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innovation economy

A billboard on the Mass. Pike shows what’s changed about venture capital in Boston

Curie.bio is advertising to attract entrepreneurs looking for money to start companies. It speaks to a local funding shift from tech to life sciences.

Early spring 2024 | Ken Mahan

Buds, birds, bugs abound. So what’s behind this already active spring?

A number of meteorological pieces have given rise to a spring weeks ahead of schedule, providing us with fresh sights and sounds of a season eager to burst free.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Another mild, partly sunny day is in store for Greater Boston before a quick cooldown

If you have outdoor evening plans, a jacket is likely going to be needed with the early spring chill.

Newton police investigating hate crime after posters of Hamas hostages were vandalized
A Newton couple said they put up the 110-foot display along the front of their property to pay tribute to the hostages.

Israel launches another raid on Gaza’s main hospital, charging that Hamas has regrouped there

Gaza’s Health Ministry said the Israeli army was directing fire at a building used for specialized surgeries and that around 30,000 people are sheltering at the hospital.

Vladimir Putin declared winner of Russian presidential race that was never in doubt

The results came after Putin unleashed the country’s harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times.

Southwick regional school system reports racist language found in bathroom

Two teenagers face accessory to murder charges in fatal shooting of Fall River teen

Anthony Amore, head of security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, photographed in the museum's Dutch Room, where several of the most well-known pieces of art were stolen on March 18, 1990.

For sale: 7-bed mansion in Atlanta with ... a Rembrandt stolen 34 years ago in the Gardner heist?

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum received about 20 tips over the past year from people who thought they saw stolen paintings in real estate listings, according to Anthony Amore, the museum’s security director.

See all the Globe’s Gardner art heist coverage

Gardner museum.

Quiz: Do you recognize the art stolen in the Gardner museum heist?

On the 34th anniversary of the world’s largest art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, officials are trying to draw attention to some of the lesser known stolen works, which might hold key clues to solving the crime.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

If anyone is left outside the Kate Middleton rabbit hole, please come save us
Conspiracy theories about the Princess of Wales have turned bonkers. And so have we.

Kennedy family attends President Biden’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration at White House
President Biden hosted a large contingent of the Kennedy family at the White House’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Sunday.

Governor Maura Healey (left) and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll are “DunQueens.”

St. Patrick’s Day breakfast features music, roasts, and a surprise Dunkin’ ad parody

In head-to-toe “DunKings” tracksuits and pink bucket hats, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll declared themselves the “DunQueens.”

Playing a desperate social climber, Kristen Wiig heads an all-star cast in the Apple TV+ comedy "Palm Royale," premiering Wednesday.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Kristen Wiig’s ‘Palm Royale,’ the ‘Game of Thrones’ team goes sci-fi, and a favorite gets a Netflix boost

With its move from Peacock to Netflix, the giddy comedy "Girls5eva" might finally get the audience it deserves.

Sam Hauser (left) started for the shorthanded Celtics and joined Jayson Tatum in the 30-point club vs. the Wizards.

CELTICS 130, WIZARDS 104

Celtics overwhelm Wizards, with long shot leader Sam Hauser burying 10 3-pointers before ankle injury

Hauser started in place of a Jaylen Brown (ankle) and was 10 for 13 shooting threes — he didn't attempt a single 2-pointer — to put up his 30 points, matching Jayson Tatum in the Celtics' rout.

Malden Catholic players rejoice after winning the Division 2 title.

They’re champs! See the results of the high school hockey and basketball title games.

Over three days, 16 teams were crowned Massachusetts state champions in hockey or basketball. Read what made each of their journeys unique.

Opinion

In 2022, Massachusetts disposed of approximately 900,000 tons of plastic waste.

Jason Lewis and Michelle Ciccolo

Massachusetts has a plastics problem

Many cities and towns across Massachusetts have been leading the way in tackling the single-use plastics crisis, but more can be done.

Ending veteran homelessness is achievable

The pharmacist and the amaryllis

David Scarlett Wakelyn and Michael Hartney

To improve literacy, Massachusetts should look to Mississippi

IDEAS | MICHELINE MAYNARD

Washington is holding up a future of inexpensive EVs

More recent News

Nick Yorke may be taking a back seat in spring training, but he’s learning what to do to make Red Sox continue to take notice
The second baseman, Boston's first-round pick in 2020, was a non-roster invitee to camp.

In Vermont, ‘Town Meeting’ is democracy embodied. What can the rest of the country learn from it?
Town Meeting is a tradition that, in Vermont, dates back more than 250 years, to before the founding of the republic. But it is under threat. Many people feel they no longer have the time or ability to attend such meetings.

The road to the Final Four goes through Boston: Breaking down the 16 teams that could play at TD Garden
It’s an East region that includes three of last year’s Final Four teams — UConn, San Diego State, and Florida Atlantic — and one heavy favorite.

See the NCAA Tournament brackets

17-year-old dies in Saturday night crash on Nantucket, police say
There were no witnesses to the crash, nor was there any evidence that other people or vehicles were involved.

Battery explosion at South Yarmouth home leaves victim with serious burns, officials say

The Yarmouth Fire Department received a 911 call at 12:22 p.m. from the owner of a home at 139 North Main St. reporting that a battery had exploded and caused a fire, officials said.

Missing woman, last seen in January, found dead in New Hampshire

Ashley Turcotte was an artist who painted pumpkins for town departments.

Recommended reads

Mireille Pierre comforted her son Marventz, 3, while Dieufort Fleurissaint, aka "Pastor Keke," spoke to a group of Haitian migrants at the state's emergency overflow shelter for migrants at the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex in Boston. Pastor Keke was helping distribute donations with Pastor Miniard Culpepper of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church.

‘They are assets, they are not liabilities’: Haitian-American pastor’s leadership shines amid migrant crisis

With Pastor Keke, no one is a stranger for long. Among the items and information he provides newly arrived immigrants is a business card, with his personal cellphone number. For many, those 10 digits are a lifeline.

The Boston area built a ton of lab space. Now many of those buildings are opening empty.
The region's supply of life science real estate exploded just as the once-booming industry hit a slow patch. Now what?

As crypto industry looks to widen its influence in Washington, Elizabeth Warren emerges as a target
The senator is a major critic of the wealthy industry, but toppling her in Massachusetts would be a challenge.

As more couples struggle with infertility, IVF business is booming
IVF is a growing business worldwide, especially in Massachusetts where the law requires insurance coverage.

Culture & Lifestyle

At the Orpheum Theatre, Jon Batiste dispatched heart-swelling optimism and dynamic excerpts from “We Are” and “World Music Radio.”

Jon Batiste transmits a joyful ‘World Music Radio’ at the Orpheum

Singer Ken Casey performs with Dropkick Murphys at Citizens House of Blues Thursday night, the first of four nights of shows in Boston.

Dropkick Murphys get the St. Paddy’s party started

Remember four years ago? When TV was our best friend?

The cast of "Girl From the North Country."

‘Girl From the North Country’: Tangled up in Bob

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

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Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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Joe Biden ahead of a debate with Donald Trump in September 2020.

Trump says he’s ready to debate Biden. Don’t believe him.

The Wendy’s beef was a nothingburger

Taylor Lashua reached for a dose of methadone at the Behavioral Health Network opioid treatment clinic in Orange.

Why is it still so difficult to get life-saving addiction medications?

Leis and flowers adorn crosses at a memorial for victims of the August wildfire above the Lahaina Bypass highway in Hawaii.

IDEAS | AARON REGUNBERG AND DAVID ARKUSH

It’s time to charge oil companies with homicide

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Providence-based Cleverhood designs durable, sustainable rain gear with a global reach

The Rhode Island company designs and manufactures high performance outerwear and rain gear, including rain capes, snow capes, jackets, bags, cardigans, and more.

Early spring 2024 | Ken Mahan

Buds, birds, bugs abound. So what’s behind this already active spring?

A number of meteorological pieces have given rise to a spring weeks ahead of schedule, providing us with fresh sights and sounds of a season eager to burst free.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

If anyone is left outside the Kate Middleton rabbit hole, please come save us

Conspiracy theories about the Princess of Wales have turned bonkers. And so have we.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Another mild, partly sunny day is in store for Greater Boston before a quick cooldown

If you have outdoor evening plans, a jacket is likely going to be needed with the early spring chill.

Sports

Spencer Howe and Emily Chan were forced to take a lot of time off after Howe had surgery to repair a torn labrum.

Norwood pairs skaters Emily Chan and Spencer Howe are feeling uplifted as they head to Worlds

Howe seems to be recovered from last May's shoulder surgery, so hopes are high for the competition in Montreal.

Malden Catholic players rejoice after winning the Division 2 title.

They’re champs! See the results of the high school hockey and basketball title games.

Over three days, 16 teams were crowned Massachusetts state champions in hockey or basketball. Read what made each of their journeys unique.

Providence coach Kim English and guard Devin Carter will take to the court Tuesday in a NIT game against Boston College.

college basketball

Providence will host Boston College in NIT men’s basketball game Tuesday

The Quinnipiac and Fairfield men's teams accepted bids in the CBI, while the Vermont and Providence women await their matchups in the WNIT.

D2 BOYS' HOCKEY: BOSTON LATIN 4, TEWKSBURY 2

A wild third-period comeback lands Boston Latin with a Division 2 boys’ hockey championship

D1 BOYS' HOCKEY: ST. JOHN'S PREP 3, WINCHESTER 2

Johnny Tighe, St. John’s Prep hockey score at buzzer, edge Winchester to capture Division 1 championship

BNP Paribas Open

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Daniil Medvedev in Indian Wells rematch; Iga Swiatek beats Maria Sakkari for women’s title

Business

innovation economy

A billboard on the Mass. Pike shows what’s changed about venture capital in Boston

Curie.bio is advertising to attract entrepreneurs looking for money to start companies. It speaks to a local funding shift from tech to life sciences.

Supreme Court weighs how far federal officials can go to combat controversial posts on hot topics

The Supreme Court is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics like COVID-19 and election security.

How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing.

‘Drinks-to-go’ could become permanent, but liquor stores are pushing back

magazine

Portugal Gif

Off Portugal’s beaten path, I found culture, family — and belonging

Ten great New England spas for hydrotherapy, massage, and more

The best sandwich in Philadelphia might not be a cheesesteak

This week's daters: Giulio and Amanda

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I ordered the garlic soup (I know, dating faux pas right there)’

metro

On March 18, 1990, two thieves dressed as police officers robbed Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of $500 million worth of prized artwork.

A timeline of the Gardner Museum art heist

In Vermont, ‘Town Meeting’ is democracy embodied. What can the rest of the country learn from it?

Newton police investigating hate crime after posters of Hamas hostages were vandalized

sports

As Joseph Okla notes, that's two Division 1 state championships in a row for Worcester North.

Worcester North needs second-half rally to beat Franklin, complete another perfect run to D1 boys’ basketball title

Denny Hamlin wins at Bristol, his fourth victory at the famed bullring

South Carolina women’s basketball earns No. 1 overall seed en route to trying to run the table

business

European Union flags outside the European Commission building on October 24, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium.

European Union announces $8 billion package of aid for Egypt

A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America. To qualify, facilities must close their beds

The Boston area built a ton of lab space. Now many of those buildings are opening empty.

politics

President Biden speaks during a St. Patrick's Day reception in the East Room of the White House, on March 17.

Biden to sign executive order aimed at advancing study of women’s health

Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and why is he running for president?

Kennedy family attends President Biden’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration at White House

Nation

The area around a bus stop near Muni's West Portal Station is fenced off after a sport utility vehicle crashed into the stop, killing multiple people and injuring others.

Three people killed, infant in critical condition after SUV slams into bus shelter in San Francisco

Supreme Court weighs how far federal officials can go to combat controversial posts on hot topics

Idaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care

World

Smoke and explosions rose inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, on March 17.

Israel launches another raid on Gaza’s main hospital, charging that Hamas has regrouped there

Vladimir Putin declared winner of Russian presidential race that was never in doubt

Blinken tells democracy summit that technology must sustain democratic values

opinion

Leis and flowers adorn crosses at a memorial for victims of the August wildfire above the Lahaina Bypass highway in Hawaii.

It’s time to charge oil companies with homicide

Compelling ourselves to look again at airman’s self-immolation

Trump’s locker room talk (and walk)

lifestyle

Turns out, she’s engaged

In Roslindale, Riot Improv mixes true live storytelling and improv, with silly, surprising results

I don’t like how he’s raising his kid

food & dining

Manager and bartender Anna Puiia prepared a to-go cocktail behind the bar at Brassica Kitchen in Jamaica Plain in 2021.

‘Drinks-to-go’ could become permanent, but liquor stores are pushing back

Staying in for St. Patrick’s Day? Here’s what to make.

Restaurant deals to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in and around Boston ☘️

travel

Nantucket is known for its idyllic waterfront, and its pricey real estate.

As summer nears, judge’s ruling could spell trouble for Nantucket short-term rentals

Manhattan for a month: Mastering the mind-set of a temporary local

What should you do if a disaster hits a destination you were planning to visit?

Arts

On March 18, 1990, two thieves dressed as police officers robbed Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of $500 million worth of prized artwork.

A timeline of the Gardner Museum art heist

FBI returns 22 historic artifacts to Japan after they were discovered in a Mass. home

‘Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away,’ the result of a 20-museum partnership, opens in Boston this week

Books

In a 1996 image provided by Arcturus Motion Pictures, Mr. Breashears worked while filming the IMAX documentary “Everest,” which premiered two years later.

David Breashears, climber, cinematographer brought Mount Everest to the masses, dies at 68

Dan Wakefield, multifaceted writer on a spiritual journey, dies at 91

In Percival Everett’s ‘James,’ Jim from ‘Huckleberry Finn’ moves out of the shadows and into full personhood

Movies

Mr. Camp (right) joined Haley Barbour, then governor of Mississippi, during a proclamation ceremony honoring the former stray Benji as the state's pet of the year in 2004.

Joe Camp, filmmaker behind ‘Benji’ franchise, dies at 84

David Breashears, climber, cinematographer brought Mount Everest to the masses, dies at 68

Viola Davis surprises her sister’s Central Falls High School classes

Television

Playing a desperate social climber, Kristen Wiig heads an all-star cast in the Apple TV+ comedy "Palm Royale," premiering Wednesday.

This week’s TV: Kristen Wiig’s ‘Palm Royale,’ the ‘Game of Thrones’ team goes sci-fi, and a favorite gets a Netflix boost

Upcoming on Netflix: Jason Bateman and Jude Law in ‘Black Rabbit’

Viola Davis surprises her sister’s Central Falls High School classes

music

At the Orpheum Theatre, Jon Batiste dispatched heart-swelling optimism and dynamic excerpts from “We Are” and “World Music Radio.”

Jon Batiste transmits a joyful ‘World Music Radio’ at the Orpheum

Dropkick Murphys get the St. Paddy’s party started

What is Boston’s Irish music scene without Brian O’Donovan?

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet's Ji Young Chae in Sir Frederick Ashton's "Cinderella."

Boston Ballet’s ‘Cinderella’ is a glass slipper that fits

‘Girl From the North Country’: Tangled up in Bob

Ahead of ‘The Cher Show,’ designer Bob Mackie dishes on those costumes the diva dared to wear

Health

In this May 1966 file photo, a US Air Force C-123 flies low along a South Vietnamese highway spraying defoliants on dense jungle growth beside the road to eliminate ambush sites for the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Because of concerns about Agent Orange, more than one-quarter of the 1 million Vietnam veterans receiving disability checks are getting compensation for diabetes and other common ailments of age, with erectile dysfunction among them, according to millions of VA claims records.

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

R.I.’s largest hospital system may no longer take Cigna health insurance

‘You’re not taught this in medical school’: R.I. neurosurgeon on advancements in brain tumor treatment, and the need to educate fellow doctors

Obituaries

Mr. Camp (right) joined Haley Barbour, then governor of Mississippi, during a proclamation ceremony honoring the former stray Benji as the state's pet of the year in 2004.

Joe Camp, filmmaker behind ‘Benji’ franchise, dies at 84

David Breashears, climber, cinematographer brought Mount Everest to the masses, dies at 68

Sydell L. Miller, self-made eyelash and hair-care mogul, dies at 86