Condos without parking proposed near TD Garden

It is the first test of whether a city notorious for traffic-clogged streets is ready to embrace housing developments that discourage automobile use.

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President Evan Dobelle deflected the blame for lavish spending accusations as retribution for disagreements with the board chair.

Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”), James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos”), and Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”) played memorable roles in long-running series.

Lasting judgments are riding on ‘Breaking Bad’ finale

As the AMC drama heads into its final episode, millions of fans are nervously waiting to see how the epic tale concludes.

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It’s important for Red Sox to finish first

It’s so much more than home-field advantage. It’s about giving yourself the best path to the World Series.

Charlotte Golar Richie won 13.8 percent of the votes, coming in third.

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In loss, city’s diverse candidates made a mark

While mayoral candidates of color fell short, their solid showing in the campaign is seen as another indicator of the changing Boston.

Connolly, Walsh seek backers among former rivals

The race pivoted from the crowded preliminary to the one-on-one final as Martin Walsh and John Connolly sought support.

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The finalists cleaned up in the city’s traditionally high-voting, heavily white wards, but have work to do elsewhere.

Yvonne Abraham

It looks worse than it is

So, yeah, two white guys — but John Connolly and Marty Walsh have range and depth that go way beyond the stereotypes.

Tech Lab

Apple beats Android in smartphone wars

After comparing the way each phone handles several important tasks, it was an easy call. Android’s fine; Apple’s even finer.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

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Martin Walsh doesn’t receive backing from only labor. Progressives are in his corner, as well.

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Tight end Rob Gronkowski, who has been improving every week from back and forearm surgeries, appears to be close to returning for the Patriots.

Gronkowski and Amendola work toward returns
Jarrod Saltalamacchia welcomed Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia home after a double by David Ortiz in the first inning.

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Red Sox bats come alive in Colorado

Public pianos in Boston
Chris Hemsworth (left) as James Hunt and Daniel Brühl as Niki Lauda.

Movie Review

‘Rush’ has drama and vroom
Gomez, a former Navy SEAL who lost the US Senate special election to Edward Markey, says he supports an assault weapons ban.

Gabriel Gomez changes stance on gun control measures
Anthony Martignetti and son Anthony, where the original ad was filmed.

New ad not big hit with the original Anthony
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
Because Martin Walsh (left) and John Connolly come from the same ethnic tribe, they must also jockey to appeal to voters of color.

The race for mayor | Analysis

Next, Walsh and Connolly must broaden their bases
The Ferris wheel will operate free for the public on Wednesday and Thursday before being dismantled.

New office, free rides
John Connolly was congratulated by a supporter Tuesday night at his victory party.

Political upbringing

John Connolly stresses education
Martin J. Walsh, reflected in a mirror, celebrated with supporters at Venezia Restaurant.

From Labor to Politics

Path carries Walsh closer to his dream
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

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Ellsbury returns to Red Sox lineup

John Farrell said his plan was for Jacoby Ellsbury, who has been sidelined with a foot injury, to get three at-bats or play five innings against the Rockies.

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Nicole Leduck, 19, a sophomore business student at Salem State University, took a picture of the shuttle bus on which a student and the bus driver were stabbed earlier on Wednesday. Leduck and her friends Natalie Nyambura (left), 19, and Danielle Simons (right), 21, were excused from their classes and told to go to their dorms while the campus remained in shutdown mode.

Salem stabbing suspect nabbed in upstate N.Y.

Timothy G. Wells, a student on leave from Salem State, is accused of stabbing a female student and campus bus driver.

Columnists

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A blockbuster tale

Tech Lab

Apple beats Android in the smartphone wars

Yvonne Abraham

It looks worse than it is

Shirley Leung

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

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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

Nation & World

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Ted Cruz spent 21 hours speaking against a spending bill that doesn’t defund Obamacare, but then joined a 100-0 vote to move on, angering his fellow Senate Republicans.

Baffling end to Ted Cruz’s speech; bill advances

The Senate on Wednesday moved toward approving legislation to keep the government open without gutting the health care law.

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Staples tries get itself back on track

As each division of the retailer was performing worse than it did the previous year, the early stages of a turnaround plan weren’t producing results fast enough.

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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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/03/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/Kabul_4May07_0271.jpg Qais Akbar Omar, author of ‘A Fort of Nine Towers’

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?
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Beauty of the bottle
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Jefferson slept here
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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