […]

October 8, 2021 0

Double Chin Brings Double the Flavor

by Anna Ing

Double Chin, owned by sisters Emily and Gloria Chin, is a staple restaurant located in the heart of Boston’s Chinatown. Happy to see that it was still a thriving business post-Pandemic, I revisited them to check out their extensive menu, which now features new additions for tasting. Double Chin’s kitchen offers modern Hong Kong cuisine with a twist. The generously huge plate of Surf N’ Turf, which goes for $26, was a great Chinese appetizer to start with (popular in […]

October 8, 2021 0

Ganbei! Baijiu Cocktails are Here

by Richard Auffrey

As I’ve said often, Baijiu, the famed Chinese spirit, is the Durian fruit of the spirits world — both having a reputation, primarily with non-Asians, of possessing a foul aroma and taste. However, both are misunderstood, and Baijiu itself comes in a variety of flavor profiles, including plenty which would appeal to almost any American consumer. It is the most popular spirit in the world, with the top five most valuable spirit brands in the world all being Baijiu distilleries. The sixth spot […]

September 17, 2021 0

Experience Chinatown – discovery through the arts

by Sampan Staff

Experience Chinatown is a community display of murals, art installations, music and performances to engage the residents and visitors of Chinatown. Held by the Pao Arts Center, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) and Bunker Hill Community College, local artists are bringing their passions to the public for a unique cultural engagement event. Around the neighborhood, window paintings can be spotted in various restaurants, each with unique styles and approaches to Chinese culture. They amplify the excitement of the area, and […]

September 17, 2021 0

Sounds of udon at Tsurutontan

by Anna Ing

Tsurutontan is a Japanese udon restaurant chain where the founder opened his first restaurant in Osaka, Japan in 1979. Then, in 1989, the first TsuruTonTan-Noodle Craftsman’s Hospitality restaurant opened up after the founder did extensive research on various styles of udon noodles. Their first international location outside of Japan was opened in 2016 in New York City. Now, they have expanded their locations to include Boston, another Manhattan location, and one in Hawaii. According to their website, the restaurant name […]

September 17, 2021 0

Balut brings business to Cavendish Game Birds

by Richard Auffrey

On a recent journey to southern Vermont, I visited Cavendish Game Birds to tour the facility and learn more about their captivating success story during this pandemic. Cavendish was established in 1988 by Bill Thompson, a chef who initially started raising pheasants, selling them to local restaurants. His brother, Rick, was convinced to join his brother’s endeavor, and in 1998, they purchased a 75-acre farm in Springfield, Vermont. They started selling other game birds as well, from quail to ducks. Over the […]

September 3, 2021 0

Concerns of air pollution increase

by Jacqueline Church

The tease of fresh, sweet air during the early pandemic still lingers in recent memory. With no cars on the road, residents could literally taste the clean air we had not known we were missing. Now, the unexplained rerouting of Logan International Airport traffic trailing exhaust, obliterates the last vestiges of hope that we might have taken advantage of the pandemic’s pause to create a better “new normal”, and enjoy a more robust set of initiatives to improve air quality […]

Malden's Chinese Cultural connection crowd of people

August 6, 2021 0

Malden’s Chinese Cultural Connection engages community with open house

by Sampan Staff

On Saturday July 24, 2021, the Chinese Cultural Connection (CCC) in Malden opened its doors to the community. Located in the J Malden Center, the CCC gathered its staff and friends in the lobby for a day of fun, family and connection. Booths were set up showcasing traditional Chinese artifacts such as fans, coins, and dolls. Chinese knots were being woven, and across the way was a calligraphy station, where guests could request a custom phrase. The largest crowd present […]

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