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Craig Nickels is a Web producer and freelance writer. He currently works as a Web producer in Boston.com's news department.

His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Boston.com, Boston Business Journal, Media Ethics magazine, the (Quincy, Mass.) Patriot Ledger, the Jamaica Plain (Mass.) Gazette, and Filmfodder.com. Clips can be found on the pages listed at left.

Prior to pursing a career in journalism, Craig drifted through years of office jobs, food service, and working with at-risk youth. He also directed summer youth theater and worked as a college radio DJ and newscaster.

Featured work

Special reports and sections

Government Center
Boston.com's guide to public records, databases, and useful information.

A Promise to Keep
The VA is struggling to do right by many veterans returning from Iraq.

Homepage layouts

Stories

But can they keep the bar funky? (Web) (PDF)
(The Boston Globe, City Weekly section; February 5, 2006)
After months of rumors, Triple D's has finally changed hands. But while some worry that its replacement will be an upscale martini bar, it's not a simple case of trading dank for swank.

For Elena at Julia's, it's hair in the family (Web) (PDF)
(The Boston Globe, City Weekly section; September 11, 2005)
Elena Moore's shop, started by her mother, has been a part of Jamaica Plain for 75 years, remarkable in a neighborhood known for its diversity and change.

Photo galleries

Pups on parade: The 130th Westminster Dog Show.
The faces of Wikipedia: Patrolling the free flow of information.
Getting Close: The many faces of artist Chuck Close.

Craig Nickels
(cell) 617-501-7589
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Updated 09/14/07