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Coakley seeks $16m from National Grid

Attorney General Martha Coakley is seeking the fines for the power company’s response to the October snowstorm and Tropical Storm Irene.

British backlash on Romney’s Olympics comments

Prime Minister David Cameron and the British press weighed in after Mitt Romney questioned London’s readiness to hold the Games.

A vivd lightning storm passed over Dorchester Harbor on Tuesday night.

Thunderstorms, downpours expected

A warm front is pushing through the region, raising the possibility of tornadoes in Western Mass., forecasters say.

SJC recognizes Vermont civil unions as marriages

The state’s highest court said it recognized a civil union in Vermont as “the equivalent of marriage in the Commonwealth.”

Liberty Wharf for sale after quick success

The owner of the popular Seaport District complex that includes Legal Harborside is putting the property up for sale.

The owner of the Seaport District complex that includes Legal Harborside is putting the property up for sale.

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The owner of the Seaport District complex that includes Legal Harborside is putting the property up for sale.

The developer is expected to get more than $60 million for the three-building complex.

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The developer of Liberty Wharf is expected to get more than $60 million for the three-building complex.

The developer of Liberty Wharf spent approximately $30 million to develop the complex, according to the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

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The developer of Liberty Wharf spent approximately $30 million to develop the complex, according to the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

Legal Harborside opened in 2011 and is 1 of five restaurants in Liberty Wharf.

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Legal Harborside opened in 2011 and is one of five restaurants in Liberty Wharf.

In 2009, constructiuon was underway at Liberty Wharf.

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In 2009, construction was underway at Liberty Wharf.

Liberty Wharf was the previous site of Jimmy's Harborside restaurant, which operated from 1929 to 2007.

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Liberty Wharf was the previous site of Jimmy's Harborside restaurant, which operated from 1929 to 2007.

Liberty Wharf has consistently been crowded since its spring 2011 opening.

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Liberty Wharf has consistently been crowded since its spring 2011 opening.

City-owned property next to Liberty Wharf has also generated interest from 13 potential bidders.

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City-owned property next to Liberty Wharf has also generated interest from 13 potential bidders.

Few Republican challengers in races for Legislature

Even as Beacon Hill Democrats weather a patronage scandal, nearly three-quarters of ­incumbents will face no ­Republican opposition this fall.

Amanda Palmer welcomes fans to her performance at Momenta Art in Brooklyn, NY.

Fans kickstart Amanda Palmer’s album, tour

The Dresden Dolls singer-songwriter from Lexington is pioneering a new indie music model by raising nearly $1.2 million on Kickstarter.

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Some fans think a run at another 16-0 season is possible. It sounds crazy, but the way the Patriots loaded up in the offseason, is it?

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Children ages 10 to 12 participated in a mandatory swimming lesson at the Boys & Girls Club in Roxbury.

Mandatory swimming lessons a lifeline in Boston
A view of the screened porch from inside the Martha’s Vineyard home.

style

The beauty of screened, covered porches
Gina Gesamondo, owner of the Blo Blow Dry Bar in the South End.

How to get wavy summer curls

Comics

The funny pages
Rebecca Inver Moffa of the Rozalia Project steered Hector the Collector, an underwater robot, on Jamaica Pond.

Jamaica Pond trash unearthed by robot
The offices of Back Bay Life Sciences Associates designed by Choi + Shine Architects.

style

Architects find inspiration everywhere
Emily Giffin is known for her relationship-themed novels.

Book Review

‘Where We Belong’ by Emily Giffin
The state’s push to withdraw funding from the Greenway creates a difficult situation, conservancy officials said.

Greenway conservancy says state funding needed
Software engineer Mike Reed stored his bicycle in a secure cage inside a Kendall Square parking garage.

Car-free commuting push pays off in Kendall Square
Nate Solder is expected to assume the left tackle position vacated after Matt Light’s retirement.

Nate Solder’s work ethic started at home
About 200 people attended the dedication ceremony of Ocean Renewable Power’s tidal generator Tuesday.

In Maine, a US first in tidal energy
British troops joined security preparations at the Olympic beach volleyball venue on Tuesday.

London Olympics push security to new levels

Sports

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Rangers 5, Red Sox 3

Bobby Valentine saw some things Wednesday that made him scratch his head.

Rangers again sink Red Sox

A wild pitch by Josh Beckett in the seventh inning led to the Rangers’ winning run, as Boston again fell under .500.

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Derek Bass was cited for fare evasion by undercover MBTA agents at the Park Street T Station recently.

Law sets $50 fine for T travelers who try to get free ride

Fare evasion accounts for just a small piece of the MBTA’s financial woes but is infuriating to those who pay, as riders made abundantly clear at public hearings.

Columnists

joan vennochi

Real Lives bill would empower people with disabilities

Tech Lab

The smartphone as a spending tool
Tom Brady and the Patriots are back to begin another training camp.

Dan Shaughnessy

Patriots camp brings thoughts of another Super Bowl

Yvonne Abraham

Future Boston breaks the Menino rule

edward l. glaeser

Bad laws are no cure for outsourcing
Mourners embraced at the memorial built across the street from the theater where the Colorado shootings took place.

opinion | derrick z. jackson

Start the conversation on guns

Jeff Jacoby

The rush to politicize a tragedy

Brian McGrory

Silence no way to fight guns
An employee helps a customer at a gun shop in Fort Worth, Texas.

Opinion | Farah Stockman

Acceptable risk

Joanna Weiss

In dieting study, human guinea pigs carry a lot of weight

Boston Capital

Bank of America still paying for Countrywide
New coach Bill O’Brien’s team is on life support.

Christopher L. Gasper

NCAA did the right thing on Penn State

Business

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Whole Foods Market recently opened a store in Jamaica Plain. The South End one is planned to open in 2014.

Whole Foods to open its largest store in city at Boston Herald site

The developer of the Harrison Avenue property said Wednesday that Whole Foods Market plans to open a 50,000-square-foot outlet there in 2014.

Politics

Romney says US doesn’t need stricter gun laws

Mitt Romney said in a television interview that new gun laws would not have prevented the Colorado shooting.

Nation & World

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Residents assembled a memorial for victims across the street from the movie theater where the shootings took place.

Details emerge as funerals begin for Colo. shooting victims

Accused shooter James Holmes sent a package to his university before the attack describing a violent assault, reports say.

Arts

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Leon Botstein is pictured leading the American Symphony Orchestra earlier this year.

Bard’s Botstein talks of comic kings, education priorities

Every summer, New Yorkers head up the Hudson River to Bard College and its annual festival at Annandale-on-Hudson.

Style

Laura Watson (left) and Brooke Richard with their first piece, a highboy with a stool.

Richard Watson incorporates modern design, antique sensibility

Brooke Richard and Laura Watson make furniture with attention to craft.

“Every summer, you hear these horrendous stories about kids drowning, and it always tore at my heart.”

Jerry Steimel,  Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston

Magazine

The cover for the July 22 2012 issue

25 best burgers around Boston
The cover for the July 15 2012 issue

12 Bostonians Changing the World
The cover for the July 8 2012 issue

N.Y. vs. Boston: The endgame
The cover for the June 24 2012 issue

A West Falmouth home where sea meets sunset

Opinion

“Getting the bill passed won’t be easy. It requires a commitment to deliver on behalf of Massachusetts citizens who are easily forgotten and often ignored.”

Joan Vennochi 

Ideas

“On the fringes of American politics, on conservative radio, and even on the campaign trail, a whole parallel Obama has emerged over the course of the 2012 race—a shadowy figure who has craftily concealed his ideological extremism and is merely awaiting his second term to unleash it.”

Leon Neyfakh