Boston announces revolutionary drink-in-public zones
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"Boston announces revolutionary drink-in-public zones" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include WHDH, MassLive, The Harvard Crimson and The Boston Globe. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (7)
- 190+ Boston bars and restaurants get extended World Cup hours. See the full list. Boston.com · 7h ago
- Mass. is famously strict with its drinking laws. But starting Friday, Boston will open outdoor drinking zones during World Cup. The Boston Globe · 7h ago
- Cambridge opens public consumption zones, allows sale of alcohol to-go for the summer WHDH · 7h ago
- Here are the Boston bars that can stay open until 3 a.m. this summer so far MassLive · 7h ago
- As Harvard Square Becomes a Public Drinking Zone, Bars Move Quickly The Harvard Crimson · 7h ago
- A last-minute World Cup perk allowed public drinking in areas of Cambridge. People took to the streets. The Boston Globe · 7h ago
- Boston announces revolutionary drink-in-public zones Universal Hub · 7h ago
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