Illness has derailed Quincy-born Barbara Quintiliani’s promising career, forcing her to miss months of performances. That’s why her upcoming gig is so important.
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(Boston Globe) Quincy-born soprano Barbara Quintiliani is known for her spectacular voice, has sung at the White House, and won prestigious competitions, overcoming a mountain of adversity. by Darren Durlach
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It’s Year 5 of the three-year plan, and even its architect is not sure what to make of what’s going on with the Celtics.
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The Sox bullpen might have had its finest hour of the season, combining for two scoreless innings to protect a 1-0 lead for Jon Lester.
Has Boston moved beyond its racially turbulent past? We asked five minority leaders why they decided to build their lives here.
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How a team of Harvard geeks is using a satellite — plus a little help from George Clooney — to rewrite the rules of humanitarianism.
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Federal data obtained by the Globe show many nursing homes make heavy use of antipsychotic drugs to pacify residents.
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The Globe has compiled a database of every US nursing home, showing their use of antipsychotic drugs, registered-nurse staffing, and percentages of residents with behavioral problems.
The activist escaped house arrest in China last week and might be hiding in the US embassy in Beijing, according to reports.
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Boston College alum Mark Dullea wants his alma mater’s transgressions against its first black football player — and its own values — made right.
A proposal to expand a major local pipeline has sparked a debate pitting economics against environment, industry against community, and sometimes neighbor against neighbor.
From the Archives | Photos
The Swan Boats are treasured icons that have graced the Public Garden for more than 130 years.
Bradley has distinguished himself as a pest of a defender at every level, from elementary school to the University of Texas to the Celtics’ starting lineup.
To to discourage fare evasion, all Green Line trolleys will soon keep rear doors closed when making off-peak surface stops.
For two decades, Edward Burtynsky’s large-format color photographs have recorded globalization.
President Obama is promoting measures to safeguard veterans and members of the military against unscrupulous college recruiters.
In academic labs, at start-ups and non-profits, and within corporate walls, teams of exceptionally smart people hunt for ways to render the impossible possible.
Demonstrators swamped Malaysia’s largest city, hoping to pressure Prime Minister Najib Razak’s ruling coalition to overhaul electoral policies.
David Abel’s journey into the jungle began on the coast of the volcano-ringed Lake Atitlan and took him from the old colonial capital of Antigua to the capital of Guatemala City.
Rebutting himself and decades of others, Wilson sloppily details a new hypothesis on biology and behavior.
