Stocks soar on coordinated move by central banks
The move by the US Federal Reserve and other major central banks came hours after China announced the first easing of its monetary policy in three years.
Arlington High bans student dances
The school suspended all dances because of an increasing number of students drinking alcohol and dancing inappropriately at the functions.
MBTA considers the future of commuter rail service
The MBTA board began talks on the future of one of the largest contracts in state government: the nearly $300 million-a-year deal to run the T’s commuter rail.
City moves for right to end Occupy Boston camp
The legal paperwork is aimed at freeing the city from judicial oversight if the Menino administration decides to move against the Dewey Square encampment.
Original Dunkin Donuts in Quincy goes retro
The original Dunkin’ location got an unusual makeover - one that restored the look and feel of the coffee and doughnut shop to what it was when it opened in 1950.
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The original Dunkin' Donuts location in Quincy has been remodeled with a retro look.
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Previously, the storefront looked like every other Dunkin' Donuts location.
Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff
The remodel restored the look and feel of the restaurant to what it was when it opened in 1950.
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The newly renovated space brought back the horseshoe counter with stools, pictured here in the '70s.
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The newly configurated display case echoed the throwback feel of the new interior.
On Baseball
Now Red Sox can get started on 2012 team
Why was it important for the Red Sox to select Bobby Valentine as their manager? Because the rest of the team business depends on it, that’s why.
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Valentine is ‘exactly what this team needs’
Globe reporter Nick Cafardo says Valentine will bring passion to his job as Red Sox manager and will have a style that’s nearly totally opposite from Terry Francona.
“Markey and Lynch were protected, and the rest of us got what they didn’t want.”
US Rep. Barney Frank, on the new congressional map
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Columnists
Metro
A November to remember on the fairways
Usually this time of the year, Boston’s golfers are stuck inside dreaming of spring, but the second-warmest November on record has them out on the links.
Business
Facebook settles FTC privacy complaints
Facebook has agreed to settle complaints by the Federal Trade Commission that it failed to protect users’ privacy and disclose how their data could be used.
Politics
Cain reconsidering campaign after affair allegation
Herman Cain told his staff that he was ‘‘reassessing’’ whether to remain in the GOP presidential race in the wake of an allegation that he had a 13-year affair with an Atlanta woman.
Nation & World
Britain withdrawing embassy staff from Iran
Britain’s foreign secretary also ordered all Iranian diplomats out of the UK within 48 hours following attacks on the British embassy in Tehran.
Sports
Bruins notebook
For Bruins, first place on the line vs. Maple Leafs
A victory would not only elevate Boston into first place over Toronto but it would give the Bruins a 12-0-1 record for the month of November.
Food and dining
Dining Out
The bar is set high for Artisan Bistro
In the Ritz-Carlton, Artisan Bistro doesn’t live up to Boston’s raised expectations for hotel restaurants.
Arts
Book Review
‘Life Upon These Shores’ by Henry Louis Gates
In this coffee table book, Henry Louis Gates Jr. offers a rich, illustrated history of black America.
Opinion
“Perhaps those who aren’t concerned about climate change will be persuaded by hail on their roofs or cracks in the foundations of their homes.”
Derrick Z. Jackson
Ideas
With quantum computing, today’s researchers are trying to perform a sort of jujitsu.
Joshua Rothman