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From left, Kimberly Rhoten, Dr. Heath Schechinger, Alexander Chen, Diana Adams, and Andy Izenson celebrated outside before the Somerville City Council signed the ordinance.

Somerville celebrates another first for polyamorous people

The City Council, which passed the first ordinance allowing for more than one domestic partner, approves a new policy to prevent discrimination.

Black leaders are developing Nubian Square. Can they revitalize the economic heart of Black Boston?
The Globe spoke with 10 leaders involved in redeveloping Nubian Square, most of them Black and with longstanding ties to the community, who believe there’s an opportunity to restore the square to its former glory.

dan shaughnessy

Red Sox can’t afford a rough start to this season, and other thoughts
With the Celtics and Bruins drawing major attention as they chase championships, a poor start could relegate the Red Sox to irrelevance.

This week's daters: Marissa and Ram.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Immediately, I was like, Dang — he’s TALL’

Will a shared love for anime unite these daters?

He fed me peaches. But love like that doesn’t always last.

That boyfriend loved me as I was, yet I wanted to make something new.

Early education grants gave the child care industry a boost in the pandemic. The future of the funding will depend on the Legislature.

The conversation about who should continue to receive funding has created tension on Beacon Hill, as top policymakers grapple with how to solve a crisis that has put Massachusetts on the map for having some of the most expensive child care in the country.

Lawmakers pass bill that would pump millions into emergency shelters, food aid, and extend to-go cocktails

A Boston city councilor, frustrated with redistricting, is bankrolling litigation against it
City Councilor Frank Baker made the $10,000 contribution to support the redistricting lawsuit, which names the city, Mayor Michelle Wu, the City Council, and the election head as defendants.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

In Silicon Valley Bank collapse, affordable housing all over Boston hangs in the balance
Boston Private Bank & Trust grew into one of the biggest financiers of affordable housing in Boston. Then they were acquired by Silicon Valley Bank. So what happens now?

Lynn police officer repeatedly strikes woman in head during arrest shown on body camera

The Lynn Police Department and the city's mayor are defending the actions of the police officer and released body-worn camera footage of the arrest.

R.I. Republican removed from committee after asking Democratic colleague ‘Are you a pedophile?’

Investigation underway after freight train carrying trash derails in Ayer

Bruins winger David Pastrnak scored his 49th goal of the season against the Canadiens and his teammates repeatedly tried to feed him passes to set up his 50th.

Bruins 4, Canadiens 2

David Pastrnak about to join an elite group of Bruins as he notches goal No. 49 against the Canadiens

Only five Bruins have scored 50 goals in a season.

Mina Kimes, in Los Angeles.

After Chris Curtis uses ethnic slur against Mina Kimes, sports media figures fire back in her defense

People across sports media have coalesced around Kimes, championing her for her in-depth analysis of the NFL, impressive talent, and ability to stand up for herself in a largely male-dominated field with humor.

People took photos in front of Trump Tower on Thursday in New York City.

Waiting for Trump, an absurdist play in which nothing happens

“Waiting for Trump” is equally absurd — a motley, endless production signifying just about nothing that allows Trump to sit back and raise money from rubes who worship him.

Opinion

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, in Washington, D.C.

Banning TikTok is not the real solution

The solution, many experts and members of Congress agree, is to strengthen internet privacy protections to prevent the kind of surveillance and data abuse TikTok critics worry about.

Gen Z need to know their rights when stopped by police

Hostages to Ronald Reagan’s political ambitions

H.D.S. Greenway

The anti-colonial struggle continues on in Ukraine

IDEAS | Emily Silverman and Jay Baruch

The pipeline of ER doctors is drying up

Actor Shameik Moore poses with young movie-goers during the ‘Spiderman Into The Spider-Verse’ Atlanta screening at Regal Atlantic Station on Dec. 6, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Emancipator

How to tell if a film or TV Show is antiracist

While conversations about representation are essential, we also need to talk about the way racism itself is portrayed. The stories we tell can help solve the problem — or can perpetuate it.

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Special reports

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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Tom Brady quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson in Instagram post, one day after Gisele’s tell-all interview with Vanity Fair

One day after supermodel Gisele Bündchen’s tell-all interview with Vanity Fair dropped, former husband Tom Brady took to Instagram to post a famous quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson, in which the 19th century author references “the betrayal of false friends.”

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

‘He guided me from heaven.’ A Rockport man retraces his grandfather’s path through WWI France.
Brett Hawkes used stacks of old photos to re-create his grandfather’s 600-mile route through the French countryside.

Sinema reportedly ridicules former Democratic colleagues: ‘Old dudes eating Jell-O’
Sinema has allegedly “belittled her Democratic colleagues” and “showered her GOP allies with praise,” according to a piece published Thursday in Politico.

US launches airstrikes in Syria after drone kills US worker
A strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a US contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said.

MBTA’s subway tracks are far more broken than previously disclosed
The T’s new speed restrictions dashboard unveiled Thursday showed the slow-zone problem has only grown worse, with 27 percent of all subway track under some kind of speed restriction, a big jump from 7.5 percent at the end of February.

MATTHEW GILBERT

‘Great Expectations,’ and how to ruin a classic
Creator Steven Knight has added twisted, complex motivations, drug addiction, sex, and violence to Pip's coming-of-age story. What the Dickens?

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Elizabeth Fisher outside her home at Andrew's Point in Rockport.

Andrew’s Point in Rockport has long been open to the public. Now, an oceanfront homeowner is suing to end that.

Coastal access advocates up and down Massachusetts say it's an all-too-familiar story: a wealthy oceanfront homeowner brings a costly lawsuit in an attempt to pressure a cash-strapped local government into a compromise.

The Gardner sidestepped a ‘guerrilla climate protest’ over the weekend, but area museums are on alert
“I don’t think there’s anything you can do to completely avoid those kinds of happenings from a security standpoint,” said Kurt Steinberg, chief operating officer at Salem’s Peabody Essex Museum.

Number of antisemitic incidents in Mass. surged in 2022, report finds
The rise in antisemitic activity in Massachusetts, a 41 percent increase from the previous year, mirrors a trend seen nationally and in most New England states.

Two Boston police officers were at the Jan. 6 insurrection. Only one was fired.
Despite officers Joseph Abasciano and Jose Diaz’s actions on Jan. 6 nearly mirroring each other, only one of them — Abasciano — was fired. The difference in outcome appears to be a series of tweets.

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Author readings around Boston March 26-April 1

From left: Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, and Jeremy Strong in "Succession."

Brawl in the family: The final season of ‘Succession’ is as fierce as it gets

From left: Aymee Garcia as Jack's Mother, Cole Thompson as Jack, and puppeteer Kennedy Kanagawa (with Milky White) in "Into the Woods."

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Renowned ballerina Misty Copeland to receive 2023 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The Gannett headquarters in McLean, Va., in 2019. Gannett's stable of newspapers includes USA Today, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, and The Providence Journal.

Gannett’s CEO is getting rich by gutting a newspaper near you

Taylor Foehl, left, of Boston, looked at the mobile betting app on his phone after placing a wager, while watching a men's college basketball game at the Cask 'N Flagon sports bar near Fenway Park on March 10.

Joshua Pederson

ReGronkulous! Bonus bets are a bad bet for Massachusetts.

Catherine Hopkins, Director of Community Outreach and School Health at St. Joseph's Hospital, left, has a fellow nurse translate instructions to a patient in a COVID-19 triage and testing tent in 2020, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Yonkers, N.Y.

Interpreters are necessary for health equity

Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, dressed in his raccoon coat, handed out flowers during South Boston's traditional Evacuation Day parade on March 17, 1947. Mayor Curley's wife, Gertrude, was sitting to his left and Edward J. "Knocko" McCormack in his Yankee Division uniform is in front.

Crime, Trump, and the ghost of James Michael Curley

Bunker Hill Community College in Charlestown.

M. Lee Pelton and Pam Eddinger

Investing in higher education is good for students — and the state

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

How Uphams Corner got wealthier without getting whiter

Metro

COMMENTARY | GREG MILLER

Envisioning blue economy opportunities for a vacant Port of Providence landmark

Legacy sites like the Providence Gas Company Purifier House on Allens Avenue are integral in the city’s transformation.

The two sides of author Jessica Olien

Jamestown, R.I., author set down a lovable children’s series to write a cozy murder mystery.

Early education grants gave the child care industry a boost in the pandemic. The future of the funding will depend on the Legislature.

The conversation about who should continue to receive funding has created tension on Beacon Hill, as top policymakers grapple with how to solve a crisis that has put Massachusetts on the map for having some of the most expensive child care in the country.

Number of antisemitic incidents in Mass. surged in 2022, report finds

The rise in antisemitic activity in Massachusetts, a 41 percent increase from the previous year, mirrors a trend seen nationally and in most New England states.

Sports

Banners were hung this week on Lansdowne Street in preparation for Opening Day Thursday.

dan shaughnessy

Red Sox can’t afford a rough start to this season, and other thoughts

With the Celtics and Bruins drawing major attention as they chase championships, a poor start could relegate the Red Sox to irrelevance.

UConn's Jordan Hawkins drives for a first-half basket. Hawkins led the fourth-seeded Huskies with 24 points in an 88-65 romp over Arkansas Thursday night in Las Vegas.

NCAA men's basketball

UConn men romp past Arkansas to reach NCAA Elite Eight berth; Gonzaga wins a thriller over UCLA

Jordan Hawkins scored 24 points to lead the fourth-seeded Huskies (28-8) in an 88-65 romp to earn an Elite Eight matchup Saturday against the winner of UCLA or Gonzaga.

Bruins winger David Pastrnak scored his 49th goal of the season against the Canadiens and his teammates repeatedly tried to feed him passes to set up his 50th.

Bruins 4, Canadiens 2

David Pastrnak about to join an elite group of Bruins as he notches goal No. 49 against the Canadiens

Only five Bruins have scored 50 goals in a season.

Track and field

Track bans transgender athletes, tightens rules for Caster Semenya

Bruins 4, Canadiens 2

Bruins far from their best, but they still beat Canadiens

Watch Rory McIlroy drive the 18th green to seal his victory at the Match Play

Business

Radioactive water leaks at Minn. nuclear plant for second time

The company that owns a nuclear power plant northwest of Minneapolis says water containing a radioactive material is leaking from the plant for a second time.

Ukraine president visits front-line areas as new phase nears

Ukraine’s president on Thursday made his third visit in two days to areas that have felt the brunt of Russia’s war, with a trip to the southern Kherson region that was retaken from the Kremlin’s forces, and as a senior Kyiv commander hinted that a brewing Ukrainian counteroffensive could come “very soon.”

TikTok’s CEO’s safety assurances doubted by lawmakers

Warren wants Fed vice chair pick to be tougher on banks

magazine

Should I end my long-distance marriage before I move?

Can we lose COVID — but keep the new outlook it gave us?

She wants to get together, but I don’t have time for new friends

Italian Sausage and Mushroom Ragù
With Pappardelle

Recipes: Perk up your pasta with Italian sausage and fresh herbs

metro

Representative Robert J. Quattrocchi, a Scituate Republican.

R.I. Republican removed from committee after asking Democratic colleague ‘Are you a pedophile?’

‘I have a lot of faith’: McKee still believes Tidewater stadium project will happen

Arlington man arrested for allegedly writing homophobic graffiti on Bluebike station

sports

(From left) Sportscaster Jim Gray, Tom Brady and Raiders and Aces owner Mark Davis attended an Aces game May 31.

Tom Brady acquires ownership stake in WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces

Shoma Uno leads Ilia Malinin after men’s short program in world figure skating competition

Patriots sign left-footed punter Corliss Waitman

business

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington.

Fed’s unwanted ally in bid to tame inflation: Credit crunch

New home sales jump, giving more hope for housing market

Black leaders are developing Nubian Square. Can they revitalize the economic heart of Black Boston?

politics

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, right, speaks about the proposed legislation dubbed the "Parents Bill of Rights," March 1, next to Representative Elise Stefanik, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

GOP sets vote on ‘parents rights’ in clash over schools

Senate Ethics admonishes South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham for campaign solicitations

Budget readies US for possible China confrontation, Pentagon says

Nation

The Xcel Energy's Nuclear Generating Plant in Monticello, Minn.

Radioactive water leaks at Minn. nuclear plant for second time

Prosecutor in Trump hush-money case fires back at House Republicans

New video shows Virginia officers overpowering and punching detainee before he died

World

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

US launches airstrikes in Syria after drone kills US worker

China threatens consequences over US warship’s actions

Ukraine president visits front-line areas as new phase nears

opinion

Taylor Foehl, left, of Boston, looked at the mobile betting app on his phone after placing a wager, while watching a men's college basketball game at the Cask 'N Flagon sports bar near Fenway Park on March 10.

ReGronkulous! Bonus bets are a bad bet for Massachusetts.

Schools need standards, resources to improve cybersecurity

Gannett’s CEO is getting rich by gutting a newspaper near you

lifestyle

From left, Kimberly Rhoten, Dr. Heath Schechinger, Alexander Chen, Diana Adams, and Andy Izenson celebrated outside before the Somerville City Council signed the ordinance.

Somerville celebrates another first for polyamorous people

‘I’ve been waiting my entire life for this moment.’ Lexington native appears on ‘American Idol’ Sunday.

It’s National Puppy Day! Show us photos of your pet

food & dining

Row 34's warm buttered lobster roll.

Row 34 will open in Kendall Square; Borrachito Taqueria and Spirits comes to the Seaport

Stuffed to the gills at Kenmore Square’s Pescador, a New York coastal grill with hometown talent

‘Can my dog be an extra?’: Filming for Damon, Affleck movie begins at North End’s Bova’s Bakery

travel

‘He guided me from heaven.’ A Rockport man retraces his grandfather’s path through WWI France.

This Curacao resort is redefining ‘all-inclusive’

Fitness expert Eliza Shirazi talks about all things travel

Arts

Steven Trefonides, “Triple Threat (1),” 1990. Oil on canvas, 48” x 48”. On loan from Phyllis Trefonides.

‘Visionary Boston’ celebrates undersung trio

At the Met, comparing and seriously contrasting

A doctor and painter shows what life is like ‘In the Fourth Trimester’

Books

Author Jessica Olien's new book centers around a cooking contest and a blueberry buckle cake recipe.

The two sides of author Jessica Olien

Loss, feminism, snail metempsychosis, death: the best of Margaret Atwood in ‘Old Babes in the Wood’

In ‘Dust Child,’ Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai uses a silken touch in a tale of those left behind after the occupation of Vietnam

Movies

Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio will star in Martin Scorsese's upcoming film, "Killers of the Flower Moon." Apple is reportedly aiming to partner with movie studios in releasing films, including "Killers of the Flower Moon."

Apple to splash $1 billion a year on films to break into cinemas

‘Rye Lane’ is for lovers

‘Reggie’ tells a parallel story of race and baseball

Television

Shalom Brune-Franklin and Fionn Whitehead in Hulu's "Great Expectations."

‘Great Expectations,’ and how to ruin a classic

In ‘Accused,’ time works against one-off episodes

Brawl in the family: The final season of ‘Succession’ is as fierce as it gets

music

Naomi Louisa O'Connell, in the role of Judith, and Ryan McKinny as Bluebeard performing at a dress rehearsal of Boston Lyric Opera's new production of "Bluebeard's Castle" and Four Songs.

Seven operatic doors and the secrets behind them

Blind teenage violinist Julia LaGrand uses ‘From the Top’ to celebrate young disabled musicians

The Sugar Shack brings back sweet memories for these R&B veterans

Theater/Dance

Louis Reyes McWilliams and Cyndii Johnson in "Clyde's."

In Lynn Nottage’s ‘Clyde’s,’ comedy is on the menu at a hard-luck cafe

Huntington, SpeakEasy to team up on coproduction of ‘The Band’s Visit’

‘Into the Woods’ works its magic in a fairy tale with no happily ever after

globe local

Gréta Ásgeirsson showed audience members her harp during intermission at a concert. “The harp is an intriguing instrument for many people. It’s large, and how frequently are you able to get that close to one?”

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Autism Alliance is teaching restaurants and other places how to accommodate families with special needs children

What else is drifting away from us besides the moon?

Obituaries

Raphael Mechoulam speaks during the Marijuna Conference at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel in New York, on May 20, 1971.

Raphael Mechoulam, ‘father of cannabis research,’ dies at 92

William A. Wulf, pioneering computer scientist, dies at 83

Warren Boroson, who surveyed psychiatrists on Goldwater, dies at 88