BRA speeds up proposal reviews

As Mayor Tom Menino’s term nears an end, the agency’s board has started meeting twice a month.

Mayoral candidate Martin Walsh talked with X-ray technician Schlander Campbell Thursday at Boston Medical Center.

Walsh’s push for binding arbitration draws criticism

Government watchdogs argue that Marty Walsh’s proposal would eliminate financial safeguards for cities and towns.

“It’s time for a reality check,” Senator Kelly Ayotte told her Republican colleagues.

GOP under pressure to toe the line

Aggressive tactics by conservative political groups are one reason Republicans have chosen a course of action that resulted in the government shutdown.

Social media ignites Spark Capital

An investment five years ago in Twitter, back when it had few users and many skeptics in the technology field, could net Spark Capital $640 million.

C.J. Olivolo, 9, of Hilton Head, S.C., chose a favorite player’s face to hold for a photographic “portrait.”

Sox fans skip work, flock to Fenway Park

Sporadic rain and middle-of-the-day timing did not deter thousands of fans from descending on Fenway Park for the heavily anticipated playoff opener.

Christopher L. Gasper

Jonny Gomes really got them going

Gomes, taking advantage of a miscue in the outfield, picked the perfect time to deliver his first career postseason hit.

Sales associate Andre Wynter and Angelica Ochoa perused a schedule of classes in Braintree.

Reebok embraces personal fitness trend

Reebok’s Braintree store opens its “FitHub” on Saturday, part of a six-month rollout of the concept in East Coast stores.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Advance/Images/200_dobelle.jpg State freezes university’s funding

The plans come after Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle failed to meet the deadline for submitting a detailed defense of his spending habits.

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Derrick Z. Jackson

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Derrick_Z_Jackson_150px-2730.jpg The vanishing monarch butterfly

From Mattapan to Minnesota and up through Maine and Canada, scientists and volunteers are recording low numbers.

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From the “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” exhibit at Panopticon Gallery, Stefanie Klavens’s “Malta Drive-In, Malta, N.Y.” (2013).

Panopticon shows focus on the fundamentals

The appeal of “On First Contact,” a show at Panopticon Gallery consisting of more than 60 contact prints and five contact sheets, is the diversity.