JT ThompsonWhat makes America great? Conversations in Union Square, Portrait 9: ShawnShawn: early 20s, an epidemiology researcher at The Broad Institute, a lab that is a collaboration between Harvard and MIT. Part of a wave…May 25, 2017May 25, 2017
JT ThompsonWhat makes America Great? Conversations in Union Square, Portrait 8, Tony and JerryTony and Jerry: father and son team at P.A.’s Lounge, a bare bones bar at the heart of Union Square, which Tony opened 45 years ago, when…May 18, 2017May 18, 2017
JT ThompsonWhat makes America great? Conversations in Union Square, Portrait 7: MariaOwner’s daughter (we’ll call her Maria, as she wanted to remain anonymous): an Italian deli that has been in Union Square for over 30…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
JT ThompsonWhat makes America great? Conversations in Union Square, Portrait 6: DaveDave: the owner of Grooves, a secondhand record store in Union Square which is riding the wave of the vinyl revival. The long plate glass…May 5, 2017May 5, 2017
JT ThompsonWhat makes America great? Conversations in Union Square, Portrait 5: JeetendraJeetendra: owner of New Bombay, a tiny Nepalese market on the west side of Union Square. The market is nestled behind a chain link fence in…Apr 27, 2017Apr 27, 2017
JT ThompsonWhat makes America great? Conversations in Union Square, Portrait 4Alberto: the Puerto Rican owner of Casa B, an elegant but warmly welcoming tapas restaurant just off Union Square’s main plaza. He and his…Apr 20, 2017Apr 20, 2017
JT ThompsonWhat makes America great? Conversations in Union Square, Portrait 3: Julie AnnJulie Ann: late 30s, an artist who I discovered through a display of her poems at a Union Square cafe. Julie Ann, who moved to Somerville…Apr 13, 2017Apr 13, 2017
JT ThompsonWhat makes America great? Conversations in Union Square, Portrait 2: AndrewAndrew: late 30s, shaved head and a goatee, is a London-born Ghanaian — tall, powerful looking, broadshouldered, with an exuberant, gap…Apr 4, 2017Apr 4, 2017
JT ThompsonWhat makes America great? Conversations in Union Square, Portrait 1: SamUnion Square, Somerville, MA, across the river from Boston, is known for being home to the first American flag — flown by General…Apr 4, 2017Apr 4, 2017