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Busing at 50: Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

50 years after busing decision, a school system still unequal, still segregated

Busing was set in motion by rightfully furious Black parents making modest demands: equal educational opportunity for their children and good schools in their own neighborhoods. It never happened.
Busing at 50: Explore the entire project Tell us: How has Boston busing affected you or your family?

This is Boston’s busing era captured through photos
One way to feel the impact of Judge Garrity's desegregation decision isn’t through rehashing political debates, but by looking into the faces of Bostonians — grappling, even warring, with their new reality.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Heat index climbs toward 100 as New England braves one-two punch of heat, stormy weather

Another hot and hazy day with thunderstorms popping up in the afternoon.
Several state-run pools open ahead of schedule during heat wave, officials say

Surviving Boston summer without air conditioning? Growing share of households say no.

A heat wave is baking the region this week, and air conditioning is becoming a necessity.

Boston’s reenactors eschew comfort for authenticity in heat wave: ‘At least I’m not dressed like that’

Most Mass. workers are unprotected from extreme heat on the job — and reliant on preparation, education

These weather maps show what to expect in New England today and Friday
beat writer's notebook

Brad Stevens’s celebration, Jeff Van Gundy’s departure, ring decisions, and other scenes from the Celtics’ historic night

Even the usually reserved president of basketball operations “let loose” after the title was won Monday night.
Your guide to the Celtics’ championship parade: What to know if you’re going, and how to watch if you can’t

How the Celtics digital media team won the hearts, and eyeballs, of fans across the NBA

Two days after winning the NBA Finals, Joe Mazzulla took the Larry O’Brien Trophy for a cruise through the North End

‘John I [expletive] hate you.’ Series of voicemails Karen Read left for John O’Keefe played at trial.

Just before 1 a.m., she left a voicemail that said “Nobody knows where the [expletive] you are, you [expletive] pervert,” an investigator testified.
Will Karen Read testify at her murder trial? Here’s what she told reporters. At Karen Read trial, forensic evidence has moved to the fore

Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a business-backed challenge

The justices left in place a provision of a 2017 tax law passed by a Republican Congress and signed by former president Donald Trump that is expected to generate $340 billion.
Supreme Court upholds conviction of woman who challenged expert testimony in drug case Here are the major cases the Supreme Court will decide on in the coming weeks

With legislative support, state’s disabled community hopes to dodge cuts to home help program
Wins in the Legislature have eased fears about proposed eligibility restrictions to the home care program.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Boston, we have a property tax problem

Fiscal progressives should forget the fanciful notion that the city’s many strengths ensure it will remain competitive despite falling commercial property values.

This Nantucket rental costs $100,000 a week. Yes, really.
The property comprises a six-bedroom main house and a two-bedroom guest cottage, a pool, private beach stairs, and an outdoor kitchen.

Vermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly dousing colleague’s tote bag: ‘I am truly ashamed’

RFK Jr. fails to qualify for CNN’s debate. It’ll be a showdown between Biden and Trump.

Quincy man who raped 65-year-old woman and attacked two other women in South End sentenced to 12 years in prison
TRAVEL

Three squares a day: Davis, Harvard, and Central make for a fun outing along the Red Line

They’re where interesting (and sometimes zany) shops, restaurants, and people coalesce. So we built a summer day around visiting them all.
Travel Troubleshooter: ITA Airways lost my luggage. Why won’t it cover my expenses?
MISS CONDUCT

My niece is marrying ‘the jerk.’ Do I have to go to their wedding?

We haven’t spoken since she moved out of my house. Plus, what a neighbor overhears from the day care next door concerns them.

Josh Gad and the Berkowitz brothers talk penning ‘The Writer,’ a Boston-set comic book rooted in Jewish folklore

The creators explain how Massachusetts and Indiana Jones inspired their new comic-book miniseries.
Opinion
IDEAS | ALAN LEVINOVITZ

We are all Big Brother now

Unraveling the "chilling" surveillance web of smartphones, doorbell cams, and social media apps like Nextdoor.
JEFF JACOBY

A simple fix for the Massachusetts flag

JOAN VENNOCHI

Should Logan Airport be renamed for Bill Russell?

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Immigration is about the economy, stupid. Biden gets it, but Trump hopes his followers won’t.
IDEAS | JOSEPH G. ALLEN AND KARI NADEAU

Heat waves like this one demand a rethinking of air conditioning
LGBTQ Pride Month

Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester explores the LGBTQ+ appeal of ‘Bewitched,’ the classic TV sitcom
Boston Globe Today

‘Pride is a riot’: Elevating queer voices and stories in June

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

See photos of Boston’s Pride parade on a sunny and colorful day

More recent News

Firefighters battle blaze on Main Street in Brockton
Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire on Main Street in Brockton early Thursday morning, officials said.

Boston police arrest Cambridge woman who was allegedly throwing bricks at cruisers

“During this entire encounter, the suspect was extremely agitated and continuously screaming multiple statements with no logic or flow,” police said in a report.
Tech Lab

A statewide 911 crash? That’s not supposed to happen.

Massachusetts uses a 911 system that's based on the same technologies that power the internet. That may have been be part of the problem in Tuesday's statewide outage.
Firewall system problem blamed for outage in state’s 911 system, officials say

Part of the Orange Line will be shut down this weekend and next week. Here’s what to know.
On June 10, the MBTA announced it had lifted 10 speed restrictions on the Orange Line after completing track work while train service was suspended between Wellington and Back Bay stations.

Boston Lyric Opera leases large Fort Point space
The opera company, which has been without a long-term hub since 2016, signed a multiyear lease for an anchor space at Midway Artist Studios.

Milton-based designer Taniya Nayak’s latest HGTV gig is ‘Battle on the Beach’
In addition to her HGTV fame, Nayak designs and co-owns Boston-area restaurants with her husband.

Recommended reads

A wealthy couple allegedly poisoned their neighbors’ trees to secure a Maine harbor view. It’s united locals in rage.

The incident that was unearthed by the victim herself — the philanthropic wife of L.L. Bean’s late president — has united local residents in outrage.

PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG
Krista Tippett says burnout is a spiritual issue. The solution? Getting quiet.
The host of the popular “On Being” podcast has tips for cultivating silence in our noisy, modern life.

Globe Magazine
Why librarians at Harvard and elsewhere are racing to save vintage porn
Research libraries in Cambridge and across the country are hurrying to collect sexual ephemera from Americans’ pasts, before it’s too late.

Pastor remembers woman, son killed in Wilbraham shooting as kind, ‘positive’ people
Sima Setian Pariseau and her son, Dylan Pariseau, spent Father’s Day at an Armenian church that was the center of their spiritual lives. On Tuesday, they were both dead, shot multiple times in an apparent murder-suicide.

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston Lyric Opera leases large Fort Point space

‘The Bikeriders,’ about a 1960s Chicago motorcycle club, is a movie in motion

Ben Platt revels in sweetness on ‘Honeymind’ tour

What’s in a name? Less than you might think

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

If Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown beat the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals and carry the team to Banner No. 18, their legacies would be cemented. But all of this year’s success means nothing without a ring.
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | JOSEPH G. ALLEN AND KARI NADEAU

Heat waves like this one demand a rethinking of air conditioning
EDITORIAL

If we’re pretty sure social media endangers kids, shouldn’t we do something about it?
James S. Hirsch

Willie Mays paid a high price to be Willie Mays
SCOT LEHIGH

Britain signals a left turn even as the EU looks right
Peter May

The champion Boston Celtics — this is just the beginning
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Two-alarm fire destroys home in Dedham; school nearby unaffected

The building was demolished Wednesday night.

‘John I [expletive] hate you.’ Series of voicemails Karen Read left for John O’Keefe played at trial.

Just before 1 a.m., she left a voicemail that said “Nobody knows where the [expletive] you are, you [expletive] pervert,” an investigator testified.

This Nantucket rental costs $100,000 a week. Yes, really.

The property comprises a six-bedroom main house and a two-bedroom guest cottage, a pool, private beach stairs, and an outdoor kitchen.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Heat index climbs toward 100 as New England braves one-two punch of heat, stormy weather

Another hot and hazy day with thunderstorms popping up in the afternoon.

Sports

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Garden Party: Your parade prep edition

Plus: Brad Stevens, party animal

Celtics parade forecast: Will the weather cooperate in time to celebrate?

Temperatures may be more comfortable with the heat wave likely breaking in time to party on Friday.
ben volin | on football

Why the Patriots should be calling the 49ers right now about a trade for receiver Brandon Aiyuk

Aiyuk is upset that he’s playing on his fifth-year option at $14.4 million, and he’s close to everything the Patriots need.

Which league has the better playoffs — the NBA or the NHL?
beat writer's notebook

Brad Stevens’s celebration, Jeff Van Gundy’s departure, ring decisions, and other scenes from the Celtics’ historic night
Peter Abraham | On baseball

Brayan Bello’s striking performance helped the Red Sox sweep the Blue Jays

Business

This Nantucket rental costs $100,000 a week. Yes, really.

The property comprises a six-bedroom main house and a two-bedroom guest cottage, a pool, private beach stairs, and an outdoor kitchen.

Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a business-backed challenge

The justices left in place a provision of a 2017 tax law passed by a Republican Congress and signed by former president Donald Trump that is expected to generate $340 billion.
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Boston, we have a property tax problem

US jobless claims fall to 238,000 from 10-month high, remain low by historical standards
magazine
Globe Magazine

Why librarians at Harvard and elsewhere are racing to save vintage porn
GLOBE MAGAZINE

The extraordinary lives of New England’s Black whaling captains
LOVE LETTERS

My partner’s family secrets are driving a wedge between us
PERSPECTIVE

Could I buy only 5 new items of clothing in a whole year? Well, I could try.

metro

With legislative support, state’s disabled community hopes to dodge cuts to home help program

Several state-run pools open ahead of schedule during heat wave, officials say

Rev. Daniel J. Mahoney, longtime chaplain to Boston Fire Department, dies at 94

sports

Aaron Judge-less Yankees come back on, but lose to Orioles in uneven Gerrit Cole return

Two days after winning the NBA Finals, Joe Mazzulla took the Larry O’Brien Trophy for a cruise through the North End

Red Sox complete sweep of Blue Jays, head to Cincinnati riding five-game winning streak

business

Boston’s reenactors eschew comfort for authenticity in heat wave: ‘At least I’m not dressed like that’

Krista Tippett says burnout is a spiritual issue. The solution? Getting quiet.

Citigroup says AI could replace more than half of jobs in banking

politics

RFK Jr. fails to qualify for CNN’s debate. It’ll be a showdown between Biden and Trump.

Supreme Court upholds conviction of woman who challenged expert testimony in drug case

Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a business-backed challenge

Nation

Louisiana requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public classroom

Texas megachurch pastor resigns after sexual abuse allegations

Federal dams harm Native American communities, US acknowledges

World

Tropical Storm Alberto weakens over northeast Mexico after heavy rains killed 3

The fate of the latest cease-fire proposal hinges on Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza

Russia hammers Ukraine’s power grid again and Kyiv’s drones target enemy oil depots

opinion

Social Studies: Gerrymandering corporations; a new kind of workplace segregation; does everyone else hate their job?

If we’re pretty sure social media endangers kids, shouldn’t we do something about it?

Heat waves like this one demand a rethinking of air conditioning

lifestyle

Can a marriage survive a gender transition? Yes, and even thrive. How these couples make it work.

Actor Ian McKellen is in ‘good spirits’ and expected to recover from fall off stage in London

Here’s what we know about the dating rumors involving Bill Belichick and Miss Maine runner-up Jordon Hudson

food & dining

Le Mari opens on Newbury Street; Mamaleh’s plans another deli location, with pickles and pickleball

Mediterranean diet or not, eating seasonally can be good for you

‘James Beard loved to eat... And he was always broke’: Jacques Pépin remembers one of America’s most influential food figures

travel

Three squares a day: Davis, Harvard, and Central make for a fun outing along the Red Line

A coastal Maine tip: Don’t bypass Belfast

ITA Airways lost my luggage. Why won’t it cover my expenses?

Arts

An artist’s ordinary day, in extraordinary woodblock prints

Some different looks for a most famous book — that book being ‘Moby-Dick’

Here’s the story behind New Bedford’s 20-foot-tall ‘Plastic Rooster’ made of trash

Books

R.O. Kwon’s ‘Exhibit’ puts sensuality on display

Josh Gad and the Berkowitz brothers talk penning ‘The Writer,’ a Boston-set comic book rooted in Jewish folklore

Local bestsellers for the week ended June 16

Movies

Josh Gad and the Berkowitz brothers talk penning ‘The Writer,’ a Boston-set comic book rooted in Jewish folklore

‘The Bikeriders,’ about a 1960s Chicago motorcycle club, is a movie in motion

‘Star Wars’ at Fenway? Sounds like a home run.

Television

Milton-based designer Taniya Nayak’s latest HGTV gig is ‘Battle on the Beach’

With music licensing set, ‘Homicide’ ready to find a streamer

What’s in a name? Less than you might think

music

Boston Lyric Opera leases large Fort Point space

After Drake battle, Kendrick Lamar turns victory lap concert into LA unity celebration

Ben Platt revels in sweetness on ‘Honeymind’ tour

Theater/Dance

‘The Outsiders’ wins best musical and ‘Stereophonic’ best play as women make strides at Tony Awards

Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should

Everything you need to know about the Tony Awards 2024

Health

Dozens of CVS generic drug recalls expose link to tainted factories

Owner of 2 safety-net hospitals in R.I. ordered to pay $17m within 10 days

In CVS’s home state, pharmacists in 2 retail stores vote to unionize

Obituaries

Reaction to the death of Willie Mays, ‘the godfather of center fielders’

Bob Schul, a singular US Olympian in 5,000-meter race, dies at 86

Anouk Aimée, enigmatic star of ‘A Man and a Woman,’ dies at 92