opinion | Robert E. Brown

Suicidal thoughts affect professors, too

CHristopher serra for the boston globe

Robert E. Brown describes his experience with clinical depression as a newly-hired assistant professor in Los Angeles.

Examiner

What spring means to the Massachusetts real estate market

Melting snow and rising temps bring an itch to aspiring sellers and buyers.

Opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI

Boston 2024?s insiders losing the public?s trust

First, you build grass-roots support. Then, you go for the gold. Boston 2024 did the opposite and as of now, it?s backfiring.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/20/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/poets1.jpg Be a seeker, too, on a Mass. poet tour

There are dozens of landmarks and resources across the state to celebrate the cultural significance of poetry in Massachusetts.

Lane Turner/Globe Staff

Checking in to check out five Boston hotels

Evaluating city hotels, each in a different price range and category, based on comfort and amenities.

Newton couple Yuanyuan Yin and Dylan Murphy with some of the products offered by their startup company, SuperHealos.

For some startups, better late than never

A growing number of established professionals are starting their own businesses, taking advantage of their experience and financial independence.

Eduardo Rodriguez consistently reaches 96 or 97 mph with his fastball.

Alex Speier

In baseball, not all fastballs are created equal

It?s not just the top speed a pitcher can hit on the radar gun that determines success in the major leagues.

LOUISVILLE, KY - MARCH 19: Ben Moore #0 of the Southern Methodist Mustangs goes to the hoop Bryce Alford #20 and Tony Parker #23 of the UCLA Bruins during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournamenat at the KFC YUM! Center on March 19, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Live updates

2015 NCAA men?s basketball tournament

The Globe staff will be providing March Madness updates and commentary throughout the tournament.

Munch Madness 2015

Munch away: Round 2 is live

Thirty-two restaurants have made it to the next round. Where does your loyalty lie? Vote now.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/20/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Screen%20Shot%202015-03-20%20at%2010.22.18%20AM.jpg Micro hotel proposed for Theater District

The micro hotel has smaller rooms, allowing the developer to increase the hotel?s capacity from 240 rooms to 346.

A Yemeni man inspected the damage following a bomb explosion at the Badr mosque in southern Sanaa.

Islamic State claims responsibility for Yemen attacks

137 people, including 13 children, were killed in suicide bomber attacks on mosques in the Yemeni capital.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/dempsey150-8320.jpg Boston Olympics opponent to leave his job at Bain & Co.

Chris Dempsey will leave the venerable Boston consulting firm, which has been doing pro bono work for Boston 2024.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_metermaids2_met.jpg A week in Boston parking tickets

During the last week in February, Boston parking enforcement officers issued 17,641 parking tickets.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/hawk150-8291.jpg N.H. fourth-graders? hawk bill veers into abortion debate

A civics lesson took an unexpected turn for a group of fourth-graders trying to make the red-tailed hawk the official state raptor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/aaron150-8296.jpg Hernandez friends looked nervous, witness says

The Rev. Irene Singleton saw alleged accomplices Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz a couple of days after the murder of Odin Lloyd.

Conceptual design for the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum?s ?City Zoo Interactive Display.?

Springfield Museums

First-ever Dr. Seuss museum is coming to Springfield

Pretty soon, there will be a museum dedicated to Dr. Seuss?s work in children?s literature in Springfield ? the first of its kind in the world.

MBTA sales dipped during snowy February

Sales and fare revenue figures were down for the T last month compared to a year ago in all but one category: monthly passes.

Congregants have held vigil at the St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in Scituate since it was officially closed in 2004.

Boston archdiocese takes Scituate church group to court

The move comes after a March 9 deadline for members holding vigil at St. Frances X. Cabrini to vacate the property.

Inch or two of snow expected as spring arrives

The snow is adding insult to injury on the first day of a spring that Massachusetts residents have been yearning for.

Marathon trial podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Advance/Images/podcast.jpg Episode 9: Inside Tsarnaev?s digital trail

This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

opinion | Ward Sutton

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/20/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/0321sutton-promo-1064.jpg ISIS recruitment

Ward Sutton examines the terrorist group?s propaganda.

The Big Picture

Colors in the sky

The Northern Lights put on a show this week and were visible in locations around the world, including Nantucket.