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The Boston waterfront has arrived
The waterfront stretches from the southernmost tip of Dorchester through South Boston, to downtown, the North End, Charlestown, and finally to East Boston. Eighty-five percent of the shore is pedestrian-friendly, part of the groundbreaking public way known as the HarborWalk.

Russ Mezikofsky

It feels like the newest, coolest, and most vibrant part of the city, pulsating with activity, suddenly crammed with tourists — and even longtime Boston residents.

Joshua Green

Obama’s evolution, Romney’s devolution

In a sense, President Obama and Mitt Romney are mirror images of one another: on gay rights, each is a cautious pragmatist trying to catch up to his party.

On baseball

Defiant Josh Beckett just doesn’t get it

Beckett accepted blame for his poor start, but not for Golfgate. Said Beckett, “My off day is my off day.’’

Paul Pierce was all smiles with fans after closing out the Hawks on Thursday.

Bob Ryan

Celtics get surprise visit from Sixers now

The Celtics can’t underestimate the eighth-seeded Sixers. They need only see the now-eliminated, top-seeded Bulls as evidence of that.

Brian McGrory

Liberty Mutual CEO’s $4.5 million office makeover

The insurer spent $3,370 per square foot to renovate the office of its new chief executive, making it perhaps the most valuable real estate in Boston.

Opinion | Martha Coakley

Two-part cure for unnecessary foreclosures

It’s time to end the foreclosure crisis that has stifled the housing market and dragged down our economy, the state’s attorney general says.

Report: Small employers shift more health costs to workers

A new analysis warns that “buying down,” or shifting more costs to employees in order to save money, “may not be viable for much longer.”

Patrick: Gambling commission bogged down in ‘distractions’

The governor seemed agitated by the controversy surrounding the hiring of C. Stanley McGee, who was accused of child sexual assault in 2007.

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The New York Times best-selling author discusses his books “Bringing Down the House” and “The Social Network.”

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Law enforcement agents searched the home of alleged Connecticut mobster Robert Gentile in Manchester, Conn.

Conn. home search may be tied to Gardner theft
Top: Colin Fyffe and Brittany Onesti enjoy a drink at the bar before their meal arrives at Happy’s. Above right: Chef/owner Michael Schlow cooks up some mac and cheese.

Dining

Happy’s Bar + Kitchen

Once-embattled Brighton school reborn as community center
Degas’s “Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery.”

Art Review

An intimate look at the ‘Private Impressionist’
Elizabeth Warren

Records shed light on Warren’s minority status
In this photo released by The White House, President Barack Obama participates in an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC's Good Morning America, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 9, 2012, in Washington. Obama declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, a historic announcement that gave the polarizing social issue a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the White House. (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza)

Gay marriage stance could fuel fund-raising boost

Gambling panel director McGee quits amid uproar

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What mom wants for Mother’s Day

Proposed diagnosis divides psychiatrists
Waltham, MA -- 04/09/12 -- A view of the kitchen, dining room, and lounge area inside the Verivo software offices in the 1000 Winter building. Verivo software company is a new tenant in the Bay Colony corporate center and has incorporated many of the work efficient designs that the center is implementing throughout the property. Boston Properties is currently re-designing the Bay Colony corporate center in Waltham, MA to be a more modern, work efficient space. (Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe )

Office renovations thinking inside the box

Parents question Newton schools amid porn case
The Ravens’ Arthur Jones, left, and UFC star Jon Jones, center, were happy to see brother Chandler Jones drafted by the Patriots.

For Chandler Jones, athletic success is family business

Sports

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On basketball

Kevin Garnett celebrated during the final seconds of the fourth quarter.

Kevin Garnett’s actions spoke loudly

In a rare display of off-court emotion and brutal honesty, Garnett said insults from the Hawks’ owner fueled his furious Game 6 performance.

Metro

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Parents question Newton schools amid porn case

Since his arrest on child pornography charges, a number of incidents involving David Ettlinger’s behavior have surfaced.

Columnists

Joshua Green

Obama’s evolution, Romney’s devolution on gay marriage
Sean Eklund (arms raised) is Dicky Eklund’s nephew.

carlo rotella

In the ring with tough guys from Lowell

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Fidelity fund star an early Facebook fan
Paul Pierce was all smiles with fans after closing out the Hawks on Thursday.

Bob Ryan

Celtics get surprise visit from Sixers now

Brian McGrory

$4.5 million. For an office

yvonne abraham

Debasing the debate

opinion | Joan Vennochi

Elizabeth Warren fights the ‘out of touch’ charge

Jeff Jacoby

‘Never again’ is now in North Korea

Opinion | Derrick Z. Jackson

Obesity, a new kind of smoke

opinion | Juliette Kayyem

A plot foiled, but a US agency rift exposed

Joanna Weiss

Women don’t need Obama’s ‘Julia’ avatar

Kevin Cullen

Street’s win is society’s loss

Arts

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Stage review

David M. Lutken plays populist folk singer Woody Guthrie in the ART’s “Woody Sez.’’

In ‘Woody Sez,’ Guthrie’s story is your story

Decades before Howard Zinn published “A People’s History of the United States,’’ Woody Guthrie was writing that history in song.

Politics

Political Notebook

Obama raps Romney’s claim of boosting auto industry

President Obama said Mitt Romney is having an “Etch-A-Sketch moment’’ when he claims credit for the industry’s revival.

Business

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JPMorgan says it lost $2b in trading

Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of the bank, blamed “errors, sloppiness, and bad judgment’’ for the loss, which stemmed from a hedging strategy that backfired.

Nation & World

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Putin’s plan to skip summit in US triggers speculation

Theories abound as to why Russia’s president decided against joining a gathering of global leaders.

Movies

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MOVIE REVIEW

Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins in

‘Dark Shadows’ a bloody good time

In this big-screen revamp of the late-’60s Gothic soap opera, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp recapture the show’s doomy vibe with blissful comic precision.

“Lowell’s a good fight town. It’s a good thing [Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund are] bringing boxing back.’’

Art Ramalho,  owner of the West End gym

Magazine

The cover for the May 6 2012 issue

Homes for sale for $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1 million
The cover for the April 29 2012 issue

Dying wishes expected to be decided on November ballot
The cover for the April 22 2012 issue

144 free things to do around Boston
The cover for the April 15 2012 issue

In an artist’s garden

Opinion

“Maintaining his opposition to marriage equality would only have exacerbated an awkward divide on an issue of mounting importance to his party.”

Joshua Green, on President Obama

Ideas

“Officials deny they’re in competition, but as Asia’s economies expand, the record suggests that they are using space to demonstrate military power, technological might, and political prestige over their neighbors.”

James Clay Moltz