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Clockwise from top left: A photograph from the Todd Webb in Africa exhibition; Jamez McCorkle in "Omar"; Simone Leigh’s Cupboard IX; a scene from Justin Peck's ballet "Everywhere We Go"; and The Great Mystery by Kent Monkman.

Globe Magazine

30 of the best dance, theater, book, art, and classical music events in New England this spring

The Globe’s arts writers share their picks for can’t-miss events of the season.

‘Stalemate’: Sellers aren’t selling, and buyers aren’t buying. Rising interest rates are locking up Boston’s housing market.
The rapid rise in interest rates over the last year has forced homeowners who were entertaining a possible move to reconsider, meaning fewer homes are coming on the market.

Tell us: How has the housing market impacted your living situation in recent years?

Once owned by the ‘greatest female golfer,’ a Narragansett home lists for $12m
Hints of the home’s history — and the late Glenna Collett Vare — are scattered throughout, from illustrated wallpaper to green-painted trim.

March brings the earliest bloomers of the year including snowdrops, (galanthus nivalis) to the garden.

Dave Epstein

Don’t like March? Some time in the garden might change your mind.

While you’re not likely to jump in the lake or the ocean for a swim, March is a month with a lot to notice.

If they want to make a big splash in free agency, the Patriots could go after right tackle Mike McGlinchey.

ben volin | on football

How will the Patriots approach each position in free agency?

With at least $30 million in cap space, they need several upgrades on offense and have a few holes to fill on defense.

Suffolk DA drops charges against NBA trainer accused of drugging and raping woman in Boston

In a sharp reversal, Suffolk prosecutors have dropped all charges against Robert McClanaghan IV, a Rhode Island-based trainer for NBA players who had been accused of drugging and raping a woman he shared drinks with at a Boston hotel in November.

FBI searches doll business in Peabody, residence in Salem as part of probe

The locations searched were the Kat’s Creepy Creations business in Peabody, as well as a residence in Salem. It wasn’t immediately clear what was seized.

North End restaurant owners add a new claim to outdoor dining lawsuit: Anti-Italian discrimination
Five business owners are seeking $1.5 million in damages from the city after they tightened rules for al fresco seating in Italian enclave.

With Boston set to vote on rent control proposal, Somerville could soon follow

The Somerville City Council, which has expressed broad support for rent control in the past, will begin work on a rent control policy of its own, with hopes of sending a finalized proposal to Beacon Hill for approval in the fall.

Boston City Council to vote on rent control, BPDA restructuring Wednesday

Elon Musk apologizes after mocking laid-off Twitter employee

If you’re not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back, with an apology — if you want it.

Tucker Carlson’s show on Jan. 6 attack reopens a rift among Republicans

Red states are leading on renewable energy, while Mass. ranks 29th, new analysis shows

Man shot in Lynn has life threatening injuries; suspect arrested, police say

MISS CONDUCT

Watching TV with my partner used to be fun. Now, he watches the same sitcoms repeatedly.

But it turns out rewatching shows over and over serves a real purpose.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Harry and Meghan’s daughter christened, will use royal title

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced Wednesday that their daughter had been christened in a private ceremony in California, publicly calling her a princess and revealing for the first time that they will use royal titles for their children.

LOVE LETTERS

My husband tells me I need to budget better and not buy coffees. Meanwhile, he’s buying a fancy car and bike.

He makes more money than I do. After paying my share of the bills, it leaves me with less than $100 each month.

Opinion

I’m glad the politicians didn’t release their texts. Maybe what’s wrong here is not the behavior of the politicians but rather the rules that say anything as pedestrian as a text should be deemed a public record.

Tom Keane

Texts between Boston politicians shouldn’t be public record

Anything written down is deemed a public record; everything else is not. But increasingly it’s not all that sensible a distinction, especially with today’s evolving technology.

IDEAS | LEAH CAMPBELL

The toxic myth about the Gold Rush

EDITORIAL

Marijuana consumers deserve to know what they’re smoking (or eating)

RENÉE GRAHAM

Understanding the intersectionality of hate

IDEAS | CEZMI A. AKDIS, MD

Scrubbing away our collective health

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The Emancipator

Health Equity Tour: Durham’s Hayti Neighborhood

Once one of the most vibrant Black business districts in America, Durham’s Hayti neighborhood was dismantled by urban renewal efforts. Despite challenges, its residents haven’t given up on the promise that Hayti represents.

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photo illustration of David Sabatini. photo by Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

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‘Drinks to go’ debate is back at the State House, and as contentious as ever

A pandemic-era rule allowing restaurants to sell alcohol with takeout orders is back for another round of debate on Beacon Hill.

Legislation would force N.H. schools to ‘out’ transgender students

Unlike the bill that faltered last year, this “parental rights” measure would require notification upon request, not automatically.

Maura Healey to establish a statewide missing persons unit

The move comes weeks after a Globe investigation found little standardization in the way police departments across the state handle and report missing persons cases.

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Pieces of a house lost to the flooding of the Quabbin Reservoir live on inside this author’s home

Many of Elena Palladino's home's most eye-catching elements had once been part of a house that stood in Enfield, one of four towns flooded nearly a century ago to create the Quabbin Reservoir.

In the ’60s, a gay couple made their Worcester home into a refuge of art and community
Artists John O’Reilly and James Tellin built an extraordinary life together at a time when gay couples rarely lived openly.

KEVIN CULLEN

Brian Donnelly never forgot where he came from
“Brian believed deeply in the promise of immigrants, that they come to the United States to make a better life and in so doing make America a better place,” his nephew said.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Boston's Oriana Schneps starred in Bravo's "Below Deck Adventure," a spin-off of the popular reality series that follows crews aboard luxury yachts. She will be in Boston this Thursday for a special show-themed event at CLINK in the Liberty Hotel.

Oriana Schneps of ‘Below Deck Adventure’ anchors in Boston for a night at CLINK

James Taylor (left) and Peter Asher in December 1969.

Pop music’s Peter Asher is the narrator of his own ‘60s adventure

Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film "Raging Bull."

Our movie critic is a sucker for boxing movies. Here are 5 favorites.

Zac Brown of the Zac Brown Band performed in Nashville on New Year's Eve 2022.

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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.

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

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Jeneé Osterheldt

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

During the last presidential campaign, the Trump campaign ran TV ads claiming that President Biden lacked “the strength, the stamina and the mental fortitude to lead this country.”

JEFF JACOBY

Mental competency tests for aging politicians? Don’t count on it.

Craig McAdams relaxed next to the boardwalk on Jan. 20, in Hollywood, Fla.

SCOT LEHIGH

The puzzles and pieces of Social Security

One reader's smart dogs "have cracked all the codes for walks, car trips, etc., and they can spell T-R-E-A-T-S."

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Secret codes that stump dogs and people alike

Julius Streicher at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials in 1946.

NEWSLETTER

The Nazi who had Purim on his mind

Brandon Cardet-Hernandez, second from left, is one of the newest appointees to the Boston School Committee.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Let’s go, Brandon: Meet Boston’s bold school committee member

Wei Huang applies the final press on Army dress pants in the factory in Lawrence.

IDEAS | JOAN VENNOCHI

Threading the needle to keep clothing manufacturing alive in Massachusetts

Metro

ENVIRONMENT

Aging, faulty Woonsocket incinerator curbs waste it can accept in region

“The city of Woonsocket is at a crossroads if you will. We can either not be in the incineration business anymore as the host, or we can upgrade the facility,” said Public Works Director Steve D’Agostino.

Suffolk DA drops charges against NBA trainer accused of drugging and raping woman in Boston

North End restaurant owners add a new claim to outdoor dining lawsuit: Anti-Italian discrimination

Five business owners are seeking $1.5 million in damages from the city after they tightened rules for al fresco seating in Italian enclave.

Dave Epstein

Don’t like March? Some time in the garden might change your mind.

While you’re not likely to jump in the lake or the ocean for a swim, March is a month with a lot to notice.

Sports

Robert McClanaghan appeared in Boston Municipal Court in November.

Suffolk DA drops charges against NBA trainer accused of drugging and raping woman in Boston

ben volin | on football

How will the Patriots approach each position in free agency?

With at least $30 million in cap space, they need several upgrades on offense and have a few holes to fill on defense.

Jakobi Meyers is hitting the market at the right time to score a big payday — but it might not be with New England.

nfl free agency

With the market about to open, here’s where things stand with the Patriots’ 18 free agents

NFL free agency opens next week (legal tampering March 13, legal for real March 15), and all 32 teams will have decisions to make.

kevin paul dupont | on hockey

Dmitry Orlov has been sensational since joining the Bruins. Now can he help the power play?

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Is Joe Mazzulla’s inexperience being exposed in the Celtics’ recent losses?

MERRIMACK 67, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 66

Merrimack men’s basketball won its conference title. But it’s not going to the NCAA Tournament.

Business

With Boston set to vote on rent control proposal, Somerville could soon follow

North End restaurant owners add a new claim to outdoor dining lawsuit: Anti-Italian discrimination

Five business owners are seeking $1.5 million in damages from the city after they tightened rules for al fresco seating in Italian enclave.

What’s a scanner? Gen Z is discovering older workplace tech.

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magazine

James Tellin and John O’Reilly in a 2017 photograph by Seth David Rubin.

Globe Magazine

In the ’60s, a gay couple made their Worcester home into a refuge of art and community

MISS CONDUCT

Watching TV with my partner used to be fun. Now, he watches the same sitcoms repeatedly.

LOVE LETTERS

My husband tells me I need to budget better and not buy coffees. Meanwhile, he’s buying a fancy car and bike.

Globe Magazine

An alleged drug trafficker, a detective trying to take him down, and the woman caught in the middle

metro

Maura Healey to establish a statewide missing persons unit

Once owned by the ‘greatest female golfer,’ a Narragansett home lists for $12m

Legislation would force N.H. schools to ‘out’ transgender students

sports

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby celebrate his overtime goal with Jason Zucker and center Evgeni Malkin.

Sidney Crosby’s overtime goal caps Penguins’ furious comeback against Blue Jackets

Jose Padilla and Tyler Randall lead seventh-seeded Newton North to Division 1 second-round victory over No. 10 Lynn English

It’s on to the America East championship game for Allin Blunt and UMass Lowell men’s basketball

business

Bartenders at the Tasty restaurant on Court Street in Plymouth prepare cocktails to go in 2021. The state eased alcohol rules during COVID to allow restaurants to sell to-go drinks with takeout orders. A measure extending the policy is up for debate on Beacon Hill.

‘Drinks to go’ debate is back at the State House, and as contentious as ever

Elon Musk apologizes after mocking laid-off Twitter employee

Once owned by the ‘greatest female golfer,’ a Narragansett home lists for $12m

politics

Biden budget will propose tax increase to bolster Medicare

Biden upends politics, precedent in pivot on DC crime law

Fox chair Murdoch says 2020 election was fair, according to court filings

Nation

Louisville police had a pattern of violating rights, Justice Department says

Tyre Nichols death spurs Justice Department review of Memphis police

Oklahoma voters say ‘no’ to recreational marijuana question

World

People march during a rally on International Women's Day in Milan, Italy, on March 8.

World marks Women’s Day but abuses, inequality still rampant

China accuses Washington of trying to block its development

Two Americans dead, two rescued from violent Mexico kidnapping

opinion

The puzzles and pieces of Social Security

May I have a word: Secret codes that stump dogs and people alike

Health Equity Tour: Durham’s Hayti Neighborhood

lifestyle

Harry and Meghan’s daughter christened, will use royal title

Five women sue Texas over abortion ban, say it risked their lives

Oriana Schneps of ‘Below Deck Adventure’ anchors in Boston for a night at CLINK

food & dining

People gathered at café tables placed in the closed parking lane on Hanover Street in the North End of Boston.

North End restaurant owners add a new claim to outdoor dining lawsuit: Anti-Italian discrimination

The odds get better with dumplings

Who has the best poutine? R.I. and Mass. restaurants compete.

travel

Carmen Santos thought she lost her engagement ring in an Enterprise rental.

$452 bill charged after requesting help for lost engagement ring

Cool classes on the Cape, a winter fest in Portland, and personal alarms for travel and daily life

Howie Day on Alaska, not living in a bubble, and how to make easy iced coffee on the road

Arts

Joseph Mallord William Turner’s “Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway,” 1844, was painted as London's skies were being choked by industrial smog.

An early climate warning lies in the paintings of JMW Turner and Claude Monet, new research shows

At the MFA, a small photography show leaves a big impression

Intimate moments of self-reflection in seemingly ordinary spaces in Helena Wurzel’s solo exhibition

Books

Elena Palladino, author of "Lost Towns of the Swift River Valley: Drowned by the Quabbin," stood in her Ware home between Victorian five-panel pocket doors, furnishings salvaged 85 years ago from a home destroyed before the flooding of the Quabbin Reservoir.

Pieces of a house lost to the flooding of the Quabbin Reservoir live on inside this author’s home

In ‘Liliana’s Invincible Summer,’ Cristina Rivera Garza gives a searing account of grief and the quest to bring her sister’s murderer to justice years after the fact

30 of the best dance, theater, book, art, and classical music events in New England this spring

Once owned by the ‘greatest female golfer,’ a Narragansett home lists for $12m Hints of the home’s history — and the late Glenna Collett Vare — are scattered throughout, from illustrated wallpaper to green-painted trim.

Don’t like March? Some time in the garden might change your mind.

How will the Patriots approach each position in free agency?

Suffolk DA drops charges against NBA trainer accused of drugging and raping woman in Boston

FBI searches doll business in Peabody, residence in Salem as part of probe

North End restaurant owners add a new claim to outdoor dining lawsuit: Anti-Italian discrimination Five business owners are seeking $1.5 million in damages from the city after they tightened rules for al fresco seating in Italian enclave.

With Boston set to vote on rent control proposal, Somerville could soon follow

Elon Musk apologizes after mocking laid-off Twitter employee

Tucker Carlson’s show on Jan. 6 attack reopens a rift among Republicans

Red states are leading on renewable energy, while Mass. ranks 29th, new analysis shows

Man shot in Lynn has life threatening injuries; suspect arrested, police say

Watching TV with my partner used to be fun. Now, he watches the same sitcoms repeatedly.

Harry and Meghan’s daughter christened, will use royal title

My husband tells me I need to budget better and not buy coffees. Meanwhile, he’s buying a fancy car and bike.

Texts between Boston politicians shouldn’t be public record

The toxic myth about the Gold Rush

Marijuana consumers deserve to know what they’re smoking (or eating)

Understanding the intersectionality of hate

Scrubbing away our collective health

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Mental competency tests for aging politicians? Don’t count on it.

The puzzles and pieces of Social Security

May I have a word: Secret codes that stump dogs and people alike

The Nazi who had Purim on his mind

Let’s go, Brandon: Meet Boston’s bold school committee member

Threading the needle to keep clothing manufacturing alive in Massachusetts

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Aging, faulty Woonsocket incinerator curbs waste it can accept in region

Suffolk DA drops charges against NBA trainer accused of drugging and raping woman in Boston

North End restaurant owners add a new claim to outdoor dining lawsuit: Anti-Italian discrimination

Don’t like March? Some time in the garden might change your mind.

Sports

Suffolk DA drops charges against NBA trainer accused of drugging and raping woman in Boston

How will the Patriots approach each position in free agency?

With the market about to open, here’s where things stand with the Patriots’ 18 free agents

Dmitry Orlov has been sensational since joining the Bruins. Now can he help the power play?

Is Joe Mazzulla’s inexperience being exposed in the Celtics’ recent losses?

Merrimack men’s basketball won its conference title. But it’s not going to the NCAA Tournament.

Business

With Boston set to vote on rent control proposal, Somerville could soon follow

North End restaurant owners add a new claim to outdoor dining lawsuit: Anti-Italian discrimination

What’s a scanner? Gen Z is discovering older workplace tech.

Boston City Council to vote on rent control, BPDA restructuring Wednesday

In the ’60s, a gay couple made their Worcester home into a refuge of art and community

Watching TV with my partner used to be fun. Now, he watches the same sitcoms repeatedly.

My husband tells me I need to budget better and not buy coffees. Meanwhile, he’s buying a fancy car and bike.

Once owned by the ‘greatest female golfer,’ a Narragansett home lists for $12m
Hints of the home’s history — and the late Glenna Collett Vare — are scattered throughout, from illustrated wallpaper to green-painted trim.

North End restaurant owners add a new claim to outdoor dining lawsuit: Anti-Italian discrimination
Five business owners are seeking $1.5 million in damages from the city after they tightened rules for al fresco seating in Italian enclave.

R.I. woman says United Airlines crew and passengers stopped Leominster man on flight: ‘He was out of control’
The man, later identified as Francisco Severo Torres of Leominster, had an object in his hand as he rushed toward the plane's cockpit. Video captured the struggle.

dan shaughnessy

With Red Sox, hope and realism can exist at the same time
Predictions and expectations ultimately don't really matter. No one knows what’s going to happen, and that’s OK.

What’s a scanner? Gen Z is discovering older workplace tech.
Since 22-year-old Erika Loc is an up-and-coming IT whiz, the boss at her first cybersecurity internship figured she knew how to use a printer. That boss was wrong.

Send The Boston Globe a confidential news tip
Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

In the ’60s, a gay couple made their Worcester home into a refuge of art and community
Artists John O’Reilly and James Tellin built an extraordinary life together at a time when gay couples rarely lived openly.

KEVIN CULLEN

Brian Donnelly never forgot where he came from
“Brian believed deeply in the promise of immigrants, that they come to the United States to make a better life and in so doing make America a better place,” his nephew said.

Listen: Boston busker is living his dream
For James Bourne, AKA Jimi Blacksheep, the streets are the best venue around.