Menino emotional as term nears end

Mayor Menino fought back tears today as he cut the ribbon on a new playground named for him in Charlestown.

Boston Mayoral Election - Nov. 5

Walsh makes final push

Mayoral hopeful Martin Walsh began a final full day of campaigning in South Boston, and planned an election eve rally at 6:30 p.m.

Connolly crosses city on last full day of campaigning

John Connolly greeted commuters at the Forest Hill MBTA station, then headed to Chinatown and Mattapan.

Hedge fund giant to pay $1.8b for insider trading

The penalty against SAC Capital marks the largest financial penalty in history for insider trading.

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, who developed a stress management practice at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, heads off to practice yoga.

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Health

More doctors prescribing stress management

Many medical issues are affected by stress, leading doctors to increasingly help their patients find peace.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/186383332.jpg Red Sox make $14m offers to Ellsbury, Napoli, Drew

The team made qualifying, one-year offers to three key free agents. The players have a week to decide whether to take them.

Aaron Dobson (right) celebrates his 81-yard fourth-quarter TD reception with teammate Matthew Mulligan.

Tom Brady, receivers finally find harmony

The Patriots’ startling aerial assault told much of the story in the rout of the Steelers.

opinion | Mike Ross

Boston the epicenter of craft beer?

Antiquated zoning rules make opening a brewery harder than it should be, and local government needs to think of breweries as an industry to be cultivated.

Opinion

opinion | jennifer graham

A generation of idle trophy kids

As the recession recedes, it’s getting harder to believe we’ve given millennials the skills and the motivation to provide for themselves.

Arts

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Album Review | Hip-hop

M.I.A., ‘Matangi’

The English/Sri Lankan rapper’s fourth album contains straightforward songs that would’ve fit easily on Rihanna’s last two albums.