Boston fund trader arrested in insider trading sweep
Former Boston hedge fund trader Todd Newman was among seven people charged today by federal authorities in a years-long insider trading investigation.
Brian McGrory
Senator Scott Brown’s crass warfare
So, Elizabeth Warren is now an ‘‘elitist hypocrite’’ for earning a six-figure income? You’re better than this campaign, senator, and better than the name-calling.
Chris Christie says Mitt Romney should release tax returns
Christie, who has endorsed and campaigned for Romney, says it’s better to have “complete disclosure, especially when you’re the frontrunner.”
On football
Key ingredient for Ravens’ success is a lot of Ray Rice
If the Patriots expect to beat the Ravens in Sunday’s AFC title game, they are going to have to bottle up Rice, one of their ghosts of playoff failures past.
CHEAP EATS
Smoky meats, savory sides at Chelsea barbecue spot
Barbecue around Boston is competitive, but Larry J’s House of Q may be paving new ground north of the city.
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Charred brisket tips called Burnt Ends go for $7.95 at Larry J's House of Q in Chelsea.
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Owner Larry Jimerson worked the counter of the Chelsea restaurant.
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Pay $5.95 for the Blazing Saddlebag with chili or cowboy beans.
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The turkey leg ($9.95 medium; $11.95 large) is crispy on the outside with a slight smoky taste.
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All platters are served with two homemade ‘‘fixins,’’ which can also be ordered individually.
Dining Out
Winchester Italian restaurant A Tavola is a work in progress
It offers Italian dishes that are just enough off the beaten track, intriguing without being alienating.
Cruise fatalities likely to spur new rules
Nautical specialists say more stringent safety rules are almost certain to emerge from the Concordia disaster off the coast of Italy, which was blamed on human error.
“I know I have talked about changing the student assignment plan before... 2012 will be the year to finish the job.”
Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
Riders blast T fare, service plans
Nearly 300 MBTA riders wedged into Newton’s War Memorial Hall to express fear and frustration over the steep fare increases and dramatic service cuts proposed by the T.
Nation & World
Tight budgets hit prekindergarten programs
The expansion in public prekindergarten programs has slowed and even been reversed in some states as school districts cope with shrinking budgets.
Politics
GOP candidates stumble on facts in S.C. debate
This is one of a series of fact checks the Globe runs on statements by the candidates. The statements were made at Monday's GOP presidential debate in South Carolina.
Business
Foreclosure issues top state’s consumer-complaint list
Over the last two years, the number of mortgage-related complaints recorded by the state have more than quadrupled, Attorney General Martha Coakley said today.
Sports
Lightning 5, Bruins 3
Bruins lose edge vs. Lightning
Against a Tampa Bay club that hadn’t won in 2012, the Bruins looked like a team that is misfiring on too many fronts to give even the basement opponents a stiff fight.
Food and dining
At MIT, dine like a 14th-century nobleman
MIT doesn’t seem like a place where you can dine on food from the Middle Ages. But this month, you could prepare, cook, and eat medieval.
Arts
BOOK REVIEW
‘Plots Against the President’ by Sally Denton
The book details in a brisk, cogent narrative what Roosevelt faced after he won election against Herbert Hoover in 1932.
Opinion
“Santorum’s experience in New Hampshire suggests that for Gen Yers, gay equality is not just one of many issues, but rather a primary concern in evaluating a politician.”
Scot Lehigh
Ideas
“The problem, as Shoup and his allies see it, is that parking on the street is simply too desirable. Because spaces are so cheap, drivers have a powerful incentive to spend time hunting for them.”
Leon Neyfakh on the case for the $6 parking meter