Embattled Medford housing chief is resigning

Robert Covelle’s exit occurs one year after state officials first investigated allegations of widespread favoritism in hiring and contracting under his leadership.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mary Kennedy at the 2009 funeral service for Edward M. Kennedy.

Lawyer: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ex-wife found dead

Attorney Kerry Lawrence says Mary Kennedy died Wednesday. Details of her death weren’t immediately available.

Implant translates brain signals into movement

A team led by Rhode Island scientists revealed that two patients had been able to use their minds to control a robotic hand.

Curt Schilling

Schilling asks R.I. for more money

Curt Schilling met today with Rhode Island officials concerned about the state’s $75 million investment in his company.

State Senate unveils budget plan

The $32 billion proposal would increase spending on local government and education without raising taxes or fees.

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Meet some of Boston’s top fashion graduates

Amid all the cutting and sewing, we found some of the best work from this year’s crop of graduates.

Lasell College fashion graduate Amanda Erickson, center, with models wearing her designs.

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Lasell College fashion graduate Amanda Erickson, center, with models wearing her designs.

Tatiana Cueva, a graduate from the School of Fashion Design on Newbury Street, and model Heather Seeseldt.

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Tatiana Cueva, a graduate from the School of Fashion Design on Newbury Street, and model Heather Seeseldt.

MassArt fashion graduate Zachary Allen, left, designed a collection he calls

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MassArt fashion graduate Zachary Allen, left, designed a collection he calls "Sac Soo by ZWA."

Fashion grad Jennierose Lynch from Bay State College with her style creations.

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Fashion grad Jennierose Lynch from Bay State College with her style creations.

Mount Ida College fashion grad Amanda Koker with model Lizz Stepchin wearing a red dress from her collection.

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Mount Ida College fashion grad Amanda Koker with model Lizz Stepchin wearing a red dress from her collection.

Rhode Island School of Design's Helen Wu with her model Johnny Viscid.

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Rhode Island School of Design's Helen Wu with her model Johnny Viscid.

Food

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/05/07/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/120506natkin0121.jpg Finding flavors in vegetarian recipes

Michael Natkin, who has published a book of vegetarian recipes based on his food blog, believes in dishes with a range of flavors and textures.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_mit_5met--90x90.jpg L. Rafael Reif named MIT president

Reif, the school’s provost, takes over from Susan Hockfield, who announced three months ago that she would step down.

Facebook logos on a computer screen.

Opinion | The Podium

Facebook IPO belies perils of collegiate inventors

Part of Facebook’s success is due to Harvard’s hands-off approach, writes Brian Love of Stanford, who criticizes attempts by university administrators to profit from students’ inventions.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2011/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/05books1.jpg A conversation with Ben Mezrich

The New York Times best-selling author discusses his books “Bringing Down the House” and “The Social Network.”

BostonGlobe.com exclusives

Blue Jay Recording Studio may not look like much from outside, but it has brought some of music’s biggest names to Carlisle over the years.

Old-school Blue Jay studio up for sale
The pushcart vendors in Boston’s Haymarket district have resisted new approaches from pre-Big Dig ways.

Opinion | Paul McMorrow

Haymarket pushcart vendors need to embrace change
One wind turbine in Falmouth will be turned off, officials said, while the other will continue to operate during the day.

Mass. moves to shut turbine over noise levels
Guacamole comes in a number of versions. The best is just avocado, cilantro, salt, and onion.

Dining Out

Painted Burro is raucous, fun, ready to party
Baked tofu.

Start with baked tofu, end with vegetarian banh mi
The ruby slippers that Dorothy wore in “The Wizard of Oz.”

MOVIE REVIEW

‘The Story of Film’ is wildly ambitious

Opinion | Farah Stockman

Racism and infant mortality
Representative Barney Frank.

Joanna Weiss

Barney Frank reflects on the change he’s seen

Warren seeks to refocus campaign on Wall St.

Design for Bill Russell statue unveiled

Frame by Frame

Flippant ‘Rock Fan’ fits well in college setting
Last month, MIT professor Amy Finkelstein became the third woman in the last five years to gain the American Economic Association’s John Bates Clark Medal, which recognizes the top US economist under 40.

Women making gains in economics, but progress is slow

Sports

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Paul Pierce has averaged just 10.5 points and converted only five field goals vs. the Sixers.

Time for Paul Pierce to step up his game

The Celtics captain’s knee injury is an issue, but that shouldn’t stop him from becoming more of an offensive force against the 76ers.

Metro

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Robert DeLeo

DeLeo to Zuckerberg: Open a Facebook office in Mass.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo penned an open letter to Facebook’s founder, pushing for an office and increased presence in Boston.

Columnists

Derrick Z. Jackson

Mitt Romney failed to man up on high school bullying
The loss by LeBron James, left, Dwyane Wade and the Heat on Tuesday dropped Miami into a 1-1 tie with the Pacers in the second round of the playoffs.

Bob Ryan

NBA playoffs a big letdown so far

Jeff Jacoby

On health care, state doesn’t know best

Brian McGrory

Stonehill College dragged into Yahoo scandal
Representative Barney Frank.

Joanna Weiss

Barney Frank reflects on the change he’s seen

BOSTON CAPITAL

Business guru’s tips for living

Bob Ryan

This time, Celtics couldn’t close it out
A lone worker picks tomatoes on an Alabama farm in 2011. Much of the crop rotted after migrant workers moved to other states when a strict immigration law took affect.

Juliette Kayyem

A crackdown avoided

Innovation Economy

A new twist on the home office

JEFF JACOBY

Benefit of doubt on ‘evolution’

JOANNA WEISS

Why not let the bake sale crumble?
The Celtics are widely perceived as gritty and the embodiment of team spirit.

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics giving their all, as Fenway draws boobirds

Arts

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STAGE REVIEW

Phil Tayler, Harry McEnerny V, and Davron S. Monroe in the Lyric Stage production of “Avenue Q.”

Lyric Stage makes ‘Avenue Q’ feel like home

Avenue Q is, in one way or another, the street where we all live.

Politics

Banking sector puts its money on Mitt Romney

Donors from big banks are betting on Romney to defeat President Obama and repeal new restraints on risky, large-scale investments.

Business

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Workers in Myanmar printed Facebook logos onto T-shirts at a printing shop

Facebook boosts size of IPO by 25 percent

The company said in a regulatory filing that about 421 million shares will be sold, up from 337 million under its earlier plans.

Nation & World

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John Edwards

Defense rests without calling Edwards, mistress

John Edwards’ defense team rested Wednesday in the former presidential candidate’s trial over alleged misuse of political funds.

Food & dining

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Martha Holley-Paquette and Dann Paquette of Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project try a sample at their Somerville office.

How Pretty Things Beer became ubiquitous in Boston

Creativity, a bit of clever marketing, and lots of hard work helped distinguish the brewer from dozens of others in the Boston area.

“Whoever conceived of this plan should be fired. If I were a tourist and I was caught up in that thing on Sunday, I would never go to the Cape again.”

Anne Kilguss,  a Boston social worker

Magazine

The cover for the May 13 2012 issue

The Boston waterfront has arrived
The cover for the May 6 2012 issue

Homes for sale for $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1 million
The cover for the April 29 2012 issue

Dying wishes expected to be decided on November ballot
The cover for the April 22 2012 issue

144 free things to do around Boston

Opinion

“Romney’s ‘I don’t remember’ is either preposterous or a penetrating window into a void of human feeling.”

Derrick Z. Jackson 

Ideas

“Genoeconomics is a field with a nightmare scenario already built into it—that banks might demand saliva tests before granting loans, or insurance companies could raise premiums for customers genetically predisposed to risk.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on the search for the money gene