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Beyond the Gilded Gate
The $600,000 problem. Why does it cost so much to build housing in Boston, and what can we do about it?
Many forces drive the housing crisis here, and the sky-high cost of construction is one of the most powerful.

Calculator: How do costs factor into constructing an apartment building?

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Man found not guilty of manslaughter in 2019 stabbing in Brookline
Singha Oeun of Brookline was found not guilty of manslaughter Thursday by a Norfolk County jury for death of Nicolas "Cole" Kern, 20, at Amory Playground on Nov. 19, 2019, court records show.

Maine law enforcement knew shooter posed a threat but were concerned about confronting him, video shows
The law enforcement checks were initially set off by an incident in July at an Army Reserve training camp in New York, in which the shooter got into a fight with three other reservists.

Gun-wielding woman shot by police in Norwood
She was flown to a Boston hospital with a gunshot wound to her midsection. Her condition wasn’t immediately available.

Bruins shut down by soaring Jets in Winnipeg

Boston was done in by the host's relentless forechecking and an anemic offensive attack in a 5-1 loss at Canada Life Center.

2 paramedics found guilty in death of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of ketamine

Cape Cod teacher accused of raping student with intellectual disability

Judge rules against suspended cannabis regulator, setting up hearing to determine her fate

Gaza war’s staggering toll reaches a grim milestone: 20,000 dead

 UN Security Council approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities Israeli strike kills 76 members in one Gaza family, rescue officials say as combat expands in south

The Edaville road to a magical Christmas landscape

Workers arrive hours before the Edaville trains start to carry thousands of passengers on a circuitous 3 1/2-mile route on 2-foot wide tracks past flooded cranberry bogs and through towering pines transformed into a magical landscape by 250,000 brilliant colored Christmas lights.

Holiday crowds — and labor unrest — descend on Logan Airport

From flight attendants to air traffic controllers to cabin cleaners, workers around Logan Airport are battling to improve their working conditions and pay.

When did Boston last wake up to a white Christmas?

It's a white Christmas when there's an inch of snow or more on the ground by around 7 a.m. on Dec. 25, according to the National Weather Service.

‘Winning requires hard work’: Wayfair CEO sends employees a gloomy pre-holiday email following layoff-filled year
“Working long hours, being responsive, blending work and life, is not anything to shy away from,” Niraj Shah wrote in the email obtained by the Globe. “There is not a lot of history of laziness being rewarded with success.”

‘He’s the only one that’s speaking the truth’: Trump’s fans trust nothing — except him

Voters who attended recent rallies in Iowa and New Hampshire expressed similar beliefs that Donald Trump is the only politician who has ever leveled with them.

Supreme Court won’t fast-track ruling on whether Trump can be prosecuted in election subversion case

Trump repeats and defends his use of language that echos Nazi ideology
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Presented in association with HBO, 'Murder in Boston: The untold story of the Charles and Carol Stuart shooting' is available wherever you get your podcasts.
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Dan Shaughnessy

A legendary day is looming at the end of a forgettable Patriots season, and other thoughts

The regular-season finale will be at Gillette against the Jets on Jan. 7, and despite Bill Belichick's feelings about that franchise, it could be one the Patriots need to lose to secure the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft.
Bill Belichick confirms special teams footballs were underinflated Sunday at Gillette Stadium
RED SOX

With Yoshinobu Yamamoto off the market, what’s next for the Red Sox and others in need of pitching?

The early offseason logjam created by the free agencies of Shohei Ohtani and Yamamoto is finished, and those not named the Dodgers have been left running to find alternatives.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We shared our food, which was a big plus for both of us’

Will this artistic bachelor draw in his date?
Beyond the Gilded Gate

A Boston building, scattered souls, and rent control revisited

The end of rent control three decades ago helped push many working people out of a Fenway apartment building — and out of Boston. Their stories speak to one of the causes of the current housing crisis, and to the increasing demands that rent caps return.

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Opinion
LETTERS

2023: the year in Globe readers’ own words

Here’s a look back at 2023 as seen through the lens of letters to the editor.
ALEX BEAM

Vibe check on 2023
RENÉE GRAHAM

Downplaying the horrors of slavery will never erase its stain or America’s shame
WARD SUTTON

Worst Santa ever!
IDEAS | TOM SHEEHAN

I found my muse as a writer at Boston College 70 years ago

More recent News

Critics see ‘double standard’ in Harvard’s handling of plagiarism allegations
The collision of partisan politics with a question of academic integrity has left some Harvard faculty members conflicted.

Harvard student’s speech blasting Moms for Liberty cofounder at school board meeting goes viral

How Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck’s family situation inspired a new NBC sitcom
“Extended Family,” premiering Saturday, is a fictional take on the amicable, post-divorce parenting relationship between Grousbeck, his wife, Emilia Fazzalari, and her ex-husband George Geyer.

They were spreading Christmas cheer when they got attacked. Two older carolers were beaten in Dorchester.
One of the carolers thought “something must have fallen from the house” when she was struck while singing “Silent Night.” Police are seeking assault charges against two teenagers.

CELTICS NOTEBOOK
Payton Pritchard wanted out from the Celtics last season. This season, he’s thriving in their regular rotation
Pritchard seems to be getting increasingly comfortable operating out of the left corner, where he can serve as an off-ball safety valve for Boston’s talented wings.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Expect dry, seasonably cold temperatures Christmas weekend
Christmas Eve will feature a lot of clouds and some glimpses of sun with temperatures getting into the lower 40s.

A Cohasset woman was making a mental to-do list when a tree limb crashed onto her car during Monday's storm
A branch crashed onto her car, shattering the front windshield and the back window next to her baby's car seat.

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Remembering loved ones through Globe Santa
There are donors who received gifts from Globe Santa as children, and others who contribute as a way to remember and honor lost relatives and friends.

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Recommended reads

In Charlestown, three generations of women reflect on working with seniors

Betty Kelly, 95, worked for years at the Kennedy Center in Charlestown. Her 68-year-old daughter, Mary Beth, is about to retire from the city’s Age Strong Commission. Mary Beth’s daughter and Betty’s granddaughter, Meaghan Murray, 42, is director of the Beverly Gibbons Community Center for Older Adults in Charlestown.

Holidays got you down, Charlie Brown? Take our quiz on classic Christmas specials for a hit of holiday cheer.
Nowadays, ironically, it can be hard to track down certain Christmas movies for a new generation of tots, but for those looking for a bump of nostalgia without paying $7.99 to Amazon, take our quiz on Christmas specials past.

Green Line shutdowns coming in January as MBTA works to remove slow zones, fix Green Line extension mistakes
The MBTA’s campaign to remove slow zones on subway lines resumes in January with a staggered shutdown of sections of all four Green Line branches.

‘Turtleboy’ blogger arraigned for alleged harassment of witnesses in Karen Read case
Aidan Kearney pleaded not guilty to a 16-count indictment charging him with intimidating witnesses in the pending murder trial against Karen Read. He was released on personal recognizance.

Culture & Lifestyle

From screen to stage and back to screen, this time trying to carry a tune

In Michael O’Donnell’s debut novel, a father and son hide from danger in the White Mountains

Boston Music Awards show dazzles with diverse, dynamic, and defiant performances

The Velvet Underground, Nirvana, Stax soul, and more: 9 great album reissues of 2023

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

MARCELA GARCÍA

What the US can learn from the EU’s immigration deal
RENÉE GRAHAM

In this season of hope, a year of sorrow ends for the trans community
IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

Bah, humbug! ‘A Christmas Carol’ is cringeworthy.
EDITORIAL

Smoking out the truth at the Cannabis Control Commission
JEFF JACOBY

Why is antisemitism on the rise among Gen Z?
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

When did Boston last wake up to a white Christmas?

It's a white Christmas when there's an inch of snow or more on the ground by around 7 a.m. on Dec. 25, according to the National Weather Service.

Man found not guilty of manslaughter in 2019 stabbing in Brookline

Singha Oeun of Brookline was found not guilty of manslaughter Thursday by a Norfolk County jury for death of Nicolas "Cole" Kern, 20, at Amory Playground on Nov. 19, 2019, court records show.

Maine law enforcement knew shooter posed a threat but were concerned about confronting him, video shows

The law enforcement checks were initially set off by an incident in July at an Army Reserve training camp in New York, in which the shooter got into a fight with three other reservists.

The Edaville road to a magical Christmas landscape

Workers arrive hours before the Edaville trains start to carry thousands of passengers on a circuitous 3 1/2-mile route on 2-foot wide tracks past flooded cranberry bogs and through towering pines transformed into a magical landscape by 250,000 brilliant colored Christmas lights.

Sports

Patriots

If you think the Patriots are bad now, just wait until you read about the 1992 team

Things were about as bad as they get in Foxborough in 1992, when the Patriots opened 0-9 and only won two of their 16 games.
JETS 5, BRUINS 1

Bruins shut down by soaring Jets in Winnipeg

Boston was done in by the host's relentless forechecking and an anemic offensive attack in a 5-1 loss at Canada Life Center.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: BISHOP FEEHAN 53, BISHOP FENWICK 45 (OT)

Samantha Carlson helps Bishop Feehan grind out overtime win against Catholic Central Large foe Bishop Fenwick

Carlson, Feehan’s smallest player at 5-feet-5-inches, made a big difference in a Catholic Central League classic overtime win, 53-45.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

Chris Landolfi returns to South Shore to assist his brother, Mark, the new Archbishop Williams football coach
BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Hockey lifer Rick Bowness has special bond with Bruins coach Jim Montgomery
CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Payton Pritchard wanted out from the Celtics last season. This season, he’s thriving in their regular rotation

Business

US wields risky bank sanctions in new bid to deny Putin cash

The US is turning to a powerful yet risky tool in authorizing secondary sanctions against banks as it escalates efforts to deny Russia the money it needs to wage war in Ukraine.

Trump repeats and defends his use of language that echos Nazi ideology

Trump’s comments about immigrants, made during campaign rallies in the early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire, have drawn bipartisan criticism.

Coming soon to highway service signs near you: EV charging

Massachusetts hiring rebounded in November
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Globe Magazine

The 29 best photos of 2023 taken by Boston Globe photographers
CONNECTIONS

Actor Lenny Clarke’s best ever childhood Christmas came unexpectedly
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We shared our food, which was a big plus for both of us’
MISS CONDUCT

My relative wants to compare what we all got for gifts. Help!

metro

Authorities knew Maine shooter was a threat but felt confronting him was unsafe, video shows

State issues warning on dog virus

Expect dry, seasonably cold temperatures Christmas weekend

sports

Beverly’s evolution into a wrestling championship contender is rooted in its self-confidence: ‘We’re not scared of anybody’

Florida State, unsatisfied with ACC, sues to leave league in search of greener pastures

The Broncos have something to play for on Sunday, but for Patriots it’s time to focus on future

business

The tough challenges ahead for the Massachusetts economy

Whole Foods wins case about Black Lives Matter apparel

Bristol Myers agrees to buy Boston’s Karuna Therapeutics in a $14 billion deal

politics

Supreme Court won’t fast-track ruling on whether Trump can be prosecuted in election subversion case

Congress launches an investigation into the Osprey program after the deadly crash in Japan

Trump repeats and defends his use of language that echos Nazi ideology

Nation

Post-flight feast: Study suggests reindeer vision evolved to spot favorite food

2 paramedics found guilty in death of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of ketamine

Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case brought by Democrats

World

Israeli strike kills 76 members in one Gaza family, rescue officials say as combat expands in south

The war took away their limbs. Now bionic prostheses empower wounded Ukrainian soldiers

Gaza war’s staggering toll reaches a grim milestone: 20,000 dead

opinion

Bah, humbug! ‘A Christmas Carol’ is cringeworthy.

How Harvard’s Claudine Gay can help mend the wounds left by Oct. 7

2023: the year in Globe readers’ own words

lifestyle

Hush Club’s TikTok strategy went viral — it’s anything but cheesy

Dating during perimenopause

One in six people experiences infertility. But in a season focused on kids, you can feel like you’re the only one.

food & dining

‘I feel abandoned’: Restaurants remain burdened by Washington Bridge closure in Rhode Island

Scared of the T? Hop aboard Mothership instead

A new Turkish restaurant near Watertown Square is already popular

travel

Busiest holiday travel season in years is off to a smooth start with few airport delays

We took a girlfriend getaway to Savannah. Plenty of other women had the same idea.

This Booking.com reservation is fake! Will the company pay up?

Arts

Banksy stop sign taken from London street soon after it appears

Forgotten women of the American landscape

A model subject gets his close-up in ‘Chuck: Photographs by George Platt Lynes’

Books

For Justin Torres, reading is about finding the sweet spot between poetry and prose

Local bestsellers for the week ended Dec. 17

In Michael O’Donnell’s debut novel, a father and son hide from danger in the White Mountains

Movies

Holidays got you down, Charlie Brown? Take our quiz on classic Christmas specials for a hit of holiday cheer.

Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ fails to rev up

Oscars shortlists revealed: Here are the films one step closer to a nomination

Television

Minnie Driver remembers Matthew Perry’s ‘wealth of soul’

How Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck’s family situation inspired a new NBC sitcom

12 hilarious and heartwarming classic Christmas episodes to stream this week

music

Before coming to Cambridge, the Felice Brothers hatch a surprise for their fans

Boston Music Awards show dazzles with diverse, dynamic, and defiant performances

The Velvet Underground, Nirvana, Stax soul, and more: 9 great album reissues of 2023

Theater/Dance

A ‘Die Hard’ diehard creates ‘Yippee Ki Yay,’ and the Huntington gets in on the action

There’s life after COVID for Jamaica Plain’s 147-year-old Footlight Club theater

Midwinter Revels serves up a frolicsome ‘Feast of Fools’

Health

CVS to launch new pharmacy reimbursement model aimed at simplifying drug pricing

Many Americans ration insulin to save money. One nonprofit is trying to make the life-saving drug more affordable.

In R.I., there’s a lack of dentists caring for patients with special needs. This program is trying to change that.

Obituaries

Influential people we lost in 2023

Robert M. Solow, celebrated economist and Nobel laureate, dies at 99

Raymond Dirks, whose tipster case redefined insider trading, dies at 89