The Mayoral Race

Eleven mayoral candidates, one day on the trail

Globe reporters spent Thursday — from before dawn until midnight — chronicling the 11 candidates who are actively campaigning for mayor.

Menino’s grip on BRA may outlast his tenure

With just months left in office, Mayor Thomas Menino is making key appointments to the Boston Redevelopment Authority board of directors.

Bill Belichick (left) and Greg Schiano have squared off twice in the preseason.

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Buccaneers at Patriots, 1 p.m. (Fox)

Bill Belichick, Greg Schiano put friendship on hold

The Patriots coach and Buccaneers coach face off Sunday for the first time in a game that will count in the standings.

Cyclists are kings of the road

The Netherlands is the safest country in the world for cyclists.

A cyclist’s mecca, with lessons for Boston

By innovating ways for cars and bikes to share the road, the Dutch have set the safety standard.

Officials in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands, painted larger bicycle lanes and made other improvements to increase safety at one intersection where a fatal accident occurred.

After every crash in Netherlands, intense scrutiny

Accidents are followed by detailed investigations, street redesign, and criminal prosecution on a level wholly different from Boston.

Capital One runs a cafe-style office in San Francisco. Employees serve up coffee and advice.

Banks find they must branch out

Many of the nation’s banks are reimagining their branches to try to lure more customers into brick-and-mortar offices.

More than 150 people were wounded in the attack in Nairobi, one of the worst in East Africa since 1998.

Terror attack kills at least 39 in Kenya

Two squads of gunmen moved across a fancy, crowded mall in Nairobi on Saturday, shooting shoppers in the head.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

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The mayoral campaign itself has helped make Boston a better city, and this election has been a refreshing tonic.

Globe exclusives

Tim Thomas

Sunday Hockey Notes

Thomas ready for return to greatness

Game on

Thinking anew about playing with violence
Scott Boras believes two neutral-site World Series games would add interest.

Sunday baseball notes

Neutral sites proposed for start of Series
Jessica Bashelor led an indoor cycling class at the Handle Bar, a workout studio she opened this summer.

On the Job

Where social media, spinning meet
Tennessee Williams, seen in his New York apartment in 1965, began to fall out of favor in the ’60s.

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Tennessee Williams’s time is now

Ideas

How Boston is wooing Chinese tourists

buzzsaw

Remembering the good old days of ‘Dexter’
Pamela Bradford.

The true story of a thrift shop coat

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Mayoral candidates on the issues
For his directorial feature debut, “Don Jon,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt opted to address pornography addiction.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt pushes boundaries

An aerial view of Doris Duke’s Newport estate, Rough Point. The grounds were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.

Travel

In Newport, R.I., echoes of an eccentric heiress
Bryan Cranston stars as President Johnson in American Repertory Theater’s production of “All the Way.”

Stage Review

Bryan Cranston delivers in ‘All the Way’

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Signs including Christen Dellorco’s compete for attention.

Mayoral rivals hotly contest their common ground

Campaigns are doing their best to pick off every vote, splitting neighborhoods, streets, and even families in the process.

Sports

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Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 2

Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks struck out to end the game.

Loss a setback in best-record chase for Red Sox

The Red Sox lost ground in the race for the best record in the American League after succumbing to the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Metro

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A Boston bomb squad officer sprawled out as he examined the device.

Suspect package closes downtown Boston block

A 1-foot-by-1-foot box containing visible metal electrical components, wires, and a powder-like substance was discovered in Government Center early Saturday.

Columnists

Clay Buchholz threw the most pitches he has since his comeback (106) without pain or issue.

Christopher L. Gasper

Buchholz slowly regaining his form

JOAN VENNOCHI

Will women turn tide for Golar Richie?
David Ross, Dustin Pedroia and the Red Sox have exceeded most fans’ expectations this season.

Bob Ryan

What a pleasant surprise

JOANNA WEISS

Shaking up the academic core

Brian Krejcarek got $100,000 in funding from members of panel of investors after his on-stage demo.

Innovation Economy

Easy to launch, tough to build

SCOT LEHIGH

Push harder for gun-law changes

Kevin Cullen

New book honors Jewish baseball players
Tommy Kelly has been a positive addition for the Patriots’ defense.

Christopher L. Gasper

No denying Pats’ D has improved

Tech Lab

It’s easier to share files between phones

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The literature of bullying
artha Coakley and Charlie Baker.

Yvonne Abraham

A second act for Charlie Coakley

JOAN VENNOCHI

Boston soars, but only for some developers

Nation & World

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House majority leader Eric Cantor spoke accompanied by Speak John Boehner at a news conference in Washington. Republicans are trying to keep the uninsured from enrolling.

Battle reignites with rollout of health law near

President Obama is facing an aggressive Republican campaign to prevent a successful rollout and to deny him his most important legacy.

Business

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David Seltz (above) and other health experts spoke about health care affordability at a forum sponsored by the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization.

No easy answers for containing health care costs

Pressure is mounting on doctors, hospitals, and insurers in Massachusetts to get prices and premiums under control.

Arts

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Robert Reich in the documentary “Inequality for All,” which he says is his “last hurrah. If this doesn’t educate the public, I give up.”

Robert Reich takes his fight to the big screen

In his new documentary “Inequality for All,” Reich tries once again to spread his message about America’s broken economy.

Travel

“We call it local summer,” says Shannon McCabe, who was raised on Block Island and works at Rustic Rides Farm, her family’s guided horse ride business.

Autumn is fun and affordable on Block Island

The vibe on this scenic spit of land 13 miles off the Rhode Island coast is decidedly more relaxed.

Books

book review

‘Traveling Sprinkler’ by Nicholson Baker

Paul Chowder, hero of “The Anthologist,” rides again in Baker’s latest antic performance.

Globe Insiders

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Attend a book signing and presentation by Qais Akbar Omar, author of the internationally acclaimed memoir.

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Do we still trust Bill Belichick?
The cover for the September 15 2013 issue

Beauty of the bottle
The cover for the September 8 2013 issue

Jefferson slept here
The cover for the August 25 2013 issue

Little folk

Ideas

“You even can see and hear birds in Boston, something unthinkable in Chinese cities.”

Wolfgang Georg Arlt,  founder of the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute