Micro hotel proposed for Theater District

The micro hotel has smaller rooms, allowing the developer to increase the hotel?s capacity from 240 rooms to 346.

Greg Hoffmeister

Seven injured in ski lift accident at Maine?s Sugarloaf

The skiers were injured when the lift moved backward. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening.

Legal Sea Foods faces new lawsuit over shared tips

Wait staff at two Legal restaurants claim that their gratuities are being shared illegally with oyster shuckers.

Construction on a home with serious ice dam damage in Wellesley.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

Contractors find heavy demand, and homeowners wait

Contractors have been inundated with requests for repairs, meaning some homeowners in need may have to get in line.

Spring is here, but snow adds to winter?s record

Temperatures in the city were expected to plummet overnight, and Sunday was likely to be unseasonably cold.

Islamic State threatens specific military personnel

The group posted the names, photos, and purported address of 100 US service members.

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St. Frances Xavier Cabrini congregants are contesting the archdiocese?s motion to remove them from the closed parish.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

Anxious times at UMass admissions office

As the strike zone at UMass has grown tighter, the pressure on both sides of the admissions equation has gotten higher.

A multi-purpose room at the new treatment center run by Spectrum Health Services in Westborough.

Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe

New rehab facility caters to high-end patients

As the heroin epidemic has grown in Massachusetts, so has the number of addicts with deep pockets looking to kick their habit.

Eduardo Rodriguez consistently reaches 96 or 97 mph with his fastball.

Alex Speier

In baseball, not all fastballs are created equal

It?s not just the top speed a pitcher can hit on the radar gun that determines success in the major leagues.

Marcus Smart acknowledged a suspension would be a setback for the already undermanned Celtics.

Celtics? Marcus Smart suspended one game after ejection vs. Spurs

The league suspended the rookie one game after he hit the Spurs? Matt Bonner in the groin Friday.

The new hotel complex would be built across from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

Seaport hotel could see tax relief, but critics are wary

The 1,200-plus room hotel complex would be built across from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

A Victorian home in Newton.

Address

Hardy Northerner gets cold feet about winter

The Blizzard of ?78 was something of a fun event. The winter of 2015 has been anything but jolly.

Tailoring shifts to workers? biological rhythms

A new study suggests that tailoring work times to individual biological rhythms can improve the wellbeing of some shift workers.

AREA FOUR

travel

Boston still holds lots of surprises

Even for long-time residents, new things to see and do in Boston can be found.

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Checking in to check out five Boston hotels

Evaluating city hotels, each in a different price range and category, based on comfort and amenities.

Munch Madness 2015

Where do you love to eat? Vote now

These local establishments are competing for the chance to move on to Round 3. Where does your loyalty lie?

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Nicole Freedman, a Wellesley native and former Olympic bicyclist, has been widely credited with changing the culture of cycling in Boston.

Marathon trial podcast

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This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

Ward Sutton

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Ward Sutton examines the terrorist group?s propaganda.

The Big Picture

Frank Rumpenhorst/AFP/Getty Images

Spring arrives in Northern Hemisphere

In some areas of the world, the signs of spring are more apparent.