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Dunkinflation: Even Boston’s beloved breakfast spot has gotten pricier

You’re not imagining things. Your coffee and hash browns cost more than they used to.

Things look bad, but maybe not bleak, for Democrats in the midterms. Here are 3 reasons why.

At the beginning of the year, it appeared Republicans were poised to win basically everything everywhere on the ballot in 2022. Eight months later, things have changed — somewhat.

Manchin, Schumer reach deal on climate, health, taxes Here’s a look at Democrats’ inflation-fighting package

Over three-quarters of Massachusetts residents say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, poll finds
In the new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll, 78 percent of Massachusetts respondents said abortion should be legal in all or most cases, a decisive majority that substantially exceeds the national trend.

Solid support for ‘millionaires tax’ among would-be voters, survey finds

Teenage boy fatally shot on street in Dorchester

The boy, whose age was not immediately released, was shot shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on Ellington Street, Boston police said.

Tiverton, R.I., restaurant shares antisemitic meme, drawing backlash
After a flood of complaints, Yelp has suspended reviews of the Atlantic Sports Bar and Restaurant, which posted about the heat wave on Facebook with an image of Holocaust victim Anne Frank.

A whiteboard on the 12th floor of a research building at Boston Children's is filled with old notes from Judah Folkman, the hospital’s former chief of surgery.

Innovation economy

‘Please do not erase’: A treasured whiteboard at Boston Children’s Hospital has not been touched for 15 years

Preserved for posterity on the 12th floor of a research building, the board captures notes from the former chief of surgery’s transformative cancer research.

As Gunstock sits closed in New Hampshire, controversy roils on
A meeting of the board that oversees ski mountain erupted Tuesday with calls for two members to resign after mountains’ entire management team quit in protest last week.

‘For a major city to not have reliable public transportation is a huge problem.’ Rider frustration with T cuts is palpable.
The MBTA slashed service on the Blue, Red, and Orange lines last month by more than 20 percent in response to safety edicts from the federal government.

The Bacon Brothers, Michael (left) and Kevin, perform two shows in Massachusetts in August.

The Bacon Brothers talk ‘forosoco’ music and Boston connections ahead of shows in Mass.

Michael Bacon and younger brother Kevin will perform in Beverly and on the Cape next week.

It was a frustrating night for Red Sox first baseman Franchy Cordero, whose three errors led to three runs for the Guardians.

Guardians 7, Red Sox 6

Franchy Cordero’s errors too much for Red Sox to overcome in another loss to the Guardians

Bobby Dalbec was 2 for 3 with two home runs and a season-high five RBIs for the Sox.

Harsh reality may dictate what moves Red Sox make at trade deadline

With camp getting under way Wednesday, Mac Jones is pointed toward his second NFL season.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Bill Belichick is thrilled with Mac Jones, and isn’t afraid to say it

Why did the coach, uncharacteristically, feel the need to boost his quarterback's ego this week? There are some theories.

Opinion

Harvard owns about 140 acres in Allston that it's trying to develop. The realignment of the MassPike is crucial to unlocking the potential of the whole area, including Harvard’s holdings, so the sooner the state can move forward on the highway project, the better.

Pike project, Harvard agreement signal big changes ahead for Allston

The deal, which includes a commitment to build dozens of units of affordable housing, represents a major compromise, and Mayor Wu deserves credit for facilitating it.

IDEAS | ANA TASIC AND MATJAž KRIVIC

Otherworldly beauty in the balance in the Galapagos of the Middle East

Joan Wickersham

An empty nest story

IDEAS | FLYNN COLEMAN

The James Webb Space Telescope is giving humanity what we need right now

David Ortiz owns this city

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

More recent stories

Actor Tony Dow, known as Wally Cleaver on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ has died
Tony Dow, who as Wally Cleaver on the sitcom “Leave It to Beaver” helped create the popular and lasting image of the American teenager of the 1950s and 60s, died Wednesday. He was 77.

After horrific COVID deaths in Holyoke, lawmakers poised to send Soldiers’ Home reform bill to governor
The legislation is designed to increase the safety of residents at Soldiers' Homes, more than two years after dozens of veterans died at the state’s Holyoke facility in one of the most notorious and deadly COVID-19 outbreaks in the country.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Don’t mess with us, Texas
The throwback justices on the US Supreme Court and rabid anti-choicers in half the country may have reversed Roe and enacted a mountain of state laws restricting abortion access, but this isn’t 1972.

Russia silent on US proposal to release Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the possible deal was offered "weeks ago," but did not specify its terms or if there had been any concrete response.

Newly inducted Hall of Famer David Ortiz puts the heft of his name behind a branded cannabis product line
Big hits from Big Papi are back, with a twist, thanks to a new line of David Ortiz-branded cannabis products.

‘Like an adult day camp’: volunteer archeologists dig under historic Canton home
A team of archeologists and local volunteers have been digging up boots, buttons, and bottles underneath Canton's historic Tilden House.

Recommended reads

Water from the Herring River rushed under the antiquated dike on Chequessett Neck Road as the tide shifted to low tide.

Blocking the Herring River a century ago brought disastrous ecological consequences. Now, officials want to resurrect it.

After years of studies, a $70 million effort to bring back as much of the natural flow of the river as possible. It's the largest such restoration project in the Northeast.

Where were you in ’82?
Ideally, at the movies: Memorable releases from 40 years ago include "E.T.," "Tootsie," "Blade Runner," and "Fanny and Alexander."

Getting a little too close with your computer screen? Check out our guide to making friends in Boston.
We’re betting most of us could use a brush-up on how to, you know, leave the house and talk to people.

Tech Lab

Automakers turn to software upgrades to keep the cash flowing
The global auto industry is adopting a radical new concept ― the “software-defined car.” In other words, your car’s capabilities are controlled primarily by bits and bytes, not steel and rubber.

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Culture & Lifestyle

The Bacon Brothers, Michael (left) and Kevin, perform two shows in Massachusetts in August.

The Bacon Brothers talk ‘forosoco’ music and Boston connections ahead of shows in Mass.

From left: Clint Obenchain, B.J. Novak, and Boyd Holbrook in "Vengeance," written and directed by Novak.

Review: B.J. Novak proves his chops in directorial debut ‘Vengeance’

Mitski performs at Roadrunner Tuesday night.

Mitski does it her way in a luminous show at Roadrunner

A still from 'After Antarctica'

Woods Hole Film Festival spotlights films on science and social justice

Special Projects

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Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

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

An athlete completes an exercise during a FHSAA Girls Weightlifting Championship in New Port Richey, Fla.

Who needs Title IX now?

Members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol look out from the dais during a July 12 hearing.

Lawmakers shouldn’t wait for history to judge Trump

Javari Toney, 15, enjoys jumping on his pogo stick by his home on Dorchester Ave. on July 6th, after a weekend of multiple shootings in the city.

Eugene F. Rivers III

Boston Black leadership has a problem

WORCESTER , MA - 12/29/2021 Christine Little, Registered Nurse and Nurse Education Safety Specialist, cracks open the door to request more supplies while helping to put in a dialysis line for a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at UMass Memorial Medical Center. As COVID-19 cases spike and the pandemic ravages on, hospitals are faced once again with a shortage of ICU beds.

Nurses are in short supply. The Legislature can do something about it.

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

Global information wars are a threat to the planet. This is how we could broker peace.

Metro

COMMENTARY | Priscilla De La Cruz and Patrick Conley

In R.I., labor and environmental groups working together on dual crises of climate and inequality

Nearly two years ago, we formed a coalition of our respective movements uniting around the idea that the climate crisis and inequality must be solved together, write Climate Jobs R.I. co-chairs Priscilla De La Cruz and Patrick Crowley.

Midsummer in Providence means Fringe Festival and the Ukulele Armada

On the Rhode Island Report Podcast, Brien Lang strums the ukulele and talks about the two-week festival going on now in Providence.

RI FOOD & DINING

Upscale, chef-driven, and vegan (without a green shake in sight)

Foglia opens in Bristol, R.I., offering innovative plant-based dishes that appeal to anyone who wants a fine-dining experience.

Teenage boy fatally shot on street in Dorchester

The boy, whose age was not immediately released, was shot shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on Ellington Street, Boston police said.

Sports

The Sox fell again on Wednesday, but Bobby Dalbec did all he could to keep them in it.

Bobby Dalbec’s bright night couldn’t save the Red Sox, but he seems to be finding his summer rhythm again

Dalbec got hot after the All-Star break last season, and he'll hope Wednesday is the start of another strong second half.

Andrew Benintendi, seen here with the Royals earlier this year, was with the Red Sox from 2016 until 2020.

Yankees acquire outfielder Andrew Benintendi for three minor league pitchers

The 28-year-old Benintendi is hitting a career-best .320 this season with the Royals and has three homers and 39 RBIs.

It was a frustrating night for Red Sox first baseman Franchy Cordero, whose three errors led to three runs for the Guardians.

Guardians 7, Red Sox 6

Franchy Cordero’s errors too much for Red Sox to overcome in another loss to the Guardians

Bobby Dalbec was 2 for 3 with two home runs and a season-high five RBIs for the Sox.

Baseball notebook

Ace Jacob deGrom looks ready to return to Mets

Harsh reality of their dire situation may dictate what moves — if any — the Red Sox make at the trade deadline

Red Sox notebook

Rafael Devers, others working their way back from the injured list

Business

RI FOOD & DINING

Upscale, chef-driven, and vegan (without a green shake in sight)

Foglia opens in Bristol, R.I., offering innovative plant-based dishes that appeal to anyone who wants a fine-dining experience.

Innovation economy

‘Please do not erase’: A treasured whiteboard at Boston Children’s Hospital has not been touched for 15 years

Preserved for posterity on the 12th floor of a research building, the board captures notes from the former chief of surgery’s transformative cancer research.

THE PRICE YOU PAY

Dunkinflation: Even Boston’s beloved breakfast spot has gotten pricier

Samsung logs 12% profit increase in 2Q on strong chip demand

magazine

As a senior, I wanted to fight ageism. I had to look in the mirror first.

He wanted a divorce after 26 years of marriage. Now, he wants to reconnect.

I wear a special perfume for my husband. Then my mom started wearing it, too.

Spanish tortilla with roasted red peppers

Recipes: Pull together a tasty dinner of Spanish favorites

metro

Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett addressed the media in Andover in 2016.

Essex DA named Prosecutor of the Year by the National District Attorneys Association

After horrific COVID deaths in Holyoke, lawmakers poised to send Soldiers’ Home reform bill to governor

Over three-quarters of Massachusetts residents say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, poll finds

sports

Left, Paul Whelan, a former US marine who was arrested for alleged spying, listens to the verdict in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, June 15, 2020. The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner, pictured in her jail cell on the right.

In rare contact, US offers Russia deal for Griner, Whelan

Newly inducted Hall of Famer David Ortiz puts the heft of his name behind a branded cannabis product line

Lowell approves sale of LeLacheur Park, hoping this could open door for return of Red Sox-affiliated minor league baseball

business

People attend a Climate Strike demonstration in Zurich, Switzerland, Nov. 6, 2021.

Banks far from hitting Paris climate targets, groups warn

US not yet in recession and 4 other takeaways from the Fed

Fed boosts interest rates for fourth time this year as its fight against inflation continues

politics

Senator Joe Manchin.

What’s in, and out, of Democrats’ inflation-fighting package

Hulu to accept political ads according to Disney broadcast standards

Manchin, Schumer in surprise deal on health, energy, taxes

Nation

In this image from video provided by Jodi Brown, posted to Instagram on July 16, a performer dressed as the character Rosita waves off Brown's daughter and another 6-year-old Black girl at the Sesame Place amusement park in Langhorne, Pa.

Black family sues Sesame Place, alleging discrimination

Alabama execution set over opposition from victim’s family

Hawaii pair accused of conspiracy, taking IDs of dead babies

World

Brittney Griner inside a defendants' cage before a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on July 26.

Russia silent on US proposal to release Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan

Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, South Korea

Russia steps up strikes on Ukraine amid counterattacks

opinion

NASA's first images from the James Webb Space Telescope were broadcast in Piccadilly Circus, London.

The James Webb Space Telescope is giving humanity what we need right now

The violence of forgetting

Governor should sign climate bill that would end gas-powered car sales in 2035

lifestyle

Tony Dow.

Actor Tony Dow, known as Wally Cleaver on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ has died

Bennifer takes Paris: Romantic strolls, lavish dinners, and Ben Affleck’s most iconic nap yet

Getting a little too close with your computer screen? Check out our guide to making friends in Boston.

food & dining

Peter Carvelli, known as “Chef Pete,” prepared the cappelletti, which is house-made pasta, tofu ricotta, sun dried tomato, local zucchini at Foglia in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Upscale, chef-driven, and vegan (without a green shake in sight)

Tiverton, R.I., restaurant shares antisemitic meme, drawing backlash

Led by a bartender, Kimi’s Bar is Providence’s newest jewel

travel

Americans are feeling burnout, but almost half say they aren’t using all of their vacation days, a new study finds.

A third of Americans feel guilty about taking vacation, new study finds

How to save money on a road trip

Heading to Nantucket this summer? Here’s a look at what’s new and what’s happening.

Arts

The 1895 Blue Serpent Clock Egg by Faberge on display at Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery.

An ‘alleged’ Faberge egg was found on a seized Russian yacht. If authenticated, it could be sold with proceeds going to Ukraine

‘Believing Is Bad for You’: At the Museum of Russian Icons, ‘Images of Atheism’

Painting, pattern, and place collide in Bob Dilworth’s tender portraits

Books

The Boston Common is one popular place to read a book around Boston.

Here are 10 of the best spots to read a book around Boston, according to readers

‘An Honest Living’: A modern noir

He reads poetry to his fiction students

Movies

A still from 'After Antarctica'

Woods Hole Film Festival spotlights films on science and social justice

Where were you in ’82?

The documentary ‘My Old School’ is in a class of its own

Television

Kate Winslet in "Mare of Easttown."

Kate Winslet and HBO: A marriage made in prestige-TV heaven

Tony Dow’s wife incorrectly reported that he had died, family says

Cancellation of ‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’ robs late-night TV of a vital voice

music

Nubya Garcia is coming to the Newport after recent performances at the Montreux and North Sea jazz festivals.

British saxophonist Nubya Garcia’s view from Newport is about to change

At the Newport Jazz Festival, 10 exciting boundary-stretchers

The Bacon Brothers talk ‘forosoco’ music and Boston connections ahead of shows in Mass.

Theater/Dance

Schanaya Barrows (left) and Jada Saintlouis in "can i touch it?"

In Company One’s ‘can i touch it?,’ a battle over a neighborhood’s — and a family’s — identity

Limón Dance finds a beautiful balance at Jacob’s Pillow

The Sondheim bandwagon is getting very, very crowded

globe local

Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett addressed the media in Andover in 2016.

Essex DA named Prosecutor of the Year by the National District Attorneys Association

‘It needs to rain’: Parks and public gardens adapt to ongoing drought

Newton’s new fire chief sworn in during City Hall ceremony

Obituaries

Dr. Lovelock, with one of his early inventions, a homemade Gas Chromatography device, used for measuring gas and molecules in the atmosphere.

James Lovelock, whose Gaia theory saw the Earth as alive, dies at 103

Tony Dow’s wife incorrectly reported that he had died, family says

Tim Giago, founder of first independent Native American newspaper, dies