Walsh lays off 14 in BRA shakeup

The dismissals include the entire department of business development, according to the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

Walsh calls for more vibrant nightlife

Mayor Walsh’s vision to make Boston a world-class city includes streamlined permitting, he said Friday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_tunnel_11786.jpg Callahan Tunnel to reopen Monday morning

Two and a half months after it was closed for repairs, the tunnel is scheduled to reopen ahead of schedule.

John Burbine.

Accused molester attempted suicide, lawyer says

John Burbine, who is in jail as he awaits trial of molesting infants and toddlers, was rushed to a hospital today.

Shai Yaacobi, 8, of Brookline played in front of the butterfly wall during a Purim party at the Boston Children’s Museum.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Globe photos of the week, March 7, 2014

A boy fighting cancer gets to be police chief for a day, a look at the construction in the Callahan Tunnel, and more of the week’s best images.

Ideas

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/Eurasian1-817--90x90.jpg Putin’s long game? The Eurasian Union

It starts in 2015 and sounds like a scheme to rebuild the USSR, but its history is quite different — and troubling for the West.

Russian military truck moves in on Ukraine base

A Russian military truck broke down the gates and entered the base, according to a Ukrainian news agency.

style magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/style.jpg The Most Stylish Bostonians 2014

The Globe’s ninth annual list of tastemakers. The full issue is out Sunday.

Opinion

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Scot_Lehigh_150px-1681.jpg Want a longer school day? Pay up

We haven’t had a frank discussion about how to expand the school day in a way that’s educationally effective and affordable.