Partners looks to mend ties, tame costs

?If we?re perceived as a bully or we?re perceived as arrogant . . . I don?t want that,? new CEO David Torchiana said.

Backers and opponents packed the first forum on the Games? bid, held at Suffolk Law School.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Olympic concerns aired at community meeting

More than 300 people packed a Suffolk University room Thursday for the first community meeting on the 2024 Games.

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Officials are continuing the pilot program to find out more about how customers use and need the service.

Harper Lee published her classic in 1960.

Educators eager for newfound sequel to ?Mockingbird?

The caretakers of Harper Lee?s legacy are giddy about the prospect of new material on the beloved 55-year-old novel.

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walker_20131007.jpg It?s another plus for Boston 2024

Joe Rull?s move brings greater clarity to Mayor Marty Walsh?s involvement with the Olympic bid.

02/05/2015 - Medford, MA - Pedestrians battled snow-clogged streets and sidewalks again after yet another snow storm hit the region. Photo by Dina Rudick/Globe Staff.

Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

Boston could see between 8 and 15 inches of snow by Tuesday

Mayor Walsh?s office warned that snowstorms could start Saturday and leave the city with more than a foot of snow.

Waltham man pleads guilty in drug robbery that led to teen?s death

Steven Tran, 18, faces up to four years in prison for his role in the events that led to the death of Tyler Zanco last year.

Adrian Loya of Virginia, center, was brought into Falmouth District Court Thursday afternoon.

Suspect held in Bourne ambush, attack

One woman was killed and one wounded before the alleged shooter ambushed officers who responded to the scene, police said.

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opinion | Charles Chieppo

How to fix the T

The story of the MBTA?s downfall is one of underinvestment exacerbated by irresponsible expansion.

The MBTA system has lurched and sputtered this past week, leaving throngs fuming in the cold about commutes nasty, brutish, and long.

$14 million cut would not hurt T, Baker says

Governor Baker has called for better T service while proposing budget cuts to the MBTA and Department of Transportation.

Tacqueria Casa Real owner Ricky Reyes, with his mother, Elena, said it is hard to keep taco prices low.

A Boston taco tells the tale of far-reaching food cost woe

For a small Dorchester taqueria, costlier ingredients mean it is harder to keep the price of its signature $1.95 beef taco under $2.

Former President Jimmy Carter.

Ty Burr

And the winner for best spoken word Grammy is . . .

Out of all those 83 Grammy categories there is one that embraces us all. That category is No. 55, best spoken word album.

Brad Marchand (right) likes to get under the skin of opponents, but he rarely drops the gloves to fight.

Michael Dwyer/Associated Press

For Bruins? Brad Marchand, agitation is an occupation

What makes the ?Little Ball of Hate? doubly troublesome to opponents is his ability to put the puck in the net.

Shirley Leung

Call center wait times can be guarded corporate secrets

Social media have given everyone an outlet and in the process a window into who?s complaining about whom.

Brian Williams not alone in public retractions

NBC News anchor Brian Williams is hardly the first person forced to make a public retraction after new evidence came to light.

Gogi Gupta says he doesn?t know much about music, but his knowledge of data can drive sales for the clients of Gupta Media.

Gupta Media runs digital campaigns for top stars

The firm?s big data machinery connects stars to their online audiences -- and song sales soar.

Baker?s Cabinet picks worry some in GOP

Governor Charlie Baker has put liberals and Democrats into key positions, but for some Republicans, the view from afar is unsettling.

Opinion

You react: The tsarnaev trial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ca6d22544101496f9c297257f819f77d-1cc94eb4ad7f415b8447bfa34c4cd7b9-0-7625-7560.jpg In matters of justice, it?s personal

Results of a poll sponsored by Globe Opinion show that the Marathon attacks influenced notions of justice and safety. How will this affect the trial?

The Big Picture

Big Picture

The winners and their fans

The Patriots and their fans shared in the celebration in downtown Boston Wednesday.