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Views from a roof-top patio at One Wall Street in Manhattan. The aging office building was converted into high-end condominiums.

Time, money, tax breaks. What Boston can learn about creating a downtown that never sleeps.

The commercial real estate industry is looking at how the world’s most famous Financial District became a 24-7 neighborhood and whether the strategy of converting office buildings to housing can be replicated in other cities.

From athletes to clarinetists: Who gets preferential treatment in top college admissions?
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to end race-based affirmative action in the college admissions process doesn’t impact those who benefit most from preferential treatment at elite schools: the children of donors, alumni and faculty and, most especially, recruited athletes.

Falmouth deals with aftermath of rowdy July Fourth beach parties
Restaurant workers, public safety employees, and residents expressed concern on Saturday after days of parties had left beaches trashed.

Masataka Yoshida completed a Sox Sunday comeback.

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

Masataka Yoshida’s eighth-inning homer helps Red Sox sweep A’s, take five-game win streak into All-Star break

Yoshida sent a high fastball over the Green Monster to seal Boston's eighth win in its last nine games.

Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer turned heads at the Futures Game, with his play and with his fashion

Amid hiring slump, Massachusetts police departments look to leave civil service

In the past decade, 37 departments have left the system — two as recently as last year — and several more have filed petitions with the legislature to remove from the hiring process. And Boston, the largest municipal department in the system, says it’s considering it, too

Maine father drowns while trying to rescue his daughters

A man drowned in a pond in Union, Maine, while trying to rescue his daughters on Saturday, the Maine Warden Service said.

For one Boston City Council candidate, questions about potential campaign violations prompt an apology

Enrique José Pepén of Roslindale faced questions related to his job as executive director of the City of Boston’s neighborhood services.

Beverly woman and Boy Scout among three dead in separate water tragedies in New Hampshire

The tragedies occurred in a span of several hours and drew a major response from multiple local and state public safety agencies.

Where Clarence Thomas entered an elite circle and opened a door to the Supreme Court
A look at his tenure at the Horatio Alger Association shows that Thomas has received benefits — many of them previously unreported — from a broader cohort of wealthy and powerful friends.

Judge Edward Ginsburg, whistleblower for Big Dig failings, dies at 90

Authors Paul Tremblay, Mona Awad file lawsuit against ChatGPT creator OpenAI

In 2022, HubSpot held its massive annual "Inbound" conference in person again.

New England has a distinguished history of tech conferences. Here are some shaping new industries.

Summer is a time when academics and entrepreneurs working at the edge of new fields often gather for meetings that may turn out to be pivotal.

Last week saw the hottest days ever recorded on Earth.

When it comes to extreme heat, we’re all in hot water. But some of us are in deeper than others.

The return of weather pattern El Niño has given us record-shattering air and water temperatures, alarming ice melt in Antarctica, and dangerous heat for tens of millions of people across the planet.

Should I tell his family why we split up?

He was cheating. They don’t know.

Opinion

Demonstrators in favor of canceling student debt marched from the Supreme Court to the White House in Washington, June 30.

More can be done to ease the heavy burden of student debt

The US Supreme Court killed President Biden’s loan forgiveness program, but there are other things the government can do to help borrowers with excessive debt.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Polarization will put Spain’s young democracy to the test

It is long past time for NATO to admit Ukraine

Domestic violence isn’t just a ‘family matter.’ It’s ‘community violence.’

New landscape, same challenges with the end of affirmative action

More recent News

Peter Nero, pianist who straddled genres, is dead at 89
The concert pianist soared to popularity in the 1960s with a swinging hybrid of classics and jazz and served as the conductor for the Philly Pops for three decades.

NATO unity will be tested at upcoming summit. Ukraine’s possible entry may be the biggest challenge.
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues with no end in sight, NATO’s much-celebrated unity faces fresh strains when leaders gather for their annual summit this week in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Lexington middle school student dies in N.H. boating accident during camping trip, officials say

In a letter to families, Lexington Public Schools Superintendent Julie Hackett said the boy was a student at Clarke Middle School.

Yellen says still too early to rule out risk of US recession

The risk of recession is “not completely off the table,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation broadcast Sunday.

Boston man arrested on attempted murder warrant in connection with Mattapan shooting

Traequon Duncan, 26, was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued in Suffolk Superior Court for assault to murder involving a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm and on a warrant out of the Dorchester division of Boston Municipal Court for the same offenses, police said.

Video apparently shows Britney Spears inadvertently hit herself in the face in encounter with Victor Wembanyama
No charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation involving pop star Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the player’s security team, Las Vegas police said Friday after determining she inadvertently “hit herself in the face.”

Recommended reads

Students at the Urban School of San Francisco attended a health class focused on affirmative consent. California became the first state to require that all high school health education classes give lessons on affirmative consent.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

As conservative activism targets sex ed, new Mass. guidelines are on the horizon

After five years of working on new standards, the state is bringing some clarity on sex education to the classroom.

Can Joe Biden make it ‘Morning in America’ again? Reagan’s ‘84 campaign offers a potential blueprint for reelection.
Ronald Reagan won a second term by running on a theme of economic renewal. Now, some political experts said Reagan’s legendary turnaround offers a potential template for victory for Joe Biden 40 years later.

The MBTA’s new leader is more optimistic about Boston’s subway than you are
Can Phil Eng actually turn the dumpster fire of a transit agency around? “People think I’m crazy, but I’m happy I’m here,” he said.

Nantucket waterfront estate sells for $38.1 million, breaking island record
The 10-bedroom compound overlooking Nantucket Harbor spans 15,322 square feet on almost four acres.

Culture & Lifestyle

Rashid Johnson, “Antoine’s Organ,” 2016. Black steel, grow lights, plants, wood, shea butter, books, monitors, rugs, piano.

At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this summer, art that lives and grows

Jamie Lee Curtis as Donna in "The Bear."

‘The Bear’ upends the TV-mom trope

Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity co-founders Kyle Homstead and Cassandra Holden, shown in the Florence Congregational Church sanctuary that doubles as a concert venue.

Concerts create discord between Northampton arts center and city

Still from "Final Cut" (2022) by Michel Hazanavicius

MFA’s 2023 Boston French Film Festival returns July 6

Special Projects

Main marathon 10th anniversary gif

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.

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A bicyclist made their way down the bus lane on Boylston Street between Exeter Street and Dartmouth Street on June 27.

Make way for bicycles on Boylston

The Chica Project was founded in 2012 and has served more than 3,000 women of color since.

Latino groups challenge Harvard’s legacy admissions

Those asking for rent control and help with housing demonstrated on the front steps of the State House on June 1.

Why should state legislators control the fate of rent control in Boston?

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has beaten three successive Conservative Party leaders in three elections in 2015, 2019, and 2021, and there’s no particular reason why he couldn’t beat a fourth.

Canada, when you’re done with Justin Trudeau, send him here

The Chica Project was founded in 2012 and has served more than 3,000 women of color since.

Grupos latinos cuestionan admisiones en Harvard

Are you a teen with a story to tell? Globe Ideas wants to hear from you.

Metro

Amid hiring slump, Massachusetts police departments look to leave civil service

In the past decade, 37 departments have left the system — two as recently as last year — and several more have filed petitions with the legislature to remove from the hiring process. And Boston, the largest municipal department in the system, says it’s considering it, too

After cancer, R.I. founder looks to build medical sensor device to help patients with thyroid issues

Bambi Layne is the founder and chief scientific officer of sciLayne Inc., a new company based in Providence creating sensors to help sample a patient’s thyroid-stimulating hormone levels.

From athletes to clarinetists: Who gets preferential treatment in top college admissions?

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to end race-based affirmative action in the college admissions process doesn’t impact those who benefit most from preferential treatment at elite schools: the children of donors, alumni and faculty and, most especially, recruited athletes.

Judge Edward Ginsburg, whistleblower for Big Dig failings, dies at 90

"I don’t believe in retirement. I don’t like that term," Mr. Ginsburg said of his two decades of pro bono work after 25 years as a judge.

Sports

Anthony Santander had plenty to smile about on a two-homer day that helped power the Orioles' rout.

ORIOLES 15, TWINS 2

Streaking Orioles overpower Twins behind six home runs, including a pair from Anthony Santander

Baltimore, within two games of the Rays for first place in the AL East, arrived at the All-Star break on a five-game winning streak after losing four straight.

Seiya Suzuki started the scoring for the Cubs with a solo homer in the fifth inning and drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth.

CUBS 7, YANKEES 4

Cubs score late-innings comeback win after Yankees remove Domingo Germán from a strong start

Chicago rallied late after a frustrating opening inning when starter Kyle Hendricks was called for a pitch clock violation before his first pitch and manager David Ross was ejected two batters into the game.

Wade Boggs was inducted into the Tampa Bay Rays Hall of Fame before the team's win over the Braves.

RAYS 10, BRAVES 4

American League-leading Rays stop seven-game slide with victory against the MLB-best Braves in finale

Zach Eflin (10-4) gave up two runs and four hits over five innings to improve to 9-1 in 10 starts at home, while Isaac Paredes and Yandy Díaz homered to pace the Tampa Bay offense.

Blue Jays bounce back from being no-hit with extra-inning win over Tigers

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

Masataka Yoshida’s eighth-inning homer helps Red Sox sweep A’s, take five-game win streak into All-Star break

Tadej Pogacar cuts further into Jonas Vingegaard’s Tour de France lead

Business

After cancer, R.I. founder looks to build medical sensor device to help patients with thyroid issues

Bambi Layne is the founder and chief scientific officer of sciLayne Inc., a new company based in Providence creating sensors to help sample a patient’s thyroid-stimulating hormone levels.

Vantage Travel owes more than $170 million, bankruptcy filings show

$108 million of that is owed to customers who paid in advance for trips that were later canceled or postponed.

New England has a distinguished history of tech conferences. Here are some shaping new industries.

Time, money, tax breaks. What Boston can learn about creating a downtown that never sleeps.

magazine

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades, likely longer than anyone alive.

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades. At 98, what would it mean to be free?

HP Component Magazine tie

Two hours before my husband died, we were laughing over spilt milk

This week's daters: William and Travis.

Dinner with Cupid

‘My date … recently joined the social sports league that I play [in]’

I attended the Market Basket Academy of summer jobs.

metro

Rutland City Police Department Officer Jessica Ebbighausen.

Driver charged in crash that killed 19-year-old police officer in Rutland, Vt.

Falmouth deals with aftermath of rowdy July Fourth beach parties

Lexington celebrates first Massachusetts Emancipation Day

sports

Marcelo Mayer sported custom cleats at Saturday's All-Star Futures Game.

Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer turned heads at the Futures Game, with his play and with his fashion

Game 91: Athletics at Red Sox lineups and notes

Video apparently shows Britney Spears inadvertently hit herself in the face in encounter with Victor Wembanyama

business

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, Sunday, July 9, 2023.

Yellen says still too early to rule out risk of US recession

The FDA is being asked to look into Logan Paul’s energy drink, which has the caffeine of 6 Coke cans

South Korean lawmakers berate IAEA chief over Japanese plans to release treated Fukushima wastewater

politics

Two men do construction work around the flags at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, July 6, 2023.

NATO unity will be tested at upcoming summit. Ukraine’s possible entry may be the biggest challenge.

Stymied by the Supreme Court, Biden wants voters to have the final say on his agenda

Iowa GOP schedules Jan. 15 for leadoff presidential caucuses. It’s on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Nation

Justice Clarence Thomas in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022.

Where Clarence Thomas entered an elite circle and opened a door to the Supreme Court

Nikki Haley makes her pitch in New Hampshire

Six are dead after small plane crash in California

World

A member of the media works outside BBC Broadcasting House in central London on July 9.

Syria revokes BBC’s media accreditation and accuses the British broadcaster of spreading ‘fake news’

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates based in Hong Kong and Jerusalem

UN chief says Sudan on the brink of a ‘full-scale civil war’ after nearly 3 months of fighting

opinion

An American flag waved in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington on Nov. 2, 2020.

New landscape, same challenges with the end of affirmative action

Don’t let an assault weapon end another life. Ban them.

The MBTA let the Lynn commuter rail station fall apart. The T should now expedite its reopening.

lifestyle

Claire McMillan’s newest novel, "Alchemy of a Blackbird" explores the relationship and creative collaboration of two surrealist masters.

Claire McMillan explores the friendship, rituals, and collaborative artistic process of two female Surrealist masters

Should I tell his family why we split up?

Extremely overdue book returned to New Bedford library 119 years later

food & dining

Chef Chris Viaud is reshaping New Hampshire's food scene by bringing the flavors of Haiti to his restaurants in Milford and Wolfeboro.

How Chris Viaud returned to his Haitian roots and reshaped NH’s food scene

A Taste of Ethnic Boston returns to Big Night Live

Up & Down opens in Jamaica Plain; Las Palmas moves into the Garage

travel

Sand dunes at Cape Cod National Seashore in Provincetown, Mass., May 22, 2023.

This Mass. beach camping site ranked as one of the best in the country

Spotlight on Dover, N.H., as it celebrates its 400th anniversary

Daydreaming about a daycation? It’s now a reality.

Arts

Matthew Wong, "Path to the Sea," 2019 (left) and "Unknown Pleasures," 2019. From "Matthew Wong: The Realm of Appearances," a retrospective exhibition of the artist's work at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

In his scant six years of painting, Matthew Wong built a vision all his own

At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this summer, art that lives and grows

John Guthrie’s ‘Evolution’ brings together the unexpected

Books

Novelists Paul Tremblay (pictured) and Mona Awad have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the makers of ChatGBT, claiming the company used their copyrighted work to train their chatbot.

Authors Paul Tremblay, Mona Awad file lawsuit against ChatGPT creator OpenAI

The prosperous Brookline family of Andrew Ridker’s ‘Hope’ struggles in the aftermath of their own spectacular misjudgments

David Lipsky’s ‘The Parrot and the Igloo’ details the forces behind decades of climate change denial

Movies

A still from the documentary "Desperate Souls, Dark City, and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy."

‘Desperate Souls, Dark City, and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy’ has a lot to say — maybe too much

‘Joy Ride’: Four friends road trip through China in this raunchy comedy

Everyone is talking about the ‘Barbie’ movie. Here’s a guide to all the hype.

Television

Yvonne Orji, left, as Molly and Issa Rae as Issa in "Insecure."

Watch for HBO series landing on Netflix

Max’s Harry Potter series to cover seven books in 10 years

‘The Bear’ upends the TV-mom trope

music

Mr. Nero began his performance by speaking to the audience in Philadelphia in 2011.

Peter Nero, pianist who straddled genres, is dead at 89

An American portrait in disparate voices

The Eagles’ farewell tour is coming to Boston

Theater/Dance

From left: Firdous Bamji, Steven Skybell, and Joshua David Robinson. Among them, the three actors handle dozens of roles in "The Lehman Trilogy."

Meet the ‘Lehman Trilogy’ cast, three actors juggling dozens of roles

In ‘The Normal Heart,’ the AIDS crisis and a battle against an epidemic of indifference

Mark Morris Dance Group opens Jacob’s Pillow with buoyant ‘The Look of Love’

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

Judge Edward Ginsburg in 2005, at his One Long Fellow Place office, which overlooked part of the Big Dig.

Judge Edward Ginsburg, whistleblower for Big Dig failings, dies at 90

Peter Nero, pianist who straddled genres, is dead at 89

Jack Goldstein, a savior of Broadway theaters, dies at 74