First major snowstorm of 2014 underway

Joe McCarthy and Alberto Alvarado cleared snow outside the JFK Building in Boston's Government Center on Thursday.

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At Logan Airport, most airlines have already reduced flight operations as double-digit snowfall totals are expected in the state.

File-This Dec. 10, 2013, file photo shows Toronto Mayor Rob Ford speaking in Toronto. In a statement released on Wednesday night, Ford retracted statements he made about Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young, File)

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford files to run again

Ford has faced intense pressure to resign over his drug use and revelations of other erratic behavior.

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Dan Shaughnessy

Ranking the NFL playoff QBs

In the postseason, it’s all about the guys lining up under center. Here’s Dan Shaughnessy’s ranking of the 12 remaining QBs.

A truck became lodged after a water main broke, flooding the area, officials said.

Public works truck gets stuck in Chinatown sinkhole

The truck became lodged after a water main broke, flooding the area, officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/blanding01011402hayward2met.jpg Cambridge man sets bird-watching record

Neil Hayward spent the final days of 2013 looking for a single bird. When he spotted a Great Skua, he set a North American record of 749.

The best thing Menino did for architecture, the change he deserves to be remembered for, isn’t a building or group of buildings. It’s the transformation, still in progress, of Boston from a patchwork of semi-isolated neighborhoods into a single whole city.

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For urban design, Menino era scores highs and lows

Here’s the short story people will remember about this mayor and his impact on Boston’s architecture.

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JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-957.png Make Boston hip, but keep its spirit

Boston is trying to create a liberated, but politically correct, city on a hill, but it’s a random and unfocused effort.

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Harvard 73, Boston College 58

Harvard’s Siyani Chambers, right, reached for a loose ball in front of Boston College’s Lonnie Jackson in the second half.

Harvard buries BC in men’s basketball

The Crimson ran out to an early lead and did not look back in the first meeting between the schools at Harvard since 1991.

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From left: Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Alison Brie, and Donald Glover return for season five of “Community.”

Persistent and consistent, ‘Community’ returns

After being fired from the sitcom after its third season — resulting in a patchy fourth — creator Dan Harmon returns to the show for season 5.