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Black developers leading the revitalization of Nubian Square

Boston Globe development fellow Julian Sorapuru joins us to talk about redevelopment plans for Nubian Square in Roxbury.

Nubian Square in Roxbury is the focus of a plan that would turn it into an employment, cultural, and social hub

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Harvard University had known about the alleged crimes at its morgue since March, but federal investigators asked the university to keep quiet until the indictment came down.

Unanswered questions about stolen body parts eroding public faith in Harvard, crisis PR experts say

Harvard Medical School hasn’t explained key issues such as the level of monitoring and oversight it maintained over the bodies donated to the school for students to dissect in anatomy classes and in some cases for research.

RED SOX 9, TWINS 3

James Paxton, Red Sox soar again to beat Twins in series opener and extend win streak to five
Jarren Duran had three doubles and two RBIs for the Red Sox against Minnesota starter Pablo López, Alex Verdugo drove in four runs with a bases-clearing triple and infield single, and Triston Casas hit a two-run homer.

Red Sox introduce ‘Breaking Barriers’ exhibit celebrating Negro League players

Brayan Bello is 4-4 with a 3.59 ERA in 11 starts, including a 2.60 ERA in his last nine, including a pair of stellar performances against the Yankees.

ALEX SPEIER | ON BASEBALL

After 15 years without results, young starting pitching is percolating through the Red Sox system

The charge by the team's pitching in the past month has been led by an emerging generation of pitchers, all of whom entered pro ball in 2017, who are either truly homegrown or have spent their entire big league careers with the Sox.

This Mass. city ranks as the best place to live for families in 2023, according to Fortune
The runner-up is also in New England, a city Fortune calls one of the region's "best-kept secrets."

Patrons conversed outside of Sligo Pub, a dive bar in Davis Square, which closed after 75 years.

What does the death of a dive bar say about Somerville?

Much like Sligo Pub, the old version Somerville is no more. The city has become in some ways a victim of its own success.

With five people aboard, submersible vanishes during expedition to explore the wreck of the Titanic
US Coast Guard officials in Boston on Monday said that surface and underwater search operations are happening in the Atlantic Ocean, about 900 miles east of Cape Cod.

What we know about the Titanic-bound submersible that’s missing with five people onboard

Muzzled for years, vindicated MIT professor says fraud investigation into his lab did lasting damage

Nearly four years later, MIT professor Ram Sasisekharan is finally able to talk about being wrongly accused of falsifying research.

Now on the menu at Toast: a new 99 cent fee
The surcharge will be added onto orders at a small portion of the restaurants served by the Boston-based company starting Tuesday, with plans to add the fee nationwide on July 10.

On Cape Cod, it’s the question of the summer: Why are so many vacation rentals empty?
Have the sharks and the traffic and Airbnb’s tyrannical departure instructions finally scared off visitors? Or are there suddenly too many listings?

Tell us: Why have you stopped visiting Cape Cod during the summer?

COVID vaccine expert accosted by antivaccine activists at his home after Joe Rogan urges debate with RFK Jr.

Peter Hotez, a professor of molecular virology at Baylor College of Medicine, said he was stalked at his Texas home Sunday by a pair of individuals espousing antivaccine views in the aftermath of an online conflict with controversial podcaster Joe Rogan.

Truro home explosion likely caused by propane leak, officials say

The official cause of the April 20 incident will remain undetermined, as multiple potential causes could not be conclusively ruled out due to the extensive damage caused by the blast, officials said.

Cornerback Jack Jones was drafted in 2022 and played 13 games for the Patriots in his rookie season.

ben volin | on football

The Patriots, of all teams, can’t afford patience with Jack Jones. He has to go.

Jones has a history of off-field problems, and the Patriots have a history with players and guns.

The public was invited to Wellspring House, a nonprofit homelessness prevention organization, for the opening of "History Lives Here," a permanent exhibit about the Freeman family, a prominent Black family that was an early owner of the historic home.

A wellspring of Black family history uncovered at Gloucester house

Before Wellspring House became a nonprofit to help homeless families get back on their feet, the historic building was home to the Freemans, a prominent Black family whose patriarch bought his freedom from slavery.

Dancers from Africano Waltham entertained the crowd at The Freedom Cookout, which was held at the Shirley-Eustis House to celebrate Juneteenth.

‘We will not give up ground,’ Governor Healey says as Mass. observes Juneteenth holiday

In Roxbury, hundreds of people gathered on the front lawn of the Dillaway-Thomas House for the raising of a flag commemorating the holiday.

Opinion

People displaced by gang violence from the area of Cite Soleil sit at a makeshift shelter in Port-au-Prince on June 4.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Turmoil in Haiti reaches catastrophic levels. Where is the outrage?

Gangs are controlling more and more territory, and gang-related violence is increasing. Inflation is soaring, and food has become expensive; nearly half of the population — 4.9 million — are suffering from acute hunger. Schools and hospitals have shut down due to the widespread violence.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Mayor Wu shouldn’t move the O’Bryant school

MARK HANNAH AND LUCAS ROBINSON

Blinken and Xi seek stability with Asian countries on edge

EDITORIAL

Chris Christie charts a path for Republicans

IDEAS | CATHERINE PALMER

Menopause is something employers should have to sweat, too

Faneuil Hall and the power of a name

Reporter Tiana Woodard gives an update on the fight to change Faneuil Hall’s name and shares why it is important to communities of color.

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Pride Month

In this June 24, 2014 file photo, a giant Pride flag flies atop the Starbucks headquarters in celebration of Gay Pride Week in Seattle. This year, Massachusetts Starbucks workers have said that Pride displays at stores have been curtailed.

Mass. Starbucks workers say Pride displays have been curtailed

In the “Slumber Party” episode of "Drag Me to Dinner," queens Kim Chi (left) and Naomi Smalls (right) battle Heidi N Closet and Jaida Essence Hall. Neil Patrick Harris, Bianca Del Rio, Haneefah Wood, and David Burtka star; Murray Hill hosts.

‘Drag Me to Dinner’ puts the ‘kitsch’ in ‘kitchen’

Marchers gathered for the start of the Boston Pride parade.

Boston streets are vibrant with the colors of Pride as parade returns after 3-year hiatus

Daunasia Yancey, left, Community Relations Specialist of the LGBTQ+ Advancement office, and Jullieanne Lee, Interim Executive Director of the LGBTQ+ Advancement office, dance during the LGBTQ+ Pride Month kickoff event at City Hall Plaza on Thursday.

Photos: Boston kicks off LGBTQ+ Pride Month on City Hall Plaza

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The Cure reward fans with a career-spanning set that’s almost like heaven
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N.H. state senator accused of assaulting employee of restaurant he owns

Keith Murphy is accused of spitting on and slapping the victim, and surveillance video from Murphy’s Taproom shows up picking up a chair “in an aggressive manner,” police said.

Celtics are exploring trades ahead of this week’s NBA draft, with an eye on depth
They may look to clear out congestion in the backcourt, and they have received inquiries about sign-and-trade possibilities involving Grant Williams.

Bear spotted in Cohasset, Hull, Hingham on Monday
A black bear was spotted in Cohasset, Hull, and Hingham as the animal apparently made its way westward on Monday, according to police, who indicated that it may be the same bear previously seen in other South Shore communities.

Your View

Tell us about your BPS high school experience
We’re looking to hear from current and former Boston Public School students, as well as parents and educators.

With new toilet seat, BU and MIT engineers want to nip bathroom mishaps in the bud

Cleana has developed a new kind of toilet seat that raises or lowers itself to avoid unwelcome splashes, or to prevent objects from falling accidentally into the bowl.

Trump and Teixeira stand accused of breaking the same law
Their stations in life could hardly be more different, yet the former leader of the US military and a low-ranking National Guardsman both now face federal prosecutions under the same provision of the Espionage Act.

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Frontman Robert Smith surveys the crowd during the Cure's performance at Xfinity Center.

The Cure reward fans with a career-spanning set that’s almost like heaven

Genevieve Simon and the cast of "As You Like It."

A spirited — and pointed — ‘As You Like It’

A still from "Blue," an animated short film that will be screened on June 25 at the Roxbury International Film Festival.

The 25th Roxbury International Film Festival kicks off this week

Julien Baker and boygenius perform the closing set Sunday at the Stage at Suffolk Downs.

At the Stage at Suffolk Downs, boygenius bring Re:SET to a resounding close

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

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Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The John Adams Courthouse is home to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

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Court leaves no room for racism or bias in judicial system

Middlebury College, as seen in 2013 from the chapel,

JEFF JACOBY

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FBI and Boston Police bomb squads members walk along Boylston Street near the marathon finish line on April 17, 2023.

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Boston's office vacancy rate is painful but still below 20 percent, and downtown foot traffic has surpassed 50 percent of its volume before COVID-19 struck.

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Registered nurse Rachel Fournier passed through a hallway at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton in July 2022.

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Metro

With five people aboard, submersible vanishes during expedition to explore the wreck of the Titanic

US Coast Guard officials in Boston on Monday said that surface and underwater search operations are happening in the Atlantic Ocean, about 900 miles east of Cape Cod.

Boston firefighter union official seeks help finding teenage granddaughter missing since last week

Shariyah Heyward, 14, was last seen Thursday about 3 p.m. near One Westinghouse Plaza in Hyde Park, where the Academy of the Pacific Rim Public Charter School is located, police said.

Truro home explosion likely caused by propane leak, officials say

The official cause of the April 20 incident will remain undetermined, as multiple potential causes could not be conclusively ruled out due to the extensive damage caused by the blast, officials said.

What does the death of a dive bar say about Somerville?

Much like Sligo Pub, the old version Somerville is no more. The city has become in some ways a victim of its own success.

Sports

Daniel Vogelbach has homered twice in his last four games, including Monday in Houston, after the slumping slugger was benched for six games.

METS 11, ASTROS 1

Max Scherzer, Mets steady themselves in blowout victory over host Astros

Houston has scored just one run in three of its last five games as the team struggles to deal with an injury to star slugger Yordan Alvarez.

James Paxton improved to 3-1 in seven starts this season after going 6⅓ innings against the Twins and allowing three runs on three hits.

RED SOX 9, TWINS 3

James Paxton, Red Sox soar again to beat Twins in series opener and extend win streak to five

Jarren Duran had three doubles and two RBIs for the Red Sox against Minnesota starter Pablo López, Alex Verdugo drove in four runs with a bases-clearing triple and infield single, and Triston Casas hit a two-run homer.

Luis Arraez’s fifth single, a line drive to left field with the bases loaded, scored two and highlighted a five-run seventh for the Marlins, who won their fifth straight.

MARLINS 11, BLUE JAYS 0

Another five-hit game in rout of Toronto has Miami’s Luis Arraez back hitting .400

It was the second time in his past three games that Arraez, the 2022 American League batting champion with Minnesota, went 5 for 5, following an 0-for-15 slide that dropped his average to .378.

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TALKING POINTS

US pushes for ‘green shipping corridors’

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BOLD TYPES

New Draper CEO aims to up the famed lab’s business acumen

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene.

Amazon, Marriott, and other companies vow to hire thousands of refugees in Europe

This Mass. city ranks as the best place to live for families in 2023, according to Fortune

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Catherine T. Morris is is the founder and artistic director of Boston Arts & Music Soul Festival, better known as BAMS Fest.

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‘It’s a seed I’m planting’: How Catherine Morris willed BAMS Fest into life

Kei was named Boston Music Awards’ “New Artist of the Year” last year. This month, the Dorchester native will perform at BAMS Fest on Saturday, June 24.

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MISS CONDUCT

Nubian Square in Roxbury is the focus of a plan that would turn it into an employment, cultural, and social hub

Unanswered questions about stolen body parts eroding public faith in Harvard, crisis PR experts say

After 15 years without results, young starting pitching is percolating through the Red Sox system

This Mass. city ranks as the best place to live for families in 2023, according to Fortune The runner-up is also in New England, a city Fortune calls one of the region's "best-kept secrets."

What does the death of a dive bar say about Somerville?

With five people aboard, submersible vanishes during expedition to explore the wreck of the Titanic US Coast Guard officials in Boston on Monday said that surface and underwater search operations are happening in the Atlantic Ocean, about 900 miles east of Cape Cod.

Muzzled for years, vindicated MIT professor says fraud investigation into his lab did lasting damage

Now on the menu at Toast: a new 99 cent fee The surcharge will be added onto orders at a small portion of the restaurants served by the Boston-based company starting Tuesday, with plans to add the fee nationwide on July 10.

On Cape Cod, it’s the question of the summer: Why are so many vacation rentals empty? Have the sharks and the traffic and Airbnb’s tyrannical departure instructions finally scared off visitors? Or are there suddenly too many listings?

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Truro home explosion likely caused by propane leak, officials say

The Patriots, of all teams, can’t afford patience with Jack Jones. He has to go.

A wellspring of Black family history uncovered at Gloucester house

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Mass. Starbucks workers say Pride displays have been curtailed

‘Drag Me to Dinner’ puts the ‘kitsch’ in ‘kitchen’

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Boston to receive $3 million for program aimed at sparking dialogue around monuments Boston will put the funding toward launching “Un-monument | Re-monument | De-Monument: Transforming Boston,” a program aimed at fostering critical conversations about city monuments.

MUSIC REVIEW The Cure reward fans with a career-spanning set that’s almost like heaven Over three hours and 29 songs at the Xfinity Center, the band navigated effortlessly between their various eras.

A decade in the making, Dorchester Food Co-op eyes July opening The Dorchester Food Co-op will open in July, bringing fresh, affordable produce to one of Boston’s most underserved neighborhoods and capping off a more than ten-year effort by local organizers.

N.H. state senator accused of assaulting employee of restaurant he owns

Celtics are exploring trades ahead of this week’s NBA draft, with an eye on depth They may look to clear out congestion in the backcourt, and they have received inquiries about sign-and-trade possibilities involving Grant Williams.

Bear spotted in Cohasset, Hull, Hingham on Monday A black bear was spotted in Cohasset, Hull, and Hingham as the animal apparently made its way westward on Monday, according to police, who indicated that it may be the same bear previously seen in other South Shore communities.

Your View

Tell us about your BPS high school experience We’re looking to hear from current and former Boston Public School students, as well as parents and educators.

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With new toilet seat, BU and MIT engineers want to nip bathroom mishaps in the bud

Trump and Teixeira stand accused of breaking the same law Their stations in life could hardly be more different, yet the former leader of the US military and a low-ranking National Guardsman both now face federal prosecutions under the same provision of the Espionage Act.

As the ‘silver tsunami’ hits small businesses, could worker co-ops be a solution? With a wave of retiring owners on the horizon, city and state policymakers are trying to promote the model of worker ownership.

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At the Stage at Suffolk Downs, boygenius bring Re:SET to a resounding close

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Truro home explosion likely caused by propane leak, officials say

What does the death of a dive bar say about Somerville?

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James Paxton, Red Sox soar again to beat Twins in series opener and extend win streak to five

Another five-hit game in rout of Toronto has Miami’s Luis Arraez back hitting .400

Tony Snell, recent member of Maine Celtics, shares he’s been diagnosed with autism at age 31

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After 15 years without results, young starting pitching is percolating through the Red Sox system

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Unanswered questions about stolen body parts eroding public faith in Harvard, crisis PR experts say

A wellspring of Black family history uncovered at Gloucester house

This Mass. city ranks as the best place to live for families in 2023, according to Fortune
The runner-up is also in New England, a city Fortune calls one of the region's "best-kept secrets."

With five people aboard, submersible vanishes during expedition to explore the wreck of the Titanic
US Coast Guard officials in Boston on Monday said that surface and underwater search operations are happening in the Atlantic Ocean, about 900 miles east of Cape Cod.

Now on the menu at Toast: a new 99 cent fee
The surcharge will be added onto orders at a small portion of the restaurants served by the Boston-based company starting Tuesday, with plans to add the fee nationwide on July 10.

On Cape Cod, it’s the question of the summer: Why are so many vacation rentals empty?
Have the sharks and the traffic and Airbnb’s tyrannical departure instructions finally scared off visitors? Or are there suddenly too many listings?

Boston to receive $3 million for program aimed at sparking dialogue around monuments
Boston will put the funding toward launching “Un-monument | Re-monument | De-Monument: Transforming Boston,” a program aimed at fostering critical conversations about city monuments.

MUSIC REVIEW

The Cure reward fans with a career-spanning set that’s almost like heaven
Over three hours and 29 songs at the Xfinity Center, the band navigated effortlessly between their various eras.

A decade in the making, Dorchester Food Co-op eyes July opening
The Dorchester Food Co-op will open in July, bringing fresh, affordable produce to one of Boston’s most underserved neighborhoods and capping off a more than ten-year effort by local organizers.

Celtics are exploring trades ahead of this week’s NBA draft, with an eye on depth
They may look to clear out congestion in the backcourt, and they have received inquiries about sign-and-trade possibilities involving Grant Williams.

Bear spotted in Cohasset, Hull, Hingham on Monday
A black bear was spotted in Cohasset, Hull, and Hingham as the animal apparently made its way westward on Monday, according to police, who indicated that it may be the same bear previously seen in other South Shore communities.

Tell us about your BPS high school experience
We’re looking to hear from current and former Boston Public School students, as well as parents and educators.

Trump and Teixeira stand accused of breaking the same law
Their stations in life could hardly be more different, yet the former leader of the US military and a low-ranking National Guardsman both now face federal prosecutions under the same provision of the Espionage Act.

As the ‘silver tsunami’ hits small businesses, could worker co-ops be a solution?
With a wave of retiring owners on the horizon, city and state policymakers are trying to promote the model of worker ownership.

PERSPECTIVE

Three ways to improve high school education from a Mass. Teacher of the Year
Summer is an opportunity to reflect, reset, and look ahead to how leaders can make improvements as early as this fall.