The race for mayor | Analysis

Next, Walsh and Connolly must broaden their bases
Because Martin Walsh (left) and John Connolly come from the same ethnic tribe, they must also jockey to appeal to voters of color.

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Martin Walsh and John Connolly turn now to a mayoral general election that will force them to wrestle over Boston’s geographic middle.

From Labor to Politics

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Walsh’s triumph in the mayoral preliminary election is another chapter in the story of a man who rose to prominence from the streets of Dorchester.

Political upbringing

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The three-term city councilor now finds himself one step closer to becoming mayor of the city where he has lived almost all his life.

Latest news

 

Without spending deal, US warns of Oct. 17 deadline

By that date, the Treasury will have exhausted its borrowing authority without a deal to increase the government’s borrowing cap.

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In front of the Savin Hill MBTA station, the mayoral hopeful shook hands, introducing himself to the trickle of potential voters who hustled by.

Postal Service seeks 3-cent hike in price of stamps

The requested increase would raise the price of a first-class stamp to 49 cents.

Anthony Martignetti and son Anthony, where the original ad was filmed.

New ad not big hit with the original Anthony

Anthony Martignetti wasn’t in a remake of the iconic TV ad, which was made for Prince’s 100th anniversary.

The Ferris wheel will operate free for the public on Wednesday and Thursday before being dismantled.

For 2 days, free Ferris wheel rides in Cambridge

EF Education First has erected the country’s second-largest portable Ferris wheel in Cambridge to celebrate its new headquarters.

Opinion

NICHOLAS BURNS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/25/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Burns-2512.jpg An opportunity for breakthrough diplomacy

The turn to negotiation by Iranian President Hassan Rowhani and President Obama is the most important chance to end the US-Iran cold war.

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Review websites try to thwart fake reviews
Because John Connolly (left) and Martin Walsh come from the same ethnic tribe, they must also jockey to appeal to voters of color.

Adrian Walker

Mayoral field offered much promise
An interception in the end zone threw Tom Brady for a loop, but he was the difference in the Patriots’ victory.

On Football | Midweek Report

Brady carried Patriots in win
Nicole Banks, a Suffolk University sophomore, and her roommates keep a list on the fridge of groceries they need.

Seriously, ramen again
“I didn’t try to take over the market. Maybe I didn’t play a role, I don’t know. But now I’m trying to help these guys and to help grow the scene because to me it’s important,” said Ned “Leedz” Wellbery.

Promoter looks to grow local hip-hop scene
Misto fritto at Nebo is an impressive platter of shrimp, calamari, and smelts, all perfectly fried, accompanied by lemon and aioli.

Dining Out

A new Nebo beyond the North End
Among dishes served is jjolmyun, cold noodles with chili sauce, cucumbers, red cabbage, and a yolked egg.

Cheap Eats | Allston

Mom and son Korean spot does it right
Boston city hall.

Opinion | PAUL MCMORROW

Boston City Hall should be torn down
Chances are, the Red Sox will either face (from left) Justin Masterson and the Indians, Evan Longoria and the Rays, Adrian Beltre and the Rangers, or Miguel Cabrera and the Tigers.

ON BASEBALL

Best ALDS matchup for Red Sox?
Professional handlers control BC’s bald eagle mascot during appearances at Alumni Stadium.

PETA in flap over BC’s eagle mascot
The naming rights contract for the Bank of America Pavilion was $5 million for fifteen years. It expires this month.

Concert venue in search of a name
Elif Yavuz and her partner, Ross Langdon.

New Harvard grad a victim in Kenya

Sports

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Rockies 8, Red Sox 3

John Lackey isn’t pleased after giving up a homer to Corey Dickerson to give the Rockies a 4-0 lead in the fourth.

John Lackey, Red Sox crushed by Rockies

The Rockies belted three homers off Lackey then piled on against the Red Sox bullpen.

Metro

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Campaign workers showed their support outside the Curley School in Jamaica Plain on Tuesday.

Top tier emerges in at-large council race

Two incumbents, Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Murphy, led an enormous field of 19 candidates seeking four citywide seats on the Boston City Council.

Columnists

Shirley Leung

Could Baker be the tech governor?
Martin Walsh, left, and John Connolly shook hands following a forum in June.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Face of change looks familiar

LAWRENCE HARMON

Losers could still be winners for Boston

SCOT LEHIGH

Voters will expect a contest of ideas

JEFF JACOBY

It’s not the pope’s culture war
Because John Connolly (left) and Martin Walsh come from the same ethnic tribe, they must also jockey to appeal to voters of color.

Adrian Walker

Mayoral field offered much promise
President Barack Obama awarded US Army Staff Sergeant Ty M. Carter the Medal of Honor in August.

Kevin Cullen

Redeployed to fight stigma

Adrian Walker

Davis made his mark at BPD

JAMES CARROLL

A president who saved the US from war
Reporters surrounded Carl Yastrzemski at the unveiling of his statue Sunday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Ultimate Boston tribute for Yaz
The statuesque Tom Brady should end up bronzed when his playing days are done.

Christopher L. Gasper

Next athlete to get a statue? Brady

JOANNA WEISS

Shaking up the academic core

Nation & World

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Kenyan security forces stoodon the top floor of a building facing the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday.

Militants claim 137 killed in Kenya mall attack

While the Kenyan government maintained the official civilian death toll remained 61, US experts were helping search for bodies and evidence.

Business

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The company’s board of directors is scheduled to meet again Oct. 19.

Judge OK’s $300m Market Basket payout to shareholders

The distribution of the money comes over the objections of the supermarket chain’s embattled president.

Arts

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Movie Review

“Far From Vietnam” (1967) is the collaboration of several auteur filmmakers.

‘Far From Vietnam’ still hits close to home

The 1967 multi-auteur collaboration remains compelling both as artful propaganda and as a prophetic historical artifact.

Food & dining

From left: lobster rolls from The Barking Claw, The Phusion Grill, Bean and Cod, Clam Shack, Landfall, and Quicks Hole.

On Cape, a lobster roll-off is serious (and tasty) business

In the scientific tasting of six Cape Cod spots, simple won out.

Globe Insiders

Insider Event | Sept. 25

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Attend a book signing and presentation by Qais Akbar Omar, author of the internationally acclaimed memoir.

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Do we still trust Bill Belichick?
The cover for the September 15 2013 issue

Beauty of the bottle
The cover for the September 8 2013 issue

Jefferson slept here
The cover for the August 25 2013 issue

Little folk

Ideas

“You even can see and hear birds in Boston, something unthinkable in Chinese cities.”

Wolfgang Georg Arlt,  founder of the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute