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Ozzy Ahmed, a manager at the Coolidge Corner Clubhouse, is expecting a packed house of Bengals fans on Sunday.

For sports fans in New England, watching the Super Bowl will be different this year

Legions of Patriots loyalists will take to sports bars and at-home watch parties as they have in years past, only with the stakes much lower this time around.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

A snowy Super Bowl Sunday

Lexington police shoot, kill man armed with knife, DA says

A Lexington police officer shot and killed a 35-year-old man armed with a knife early Saturday afternoon. The man, who was not identified, was killed in the street outside a residential facility at 98 Hancock St., where he was had been staying, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.

What does a concertmaster actually do? Our critic pulls back the curtain as the BSO searches for its next leader.

This essential role is part fiddler-in-chief, part virtuoso, part diplomat — and all-important to the life of an orchestra.

Inside the BSO’s concertmaster auditions

COVID-19: THE LATEST

Mayor Wu faced COVID-19 mandates backlash in recent Instagram livestream

5:45 a.m.
Olympic curling alternates stay ready, in case COVID hits

A security officer patrols Atkinson Street among the crowds of people in the Mass. and Cass area on Friday, about a month after the tents were removed.

A month after the tents were cleared in Mass. and Cass, signs of tumult, and hope

More than 154 people who were living in the encampments have transitioned to temporary housing, in what officials say it is the first step toward long-term recovery for the individuals, and for the neighborhood. But, daily signs of vagrancy persist.

Beijing Winter Olympics

JOHN POWERS | ON OLYMPICS

The United States should again be a second-week squad at the Winter Games

Midway through the Beijing Olympics, Uncle Sam’s nieces and nephews are sitting sixth in the overall table with 11 medals, but they could reach as high as 25 for the Games if they cash every chance still out there.

Here's today’s primetime TV schedule See more coverage of the Winter Olympics

China's Gu Ailing Eileen takes part in a freestyle skiing women's freeski slopestyle practice session during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou on Feb.12, 2022.

Olympic ski slopestyle qualifier postponed due to wind, snow

Kamila Valieva's eligibility for the women's individual figure skating, in which she's a gold-medal favorite, will soon be determined by a three-judge panel.

Former American figure skater among judges who will rule whether Kamila Valieva can compete

Kaillie Humphries posted the fastest time during the first-ever Olympic run in the women's monobob on Sunday in Beijing.

Women’s monobob leaves the gate with Canadian-turned-American Humphries on top

Members of the Ukrainian forces participated in an urban combat training exercise in the abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine, early this month.

US pulls most diplomats from Ukraine as tensions mount

White House officials said that Biden discussed a range of diplomatic options with Putin but that it was unclear if Putin was persuaded to take that route.

US battles Putin by disclosing his next possible moves

Jose Alfaro, a stylist at Beaucage Salon and Spa in Boston, collected less than three months of state jobless benefits.

SHIRLEY LEUNG AND LARRY EDELMAN

They qualified for unemployment benefits. Then the state asked for the money back.

Months after approving their jobless claims, Massachusetts began telling people that they may need to return the money. Here are the stories of people battling with the Department of Unemployment Assistance.

Wally's Cafe owner Joseph Walcott at his bar in 1994.

Black History Month

Joseph ‘Wally’ Walcott brought jazz icons to Boston and created a proving ground for the next generation

Walcott, founder of Wally's Jazz Club in the South End, was the first Black man in New England to own a nightclub and the first in Boston to receive a liquor license.

Opinion

A racial discrimination case filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores means this is the year the NFL has to face a racial diversity reckoning it has been deferring for at least two decades.

NFL’s Super Sunday super mess

League owners can’t punt this time on charges of racism.

IDEAS | GARRETT DASH NELSON

When Boston gave America some sugar

Cuba’s dictatorship, not the embargo, is what needs to go

Raising the veil on drug prices

Fried chicken, watermelon, and the origins of racist food stereotypes

Masala Art's Gobhi Gulistan and Vegetable Samosa.

Project Takeout

4 places we supported this week

Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.

Browse a map of reader-recommended takeout spots Explore the full project

More recent stories

Two teenage boys arrested in separate gun incidents in Boston

Two teenage boys were arrested on gun charges in separate traffic incidents on Thursday and Friday in Roxbury and Dorchester, according to Boston police.

Lack of progress between owners and players not a good sign for on-time start to MLB season

A new proposal from owners was not well received by players, leaving little time to reach a deal or force a late start to the 2022 season.

Wanted: A Boston schools superintendent for the long haul

What the system needs right now is somebody who knows the city well — somebody with experience in Boston’s schools — with all their troubles and too-often-frustrated potential.

Single-car crash in Dover kills 18-year-old driver, injures four passengers, police say

A 2016 Honda CRV crashed into a guardrail on Walpole Street near the intersection of Powder House Road, according to Dover police.

Fallout continues in Westford over racist taunts of Wayland girls’ basketball player

Racist taunts aimed at a Black Wayland High School girls’ basketball player during a recent game at Westford Academy have prompted Wayland officials to pull their teams from any spring games against Westford, according to letters sent by school leaders.

Man killed in pickup truck, bucket truck collide in Westminster

The crash occurred around 5 p.m. Saturday on Route 2 Eastbound, State Police said.

Recommended reads

Boston Ballet artist Tyson Ali Clark.

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

The Black history I carry with me: Tyson Ali Clark

The Boston Ballet artist shares his beautiful resistance.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Most of Boston’s schools lack fully functioning libraries. The superintendent vowed to change that — but will her successor?

In Boston, after years of decline in library access, a school library with regular hours, dedicated staff, and an up-to-date collection has become an extra bonus amenity, found at exam schools and campuses with robust parent fund-raising efforts — and hardly anywhere else.

The votes are in. This is the best sugar cereal, according to Globe readers.

Last week, Globe food critic Devra First gave us her definitive ranking of the best and worst sugar cereals, and we wanted to know: Do Globe readers agree? After more than 19,000 votes, we have a winner.

‘Why did you hurt my Chloe?’ Lawrence man gets up to 22 years in death, rape of 13-year-old girl

Prosecutors laid out chilling details of the case against 49-year-old Carlos Rivera on Friday after he pleaded guilty to 19 counts of various crimes stemming from the 2019 death of Chloe Ricard.

video

Culture & Lifestyle

Extra Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Rolls: A perfect Super Bowl snack.

What to make for Super Bowl snacks this Sunday

Gordon Ramsay during an interview with the Boston Globe.

I spent time in a kitchen with Gordon Ramsay — and I survived

Visitors preview the "Frida: Immersive Dream" at the Saunders Castle at Park Plaza.

‘Frida,’ the latest immersive show to land in Boston, is a spectacle — but is it art?

"Incredible Predators" debuts at the New England Aquarium.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Your February vacation week solved

Special Projects

Into the Red illustration.

Into the Red: How the Globe will cover climate change

To report on the most pressing issue of our time, the Globe’s climate team is expanding and rethinking its coverage.

Under the wheel

This is the story of Anthony Pledger and his mother, of Anthony’s lives and deaths, of Anthony and me.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Students walk down the hallway at Tussahaw Elementary school in McDonough, Ga., on Aug. 4, 2021.

Shira Doron, Westyn Branch-Elliman, and Elissa Perkins

A return to normal? Lifting school mask mandate is a start.

A Help Wanted sign for a mechanic and technician is posted in front of a gas station offering auto care services in Montebello, Calif., on Feb. 3.

MARCELA GARCÍA

One clear answer to US labor shortages? Let more immigrants in.

A student gets items from her locker at the Horace Mann School in Salem in August 2021.

It’s too soon to lift the school-mask mandate

US Marines burn their fortifications on front line positions in Fallujah, Iraq, on April 30, 2004, before pulling out of the city.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Facing history to avoid repeating it

The starting point of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, in Ust-Luga, Russia.

Deterring Putin will test the mettle of the West

IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

Loving sports can make you a better person

Metro

Coronavirus Live Updates

Mayor Wu faced COVID-19 mandates backlash in recent Instagram livestream

The latest news and guidance on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in New England and beyond.

Mayor Wu faced COVID-19 mandates backlash in recent Instagram livestream

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s recent Instagram Live soon became swamped with comments from those in opposition to COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates in the city.

For sports fans in New England, watching the Super Bowl will be different this year

Legions of Patriots loyalists will take to sports bars and at-home watch parties as they have in years past, only with the stakes much lower this time around.

Lexington police shoot, kill man armed with knife, DA says

A Lexington police officer shot and killed a 35-year-old man armed with a knife early Saturday afternoon. The man, who was not identified, was killed in the street outside a residential facility at 98 Hancock St., where he was had been staying, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.

Sports

Colin Hufman.

Olympic curling alternates stay ready, in case COVID hits

American alternate Colin Hufman was in his usual spot on the coaches’ bench, watching the US men’s curling team fall further behind Canada, when skip John Shuster looked his way and said, “We’re going to have you get in.”

China's Gu Ailing Eileen takes part in a freestyle skiing women's freeski slopestyle practice session during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou on Feb.12, 2022.

Olympic ski slopestyle qualifier postponed due to wind, snow

Freestyle skier Eileen Gu’s quest for a second gold medal at the Beijing Games ran into a detour when high wind and snow postponed the qualifying round for slopestyle on Sunday.

Marco Odermatt.

Odermatt wins snowy giant slalom for 1st Olympic medal

Marco Odermatt has owned the giant slalom this season, and now he owns an Olympic gold medal in the event.

OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK

Women’s monobob leaves the gate with Canadian-turned-American Humphries on top

It may be a farewell tour, but Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski focused only on beating BC

SECTIONAL GIRLS' SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dover-Sherborn’s Ava Yablonski continues to rule the pool; Duxbury, Westford Academy win girls’ swimming sectional championships

Business

Hong Kong fresh food supplies hit again

Hong Kong’s supplies of vegetables and chilled poultry will be affected “to a certain extent” today after some vehicle drivers tested positive for the coronavirus on Feb. 11, prompting authorities to suspend a border transport interchange, the government said.

Walmart says vaccinated workers no longer have to wear masks in most states

Walmart said that fully vaccinated employees would no longer have to wear masks unless state or local rules required it. The change is effective immediately, the giant retailer said in a memo to its staff.

SHIRLEY LEUNG AND LARRY EDELMAN

They qualified for unemployment benefits. Then the state asked for the money back.

US ramps up Ukraine warning, says Russia may invade any day

STAT

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‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities

A STAT investigation shows that researchers with little or no background or training in health equity research are rushing in to scoop up grants and publish papers.

Winter is coming, again: What to expect from Covid-19 as the season looms

STAT spoke with infectious disease experts and others about what to expect from Covid-19 as the seasons change.

DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South

Photographer Bethany Mollenkof spent six months documenting the impact of Covid-19 on residents of rural Black communities in the South.

Groundbreaking arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real

The procedure aims to restore proprioception, the ability to sense where our limbs are in space and how fast and forcefully they’re moving.

magazine

A copy of the discarded note the author found.

I found a love note meant for someone else

A photo illustration of smoke coming from a gas stove.

There’s an invisible air quality threat lurking inside our homes

I caught COVID from my boyfriend’s sister. And now she’s mad at me!

Mustard-Braised Chicken With
Tarragon served on egg noodles.

Recipes: A Valentine’s Day menu with French inspiration

metro

Damages to the roof and solar panels at Bradford & Bigelow, a printing company on Perkins Way, are estimated at $2 million to $4 million, officials said.

3-alarm fire damages roof, solar panels at Newburyport printing company

A snowy Super Bowl Sunday

Boston’s city workforce became slightly more diverse over the past year

sports

02/11/2022 - MIAA Div 2 Wrestling championship at Marshfield High School - Whitman Hanson's Charlie Lussier is held down by Bridgewater Raynham's Brent von Magnus, Photo by Debee Tlumacki for the Boston Globe (sports)

Dominic Silvia’s pin is a golden moment worth the weight for Bridgewater-Raynham wrestling

BC men’s basketball keeps it close early, but No. 7 Duke pulls away in the second half

NFL’s Men of the Year continue giving back to the community at Super Bowl event

business

Katherine Monteiro is eager to get her 4-year-old daughter, Gia, vaccinated against COVID-19.

FDA delays decision on vaccines for children under 5

Senators warn Mass. lacks the workers it needs for clean-energy transition

Two legislative leaders call for pause on collection of unemployment overpayments until end of July

politics

Security patrolled an area around the US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 24, 2022.

US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears

FDA delays public meeting for COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 to review more data

Biden highlights plan to trim drug costs

Nation

City of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was at the Boston Public Health Commission's new COVID-19 testing site. in Boston last month.

Mayor Wu faced COVID-19 mandates backlash in recent Instagram livestream

Biden’s free covid tests plan shortchanges Americans of color and hardest-hit groups, say health workers and activists

Sheriff’s office in California makes recruiting pitch to unvaccinated LA deputies

World

Members of the Ukrainian forces participated in an urban combat training exercise in the abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine, early this month.

US pulls most diplomats from Ukraine as tensions mount

Omicron cases surge in Russia amid deep distrust of vaccine

Police face off with remaining trucks blocking bridge

opinion

Students walk down the hallway at Tussahaw Elementary school in McDonough, Ga., on Aug. 4, 2021.

A return to normal? Lifting school mask mandate is a start.

It’s too soon to lift the school-mask mandate

One clear answer to US labor shortages? Let more immigrants in.

lifestyle

Screenwriter and producer Isaac Aptaker's first feature film, "I Want You Back," comes out Friday on Amazon Prime.

Arlington native and screenwriter Isaac Aptaker explains how ‘I Want You Back’ almost came home to Boston

The Youth America Grand Prix returns to Worcester

I haven’t made it past a first date in months

food & dining

Extra Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Rolls: A perfect Super Bowl snack.

What to make for Super Bowl snacks this Sunday

The votes are in. This is the best sugar cereal, according to Globe readers.

Vegan vendors get ready for the return of RI VegFest

travel

Hadar Busia-Singleton in Brazil.

Hadar Busia-Singleton on fresh pasta, her Nintendo Switch, and memories of Miffy

Historic Harris Hill Ski Jump celebrates 100 years with a winter carnival

A portable cinema, an Empire State proposal, and two weekends of live dance

Arts

Visitors preview the "Frida: Immersive Dream" at the Saunders Castle at Park Plaza.

‘Frida,’ the latest immersive show to land in Boston, is a spectacle — but is it art?

Remembering Todd McKie, a painter known for his bright palette, dark humor, and friendship

At SPOKE Gallery, L’Merchie Frazier’s quilts speak volumes

Books

‘Moon Witch, Spider King’ turns African fantasy on its head

She follows her hunches for what to read next

The creation and the critique in ‘Pure Colour’

Movies

Fannie Lou Hamer spoke to Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party sympathizers outside the US Capitol in 1965.

Two documentaries offer powerful profiles of Black resistance

Flight patterns, the plight of the rights, class actions

Director Josephine Decker on adapting Jandy Nelson’s YA novel ‘The Sky Is Everywhere’

Television

RuPaul (pictured at the 2020 Emmy Awards) will host the fourth US iteration of "Lingo," which premiered in 1987 and is currently a hit in the UK.

Puzzle game show ‘Lingo’ set for a comeback

Drag performer Milk to host free disco skating show in the Fenway on Saturday

You say you want miniseries that aren’t traumatizing? Here are some that stand out.

music

Philippe Jordan conducts Borodin, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev featuring Yefim Bronfman, piano, at Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022.

Drama and distinction for conductor Philippe Jordan and pianist Yefim Bronfman at BSO

Betty Davis, raw funk innovator, is dead at 77

BMOP celebrates 25 years of searching for the new

Theater/Dance

Dancers rehearse on stage as hundreds of dancers auditioned for the Youth America Grand Prix on the stage of the Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts on March 20, 2021. The dancers performed before a group of judges in hopes of receiving scholarships to top dance academies.

The Youth America Grand Prix returns to Worcester

Drag performer Milk to host free disco skating show in the Fenway on Saturday

Chris Rock is coming to the Wilbur for five shows

globe local

Damages to the roof and solar panels at Bradford & Bigelow, a printing company on Perkins Way, are estimated at $2 million to $4 million, officials said.

3-alarm fire damages roof, solar panels at Newburyport printing company

Dracut police ask public to help identify 2 suspects in $12k robbery case

Surveillance video shows BU professor climbing T stairs moments before his fatal fall

Obituaries

An undated photo provided by WABC shows Gloria Rojas, who was billed as New York City's first Latina broadcast journalist when she was hired by WCBS-TV in 1968.

Gloria Rojas, trailblazing Latina broadcaster, dies at 82

Betty Davis, raw funk innovator, is dead at 77

John Wesley, an artist who couldn’t be pinned down, dies at 93