Eric Garner case protests remain largely peaceful

Thousands of protesters fanned out across the city, blocking traffic and interrupting MBTA service.

Evan Horowitz

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/horowitz--90x90.png An interpretation of the grand jury?s decision on Eric Garner?s death

What you need to know about the case involving a white police officer whose choke hold killed an unarmed black man.

What #CrimingWhileWhite, #AliveWhileBlack tell us about race

In the wake of the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases, the Twitter hashtags gained popularity.

City Council flexes its subpoena muscle

The council has issued or threatened to issue subpoenas three times in recent months after rarely doing so for years.

Debate over bidding for Olympics loudest in Boston

Of the four US cities vying to host the 2024 Olympics, Boston also has the least recent history bidding for the Games.

Bryon Hefner.

For senator?s partner, uproar is unexpected turn in a resilient life

Since Stanley Rosenberg was anointed the incoming Senate president, Bryon Hefner has been stirring unease in the Senate.

Adrian Walker

Stanley Rosenberg?s tenure off to a messy start

Is this how Rosenberg plans to run the state Senate?

Illustration by Jeffrey Smith

Abigail Johnson putting her stamp on Fidelity

The new chief executive of Fidelity Investments is the heiress without airs, the billionaire who breaks type.

TV review

Williams shines, Walken chews scenery in live ?Peter Pan?

NBC?s ?Peter Pan Live!? was endlessly, weirdly watchable, which is not the same thing as a coherent artistic triumph.

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Mark Wahlberg applies to have 1988 assault erased

The onetime ruffian from Dorchester has applied to have a violent assault conviction removed from his record.

Shirley Leung

Marty Walsh takes his time picking a BRA director

Here?s betting that Walsh still won?t have a pick by the time Charlie Baker is sworn in.

Keegan, a 1-year-old yellow Lab, was given to the Boston Fire Department by the Connecticut State Police, who trained him.

Boston fire department has first arson dog since 1990s

Keegan, a 1-year-old yellow Lab, was given to the Boston Fire Department by the Connecticut State Police.

Boston Marathon champion Bill Rodgers helped Dean Waswo, 9 months, at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Globe Santa has given gifts to nearly 3 million children.

Globe Santa

Comedians stand up for Globe Santa

?No Rest for the Wicked Funny,? a 24-hour show set to begin Friday at 7 p.m., is a hodgepodge.

David Ortiz (left) would love to be reunited in Boston with Jon Lester Jim Davis/Globe Staff

David Ortiz hopeful that Jon Lester returns to Red Sox

At his charity event in the Dominican Republic, Ortiz said the lefthander is exactly what the Sox need.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Raimondo_005A.jpg Gina Raimondo hopes to put Rhode Island back to work

Raimondo?s victory in the R.I. governor?s race has stirred optimism in a state whose sometimes ill-fitting motto is ?Hope.?

Opinion

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Lawrence_Harmon-1246.jpg The road to lower rents in Boston

The two-bedroom, $1,500 apartment might emerge as a byproduct of new construction.

The Big Picture

John Blanding/Globe Staff

Globe photos of the month

Election scenes, images from Thomas Menino?s funeral procession, and more photos from November.