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Corean Reynolds is on a mission: Make Boston vibrant after-hours
The “nightlife czar,” whose role is to repair Boston’s reputation for being dull after dark, is charged with a lot more than schmoozing all night.

As apartment-hunting season ramps up, finding a place in Boston is harder than ever
While rents have cooled in many US cities as the pandemic has eased, they’re accelerating in Boston.

After three months in decline, Boston-area home prices are on the rise again

Alex Verdugo appeared as unsure as everyone about whether the umpires would rule his potentially game-ending hit fair or foul. After a review, the hit stood and the celebration began.

Peter Abraham | RED SOX 5, TWINS 4 (10 INNINGS)

Upon review, nobody at Fenway Park had ever seen anything like that game

Considering all that went into the 10th inning of Tuesday's game between the Twins and Red Sox, there may not be a more unusual game-winning rally this season.

Judge to decide whether leak suspect should remain jailed

Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking highly classified military documents, is due back in court on Wednesday for a hearing to decide whether he should remain behind bars while he awaits trial.

Air Force strips unit on Cape Cod base of intelligence mission after guardsman is charged in security leak

Man facing murder charges after 4 people found dead in rural Maine, 3 others shot on highway, officials say

A Bowdoin man, identified as 34-year-old Joseph Eaton, was arrested and charged with the murder of the “four victims located in an Augusta Road residence,” Maine State Police said in a statement Tuesday night.

100 days in, Healey has become Massachusetts’ new chief booster
She has governed as a business-friendly Democrat seemingly more keen on wooing people to the state than political progressives to a particular cause.

Running club takes issue with police response at Boston Marathon
A running club made up of people of color says it was singled out in a police response during the Boston Marathon this week in Newton.

Feinstein’s absence gives opponents of Delaney nomination more time to rally opposition

On Tuesday, Democrats tried unsuccessfully to temporarily replace the ailing senator on the Senate Judiciary Committee to help confirm more of President Biden’s judicial picks.

What you need to know about who is eligible for another COVID-19 booster approved by FDA

Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems reach $787.5 million settlement over false election claims, averting trial

Malcolm Brogdon celebrated with fans after his buzzer-beater from halfcourt to end the first quarter

Dan Shaughnessy | CELTICS 119, HAWKS 106

Celtics dismantle Hawks again in what is becoming the very definition of toying with your opponent

Cedric Maxwell already has his broom ready for what should be a sweep by the Celtics.

Celtics head to Atlanta with 2-0 series lead over Hawks

Every man I date is still involved with his wife

Some of them still live in the same house with the ex. Is it worth waiting around for them to move on?

A spread at Gift Horse in Providence, R.I., which includes smoked fish dip, Sicilian crudo, monkfish toast, scallop crudo.

RI FOOD & DINING

Just opened and coming soon: A guide to the newest restaurants and bars in Rhode Island this spring

From award-winning chefs opening raw bars, to hip cocktail bars and noodle bars, here are a few places you'll want to check out.

Opinion

State Representative Justin Pearson celebrated with supporters after being reinstated to the Tennessee House by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners on April 12.

IDEAS | Adam Hochschild

The shunning of lawmakers who are on the right side of history

The Tennessee lawmakers expelled from their Legislature voiced a contrary idea that eventually may be widely accepted.

Teixeira case and the leaky buckets of US intelligence

IDEAS | Jane C. Ballantyne and Mark D. Sullivan

Four myths that helped cause the opioid epidemic

Felons are locked up for a reason, and it isn’t so they can vote

Don’t give up Twitter, NPR. Give up your subsidy.

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The state of restaurant tipping in 2023: You’re not giving enough
Plus, what to do when you have a personality clash with a co-worker.

DEVRA FIRST | WHAT SHE'S HAVING

With the Quiet Few, the neighborhood dive bar evolves
The East Boston tavern has an old soul and a new sensibility.

Easter fire at Cambridge church deemed suspicious, officials seek help from public in investigation

“No piece of information is too small to share,” Cambridge Fire Chief Thomas F. Cahill Jr. said in a statement Tuesday. “We are keenly aware that any place of worship is a cornerstone of the community, and we want to reassure residents that we’re approaching this case with the seriousness and gravity that it deserves.”

NY woman driven to wrong address fatally shot by homeowner
Kaylin Gillis, 20, was traveling through the rural town of Hebron with three other people Saturday night when the group made a wrong turn onto the property.

Man who shot Ralph Yarl, 16-year-old who went to the wrong house, surrenders to authorities

“Ralph is doing considerably well,” his mother, Cleo Nagbe, told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King. “Physically, mornings are hard, but his spirits are in a good place. I borrow from his spirits.”

What to know about KC shooting of Ralph Yarl

Man arrested for double stabbing at Clark University gym, Worcester police say

Knowledge Bethea, 18, of Worcester, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stabbing 17-year-old boy and 23-year-old man in a fight that broke out during a basketball game at the university's gym, police said.

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Eliud Kipchoge met with media Tuesday at the Fairmont Copley Hotel, one day after he finished sixth in the 2023 Boston Marathon.

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After fading on Heartbreak Hill, Eliud Kipchoge explains what went wrong during the Boston Marathon

The question now is where he goes from here, and Kipchoge said he “absolutely” wants another shot at Boston.

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On a car-free Canal Street, bars and restaurants hope for a long playoff season
With both the Bruins and the Celtics in the playoffs, the establishments near TD Garden are hoping for a particularly big wave of foot traffic.

Many electric vehicles don’t qualify for the new federal tax break. Here’s what to know.
The US government issued a new list of vehicles eligible for the credits, which take effect Tuesday, and quite a few EV models aren’t on it, including some that were eligible under the old rules.

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Sean Magwire, a high school counselor in Worcester, moonlights as a singer-songwriter.

Worcester high school counselor a finalist in the John Lennon songwriting contest

British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly singing Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" at Symphony Hall on Friday night with the Boston Philharmonic under the baton of conductor Benjamin Zander.

Boston Philharmonic finishes season with the unfinished

From left: Alison Butts, Srin Chakravorty, Schanaya Barrows (crouching), Audrey Johnson, Erik P. Kraft, and Ann Carpenter in "Dance Nation" at Apollinaire Theatre Company.

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Paul Taylor Dance Company performs "Company B" at the Shubert Theatre.

Paul Taylor Dance Company shines in its Boston return

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A display of pistols at the National Rifle Association's annual meetings in Indianapolis on April 16.

Republican presidential hopefuls miss a Sister Souljah opportunity at NRA confab

This undated photo provided by Ben Crump Law shows Ralph Yarl, the teenager shot by a homeowner in Kansas City, Mo.

White America’s ‘sundown town’ mentality almost claims another Black teen’s life

Despite stable jobs and decent wages, essential workers still can’t afford the rent

Middleborough, MA - 2/14/2023 : Middleborough, is a South Coast town of about 24,000, has become the first community to vote against complying with the state's new multifamily housing law. Officials there complain that the law requires them to zone for too many multifamily units, and say that kind of development would destroy the town's rural character. Middleborough's new commuter rail station, part of the South Coast Rail project, is currently under construction. (Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff)

Is your blood stirred by the T’s $9.2 billion spending plan? No? Join the club.

Joe Kennedy III, special envoy for Northern Ireland, during the Agreement 25 Conference at Queen's University Belfast on April 17 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

What’s the future for Joseph Kennedy III?

The author's blood sugar at mile 7 of the 2022 Boston Marathon was at a 137 mg/dl, right in his performance zone.

IDEAS | HILMAR SCHMUNDT

Techno-doping my way through the Boston Marathon

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Just opened and coming soon: A guide to the newest restaurants and bars in Rhode Island this spring

From award-winning chefs opening raw bars, to hip cocktail bars and noodle bars, here are a few places you'll want to check out.

As N.H. parental rights bill advances, opponents warn of ‘Orwellian’ impacts for transgender kids

Critics contend the proposal would single out LGBTQ students for unnecessary and harmful surveillance and reporting.

Man facing murder charges after 4 people found dead in rural Maine, 3 others shot on highway, officials say

A Bowdoin man, identified as 34-year-old Joseph Eaton, was arrested and charged with the murder of the “four victims located in an Augusta Road residence,” Maine State Police said in a statement Tuesday night.

HIGHER EDUCATION

RISD workers ratify a new contract, ending two-week strike

Teamsters Local 251 represents 60 RISD employees. The bargaining unit unanimously approved a “fully recommended agreement” in a vote on Tuesday.

Sports

Alex Verdugo appeared as unsure as everyone about whether the umpires would rule his potentially game-ending hit fair or foul. After a review, the hit stood and the celebration began.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Upon review, nobody at Fenway Park had ever seen anything like that game

Considering all that went into the 10th inning of Tuesday's game between the Twins and Red Sox, there may not be a more unusual game-winning rally this season.

Morgan Barron (left) was cut in the first period during a big scramble in front of the Golden Knights’ net.

Jets forward Morgan Barron took a skate to his face, requiring more than 75 stitches

Barron returned to the ice less than a period later.

Draymond Green stomped on the chest of Domantas Sabonis after a defensive rebound in the fourth quarter on Monday.

Warriors’ Draymond Green suspended one game for stepping on Domantas Sabonis’s chest

Green must sit out Game 3 Thursday night with the Warriors trailing in the series, 2-0.

Red Sox notebook

Alex Verdugo finally back in the swing of things

Rangers throttle Devils in Game 1

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

‘That’s what it feels like?’ Derrick White heard MVP chants in Game 2, and he could be the Celtics’ X-factor.

Business

Supreme Court poised to rule on abortion pill restrictions

The Supreme Court is deciding whether women will face restrictions in getting a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the US while a lawsuit continues.

Corean Reynolds is on a mission: Make Boston vibrant after-hours

The “nightlife czar,” whose role is to repair Boston’s reputation for being dull after dark, is charged with a lot more than schmoozing all night.

Fox will pay $787.5 million to settle defamation suit

Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems reach $787.5 million settlement over false election claims, averting trial

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Butter rolls

Recipes: Upgrade your next meal with one of these buttery rolls

Why springtime asparagus reminds me of a childhood friendship

The annual Sheepshearing Festival will take place Saturday at Gore Place in Waltham.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do in and around Boston, April 17-23

Clockwise from left: The Hoyts during one of their races; Spencer the dog; ultramarathoner Verna Volker; and Micah Herndon.

The Marathon Issue

26.2 tales of personal triumph from the Boston Marathon

metro

Workers guided the cross gently to the ground after removing it from the steeple of the Faith Lutheran Church which was heavily damaged by a six-alarm fire at the house of worship on Easter.

Easter fire at Cambridge church deemed suspicious, officials seek help from public in investigation

Report: N.H. education spending up $1 billion over 20 years, even as enrollment declined

Running club takes issue with police response at Boston Marathon

sports

Alex Verdugo scampers free of his celebrating teammates after his game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning Tuesday night at Fenway Park,

Red Sox show extra effort to turn tables on Twins with 5-4 victory in 10th inning

Celtics will head to Atlanta with 2-0 series lead over Hawks. ‘We did what we were supposed to do.’

Darius Garland paces Cavaliers past Knicks to tie series

business

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority still has about 30 acres to be developed around the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in South Boston. This photo shows the full extent of what's left to be developed. In December, the MCCA put the eastern portion, between D and E streets, out to bid for development, but has since withdrawn the request for proposals.

After pushback from local politicians, MCCA suspends sale of surplus Southie land and plans to rebid

As apartment-hunting season ramps up, finding a place in Boston is harder than ever

Zipcar to add more EVs

politics

Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, right, appeared in US District Court in Boston on April 14, 2023.

Judge to decide whether leak suspect should remain jailed

Feinstein’s absence gives opponents of Delaney nomination more time to rally opposition

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema finishes another Boston Marathon

Nation

The legal fight over abortion comes less than a year after conservative justices reversed Roe v. Wade and allowed more than a dozen states to effectively ban abortion outright.

Supreme Court poised to rule on abortion pill restrictions

What to know about KC shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Uvalde families plead for languishing Texas gun bills

World

Investigators inspect burnt out area following a fire at a hospital in Beijing, on April 19.

Death toll in Beijing hospital fire rises to 29

Eight Indonesian fishermen feared dead, 11 rescued off Australia

McCarthy and Zelensky discuss US support for the war

opinion

When transposing the beginnings, or occasionally other parts, of two words puts a file on your smace.

May I have a word: Melightful distakes and other tips of the slongue

Despite stable jobs and decent wages, essential workers still can’t afford the rent

The search for your missing single-cell ancestor is heating up

lifestyle

The Silver Unicorn Bookstore hosts the Kids Graphic Novel Festival April 22 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Silver Unicorn Bookstore hosts its first children’s graphic novel festival

Yoga Reaches Out hopes to raise $825,000 for Boston Children’s Hospital Every Child Fund

My husband had an emotional affair at work

food & dining

A spread at Gift Horse in Providence, R.I., which includes smoked fish dip, Sicilian crudo, monkfish toast, scallop crudo.

Just opened and coming soon: A guide to the newest restaurants and bars in Rhode Island this spring

With the Quiet Few, the neighborhood dive bar evolves

Lakon Paris Patisserie croissants are worth lining up for

travel

In 1999, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places designated Spirit Mountain, which the Mojave people refer to as "Avi Kwa Ame," as a Traditional Cultural Property, the first of its kind in Nevada.

How to explore the 3 newest national monuments

Airbnb banned me because they think I still live in Russia

Cycling for a cause on the Cape, celebrating in Sydney, and a watch that goes the distance

Arts

Melissa Shaak, “Evidence."

Galleries: Making magic at Fountain Street Gallery

After decades in the dark, Paul Goesch’s architectural fancies are finally seeing the light of day

At the Athenaeum: Boston on fire then, the Athenaeum renovated now

Books

Children's book author and illustrator Mo Willems, photographed at the R. Michelson Galleries in Northampton.

Mo Willems and the art of big feelings

Chasten Buttigieg’s relatable memoir reassures young adults about coming out

In Sophie Mackintosh’s ‘Cursed Bread,’ desire unleashes death and madness upon a French village

Movies

Dar Salim, left, and Jake Gyllenhaal in "Guy Ritchie's The Covenant."

Forming an unbreakable bond in Afghanistan

Boston University alumna Hong Chau on ‘Showing Up’ and life beyond her Oscar nomination

‘American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing’ documentary released on Netflix

Television

A view of the atmosphere during Netflix’s Love Is Blind: The Live Reunion Official Watch Party at The Vermont Hollywood on April 16 in Los Angeles, California.

A live ‘Love Is Blind’ special on Netflix got delayed, vexing fans

This week’s TV: Keri Russell’s new series, A.I. creepiness in ‘Mrs. Davis,’ and King Charles’s big day approaches

‘SNL’ gets serious with message for trans youth as Ana de Armas hosts

music

Wallace Field plays the Haymarket Lounge at City Winery on Monday.

Wallace Field has shaped her setbacks into songs she’s ready to share

The undoing of Blood, Sweat & Tears, and the sax player who saw it all from the horn section

Boston Philharmonic finishes season with the unfinished

Theater/Dance

From left: Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, and Ellie Kemper in "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."

It’s back to the theater for Jane Krakowski and Tituss Burgess

Gaining power, step by step, in Apollinaire’s ‘Dance Nation’

Paul Taylor Dance Company shines in its Boston return

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

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

Obituaries

Mr. Koren was a longtime resident of Brookfield, Vt.

Edward Koren, 87, whose cartoon creatures poked fun at people, dies

Ahmad Jamal, jazz pianist with a spare, hypnotic touch, dies at 92

Eli Wolff, leading advocate for athletes with disabilities, dies at 45