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shirley leung

The big loser in the tax fight between Michelle Wu and Karen Spilka? Boston.

Homeowners could face bigger property tax bills if commercial real estate values decline by hundreds of millions of dollars as remote work empties buildings. It’s time to wheel and deal.

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died
Dubbed “the king of daytime talk,” Donahue was the first to incorporate audience participation in a talk show, typically during a full hour with a single guest.

Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, and more stars pay tribute to Phil Donahue

Track grocery prices in Massachusetts and across the United States
Here’s a snapshot of recent prices for common products at local supermarkets.

People rescued from cars amid flash floods in Connecticut
Heavy rainfall in southwestern Connecticut led to mudslides, washed-out roads, and flash flooding Sunday.

Forecast: Gloomy Monday with occasional rain as wave of high humidity arrives in New England

How a small-town bank from Arkansas became a big player in building Boston’s biotech scene

Bank OZK has issued more construction loans than anyone in recent years, including $215 million for next phase of Fan Pier.

British tech magnate Mike Lynch among those missing after luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily

Lynch, who was acquitted in June in a big US fraud trial, was among the six people who remain unaccounted for after their chartered sailboat sank off Porticello.

Child and adult rescued from Charles River by duck tour crew, officials say

The Cambridge Fire Department said it had dispatched paramedics and EMTs to evaluate the child and adult.

Man dies after falling onto electrified third rail at Park Street T station

Five shot near Dominican Festival in Franklin Park

Former NFL player and BC star arrested after allegedly urinating on another passenger on Dublin flight

D.C. councilmember known for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories is arrested on bribery charge

In this Cambridge kitchen, teens are frying chicken and cooking up confidence

The Roundtable Culinary Kings & Queens Program aims to equip students “in a way that excites them, with skills that they can use to help support themselves and their community.”

GLOBE MAGAZINE
How do you navigate the Kancamagus Highway during its busiest weeks of the year? Here’s a guide.
Yes, there will be crowds. But the "Kanc" offers stunning views and hidden gems, if you know where to look.

ANALYSIS
The DNC will mark one final humiliation for President Biden
Due to COVID and his decision to leave the presidential race, President Biden will miss the traditional political convention marked by adoration.

The convention might feature a lot of white pantsuits. It’s not just fashion. 60 years ago, a Rhode Islander was the face of the Democratic National Convention See more live updates
College Hockey

How a new NCAA lawsuit could change the landscape of college hockey

A Canadian junior player is suing the NCAA and 10 universities, claiming the organization is violating antitrust laws.

A full-circle moment for Gerald Green, and other observations from the Big3’s visit to TD Garden

“This is where it all started,” said the former Celtic. “This is the team that gave me a chance in this building."
BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

It’s hard to have much confidence in the Patriots when Eliot Wolf doesn’t project it

In talking around questions, and in cutting short a rare media session, Wolf didn’t sound like someone who is particularly confident about his offseason work.
Watch: Matthew Judon’s departure raises a major red flag for the Patriots upcoming season Training camp observations: Drake Maye turns up the heat in quarterback competition

Rare super blue moon peaks Monday

First we were awed by the Perseids meteor show, then the far-reaching Northern Lights. Now it’s time for a super blue moon to dazzle in the sky, a rare treat for stargazers.
Brian McGrory

Jack Connors had an immense impact on this region. But even he admitted, he didn’t finish one job he set out to do.

Connors embarked on a mission to endow Camp Harbor View — his proudest accomplishment in the past decade — with enough money to fund it long after he died.

Logan Paul’s Prime energy drink faces off against Boston company over... coconuts?

The celebrity company, which sells energy drinks and hydration sticks, allegedly failed to pay for shipments and falsely paint Agrovana’s powders as unsafe.
Opinion
Lauren Stiller Rikleen

The hellscape of the emergency department

Staff avoided interactions in order to prevent being asked yet again the question they couldn’t answer: How long will it be? The avoidance of eye contact added to the inhumanity of the experience.
NATE SILVER

The world of calculated risk-taking was the world in which I belonged
IDEAS | RACHEL AMENT

Parenting is so hard that I turned to ChatGPT for help
EDITORIAL

Steward should pay severance to laid-off workers
JEFF JACOBY

The hypocrisy of criticizing the other candidate’s flip-flops
Best of the Best

Boston’s best restaurant deals: 22 places to grab a bite for $20 or less

Live the high life at Boston’s 6 best rooftop bars and restaurants

Check out these 13 hotspots for the best nightlife in Boston and Cambridge

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More recent News

Red Line service partially suspended for a week, starting Monday
The work is part of the MBTA’s ongoing track improvement program. Train service was previously suspended between Alewife and Kendall/MIT stations in July.

Judge to decide whether transgender N.H. teen can play on her school’s soccer team
The state declined to sign onto an agreement that would have allowed the plaintiffs to keep playing school sports during an initial phase of litigation.

Immigrant advocates call for end of ICE contract with Plymouth jail
Activists who work with detainees say they are subjected to a grind of daily, spirit-breaking conditions that take a toll on their physical and mental health.

YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Clive Owen’s ‘Monsieur Spade’ mystery migrates from AMC to Netflix

Plus, the Democratic National Convention takes over Chicago to endorse Harris-Walz.
BOSTON AT A BARGAIN

This week’s free, cheap things to do: JP Porchfest, ‘Footloose,’ and Vinyl Night at the ICA

Live music is aplenty in the city in these final weeks of August.

LOVE LETTERS
I feel trapped in this relationship
We have a child now.

Recommended reads

Eight neurodivergent people in Greater Boston told us how they navigate the workplace

Some work remotely to minimize disruptions. Others request that instructions are given in writing, rather than verbally. Others punctuate their daily to-do lists with regular rewards.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER
New revelations about Matthew Perry’s death are a reminder of how actor and character can differ
It’s also a reminder that sometimes we don’t know how beloved a performer is until they die.

Reprieves continue for many migrant families facing ouster from overflow shelter system
More than two thirds of families who received notices to leave temporary overflow shelters in Mass. have been granted reprieves, the Healey administration said Saturday.

‘Sleepwalking into a crisis’: Summer programs catch on as federal money runs out
Summer learning options swelled after the pandemic, including in Mass., but they have yet to make a significant dent in COVID-related learning loss.

Culture & Lifestyle

Studio furniture artist Mark Del Guidice practices the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi

Woven wonders at the Portland Museum of Art

John Cena wins big in ‘Jackpot!’

Dance Theatre of Harlem keeps lighting paths for young people of color

Special Projects

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

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
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

EDITORIAL

State’s $1 billion shelter program leaves taxpayers in the dark
RENÉE GRAHAM

Trying mightily — and failing miserably — to manage my election expectations

IDEAS | DANIEL BROCK JOHNSON

James Foley’s last gift
RENÉE GRAHAM

Why is it always *that* antigay slur that men often use when angry at another man?
PODCAST | SAY MORE

‘People should be very prepared for the probability of a polling error.’ Five takeaways from pollster Nate Silver.
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Potty-mouthed parrot arrives at shelter; 400 people apply to adopt him

A few days after the Niagara SPCA animal shelter took in a white-fronted Amazon parrot, staffers and volunteers got an earful.

Former NFL player arrested after allegedly urinating for 20 seconds on another passenger on Boston-Dublin flight

Gosder Cherilus is scheduled to be arraigned in East Boston Municipal Court Monday on charges of disorderly conduct and disturbing a flight crew, State Police said.
NH POLITICS

Swiftie from N.H. skips Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in London to attend DNC in Chicago instead

Siena Schaier, 18, an incoming first year student at the University of New Hampshire, said the choice was “incredibly difficult.”

Rare super blue moon peaks Monday

First we were awed by the Perseids meteor show, then the far-reaching Northern Lights. Now it’s time for a super blue moon to dazzle in the sky, a rare treat for stargazers.

Sports

Big3

A full-circle moment for Gerald Green, and other observations from the Big3’s visit to TD Garden

“This is where it all started,” said the former Celtic. “This is the team that gave me a chance in this building."

Former NFL player arrested after allegedly urinating for 20 seconds on another passenger on Boston-Dublin flight

Gosder Cherilus is scheduled to be arraigned in East Boston Municipal Court Monday on charges of disorderly conduct and disturbing a flight crew, State Police said.
Red Sox at Astros | 8:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 124: Red Sox at Astros lineups and notes

Tanner Houck will be on the mound when the Red sox open a three-game series with Houston at Minute Maid Park.
Celtics

Jayson Tatum throws out first pitch at Cardinals game alongside Bruins foe Matthew Tkachuk

College Hockey

How a new NCAA lawsuit could change the landscape of college hockey
Red Sox

Revitalized Rob Refsnyder is pondering his future, and other Red Sox thoughts

Business

How a small-town bank from Arkansas became a big player in building Boston’s biotech scene

Bank OZK has issued more construction loans than anyone in recent years, including $215 million for next phase of Fan Pier.
shirley leung

The big loser in the tax fight between Michelle Wu and Karen Spilka? Boston.

Homeowners could face bigger property tax bills if commercial real estate values decline by hundreds of millions of dollars as remote work empties buildings. It’s time to wheel and deal.

British tech magnate Mike Lynch among those missing after luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily

Logan Paul’s Prime energy drink faces off against Boston company over... coconuts?
magazine
Globe Magazine

The heiress at Harvard who helped revolutionize murder investigations — and the case she couldn’t forget
GLOBE MAGAZINE

‘That’s nice!’: Four New England jingles we still can’t get out of our heads
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We are both engineers who like cooking’
CONNECTIONS

My kid’s music picks on the radio sometimes make me cringe

metro

60 years ago, a Rhode Islander was the face of the Democratic National Convention

Man dies after falling onto electrified third rail at Park Street T station

People rescued from cars amid flash floods in Connecticut

sports

Matthew Judon’s departure raises a major red flag for the Patriots upcoming season

Can the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun become New England’s team? A game at TD Garden is part of the plan.

It’s hard to have much confidence in the Patriots when Eliot Wolf doesn’t project it

business

Track grocery prices in Massachusetts and across the United States

Providence startup founder looks to build equity for Black-owned brands, one gift box at a time

Share your thoughts: Track grocery prices in Massachusetts and across the United States

politics

D.C. councilmember known for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories is arrested on bribery charge

The DNC will kick off in Chicago behind a transformed presidential ticket

Swiftie from N.H. skips Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in London to attend DNC in Chicago instead

Nation

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died

Ernesto strengthens back into a hurricane, sends powerful swells, rip currents to US East Coast

Detroit-area mall guards face trial in man’s death more than 10 years later

World

Ukrainian officials issue an evacuation order for families with children from the city of Pokrovsk

Chinese and Philippine ships collide again in disputed waters, and the countries are trading blame

British tech magnate Mike Lynch among those missing after luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily

opinion

James Foley’s last gift

It was just a phrase: Two-state solution floats off on a cloud of dust

There’s a price to pay for Northeastern’s rise in the rankings

lifestyle

This week’s free, cheap things to do: JP Porchfest, ‘Footloose,’ and Vinyl Night at the ICA

I feel trapped in this relationship

And the groom wore shorts

food & dining

In this Cambridge kitchen, teens are frying chicken and cooking up confidence

MIDA replaces DW French in the Fenway

Reading cookbooks and poetry to stay close to her mother

travel

How do you navigate the Kancamagus Highway during its busiest weeks of the year? Here’s a guide.

A little food, a little wine, a lot of fun, a way of life

Tasting our way through Croatia’s truffle country

Arts

Studio furniture artist Mark Del Guidice practices the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi

Woven wonders at the Portland Museum of Art

At Bowdoin, men at war and women exalted as symbols of the state

Books

Jodi Picoult launches book tour with home-state N.H. stop

The quantum, eternal force of Audre Lorde

Author readings around Boston through Aug. 24

Movies

French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon dies at 88

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 19-25

His mom enrolled in bat mitzvah classes. He made a movie about it starring Carol Kane.

Television

Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, and more stars pay tribute to Phil Donahue

Cape Cod sharks are focus of new documentary ‘Great White Summer’

This week’s TV: Clive Owen’s ‘Monsieur Spade’ mystery migrates from AMC to Netflix

music

My kid’s music picks on the radio sometimes make me cringe

Jack Russell, Great White singer and survivor of R.I. nightclub fire, has died

The spirit of the Old Vienna Kaffeehaus will rise anew at a Hopkinton farm this weekend

Theater/Dance

Dance Theatre of Harlem keeps lighting paths for young people of color

For the local breakdancing community, Olympic attention is thrilling — and complicated

New ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ on Broadway attracts Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr

Health

Medicaid-funded meal service ships unhealthy food to patients

What consumers should know about the FTC’s upcoming lawsuit against CVS over how it negotiates drug prices

What’s next for Roger Williams Medical Center? CEO warns Boston University could terminate affiliation, court docs show.

Obituaries

French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon dies at 88

Brazilian entertaining legend Silvio Santos dies at 93

Greg Kihn, who scored hits with ‘Jeopardy’ and ‘The Breakup Song,’ dies at 75