Healing through ink: Brookline tattoo artist specializes in gender-affirming and post-cancer care

Darlene DiBona, the owner of Odyssey Wellness Tattoo. Photo by Gaelen Morse

Darlene DiBona, the owner of a Brookline tattoo parlor that specializes in serving clients undergoing gender-affirming care and breast cancer treatments, says her work is more important now than ever. DiBona is the founder of Odyssey Wellness Tattoo on Harvard Street in Brookline Village, as well as its primary tattoo artist. She is a leading… Continue reading Healing through ink: Brookline tattoo artist specializes in gender-affirming and post-cancer care

Nonprofits and businesses on Station Street bring bustling art scene to Brookline Village

A corner studio of ceramics and multimedia artists at Station Street Studios in Brookline Village. Photo by Rani Balakrishna

When Gateway Arts moves from its longtime home on Harvard Street to the Studios on Station Street on July 1, it will be the latest sign that the arts scene in Brookline Village is on a post-pandemic rebound. Gateway, which signed a 10-year lease late last year for more than 9,000 square feet of space… Continue reading Nonprofits and businesses on Station Street bring bustling art scene to Brookline Village

From courtroom to forge: Retired Brookline lawyer discovers joy in blacksmithing

Andrew Good of Brookline in his blacksmithing studio in Dorchester. Photo by Kayana Szymczak

When Andrew Good started to wind down his 45-year career in law, he was looking for something completely different in retirement. Like many people, Good, a Brookline Village resident since 1978, wanted to reinvent himself and explore a new path in life. He first tried literally running away from his work with long-distance running, but… Continue reading From courtroom to forge: Retired Brookline lawyer discovers joy in blacksmithing