A pastor’s dream, a Roxbury church in crisis

Charles Street AME Church leaders are facing questions about how a rock of stability in Boston’s black community for nearly 200 years wound up so deeply in crisis.

Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara was on the ice before today’s playoff game against the Washington Capitals. The Bruins face elimination with a loss.

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Bruins vs. Capitals | christopher l. gasper

Underdog Capitals have stepped up their game

The Washington Capitals are frustrating the Bruins with timely scoring, defensive dedication and very good goaltending from newbie netminder Braden Holtby.

US, Afghanistan finalize strategic pact

The agreement sets forth guidelines for US involvement in Afghanistan as forces draw down, the two governments said.

Arrest made in stabbing death of 67-year-old woman

Timothy Kostka, 24, of South Boston, has been charged with stabbing Barbara Coyne in her Seventh Street home on April 16, Boston police said.

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MIT exhibit highlights climate change science

The new exhibit at the MIT Museum, “Rivers of Ice: Vanishing Glaciers of the Greater Himalaya,’’ contributes to the sometimes perplexing study of climate change.

Independent Film Festival Boston celebrates 10 years

The Independent Film Festival Boston both hits an important milestone and stands alone as the local film lover’s event that matters.

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Casino czar Steve Crosby’s impossible mission

Steve Crosby had a comfortable post at the University of Massachusetts and was nearing retirement. So why is he taking on the toughest job in the state — gambling czar?

Dan Shaughnessy

So far, nothing but bad times for Red Sox

It is only April and the Red Sox have unraveled completely. They blew a 9-0 lead in the seventh inning and were thrashed by the Yankees, 15-9. On national television. Mercy.

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Globe Event, Friday, April 27, 8 p.m.

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Globe Insiders are invited to attend the must-see performance and enjoy a Q&A after with the artistic director and several of the dancers.

Inside The Boston Globe

Terry Francona adjusting to life in the booth
“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” was made famous by the 1964 film “Mary Poppins.”

Ideas | The Word

America’s longest word is a contentious subject
Jiro Ono and Yoshikazu Ono appear in “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,’’ a film about the traditional Japanese craft.

Connoisseurs find sushi in Boston often lacking
‘‘Sometimes veteran teams just take longer to get going,’’ said Orioles general manager Dan Duquette (right). ‘‘We were fortunate to get off to a good start, but there are a lot of good teams in this division.”

Sunday baseball notes

Slow start by AL East keeps Red Sox in picture

Independent Film Festival Boston celebrates 10 years
Copley’s “Paul Revere” (1768) has become an icon of Revolutionary-era America.

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Portrait of the artist as an Englishman
“The style is what holds everything together with my work,’’ says Alex Katz, here checking the sequencing of pieces for a show at the Museum of Fine Arts.

art review

Alex Katz, prince of prints

Book review

‘The Cause’ by Eric Alterman and Kevin Mattson
Robert Battle (center) rehearses his work “Takademe” with Linda Celeste Sims and Yannick Lebrun.

Robert Battle looks within to lead Alvin

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144 free things to do around Boston
Sahr Ngaujah as Fela Anikulapo Kuti in the musical “Fela!” in a 2009 performance in New York.

Bill T. Jones on making ‘Fela!’
At Buttonwood Park Zoo in NewBedford, Emily, front, and Ruth poked a ball made from strips of old tires by the Toys for elephants sculpture class at Massachusetts College of Art.

MassArt class solves a huge challenge

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Harvard Law student overcomes abuse, gives back

Matthew Schoenfeld couldn’t put his abusive childhood behind him, so the 25-year-old used it to mobilize others and make a difference.

Business

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Product Reviews

Shoppers’ views on major retailers

Costco pleased shoppers better than any other retailer, according to Consumer Reports’ recent survey of more than 26,000 readers.

Columnists

Isolated long stem red rose bud. Focus = front of rosebud. 12MP camera.

joanna weiss

‘Bachelor’ lawsuit shows reality TV is behind the times

Jeff Jacoby

Obama a unifying force? Hardly

Joan Vennochi

Vatican targets nuns, not enablers of clergy sexual abuse scandal

Dan Shaughnessy

So far, nothing but bad times for Red Sox

INNOVATION ECONOMY

‘Accelerator’ programs help start-ups take off
Outside Fenway Park on its first Opening Day in 1912.

Bob Ryan

For longtime foes, nothing rivals in comparison

lawrence harmon

All is not fair in Boston hotels

Love Letters

Is he stringing her along?

opinion | scot lehiigh

Maher, Nugent pollute the dialogue

Dan Shaughnessy

A day to remember, and a game to forget

Joan Wickersham

Preparing for the Great Flood

Brian McGrory

An untimely award

Politics

Rubio leaves the door open to VP role

The comments by Florida GOP Senator Marco Rubio were softer than his remarks last week, when he said he would not want to be Mitt Romney’s running mate.

Nation & World

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Francois Hollande, the Socialist party’s candidate in the first round of France’s presidential elections, was ahead with about half the votes counted.

Hollande, Sarkozy set to advance in French election

Socialist Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy are heading for a runoff in their race for France’s presidency.

Sports

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On hockey

Playoff series slipping through Bruins’ fingers

The Bruins need to rekindle the kind of temerity they showed last spring or their season will end today in their Game 6 matinee.

Arts

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“How could I not want to play someone . . . so screwed up?’’ John Cusack says of his latest role.

John Cusack faces fears to portray Poe in ‘Raven’

Maybe John Cusack really is the sweet, amiable mensch he’s played in so many films.

Travel

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Hilltop yoga at Carmel Valley Ranch in the Santa Lucia Mountains south of San Francisco.

10 places where pleasure is the plug-in

Step away from the keyboard. Power down your phone. At the following destinations, getting unplugged has never been easier.

Books

book review

‘God’s Hotel’ by Victoria Sweet

Sweet arrived at Laguna Honda intending to work part-time just until she completed her PhD. As the years passed, though, she found herself mesmerized.

“For all the miscalculation . . . I take the blame, and I take the full responsibility. Every day I toss and turn, feeling like I let my congregation down.”

Rev. Gregory Groover,  of the Charles Street AME Church

Magazine

The cover for the April 22 2012 issue

144 free things to do around Boston
The cover for the April 15 2012 issue

In an artist’s garden
The cover for the April 8 2012 issue

Are fat baseball players a problem?
The cover for the April 1 2012 issue

45 best breakfast joints around Boston

Opinion

“With Nixonian bile, [Barack Obama] fans the flames of grievance.”

Jeff Jacoby  

Ideas

“John Singleton Copley’s life, his works, and his words defined him as a subject of the British empire, not a citizen of the American republic.”

Jane Kamensky,  on the great American painter who wasn’t American