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Beyond the Gilded Gate
An identity crisis comes to Brookline
Brookline broadcasts an ethos of inclusivity, but it has become a preserve for the privileged. This is no accident, but the fruit of decades of exclusionary actions. Now facing a state mandate to allow more multifamily housing, Brookline faces a choice: What kind of town does it want to be?

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DEVRA FIRST

Where to find the best Italian sandwiches around Boston

Good bread is key in this quest: a little chewy, a little crusty. And the meats must be of the highest quality. From the North End to the North Shore, these are our top picks.
RI FOOD & DINING

Food hall ‘Track 15′ at Providence’s Union Station to include raw bar, regional Mexican, Italian, other concepts

After facing supply chain issues and other hurdles while renovating the historic building, the developers says the food hall is expected to open in the late summer of 2024.
Toast stock drops amid dining slowdown

Gaza must not be reoccupied, should be run by Palestinians, says Antony Blinken
Israel and its allies need to start "setting the conditions for durable peace" in Gaza now, Secretary of State Blinken said Wednesday.

‘I still can’t believe how we went through this’: Medway family describes harrowing experience living through Israel-Hamas war

The plight of Abood Okal, Wafaa Abuzayda, and their son to cross the border into Egypt and return to the United States brought the attention of government officials, family, friends, and strangers moved by their story.
Plymouth family to return to Mass. after a month trapped in Gaza

Israel comes under pressure over plight of civilians in Gaza as thousands flee enclave’s north

Here’s how New England lawmakers voted on Rashida Tlaib censure

Brandeis bans controversial student group, plunging into free speech debate

Mackenzie Scott donates $20 million to Boston-based Jobs for the Future

The nonprofit aims to get 75 million workers facing systemic barriers into jobs that pay well, provide flexibility and benefits, and offer upward mobility.

The AI boom is shaking up the tech industry and moving markets. But is it all a mirage?

The glowing forecasts and huge investments are starting to draw scrutiny from those who have witnessed past tech bubbles, from the dot-com bust to the recent cryptocurrency crash.
Google’s Kendall Square office is the key to AI-powered search
Election Results

Democrats win in several states on abortion rights and other highlights from Tuesday’s elections

Democrats had plenty of good news to celebrate in Tuesday’s off-year elections and more evidence that they can win races centered on the national debate over abortion. Here are some key results.

Voters elect new faces, Wu allies in Boston City Council elections
Voters on Tuesday elected four new faces to the Boston City Council, elevating a left-leaning slate in a set of races that saw progressives trump more moderate Democrats in nearly every matchup.

See the unofficial results from the Boston elections Here’s how Cambridge and Somerville voted See the full results of Tuesday’s elections in R.I.

Three people arrested in ‘high end brothel’ ring, allegedly operating in Boston area, Virginia, officials say

Authorities have arrested three people for allegedly running a “high-end brothel network” out of apartments in Greater Boston and eastern Virginia, according to Massachusetts Acting US Attorney Joshua S. Levy’s office.

Woman taken into custody in stabbing of two relatives in Stoneham, police say

Two women were stabbed and a third woman is in custody, accused of being the attacker inside a Stoneham home Wednesday, police said.

Ivanka Trump testifies she wasn’t involved in documents central to her father’s civil fraud trial
Donald Trump’s eldest daughter, who has been in his inner circle in both business and politics, began testifying Wednesday in the the civil fraud trial that is publicly probing the Trump family business.

Third GOP debate will focus on Israel and foreign policy — and who could beat Donald Trump

Foreign policy and the Israel-Hamas war are expected to be prominent in Wednesday’s primary debate.
Five Republicans will be on stage for the third presidential debate. Here’s who missed the cut.

Colorado funeral home owner, wife arrested on charges linked to handling of at least 189 bodies, FBI says

Active case of tuberculosis confirmed at UMass Boston; officials working to reduce health risks
Opinion
IDEAS | JENNIFER BLOCK

Youth gender medicine has become a hall of mirrors

Despite the certainty projected by medical institutions about the affirming model of care, some pioneering practitioners worry it may have gone too far.
JEFF JACOBY

Jeff Bezos moves to Florida, leaving Washington — and its rising tax burden — behind
JOAN VENNOCHI

Brandeis University twists away from the First Amendment
EDITORIAL

Attorney general schools DiZoglio in limits of her power to audit the Legislature
RENÉE GRAHAM

A public outing, a mayor’s suicide, and the toll of anti-trans hate in a small Southern city

‘One way to heal’: In Lewiston, a memorial to honor shooting victims grows

A local museum director and an artist in Lewiston, Maine, are creating a display at a Lewiston museum to honor the victims of the Oct. 25 shooting.
LOVE LETTERS

I want a future with my boyfriend, but I’m cheating on him

My boyfriend is my future. I can’t imagine starting over or not being with him when I’m building the rest of my life.
ADDRESS

Home of the Week: For $839,900 in Weymouth, a spot at the beach

Single-family home sits right across the street from the beach and offers three bedrooms, two full baths, and commanding views.

Patrick Dempsey crowned as People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2023

“McDreamy” is just the latest New England native to take the title.

More recent News

Cornerback J.C. Jackson reportedly will not travel to Germany with Patriots for game against Colts
The Patriots reacquired Jackson in October to bolster their cornerback depth following Christian Gonzalez’s season-ending labrum tear.

Patriots offensive line coach Adrian Klemm to miss time with a health matter

Kenny Chesney announces 2024 return to Gillette Stadium with Zac Brown Band
The country rocker will close out his "Sun Goes Down" tour in Foxborough next August.

Hootie & the Blowfish to headline Fenway Park next June

Warm October almost guarantees 2023 will be the hottest year on record
October was the fifth straight month that Earth set a record for the hottest month in recorded history.

What WeWork’s bankruptcy means for Boston’s struggling office market

Not long ago, the co-working giant was Boston’s largest occupier of office space.
Innovation Economy: Like a cruise, WeWork was fun, while it lasted

MISS CONDUCT
How can I honor someone who died even though I didn’t really know them?
Miss Conduct addresses the many different kinds of grief people can experience when hearing of a death.

‘LibraryTok’ flips the script on public libraries and their relevance to Gen Z
Libraries around the country are using Shrek memes and "Stranger Things" cosplay to meet younger generations where they're at — and get more visitors through their doors.

Recommended reads

Beth Teitell

How bad is Boston traffic? It’s on the sidewalk now.

As the micro-mobility movement gains popularity, the sidewalks have become a free-for-all with powered bikes, electric scooters, and those one-wheeled things. But where are people supposed to go?

Internal Boston University audit finds no financial mismanagement at Ibram Kendi’s antiracist center, BU says
The results of the audit represented a partial vindication for Ibram Kendi, who faced criticism of his management as well as unfounded accusations of financial malfeasance in the weeks after he laid off more than half of his center’s staff.

Globe Magazine
Boston’s best everything bagel was real. I ate it. Then it vanished.
A decade on, there’s so much I still needed to know: How did it start? Where did it go? Who in the world was “Mike the Baker”?

Turkey Trots and other Thanksgiving races happening in the Boston area
Grab your best turkey-inspired outfit and lace up your running shoes. It's turkey trot season.

Culture & Lifestyle

Kenny Chesney announces 2024 return to Gillette Stadium with Zac Brown Band

A troubling journey into the past in ‘How I Learned to Drive’

Ben Affleck with a Starbucks cup is the Internet’s new favorite ‘sad Affleck’ meme

Diane Sawyer’s Martha’s Vineyard estate sells for $23.9 million

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

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

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

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Two Weeks in America

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JEFF JACOBY

A GOP senator joins the anti-Citizens United chorus
IDEAS | MAGGIE JACKSON

For struggling families, classes in resilience can be lifelines
RENÉE LOTH

Mike Dukakis, an exemplar of civic engagement
EDITORIAL

How Maine can start fixing its gun laws
MARCELA GARCÍA

A family’s nightmare quest to find their missing loved one
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Metro

Turkey Trots and other Thanksgiving races happening in the Boston area

Grab your best turkey-inspired outfit and lace up your running shoes. It's turkey trot season.

Here’s how Cambridge and Somerville voted in their Nov. 7 municipal elections

See the breakdown of who came out victorious at night’s end, according to preliminary votes tabulated by each community.

East Boston High School awarded $100,000 ‘School on the Move’ prize

EdVestors recognized the high school for prioritizing community, college preparation, and career pathways.

Active case of tuberculosis confirmed at UMass Boston; officials working to reduce health risks

Approximately 39 people on campus have been identified as potentially having close contact with the person with active tuberculosis, officials said in a statement Monday.

Sports

Celtics at 76ers | 7 p.m. (NBC Sports Boston)

Celtics at 76ers: Boston hopes to bounce back against surging Philadelphia and Joel Embiid

Philadelphia enters the contest on a five-game winning streak.
patriots

Cornerback J.C. Jackson reportedly will not travel to Germany with Patriots for game against Colts

The Patriots reacquired Jackson in October to bolster their cornerback depth following Christian Gonzalez’s season-ending labrum tear.
Patriots

Patriots offensive line coach Adrian Klemm to miss time with a health matter

Coach Bill Belichick said Klemm “will be out for a little while” but didn't give any details on his status or condition.
red sox

Report: Red Sox have spoken to pitcher Jordan Montgomery’s agent
College Basketball

Kansas coach Bill Self signs richest college basketball contract ever given by a public university
gary washburn | on basketball

First loss of season showed Celtics have room to improve. And Joe Mazzulla is ready to get to work.

Business

Ivanka Trump testifies she wasn’t involved in documents central to her father’s civil fraud trial

Donald Trump’s eldest daughter, who has been in his inner circle in both business and politics, began testifying Wednesday in the the civil fraud trial that is publicly probing the Trump family business.

Toast stock drops amid dining slowdown

The Boston restaurant-tech company posted strong quarterly results but warned of a decline in dining out.
RI BUSINESS

Skyline at Waterplace evicted by city of Providence

Mackenzie Scott donates $20 million to Boston-based Jobs for the Future
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Perspective

Congress is weighing a social media ban for kids under 13. Here’s what you can do at home.
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 6- Nov. 12
COOKING

Recipes: Skip the tomatoes for these boldly-flavored pastas

2023

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Mass.

metro

Skyline at Waterplace evicted by city of Providence

Democrats win in several states on abortion rights and other highlights from Tuesday’s elections

Warm October almost guarantees 2023 will be the hottest year on record

sports

Manchester Essex draws upon its scoring depth to roll past John Paul II in the Division 4 field hockey tournament

Putting together a winning team comes first for the Red Sox’ Craig Breslow. All the rest can wait.

Ohio State remains No. 1, followed by Georgia, Michigan, Florida State, as College Football Playoff rankings stand pat

business

More home buyers are asking relatives for down payment help

Biogen lowers 2023 profit outlook on costs of Reata purchase

Home of the Week: For $839,900 in Weymouth, a spot at the beach

politics

Ivanka Trump testifies she wasn’t involved in documents central to her father’s civil fraud trial

Here’s how New England lawmakers voted on Rashida Tlaib censure

Democrats win in several states on abortion rights and other highlights from Tuesday’s elections

Nation

Colorado funeral home owner, wife arrested on charges linked to handling of at least 189 bodies, FBI says

Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights

Ohio votes to establish right to abortion

World

Israel comes under pressure over plight of civilians in Gaza as thousands flee enclave’s north

G7 nations announce a unified stance on Israel-Hamas war after intensive meetings in Tokyo

‘I still can’t believe how we went through this’: Medway family describes harrowing experience living through Israel-Hamas war

opinion

Nikki Haley outshines Ron DeSantis on the N.H. campaign trail

More questions than answers in handling of Danilecki case

May every unpublished novel finally find a reader

lifestyle

Patrick Dempsey crowned as People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2023

Diane Sawyer’s Martha’s Vineyard estate sells for $23.9 million

How Brookline-born artist Orfeo Tagiuri created a ‘cool girl’ wedding invitation that became a viral sensation

food & dining

Food hall ‘Track 15′ at Providence’s Union Station to include raw bar, regional Mexican, Italian, other concepts

Where to find the best Italian sandwiches around Boston

Life imitates art when Bill Murray dines in Boston

travel

My kids unwrapped packed suitcases on Christmas morning, and we took a surprise trip. Would I do it again?

A guide to navigating holiday travel with less stress and a minimum of catastrophes

It’s Warren Miller film time, plus a doughnut tour and an app to turn your phone into a rescue locator

Arts

Have camera, will travel

A fertile ground for artists in Fall River

In Collecting 101, UMass Amherst students learn inner workings of museum acquisition

Books

Benjamin Taylor’s ‘Chasing Bright Medusas’ is a brief, sincere primer on Willa Cather

Katherine Marsh, National Book Award finalist for young people’s literature, has thoughts on how to get kids to read

Catching up with Rebecca F. Kuang on ‘Yellowface,’ a novel ‘told in the style of twitter’

Movies

Patrick Dempsey crowned as People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2023

Ben Affleck with a Starbucks cup is the Internet’s new favorite ‘sad Affleck’ meme

‘You don’t need a multimillion dollar budget’: R.I. director, writer on breaking into TV industry

Television

Patrick Dempsey crowned as People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2023

How to watch the third Republican presidential debate Wednesday night

There’s good, bad, but little in between in ‘All the Light We Cannot See’

music

Hootie & the Blowfish to headline Fenway Park next June

Kenny Chesney announces 2024 return to Gillette Stadium with Zac Brown Band

Jam Sessions at the Blue Room: Newport Jazz, cool vibes, and plenty of new talent

Theater/Dance

A troubling journey into the past in ‘How I Learned to Drive’

Orlando Baxter doesn’t have to come home for Comics Come Home — he’s already here

On her ‘Woo Woo’ podcast, Rachel Dratch’s guests give her the creeps

Health

Pharmacy workers at CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid start 3-day walkout

Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says

Lifespan, largest hospital owner in R.I., could change name in expanded partnership with Brown University

Obituaries

Zdenek Macal, conductor with an international reach, dies at 87

Walter Davis, basketball star with a velvet touch, dies at 69

Cody Dorman, who watched namesake horse win Breeders’ Cup race, dies on trip home