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Martha’s Vineyard was portrayed as rich, white, and elite, but there’s another side to the island

Many of the 20,000 year-round residents struggle to make ends meet, housing is desperately scarce and increasingly unaffordable, and the growing number of immigrants is rapidly diversifying the population.
Meet the 32-year-old state representative thrust into the national spotlight when migrants landed on Martha’s Vineyard

Critic's Notebook
Shushed at the symphony
Is it time to clap back at no-clapping rules? Our critic investigates the origins of applause and how other concert hall conventions came to be.

Hundreds gather to see Pressley and ‘The Squad’ talk policy and identity in Somerville

Representative Ayanna Pressley and members of “The Squad” celebrated with supporters before a sold-out crowd in Davis Square, after starting the day at a canvassing kickoff in Roxbury.

In apparent violation of state nepotism law, Boston councilor hired sister, son to staff

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson said it was an honest mistake and that she ended her son's and sister's employment as soon as she learned their presence on her staff violated ethics rules.
NBA teams are likely to make changes in how they hire coaches
YVONNE ABRAHAM

On COVID, the president put his foot in it

Nobody wants to hear this, but we are nowhere near the finish line here.
TRAVEL

‘We must do this’: German village fulfills promise to God by staging Passion Play every 10 years

Each decade, a small German town comes together to reenact the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. So it was devastating when COVID sidelined their production in 2020. But, at last, the show has gone on.

Hispanic Heritage Month

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt
The Hispanic history I carry with me: Rixy
A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and Latino joy, as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.

Documentando el corazón infatigable de Chelsea Ideas | Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston Read more Hispanic Heritage Month stories
CONNECTIONS

Visiting Guatemala, my parents’ homeland, transported me to my childhood memories

A family outing to Jamaica Plain’s old Hi-Lo Foods market was always a taste of home.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Russians vote with their feet against Putin’s folly

Calls for staying the course and “just punishment” for atrocities in Ukraine gain traction at the UN.
JEFF JACOBY

Even now, slavery is a worldwide scourge
Elissa Ely

Another white coat in the family
IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

The high cost of Hollywood nostalgia
Renée Loth

Go back to the office — please!

Culture
Banned Books Week Quiz
Banned Books Week is now underway! Put your knowledge of banned and challenged works to the test with our quiz.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.
Spotlight investigation

Part 1
A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death
Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.

Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau Video: What the Spotlight Team’s investigation discovered about Dr. Baribeau N.H. hospital promises review after revelations about doctor with 21 malpractice settlements
Part 2

A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line

Alarmed doctors at Manchester's Catholic Medical Center tried to get a troubled colleague barred from surgery. But hospital leaders resisted. Then came the "summer of death."

More recent stories

Post Malone concert Saturday night at TD Garden postponed as rapper hospitalized
Austin Richard Post, who goes by the stage name Post Malone, shared on social media Saturday that he was “having a very difficult time breathing, and there’s like a stabbing pain whenever I breathe or move.” Tickets to the show will honored at a later date, TD Garden said.

MBTA Green Line D branch closed through Oct. 2, with two more nine-day closures to follow
The shutdown on the D Line temporarily eliminates train service between Kenmore and Riverside in Newton, and shuttle buses will run instead.

Tropical Storm Ian strengthens as it heads toward Cuba and Florida
Authorities and residents in Florida were keeping a cautious eye on Tropical Storm Ian as it rumbled through the Caribbean on Sunday, expected to continue gaining strength and become a major hurricane in the coming days on a forecast track toward the state.

‘Be our voice’: Demonstrators call for justice, freedom in Iran on Boston Common
Hundreds of protesters marched through Boston Common Saturday demanding the creation of a democratic, just Iran, amid nationwide uprisings in the country against its decades-old regime.

Union members rally for Democrats in Dorchester ahead of midterm elections
A Gallup poll released last month showed 71 percent of Americans approve of labor unions, the highest approval rating recorded since 1965, and union members hope to transform their moment of popularity into political wins in November.

Four 16-year-old boys arrested on alleged gun and assault charges in Dorchester
The teens were arrested on Thursday and Friday as part of separate ongoing investigations, according to Boston police.

Recommended reads

Beth Teitell

At 13, I didn’t make the cheerleading squad at Eastern Junior High. Was the ‘Pom Squad’ at a local senior center my second chance?

I guess it’s true what they say — nothing ever really stays buried.

Baking challah for a new year, binding five generations together
The day before Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, three generations of Michaels gathered to put the old recipe to the test once again.

‘Shoebert’ the seal waddled to the police station ‘for some help’ after weeklong stay in Beverly’s Shoe Pond
The gray seal made its way across a nearby parking lot and "came to the side door of the police station for some help," the Beverly Police Department said.

With home heating bills headed higher, New England lawmakers seek more federal energy assistance for low-income families
As energy costs soar and extra funding from pandemic relief packages disappears, lawmakers in Massachusetts and across New England are working to secure more federal funding for fuel assistance for low-income families.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Slanted, enchanted, and a few years older, Pavement embarks on a reunion tour

With tiresome reboots, TV is stuck in a cycle of watch, rinse, repeat

To Sidney, with love — Poitier, that is

Poet T.S. Eliot’s Gloucester connection

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.
Globe Magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | PATRICK COLE

Rage, rage against the dying of the laser light
EDITORIAL

Kill the Jones Act
John F. Kerry

Friendships in times of political division
Kimberly Atkins Stohr

John Roberts’s constitutional color-blindness threatens civil rights
MARCELA GARCÍA

In praise of activist lawyers
IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Metro

Post Malone concert Saturday night at TD Garden postponed as rapper hospitalized

Austin Richard Post, who goes by the stage name Post Malone, shared on social media Saturday that he was “having a very difficult time breathing, and there’s like a stabbing pain whenever I breathe or move.” Tickets to the show will honored at a later date, TD Garden said.

Aging artificial turf fields may carry risk of head injuries

Scores of aging artificial turf fields in Boston and across the state and country are not being regularly tested for sufficient shock absorption, despite warnings from experts, exposing children to risk of serious head injuries.

Hundreds gather to see Pressley and ‘The Squad’ talk policy and identity in Somerville

Representative Ayanna Pressley and members of “The Squad” celebrated with supporters before a sold-out crowd in Davis Square, after starting the day at a canvassing kickoff in Roxbury.

‘Be our voice’: Demonstrators call for justice, freedom in Iran on Boston Common

Hundreds of protesters marched through Boston Common Saturday demanding the creation of a democratic, just Iran, amid nationwide uprisings in the country against its decades-old regime.

Sports

Bruins

Fabian Lysell impresses despite a quiet night, and more thoughts after the Bruins’ preseason opener

Lysell didn't get on the scoresheet, but new coach Jim Montgomery liked what he saw anyway.
Live updates

Patriots-Ravens: Jakobi Meyers, Kyle Dugger out for first New England home game of season

Dynamic quarterback Lamar Jackson and the Ravens stand in the way as the Patriots look for their second victory of the season.
RED SOX AT YANKEES | 7:08 P.M. (ESPN)

Game 152: Lineups and pregame notes as Red Sox, Yankees stage finale in primetime

The Red Sox have avoided a place in history thus far, and Brayan Bello is next up to try and keep Aaron Judge quiet.
marathon

Eliud Kipchoge clocks 2:01:09 to smash his own marathon world record in Berlin
florida state 44, bc 14

Boston College football steamrolled by Florida State’s high-octane offense
NBA

Pelicans’ CJ McCollum agrees to 2-year, $64 million contract extension

Business

China using civilian ships to enhance navy capability, reach

Experts and uneasy regional governments say ostensibly civilian ships are part of a Chinese civil-military fusion strategy, little concealed by Beijing, that enhances its maritime capabilities.

Newsom vetoes ‘premature’ crypto oversight bill for California

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would require crypto financial-service businesses to get a special license to operate, calling it premature and costly.

They were entitled to free care. Hospitals hounded them to pay.

With home heating bills headed higher, New England lawmakers seek more federal energy assistance for low-income families
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My Boston History

I'm a multilingual singer-songwriter. Here's why I call Boston home.
My Boston History

Talent and education aren’t always enough. So I work to ensure opportunities for all.

My Boston History

Documenting Chelsea’s indefatigable heart
My Boston History

How I found my superpower: Becoming Raúl The Third

metro

Shattuck Awards honor service to Boston

MBTA Green Line D branch closed through Oct. 2, with two more nine-day closures to follow

Baking challah for a new year, binding five generations together

sports

Noah Gragson opens Xfinity playoffs by winning fourth straight race

The patient approach of Falmouth’s Henry Gartner pays off at Frank Kelley Invitational Championship

Bruins’ Jakub Zboril returns to action in fine form in preseason opener

business

Powell says economy may be entering ‘new normal’ after pandemic

Dow hits 2022 low as markets sell off on recession fears

Boston’s sea-level rise will require a ‘Big Dig level’ solution, city leaders say

politics

Two renovated museums offer a peek at spy secrets — at least for some

Georgia voting equipment breach at center of tangled tale

With home heating bills headed higher, New England lawmakers seek more federal energy assistance for low-income families

Nation

Tropical Storm Ian strengthens as it heads toward Cuba and Florida

Whatever happened to the starter home?

Tropical Storm Ian could hit Florida as a major hurricane

World

Winter’s approach sets clock ticking for Ukraine, Russia

Powerful typhoon prompts evacuations in northern Philippines

Italians vote in election that could take far-right to power

opinion

Go back to the office — please!

Rage, rage against the dying of the laser light

Another rate hike, and we shudder

lifestyle

Nia Long issues statement following Ime Udoka suspension, asks for privacy ‘to process recent events’

Battling insecurity while dating

Boston chefs dish on their top kid-meal hacks

food & dining

Near Harvard Square, a Spanish tapas bar that feels distinctly Cambridge

New Hampshire gets a Haitian destination; Hot Chix beefs up Inman Square’s food scene

This Cambridge restaurant was recently recognized by Bon Appetit magazine and The New York Times

travel

‘We must do this’: German village fulfills promise to God by staging Passion Play every 10 years

Robots, runs, and King Tut

Can I get a refund for these airline credits on Expedia?

Arts

The Hispanic history I carry with me: Rixy

Subversive strips at Boston College’s McMullen Museum of Art

Jordan Seaberry’s nod to the WPA is a labor of love

Books

Libraries face increased attempts to ban books

Joshua Bennett on reading ‘to pursue astonishment’

Two books on pandemic parenting

Movies

‘Blonde’ is a rare movie with a NC-17 rating. What set it over the edge?

Forty years ago, Hollywood ushered in a new age of LGBTQ+ films. It didn’t last long.

‘The Collaboration’ and HBO’s ‘Julia’ filming around Boston this month

Television

‘Breaking Bad’ creator teams up with Rhea Seehorn for a new series

As title sequences go, ‘Bad Sisters’ is in good company

With tiresome reboots, TV is stuck in a cycle of watch, rinse, repeat

music

BSO opens new season to a full house

Jake Blount’s ‘The New Faith’ takes on the past and imagines the future under climate change

Slanted, enchanted, and a few years older, Pavement embarks on a reunion tour

Theater/Dance

For ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ a not-so-little shot of hurrahs

‘Tina’ reaches for a star but falls short

At Moonbox, a journey of reconciliation in ‘The Good Deli,’ a venture into the unknown with ‘Jonathan’

globe local

Torah Sisters bond to piece together Jewish history

The Argument: Should accessory dwelling units be allowed statewide in Massachusetts?

Needham Town Meeting will decide on $2.5 million land purchase along Charles River next month

Obituaries

Ilse Nathan and Ruth Siegler, sisters and Holocaust survivors, die 11 days apart

Donald Blinken, ambassador, financier and art patron, dies at 96

Oscar-winning ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ actor Louise Fletcher dies