fourth of july

After delay, the show goes on

The Esplanade was temporarily evacuated during Fourth of July celebrations this evening because of the threat of thunderstorms, but the crowd soon returned and the show resumed.

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Fireworks lit up the sky over the Charles River, as seen from the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge.

The fireworks were delayed for about a half-hour by thunderstorms.

Visitors to the Esplanade dressed for the occassion.

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The audience cheered and waved flags as the Boston Pops concert ended.

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Audience members waited as the area around the Hatch Shell was temporarily evacuated because of the weather.

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Rows of empty chairs are seen following the evacuation.

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Singer Jennifer Hudson performed at the show.

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Visitors braved the morning rain to secure a spot on the Esplanade.

German sailors photographed the USS Constitution during its 19-gun salute on the Fourth of July in Boston Harbor.

Ceremony marks War of 1812

Old and new crossed paths today as the Blue Angels streaked over the USS Constitution in a ceremony to mark the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.

Special section

Fourth of July in Boston

News, events, and features from the Globe’s coverage of Independence Day in the Hub.

Latest news

 

Mitt Romney calls health care mandate a tax

Mitt Romney, who appeared in the Fourth of July parade in Wolfeboro, N.H., reversed the position staked out by his campaign on the mandate.

Globe wins award for series on fish mislabeling

The award is from the National Press Club for the series that showed that in many instances, fish at supermarkets, restaurants and seafood markets are mislabeled.

David Ortiz hit his 400th career home run, a solo shot in the fouth inning, but the Red Sox lost the game and were swept by the A’s.

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Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox are swept in Oakland, despite Ortiz’ milestone

David Ortiz hit his 400th career home run, but it wasn’t enough for the Red Sox to avoid a three-game sweep by the A’s.

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A South Boston-based couple developed a fashion app called “Good Looks” to avoid wardrobe mishaps.

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Christopher Marzilli is a General Dynamics executive. Cuts may cost it hundreds of jobs.

In Taunton, a feeling of angst over defense cuts
Residents of Isle au Haut (above) and other Maine outposts use housing grants to attract neighbors and preserve communities.

Maine islands using grants to attract new residents
Chandler Studios Boston, a 12-room property in the South End, will be Boston’s newest hotel when it opens in August.

Hundreds of hotel rooms planned for Boston
One of two documentary prints from Berman’s “Telling the Story.”

Galleries

Prints that connect artists and communities
A dog got a taste of Carvery Creations, Chef Michael’s new line of dog food, at a food truck at the SoWa Open Market on Sunday.

Dog food truck debuts in Boston
Beef brisket sandwich from the M&M Ribs food truck.

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The local BBQ scene heats up
The sausage and Vidalia pizza and the crunchy green salad (below) from Otto in Brookline.

Cheap Eats

Otto opens with a flourish in Brookline
Barack Obama rode alongside daughter Malia during their 2011 vacation on Martha's Vineyard.

Obamas to skip Vineyard this summer
Bob Hewitt was a former Boston Lobsters star.

Tennis Hall to investigate Hewitt
Carla Tardif with her children Jesse, 13, and Drew, 10. “I do tell myself I’m going to work less, but I’m kidding myself,” Tardif said.

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Tweens, teens and needing mom
Paul Schwenk, senior vice president of engineering for the Web travel site Kayak, opened the door to the company’s offices in Concord, where visitors use a call button to get buzzed in.

The end of receptionists?

Opinion | paul mcmorrow

Seaport development moving slow

Sports

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ON BASEBALL

It would appear with a little swallowing of the contract that the Red Sox could deal Josh Beckett and begin to change the beer-drinking, chicken-eating culture to a more serious group.

Red Sox have more players they may cut ties with

The team finally got rid of Bobby Jenks, but they have a few other players they could consider parting with, either through trade or release.

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Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray raised less money this year through June 30 than in any other six-month period since 2005.

Drop in gifts sparks questions over future for Murray

Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray’s fund-raising has plummeted since his highly publicized auto accident and entanglement in the Chelsea housing scandal last year.

Columnists

Jeff Jacoby

Celebrating, royal-free

Scot Lehigh

Time to end the limitation of statues in Boston
Ma Ying-jeou, now president of Taiwan, rallied supporters in 2006.

Farah stockman

How a Harvard rivalry changed Taiwan

Boston Capital

Stock pickers need years to regain trust

Juliette Kayyem

The politics of disaster
Mitt Romney vowed to repeal the health care overhaul Thursday after it was upheld by the Supreme Court.

Joan Vennochi

On health care, it’s Romney vs. Romney

Jeff Jacoby

There’s no danger in a nuclear Iran? Really?

Joanna Weiss

PAC some life into the Brown-Warren Senate race

Bob Ryan

ABCD comes up with a ‘Dream’ pairing

Yvonne Abraham

Another last chance for English High
Brad McNamara (right) and Jon Friedman, cofounders of Freight Farms, are hoping to create greenhouses from shipping containers.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Firms plant hopes on urban garden space

opinion | Joan Wickersham

Get that colonoscopy

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A dog got a taste of Carvery Creations, Chef Michael’s new line of dog food, at a food truck at the SoWa Open Market on Sunday.

Food truck adds dog treats to menu in Boston

Chef Michael’s rolled out a food truck for dogs in the South End with the goal of giving man’s best friend the chance to partake in the popular ritual.

Politics

Political Notebook

President Obama visited with service members while hosting a Fourth of July celebration at the White House.

Some congressional candidates steering clear of conventions

The convention-skippers are each locked in tight races, and distance from their parties, their nominees, and Congress may improve their chances.

Nation & World

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God Particle announcement

Physicists celebrate evidence of ‘God particle’

Scientists in Europe claimed a discovery ‘‘consistent’’ with the long-sought particle, which helps explain what gives all matter size and shape.

Arts

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Book Review

‘The Catonsville Nine’ by Shawn Francis Peters

The novel recounts a high-profile protest in the antiwar movement of the 1960s and ‘70s.

Food & dining

Food | Travel

Vendors at the Torvehallerne Market offer all sorts food, from cupcakes to traditional Danish open-face sandwiches (right).

Copenhagen’s Torvehallerne Market draws tourists and locals

The 10-month-old market is a treasure trove of foodstuffs and the first of its kind in Copenhagen.

‘‘We have now found the missing cornerstone of particle physics.’’

CERN director Rolf Heuer 

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Opinion

“As disaffection with British policies intensified, so did Americans’ aversion to royalty.”

Jeff Jacoby 

Ideas

“In a growing body of work, Timur Kuran argues that the blame for the Islamic world’s economic stagnation lies with a set of institutions that Islamic law created over centuries.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on the economic toll of Islamic law