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New Readership Survey for Spare Change and Whats Up:

Whats Up is a non-profit magazine written by volunteers and distributed by street vendors who are in need of alternative employment. We replace those tired papers you pick up full of condensed stories and lists of trends. Whats Up focuses on bringing arts and social awareness news to the streets of Boston, and anywhere else you want to take us. Feel good about what you read and those you help support. Join up!**As of November 2007 Whats Up has merged with Spare Change News, Boston's other street paper. Our Autumn 2007 issue was the last issue of Whats Up as a stand-alone. As of Feb 28, 2008 we've begun publishing as an insert within Spare Change, bringing the arts and humor to hold hands with their local poverty and homelessness coverage.**

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Writers, vendors, partiers, advertisers, musicians, artists, editors, donors, volunteers of all kinds (we need business-side and fundraising help in addition to writers), friends. Bands and artists, wanna do a show as a benefit for us? We are down. Everyone, please drop by our office, 1151 Mass Ave in Harvard Square, any Wednesday at 6:30pm for our volunteer meetings, or if you can't make it, be in touch about how to get involved: [email protected], 617-497-1595. Long-distance submissions welcomed. To join our weekly mailing list about story ideas, volunteer opportunities and events, send mail to [email protected].

Heroes:

The Big Issue (street paper in UK that was the inspiration for Whats Up)

My Blog

Summer Development Internship

The Homeless Empowerment Project, publisher of Spare Change News Boston's street paper empowering the homeless and economically disadvantaged is seeking a development intern to work on a part-time...
Posted by Whats Up Magazine on Fri, 02 May 2008 08:49:00 PST

Moving Day

As of Monday, Whats Up will be in the Spare Change office -- 1151 Mass Ave, Harvard Square. Please come visit! My hours:Mondays - 10 til 6:30 --> then I'll stay for our volunteer meetings, now every...
Posted by Whats Up Magazine on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:43:00 PST

All Things Official

Small news first: No editorial meeting over at Spare Change tonight due to the holiday. BIG NEWS from Kathy (Program Director):This Friday, November 16 will be my last day working out of the Whats ...
Posted by Whats Up Magazine on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:00:00 PST

Police Harassing Vendors

Hey writers -- We have a very important story that needs covering. Both Spare Change and Whats Up vendors, who are doing their jobs and following all the rules (and I'm sure going above and beyond at ...
Posted by Whats Up Magazine on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:48:00 PST

Write for Us!

Maybe you: *Used to write for Whats Up an need an outlet while we're on publishing hiatus til early '08*Like to write but never been published before. (Don't worry, we'll go easy on ya. Street pap...
Posted by Whats Up Magazine on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:50:00 PST

Free Food Event Saturday

Veggie Food Fest is this Saturday, 10-6, Reggie Lewis Centerhttp://www.bostonveg.org/foodfestTwo of Whats Up star writers will be showing off their skillz there:* Emilie Hardman, our Conscious Kitchen...
Posted by Whats Up Magazine on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:02:00 PST

Feeding the Hungry as a Crime?

Feeding the Hungry is a CrimeCity councils are cracking down on charity groups that feed the homelesswithout a permitThe stake-out was almost comical in its absurdity: On April 4, 2007,undercover poli...
Posted by Whats Up Magazine on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:00:00 PST

Fun Events This Week

What's up gang?Drop by the volunteer meeting tonight at 6:30 for the hot scoop on the joint board meeting we had tonight with Spare Change. Then the Whats Up meeting on the 26th will be a joint WU/SC ...
Posted by Whats Up Magazine on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:09:00 PST

An easy way to help

What we need: For you to come by the Whats Up office, grab a stack of back issues, and once a week check to be sure the store(s) in your neighborhood are stockedWhy: Visibility, to get our great mag o...
Posted by Whats Up Magazine on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:11:00 PST

Exciting Times

If you haven't checked in with Whats Up in a minute, we've got a lot going on. Come to our open volunteer meeting on Wednedsday, September 12, 6:30 pm (23 Dartmouth St. in Boston's South End) when we...
Posted by Whats Up Magazine on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:48:00 PST