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Want to know what Boston’s electeds text each other? Good luck

In response to a Globe public records request seeking texts from and to Mayor Michelle Wu from Jan. 20-27, the city did not produce a single one, claiming the mayor “does not conduct official City business via text message and does not retain text messages.”

At CPAC, election deniers thrive and the Trump train chugs ahead

The conference, best known as CPAC, is unfolding on the banks of the Potomac River at a delicate moment for Republican politics.

Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and ‘Black Hawk Down’ star, dies
The actor had suffered a brain aneurysm on Feb. 18 at his home in Los Angeles. He died in his sleep Friday at a hospital in Burbank, California, his manager Charles Lago said.

With new ownership comes new beginnings for Bay State Banner
“We’re really interested in making the content important beyond just the clicks.”

NETS 115, CELTICS 105
Celtics allow a 28-point first-half lead to slip away, fail to bounce back, and lose to the Nets
With the loss, the Celtics slipped a full game back of the idle Bucks for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.

Jayson Tatum turns 25 with impressive numbers at a young age and an eye on future Celtics gains

Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life without parole in the fatal shootings of his wife, son
Prosecutors asked for a life sentence to hold Murdaugh responsible for what they say are decades of lying, stealing and using his family’s considerable clout in their tiny county to his advantage.

A Murdaugh family death in 1940 was also suspicious — and eerily similar

In federal lawsuit, New York woman alleges her L.L. Bean boots weren’t waterproof as advertised

Labs at the mall? Why not. Top floor of CambridgeSide set to become lab space

As Wu battles opposition on rent control, City Council signals it’s open to compromise

This week, several councilors from across the body’s ideological spectrum either outright supported or sounded more open to Wu’s proposal, which would tie permissible rent increases to the health of the economy, with a cap of 10 percent in high inflation years.
Tara Sullivan

Their Red Sox-loving son died too soon. His writing, recently discovered, brings comfort to his grieving parents.

Peter Blandel's family was cleaning out his apartment after his death when they discovered a piece he wrote in 2003. His words, 20 years on, remind his parents of their son's enduring hope.
LOVE LETTERS

My wife won’t go back to work

“She does nothing.”
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Community college grant program shows early success

Programs to retain students are desperately needed, given Massachusetts’ dismal rate of community college completion — particularly among minority students.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Haitians are desperately looking for sponsors in Boston
NEWSLETTER

The natural beauty of natural hair
Joan Wickersham

Whose garden is it?
JEFF JACOBY

A national divorce would solve nothing
The Emancipator

The Black opioid crisis reveals that barriers to treatment must come down

Urban Black communities are now ground zero for overdose deaths, yet Black people don’t get the same access to life saving medication. Systemic racism in healthcare is making this epidemic deadlier.
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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

Board grants parole for Ramadan Shabazz, convicted of murder in 1971
The decision comes after Shabazz, 73, has spent decades in prison, time that he dedicated to betterment, education, and mentoring, according to the state parole board.

3 children are killed and 2 others are wounded in town near Dallas

A suspect was in custody on Friday night in the deaths of three children whose bodies were found at a house in Italy, Texas, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Getting baseball up to speed again is reason to rejoice, and other thoughts
In this opinion, the pitch clock is one of the three most important changes in the game over the last 100 years.

Tell us: Do you think recent MLB rule changes will improve the fan experience? Red Sox lefty James Paxton leaves his start after 1⅔ innings with hamstring tightness

Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit by Whitey Bulger’s family blaming prison officials for his murder
The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va. ruled that prison officials have broad discretion about where to house inmates or whether to isolate them from other inmates.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle sewer tops coming to Northampton
Looks like Northampton’s shelling out some cash for a surprising initiative funded by federal pandemic relief dollars.

Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ‘It’s like she reads the whole newspaper and I just read the sports section’
Will this retired history buff have a date to remember?

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An early climate warning lies in the paintings of JMW Turner and Claude Monet, new research shows

As pollution increased during the Industrial Revolution, depictions of London and Paris in the Impressionist and Romantic paintings of Monet and his contemporary, Joseph Mallord William Turner, got smoggier, the authors say.

‘It’s loud and it’s repetitive.’ Some Wellesley residents sour on pickleball and its ‘pop pop pop.’
The Wellesley Recreation Commission held a hearing Friday for residents to air their complaints about noisy pickleball matches being played close to their homes.

Boston Globe photographers receive awards for ‘truly remarkable’ images
Globe staffers swept the top categories in the 2022 Boston Press Photographers Association’s annual contests. Erin Clark was named Photographer of the Year, followed by runner-up Jessica Rinaldi. Suzanne Kreiter was awarded Best in Show for her photos of a Rhode Island family struggling with homelessness.

A cyst the size of a grapefruit grew on her ovary. Doctors said the pain was appendicitis. It wasn’t.
To make sense of her traumatic medical experience, she created a 10-piece series documenting the range of emotions she experienced before, during, and after her surgery.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Our movie critic is a sucker for boxing movies. Here are 5 favorites.

Zac Brown Band will headline concert to mark Boston Marathon bombing 10th anniversary

‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ goes its own way just enough to avoid being secondhand news

‘Between You and Me’ is a portrait of two portraitists

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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.
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A Beautiful Resistance

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

SCOT LEHIGH

Beacon Hill’s royals enjoy exalted raises
Alex Beam

Attack of the new rules
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An antidote to the vitriol in public discourse
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Fairness demands a better solution to North End outdoor dining
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The illusion of a frictionless existence

Metro

Forecast | Dave Epstein

More snow is here. But it won’t stick around long in Boston.

New England's next winter storm continues Saturday morning as heavy snow transitions to sleet and rain.

Vermont bishop testifies against clergy reporting bill

Bishop Christopher Coyne told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday that information shared in a confession must remain confidential, even if priests are mandated reporters when they learn of child abuse in other ways.

Photos: Maple syrup, a sweet sign of spring in New England

An Auburn man brought jugs of maple syrup to his neighbors who allow him to tap their trees for sap. “When you tap a tree, you give it a little pat and thank it. It’s a spiritual thing,” Bruce Hopper said. “It’s much more than an escape, it’s total serenity. You’re one with nature."

Water main break in Newton slows traffic at Mass. Pike ramps

Drivers are asked to avoid the area as crews worked Friday evening to repair the water main break at the intersection of Washington and Centre streets, according to police.

Sports

Tara Sullivan

Their Red Sox-loving son died too soon. His writing, recently discovered, brings comfort to his grieving parents.

Peter Blandel's family was cleaning out his apartment after his death when they discovered a piece he wrote in 2003. His words, 20 years on, remind his parents of their son's enduring hope.
MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY

Boston University men beat Providence, lock up Hockey East regular season title

The final day of the regular season comes with seven of the league's 11 playoff seeds to be determined by five games Saturday.
PRIDE 5, WHITECAPS 4 (SO)

Pride top Whitecaps in shootout

Jillian Dempsey and Loren Gabel scored to answer a comeback attempt by Minnesota, which scored twice in the final minute of regulation to tie it.
MIAA boys' basketball tournament

With a veteran poise, guards Noah Beaudet, Matty Mahoney lead the way for No. 24 seed Norwood in Division 2 first-round win at No. 9 Foxborough
NETS 115, CELTICS 105

Celtics allow a 28-point first-half lead to slip away, fail to bounce back, and lose to the Nets
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: DRACUT 77, NOTRE DAME-HINGHAM 49

With a swift and decisive run, Dracut girls’ basketball pulls away for Division 2 first-round win over Notre Dame-Hingham

Business

Labs at the mall? Why not. Top floor of CambridgeSide set to become lab space

Boston-based SmartLabs has leased the top floor of 100 CambridgeSide, with a plan to offer turnkey laboratory space that can be customized for life-science companies ranging in size from 10 to 100 employees.

Businessman Perry Johnson announces 2024 presidential bid

Johnson tried to run for Michigan governor last year but was deemed by the state’s elections bureau to have filed thousands of fraudulent nominating signatures.

Shell CEO says cutting oil and gas production is not healthy

As Wu battles opposition on rent control, City Council signals it’s open to compromise
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An alleged drug trafficker, a detective trying to take him down, and the woman caught in the middle

Globe Magazine

The strange story of the man behind the popularization of ‘resilience thinking’
MISS CONDUCT

My brother can't stop joking around. It's hard to talk to him.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘It’s like she reads the whole newspaper and I just read the sports section’

metro

With new ownership comes new beginnings for Bay State Banner

Want to know what Boston’s electeds text each other? Good luck

Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit by Whitey Bulger’s family blaming prison officials for his murder

sports

At Bridgewater-Raynham, Nate Leach has lived up to — and even exceeded — all the projections of him as a champion wrestler

Jayson Tatum turns 25 with impressive numbers at a young age and an eye on future Celtics gains

Kurt Kitayama holds a two-shot lead at Bay Hill Invitational

business

Back Door Donuts to open Boston pop-up on Lansdowne Street

Amazon pauses construction on second headquarters in Virginia

In federal lawsuit, New York woman alleges her L.L. Bean boots weren’t waterproof as advertised

politics

At CPAC, election deniers thrive and the Trump train chugs ahead

Businessman Perry Johnson announces 2024 presidential bid

Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg announces terminal cancer

Nation

Utah governor says he plans to sign abortion clinic ban

Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and ‘Black Hawk Down’ star, dies

Murdaugh’s fall from grace ends in life sentence for murder

World

UN nuclear head meets with Iranians amid enrichment concerns

Hong Kong court convicts activists behind Tiananmen vigil

US, South Korea announce largest field exercises in 5 years

opinion

What will it take for DPU to stop lagging in push for clean energy?

Mass. does more than post a hotline to promote responsible gambling

TikTok tick-tock for young users is a welcome curb

lifestyle

Specialty food and drink, plant and culinary workshops, and vast horticultural displays at Utopia festival

My wife won’t go back to work

March is a popular divorce month. Here’s what to know if you’re considering a breakup

food & dining

Back Door Donuts to open Boston pop-up on Lansdowne Street

At Tonino, thoughtful Italian food for the neighborhood

Loco Taqueria aims to open in the Fenway by April; Dine Out Boston launches deals at more than 100 restaurants citywide

travel

$452 bill charged after requesting help for lost engagement ring

Cool classes on the Cape, a winter fest in Portland, and personal alarms for travel and daily life

Howie Day on Alaska, not living in a bubble, and how to make easy iced coffee on the road

Arts

An early climate warning lies in the paintings of JMW Turner and Claude Monet, new research shows

At the MFA, a small photography show leaves a big impression

Intimate moments of self-reflection in seemingly ordinary spaces in Helena Wurzel’s solo exhibition

Books

In ‘Liliana’s Invincible Summer,’ Cristina Rivera Garza gives a searing account of grief and the quest to bring her sister’s murderer to justice years after the fact

Jenny Odell on breaking free of the ultimate tyranny in ‘Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock’

NoViolet Bulawayo on horror stories and talking animals in Zimbabwe’s culture

Movies

Our movie critic is a sucker for boxing movies. Here are 5 favorites.

‘Return to Seoul’ is a patience-testing trip

New documentary ‘American Bolshevik’ looks at the vilification of the coyote

Television

Reboot trend heads back to court with ‘Matlock’

‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ goes its own way just enough to avoid being secondhand news

With ‘The Last of Us,’ the waiting is the best part

music

Saxophone legend Wayne Shorter embodied the tension between the form and freedom of jazz

BSO amplifying ‘Voices of Loss, Reckoning, and Hope’ with March festival

Weyes Blood examines contemporary life in times of crisis

Theater/Dance

A free spirit soars beyond convention in ART’s ‘The Wife of Willesden’

Broadway In Boston announces 2023-24 season

Hoops and history converge in Lyric Stage’s ‘The Great Leap’

globe local

With new ownership comes new beginnings for Bay State Banner

The show must go on — outdoors

The questions I wished I’d asked my father

Obituaries

John Olver, politician and ‘a person of conscience,’ dies at 86

Jerry Richardson, who founded and owned the Panthers until a scandal forced him to sell, dies at 86

Wayne Shorter, jazz musician of innovation and introspection, dies at 89