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After three-plus decades, a plan for that big warehouse along the Pike in Allston

The Boston Planning and Development Agency board is scheduled to vote Thursday on a proposal by Berkeley Investments to turn the 5.2-acre site into a three-building lab and residential campus.

‘The school literally wants to pave paradise to put up a parking lot’: Belmont Hill proposal divides town

Opponents have summoned sweeping arguments against the project, citing the threat posed by climate change and the need to protect trees and wildlife, and quoting Joni Mitchell lyrics in their entreaties to town leadership.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston City Council approves switch to elected School Committee — but the proposal may go no further

Supporters of the bill argue an elected School Committee would bring democratic accountability to the city’s school system, putting an end to one that they say rubber stamps decisions from City Hall.
Here’s why Boston doesn’t have an elected School Committee

White supremacist sentenced to life in prison for killing 10 Black people at Buffalo supermarket

A white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after listening to relatives of his victims express the pain and rage caused by his racist attack.
Man rushes at Buffalo gunman during sentencing, prompting officers to intervene

Cambridge police will implement body camera program and review procedures following fatal shooting, city manager says

Former Everett schools superintendent Frederick Foresteire pleads guilty to two sexual assault allegations

Fidelity aims to keep growing in 2023, adding 500 new jobs in Boston

65-year-old man dies after assault inside N.H. prison
Odie Henderson Review | ★★★1/2

‘Full Time’: A ticking clock, a transit strike, and a tenacious mother

This French thriller starring Laure Calamy is a rollercoaster ride on par with ‘Run Lola Run.’

How Boston artist ‘Blind Fox’ became the go-to muralist for the city’s trendiest bars and businesses

Erica Hagler is lending big companies and new restaurants a bit of artistic flair.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Chatham Bars Inn finally earns a coveted Forbes five-star rating

After more than 100 years, the classic Cape Cod resort is the state’s newest five-star hotel; The Newbury Boston debuts on the list with four stars.
Lydia Shire to open new restaurant at Seaport Science Center in 2024
Black History Month

The beautiful resistance of Black love

Throughout Black History Month, A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Black love as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.
When Martin met Coretta in Boston, he found his match in more ways than one
Opinion
Joan Vennochi

Marty Walsh’s new hockey job comes with a penalty box of controversy

The labor secretary should be able to defend his honor on behalf of the working men and women of America as well as explain the nature of his relationship with Bruins owner and Board of Governors Chair Jeremy Jacobs.
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Pence’s move is straight from Trump’s dirty playbook
RENÉE GRAHAM

Rihanna, Madonna, and what drives conversations about women’s bodies

Bill Priestap

The dangers of sports betting
JEFF JACOBY

As Social Security races toward a cliff, both parties refuse to act
The Emancipator

Long prison sentences are cruel and ineffective: here’s the proof

The United States incarcerates nearly 2 million people. More than half are serving sentences of 10 or more years. Long sentences were promoted with weak evidence, and the evidence of the harm they do is clear — so how did we end up here?
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Special reports

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

More recent News

Martin Meehan to recommend University of Illinois Chicago leader as next UMass Amherst chancellor

Javier Reyes, 49, would succeed Kumble Subbaswamy, who has led UMass Amherst since 2012

How questions and mistakes related to spy balloon fed a diplomatic crisis between US and China

American officials increasingly believe the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina was originally supposed to conduct surveillance over US military bases in Guam and Hawaii, but winds carried it off course to Alaska, Canada, and finally the continental United States.

New super PAC launches, seeking to boost Black candidates in local Mass. races

Reynolds Graves, a lobbyist and alum of political campaigns in Boston and statewide, last week formed the 1866 Action Fund, named after the first Black lawmakers, Edward Garrison Walker and Charles Lewis Mitchell, elected to the Massachusetts Legislature.

Brown grad, named to Forbes 30 Under 30, dies after completing marathon
Pierre Lipton, who lived in Providence, co-founded 1440 Media, which provides a daily email newsletter of unbiased news to 2.3 million people.

Northern Lights illuminate skies above Mount Washington early Wednesday
Glowing hues of yellow, green, and red shimmered across the night sky from about 1 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Mount Washington Observatory.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Boston area could hit record highs this week
The short month of February is now halfway over and meteorological winter has but two weeks left. The non-winter winter pattern here in the east will continue for another week or so at least.

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Did a viral spat over Chinese restaurant prices cost Harvard professor tenure?

According to a lawsuit filed by Benjamin Edelman, Harvard breached its employment contract with him by mishandling disciplinary proceedings following the restaurant imbroglio.

‘It’s night and day’: Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug may spur more investment in fighting the disease
Since Leqembi is far from a cure, doctors and drug developers are already thinking about how still-experimental therapies could compete with Leqembi or potentially be paired with it for greater effect.

Dennis Lehane to release ‘Small Mercies,’ a new thriller set in 1970s Southie
The Dorchester native is the author of several bestselling books, including “Mystic River,” “Gone, Baby, Gone,” and “Shutter Island.” His new book will hit shelves April 25.

MBTA service disruptions coming to Red, Mattapan, Orange, Green lines, and Commuter Rail in March
The MBTA is shutting down parts of the Red Line to install a new digital signal system and do track work, the Mattapan Line to remove a staircase at Milton Station, and the Orange and Green lines for Government Center garage demolition and track repairs.

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Culture & Lifestyle

In stylish sci-fi series ‘Hello Tomorrow!,’ a giant leap for mid-century modern

Boston Symphony Orchestra announces new assistant conductor Samy Rachid

Chatham Bars Inn finally earns a coveted Forbes five-star rating

In August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars,’ the music of life and death

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Welcome Back to Boston

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

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

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

Rihanna, Madonna, and what drives conversations about women’s bodies

Bill Priestap

The dangers of sports betting
JEFF JACOBY

As Social Security races toward a cliff, both parties refuse to act
IDEAS | BOB REGAN

The meaning of lives that are no longer
EDITORIAL

Biden owes the public explanations on mysterious airborne objects
IDEAS | ANNA OAKES & DIEGO SENIOR

People are falling in love with chatbots

Metro

Rare video of 1986 dive in Titanic wreckage released by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

More than 80 minutes of footage from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows some of the remarkable achievements of the dive that marked the first time human eyes had seen the giant ocean liner since it sank in 1912.

Cambridge police will implement body camera program and review procedures following fatal shooting, city manager says

The city will also hire an independent consultant “to review and make recommendations across our police department’s training, policies, and practices and the full report will be made public,” the city manager said.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

A selectman’s selective loyalties: Does Saugus official represent his town or waste company?

There is a difference between negotiating with a company and doing its bidding. Saugus Selectman Anthony Cogliano appears to have leapt over the line when it comes to WIN Waste and its noxious ash landfill.
RI EDUCATION

Fixing a system that set youth up to fail, R.I. overhauls high school standards

Rhode Island is implementing its new aligned graduation standards, making FAFSA a requirement, adding real-world courses, and ending seat time as a criteria for credit.

Sports

MIAA DIVISION 4 TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP

Against all odds, Old Rochester boys’ vault ahead of the field in 4x400-meter relay to capture MIAA Division 4 indoor track title; North Reading girls’ reign

Only four points separated the top six teams headed into the 4x400-meter relay, the last of 13 events, but Old Rochester pulled out a victory in 3 minutes, 34.88 seconds to capture boys' team title with 43 points.
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Celtics did not want to cede the No. 1 spot, so their top players suited up, and they finished off the Pistons

Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart and Al Horford returned in a 127-109 win over the Pistons.
High schools

Girls’ hockey roundup: Lila Chamoun backstops 16th-ranked Milton to shutout over Weymouth, first Bay State Conference title since 2008

Check out the latest high school girls' hockey scores, news, and highlights from The Boston Globe.
HS GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Girls’ basketball notebook: Drawing upon her parents’ work ethic and survival skills, Camryn Collins has become a catalyst in Foxborough’s on-court success
CELTICS 127, PISTONS 109

NBA-best Celtics take care of business against the Pistons, leave for the All-Star break on a positive note
CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Marcus Smart returns to the Celtics’ lineup ahead of the NBA All-Star break

Business

Tesla to make some EV chargers available to all, White House says

The plan to open the nation's largest and most reliable charging network to all drivers is a potential game-changer in promoting EV use, a key component of President Biden's goal to fight climate change.

Waters buys California company

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Fidelity aims to keep growing in 2023, adding 500 new jobs in Boston

World Bank president, dogged by climate questions, steps down early
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PERSPECTIVE

When it comes to aging, 90-plus or even 100 might not be ‘extreme’ anymore
MISS CONDUCT

What to do when a friend’s perfume is overwhelming
COOKING

Add variety to your bread making with recipes from Japan and the Middle East
Jeneé Osterheldt

The beautiful resistance of Black love

metro

Bally’s unveils proposal for online casino gaming in Rhode Island

65-year-old man dies after assault inside N.H. prison

New super PAC launches, seeking to boost Black candidates in local Mass. races

sports

Maggie Lynch, Caroline Batchelder help third-ranked Archbishop Williams girls’ hockey make quick work of No. 5 Notre Dame-Hingham

Brian Durocher, BU women’s hockey’s only varsity coach, set to retire at the end of the season

Don Sweeney, Bruins should approach trade deadline with one position at the center of attention

business

After three-plus decades, a plan for that big warehouse along the Pike in Allston

Retail sales jumped in January

Boston biotech has raised nearly $10 million to study limb regrowth

politics

Parts of Georgia special grand jury report to be released

Former top Trump aide Mark Meadows subpoenaed in Jan. 6 probe

FBI searched University of Delaware in Biden documents inquiry

Nation

One killed, three hurt in shooting at El Paso, Texas, shopping mall

Michigan State students’ training kicked in during shooting

Panel backs moving opioid antidote Narcan over the counter

World

China blasts US over response to Chinese balloon incursion

Philippines earthquake causes hospital evacuation, minor damage

How questions and mistakes related to spy balloon fed a diplomatic crisis between US and China

opinion

Chris Sununu baits the bear

On your own this Valentine’s Day? Carly Rae Jepsen would say that’s just fine.

Rihanna, Madonna, and what drives conversations about women’s bodies

lifestyle

Raquel Welch, actress and pinup star, dies at 82

Dennis Lehane to release ‘Small Mercies,’ a new thriller set in 1970s Southie

GBH World presents ‘Living with Cancer,’ a live storytelling event

food & dining

Lydia Shire to open new restaurant at Seaport Science Center in 2024

Tasting menus in Rhode Island: Decadent, even playful adventures, in 3 to 12 courses

It’s not just Dry January anymore

travel

Chatham Bars Inn finally earns a coveted Forbes five-star rating

After a couple of pandemic-stalled winters, music is back in the mountains

Musician Patrice Rushen on Maui, trail mix, and trying new things outside of her norm

Arts

In Providence, Nafis M. White explores pleasure and pain

How Boston artist ‘Blind Fox’ became the go-to muralist for the city’s trendiest bars and businesses

From Rwanda to Boston Common: the humanitarian mission of MASS Design

Books

Oldest nearly complete Hebrew Bible heads to auction

Dennis Lehane to release ‘Small Mercies,’ a new thriller set in 1970s Southie

Prominent Massachusetts women gather for ‘Galentine’s Day’ celebration

Movies

‘Full Time’: A ticking clock, a transit strike, and a tenacious mother

‘Of an Age’: An Australian road trip turns into a teen’s awakening

Dennis Lehane to release ‘Small Mercies,’ a new thriller set in 1970s Southie

Television

In stylish sci-fi series ‘Hello Tomorrow!,’ a giant leap for mid-century modern

Dennis Franz pays tribute following young ‘NYPD Blue’ colleague’s death

Dennis Lehane to release ‘Small Mercies,’ a new thriller set in 1970s Southie

music

Boston Symphony Orchestra announces new assistant conductor Samy Rachid

Prominent Massachusetts women gather for ‘Galentine’s Day’ celebration

Bruce Springsteen adds Gillette Stadium show to 2023 tour

Theater/Dance

Make way for ‘Make Way for Ducklings’

In August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars,’ the music of life and death

My funny Valentine: Five comedians on love and humor

globe local

Non-resident beach stickers sell out quickly on first day of sales

Lawsuit stops plan for new community pool, bathhouse

Going all out on Valentine’s Day

Obituaries

Robert Geddes, 99, transformative architecture dean at Princeton, dies

Toyota founder’s son, who led global growth, dies at 97

Former St. Louis Cardinals lineman Conrad Dobler dies at 72