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Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition’s efforts help bring vaccine to community

The coalition hopes this weekend's Black History Month vaccination drive at the Reggie Lewis Center will not only help boost inoculation rates among Black Bostonians, but begin to transform their relationship with a health care system that has long mistreated them.
Walsh says 50 percent of vaccine appointments at Reggie Lewis will be reserved for vulnerable populations COVID-19 vaccine news, resources, and guidance

State health secretary explains why employer-hosted vaccine programs are being suspended

Only several weeks after actively soliciting help from the business community, the administration is now telling companies to put their COVID-19 vaccination efforts on hold.
Baker grilled by lawmakers on handling of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

The ‘new normal’ is coming: Mass. set to enter final phase of reopening in March

Massachusetts sports venues, concert spaces, and theaters will be able to reopen in coming weeks, Governor Charlie Baker announced, laying out for the first time a concrete timeline to bring back segments of the economy that have remained shuttered since the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly a year ago.

Here’s a look at what can reopen in Massachusetts beginning Monday

‘Your estimated wait time is 50,475 minutes’: State vaccine appointment site hits more snags

DataRobot makes move into COVID-19 monitoring

FDA advisory panel to review Johnson & Johnson vaccine today

Trial data released earlier this week shows that Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine appears to provide more protection against worrisome virus variants than the drug giant initially reported. An advisory panel will vote Friday on whether to recommend the vaccine as the third one cleared for emergency use in the US.
Vaccine supply increasing, but thousands in state are still waiting for COVID-19 shots
The Battle for the GOP

‘I do look at them in a different light:’ Tensions are high in Congress as Democrats want consequences for election-denying Republicans

Many Democrats believe that the Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 election were essentially cheering on the Jan. 6 mob’s effort to kill them. The result is an atmosphere more tense and distrustful than anyone can remember.
McConnell says he’d support Trump if he wins 2024 nomination
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Meteorological winter ends this weekend

This means that when we start the next work week, it’s officially spring in a weather person’s handbook

Militia groups want to ‘blow up the Capitol,’ a police chief testifies

The acting chief of the Capitol Police warned lawmakers Thursday that extremist groups that carried out the Jan. 6 riot want to blow up the Capitol and kill lawmakers around President Biden’s first formal address to Congress.

Minimum wage hike must be dropped from COVID-19 relief bill, arbiter decides
The Senate parliamentarian has dealt a potentially lethal blow to Democrats’ drive to hike the minimum wage.

US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

President Biden ordered retaliation strikes against the militias whose attacks in Iraq earlier this month killed one foreign contractor and injured a US service member. The airstrike was the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration.
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A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

The Black history I carry with me: Brandy Fluker Oakley

Brandy Fluker Oakley is a Massachusetts state representative, proudly standing for the 12th Suffolk District.

In Salem, a run-up to Revolution is remembered

Outside Salem, Leslie’s Retreat is little known and barely discussed today. But it was important, an eerie foreshadowing of what soon was to come in the American Revolution.

Kevin Garnett learned the hard way not to talk trash to Michael Jordan

J.R. Rider tried to warn him, but things turned sour quickly for Garnett.

The Black history I carry with me

A Beautiful Resistance — a special project from the Globe's culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt — is celebrating Black History Month by amplifying local stories of change-makers and the people inspired by them.

Opinion

IDEAS | Christina Szalinski

Two masks could be one too many
EDITORIAL

Governor Baker is right — schools must reopen
Renée Loth

Debra Haaland as interior secretary — a champion for the land

Kimberly Atkins

After a brutal year, Garland must work to reform DOJ — and restore Black Americans’ trust
Scot Lehigh

As Massachusetts shows, strong gun-safety laws work

Project takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.
Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.

Restaurants we supported this week Learn more about Project Takeout

First a closure, now a breakup of the team behind Eastern Standard and Island Creek Oyster Bar
After a decade in business together, the owners of the restaurant group who operated Eastern Standard, Island Creek Oyster Bar, The Hawthorne, and Row 34 are ending their partnership a week after announcing that a trio of their restaurants in Kenmore Square would close.

KEVIN CULLEN
Fred Wyshak, one of the good guys, hangs it up
Wyshak has been putting bad bad guys, such as mobsters, and bad good guys, such as cops and unscrupulous opioid manufacturers, away for more than 40 years.

ISLANDERS 7, BRUINS 2
Bruins have lost four games in regulation this season — three to the Islanders
The Islanders ran off five unanswered goals in the third period, smashing a 2-2 tie to smithereens.

Tiger Woods transferred to renown LA hospital after surgery
Woods was moved to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for “continuing orthopedic care and recovery."

Home of the Week: We can’t shower this bath with enough praise
Norton mansion has four bedrooms and 4.5 baths.

‘People are angry.’ Lowell officials call for School Committee member Robert Hoey to resign after anti-Semitic remarks
Lowell School Committee member Robert Hoey, a retired correctional officer facing calls for his resignation after using an anti-Jewish slur Wednesday on a live public access television program, said Thursday that he won’t step down and plans to seek a fifth term next year. He also said he’ll apologize on the air Friday.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene blasted for attacking colleague’s transgender child
After a contentious debate on the Equality Act, which would extend civil rights protections to the LGBTQ community, Representative Marie Newman raised a transgender pride flag outside her office - which happens to sit directly across from the office of Greene, one of the bill's most vocal opponents.

TY BURR
Armie Hammer is in ‘Crisis’ and they can’t hide it
Trailers for the opioid epidemic thriller were already in the can when allegations of abuse surfaced online.

Recommended reads

Company and owner in Boston work site fatalities have history of violations

Candles, flowers, and notes of sadness collected in downtown Boston Thursday morning, one day after two men lost their lives in a construction tragedy.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
The new travel reality: Vaccine required
Some cruise companies are now mandating that passengers be vaccinated. Could airlines and countries be next?

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Making student debt relief stick
How are we going to fix it so that we’re not right back here in a few years?

metro

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt
The Black history I carry with me: Brandy Fluker Oakley
Brandy Fluker Oakley is a Massachusetts state representative, proudly standing for the 12th Suffolk District.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Meteorological winter ends this weekend

‘Your estimated wait time is 50,475 minutes’: State vaccine appointment site hits more snags

Sports

Tiger Woods transferred to renown LA hospital after surgery
Woods was moved to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for “continuing orthopedic care and recovery."

Individual and team tournaments won’t take place, but there is hope for an MIAA wrestling season in the spring

Annika Sorenstam returns to LPGA Tour, briefly, with a lot more stress and fewer birdies

business

DataRobot makes move into COVID-19 monitoring
The Boston tech company says it can help people know their risk of transmitting the virus.

‘Black box’ in Tiger Woods’s SUV could yield clues to cause of wreck

State health secretary explains why employer-hosted vaccine programs are being suspended

politics

McConnell says he’d support Trump if he wins 2024 nomination
Less than a month after excoriating Donald Trump in a blistering floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would “absolutely” support the former president again if he secured the Republican nomination in 2024.

Minimum wage hike must be dropped from COVID-19 relief bill, arbiter decides

Militia groups want to ‘blow up the Capitol,’ a police chief testifies

lifestyle

QUICK BITE
At Mikkusu, a talented chef bides her time
Cloud & Spirits opens soon, but in the meantime, this temporary shop sells delightful Japanese sandwiches from Katie Cheung.

THE VIP LOUNGE

New NE bike tours, a favorite bar reopens, and new virtual travel experiences
THE VIP LOUNGE

Michael Chiklis loves Aspen, Capri, and of course, Boston

arts

What’s happening in the arts world
This week's picks from Globe critics.

HOMEFRONT

HomeFront: Billie Holiday, Beethoven, and Bad Bunny, plus art to comfort and calm
TY BURR

Armie Hammer is in ‘Crisis’ and they can’t hide it

rhode island

RI CRIME
State to release data on scope of R.I. unemployment insurance fraud
Days after a union official filed a complaint, the Department of Labor and Training has agreed to disclose the number of state residents and employees victimized.

RI BUSINESS

Hasbro welcomes the new Potato Head, minus the ‘Mr.’ or ‘Mrs.’
CORONAVIRUS

R.I. to open new mass vaccination sites in Middletown and Woonsocket

Newton

Special Projects

A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Black History Month

A Beautiful Resistance, in a special collaboration with Reebok, celebrate Black History Month. Black Joy. Black Wellness. Black Futures.
See more from 'A Beautiful Resistance' Follow on Instagram

On the Street

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center’s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

See more from our business series ‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

Boston Globe launches ‘Fresh Start’ initiative: People can apply to have past coverage about them reviewed
Similar to “right to forget” programs that have cropped up across the country, the undertaking is meant to address the lasting impact that stories about past embarrassments, mistakes, or minor crimes, forever online, can have on a person’s life.

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?
Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored — one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much
For the past year, Mark Shanahan has been working on Mr. 80 Percent, a six-episode podcast miniseries about his experience with prostate cancer. It’s a deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, often funny story about a disease that affects millions of men. The heroes are his doctors and family, who put up with some appalling behavior. You’ll hear from both.

Comfort Zone

ASK MATTHEW

10 reader-approved TV shows for parents and tweens

We asked for suggestions, and from "Sherlock" to "Green Acres," readers responded.
COMFORT ZONE

Flock to these winter birding hot spots around Boston

Pete Gilmore, field trip coordinator for the Brookline Bird Club, shared his favorite local stops.
A.Z. MADONNA

What would Beethoven think of climate change? Composer Iman Habibi has a few ideas

Habibi's “Jeder Baum spricht” (”Every tree speaks”) is part of a new BSO Now program.
ASK MATTHEW

If you enjoyed ‘Your Honor,’ who am I to judge?

As a critic, I don’t pretend my opinions are the correct ones, or even the best ones; they’re just mine.
COMFORT ZONE

Tatiana de Rosnay on ‘Sarah’s Key,’ Boston memories, and her scary new novel

The author casts a wary eye on on the near-future in her new book, "Flowers of Darkness."
COMFORT ZONE

Stars to come out (remotely) for a new Boston clinic for homeless women

Renee Fleming, Laura Benanti, Cheyenne Jackson, Heather Headley, and others are slated to perform in a benefit for Health Care Without Walls.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Pamela Constable

The old house on Nantucket
Marcelo Suárez-Orozco and Carola Suárez-Orozco

The children of immigrants can help save higher ed
Joan Wickersham

The emperor of nothing
IDEAS | Josie Thaddeus-Johns

Texts and voicemails are too demanding. Send voice memos instead.
EDITORIAL

Becerra’s fearlessness frightens GOP foes
IDEAS | Rachel Rebouché and Mary Ziegler

Could Roe v. Wade really become ‘the law of the land’?

STAT

The Road Ahead: Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond
In this project, STAT describes 30 key moments, possible turning points that could steer the pandemic onto a different course or barometers for how the virus is reshaping our lives.

From a small N.C. town to big-city hospitals, how software infuses racism into U.S. health care
The racial bias can produce huge differences in assessing patients’ need for special care to manage conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or depression, a STAT investigation found.

Covid-19’s wintry mix: Dry indoor air helps the virus spread
The worry is not just that people might mingle more closely inside, but that the air they breathe will make the virus more dangerous.

In the Covid-19 death of a hospital food worker, a microcosm of the pandemic
The hospital's first employee to die of Covid-19 was a kitchen worker named Marie Deus — and her illness sparked a question. Why weren't bedside clinicians getting sick at the highest rates?

magazine
Pandemic Parenting

We can care about education and be OK writing this year off
Parenting advice

'Being forgiving of ourselves is probably the biggest'
Perspective

I was proud of my job. What to tell my kids when I lost it?
My Boston History

I first came to Boston in 1975, a time of violence

sports

Webb Simpson, Matthew Fitzpatrick lead WGC; Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau struggle

Bruins have lost four games in regulation this season — three to the Islanders

Timberwolves’ Malik Beasley suspended 12 games following felony gun charges

metro

Baker grilled by lawmakers on handling of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

The ‘new normal’ is coming: Mass. set to enter final phase of reopening in March

Boston police ask public to help identify suspect in Dorchester store robbery

Nation

McConnell says he’d support Trump if he wins 2024 nomination

Minimum wage hike must be dropped from COVID-19 relief bill, arbiter decides

Charts: Who has been vaccinated in Massachusetts, and how many doses has the state received?

World

Ties with Saudis at stake as US releases findings on killing

US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

Refugee who set herself on fire in Greece is charged with arson

politics

‘I do look at them in a different light:’ Tensions are high in Congress as Democrats want consequences for election-denying Republicans

Capitol riot costs will exceed $30 million, official tells Congress

Former Michigan Governor Granholm confirmed as energy secretary

business

This online fitness brand is launching line of shoes and clothing designed by Boston teens

Airbnb revenue beats estimates, showing demand amid COVID surge

DoorDash beats revenue estimates amid year-end pandemic surge

lifestyle

Tim and Bronwyn Wiechmann plan a Lincoln restaurant, and hot chicken comes to Allston

I want to live closer to my friends and family

The new travel reality: Vaccine required

marijuana

Marijuana company sues Boston zoning board over rejection

New Jersey governor signs laws to set up marijuana market

Newton marijuana store seeks end to appointment-only rule, as nearby competition grows

opinion

Debra Haaland as interior secretary — a champion for the land

Two masks could be one too many

More than ever, MCAS is necessary to measure impact of pandemic disruptions

food & dining

At Mikkusu, a talented chef bides her time

Tim and Bronwyn Wiechmann plan a Lincoln restaurant, and hot chicken comes to Allston

Celebrating the Irish poitín

travel

New NE bike tours, a favorite bar reopens, and new virtual travel experiences

Michael Chiklis loves Aspen, Capri, and of course, Boston

The new travel reality: Vaccine required

Books

Crime and damages in ‘The Lowering Days’

A fictional retrospective of a filmmaker’s life in ‘Foregone’

Glenn Adamson on the perfect reading chair and books organized by color

Movies

Armie Hammer is in ‘Crisis’ and they can’t hide it

Some sequels take longer (a lot longer) to arrive than others

Imagination rules the ruthless in ‘Night of the Kings’

Television

10 things TV should stop doing right now

‘Ray Donovan’ will get a feature-length finale

There’s true crime, but no Lizzie Borden, in ‘Fall River’

music

When Beethoven resonates in a crisis

Jazz artist Maria Schneider on making music, and making a living

Velvet mornings and boots made for walkin’: Nancy Sinatra retrospective revisits a singer with swagger

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet celebrates Jorma Elo in a rich program of new work and past highlights

On your screen but outside the box: Theater companies rise to a creative challenge

Stars to come out (remotely) for a new Boston clinic for homeless women

globe local

Meteorological winter ends this weekend

Boys & Girls Clubs, Y’s provide places for kids to study and play during pandemic

Should US Supreme Court justices have term limits?

Obituaries

Jon Westling, former president of Boston University, dies at 78

Annabel Battistella, whose Combat Zone performance as Fanne Foxe fueled a Washington sex scandal, dies at 84

Beat poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies