The Spark Council is a volunteer leadership and civic engagement program for millennial and Gen Z residents responsible for leading engagement initiatives and advising the mayor’s office on the affairs of young Bostonians. Thursday night, SPARK held a conversation with Boston’s nightlife director, Corean Reynolds, and “local leaders shaping the city’s nightlife economy” at the Boston Public Market.
The panel skewed more towards Millennials than Gen Z. The panelists were owners, CEOs, executive directors, and city employees – a far cry from the local nightlife scene they were addressing. The demographic was further confused by the setting – how are the industry professionals most affected by Boston’s so-so scene supposed to make time on a Thursday evening?
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