Seaport hotel could see tax relief, but critics are wary

The 1,200-plus room hotel complex would be built across from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

Anxious times at UMass admissions office

As the strike zone at UMass has grown tighter, the pressure on both sides of the admissions equation has gotten higher.

Mementos to Michael Kennedy and Edward Walsh, as well as other deceased firefighters, in the kitchen area upstairs at the Boylston Street Fire House.

Jim Davis/Globe Staff

Year after fatal blaze, firefighters? legacy lives on

The year has been full of terrible firsts ? birthdays and holidays without Ed Walsh or Michael Kennedy. But it has also been filled with messages of love and support.

Legal Sea Foods faces new lawsuit over shared tips

Wait staff at two Legal restaurants claim that their gratuities are being shared illegally with oyster shuckers.

?The archdiocese owns the land for the benefit of the people in the parish,? said lawyer Mary Beth Carmody, who represents parishoners at the shuttered St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in Scituate.

Sean Proctor/Globe Staff

Archdiocese takes group holding vigil at Scituate church to court

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini congregants are contesting the archdiocese?s motion to remove them from the closed parish.

Man sought by Cambridge police dead following N.H. standoff

Nicholas Cammarata, 30, of Saugus died of a self-inflicted gunshout wound at a hotel in Portsmouth, officials said.

An officer directed traffic Friday night at the entrance to New Orleans International Airport.

Man shot at New Orleans airport checkpoint

Richard White, 62, cut a guard with a machete and sprayed two others with wasp spray, authorities said.

Nicole Freedman, Boston?s bike czar.

City?s bike program director leaving for Seattle

Nicole Freedman, a Wellesley native and former Olympic bicyclist, has been widely credited with changing the culture of cycling in Boston.

Man is shot and killed in Fall River

Fall River police are searching for suspects involved in Friday night?s shooting.

Spring arrives in Boston, and so does more snow

On this day, the one calendars claim as the first of spring, there was only more snow, filthy ice, and red noses.

?I thought we did a very good job predicting it,? forecaster Judah Cohen said of his winter prediction.

Forecaster one of few people happy about all this snow

Judah Cohen is giddy about the record snowfall, and that he rightly predicted it.

Mina Khorashadi, a fourth-year medical student from Tufts University, received her envelope letting her know where she will do her residency training.

Match Day reveals future for med school students

For medical students in the Boston area, the third Friday in March is the ?pinnacle? of their academic lives.

A room in the Hotel Marlowe in Cambridge

Checking in to check out five Boston hotels

Evaluating city hotels, each in a different price range and category, based on comfort and amenities.

Signatures of support covered a banner at the Reggie Lewis Track.

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Boston 2024 launches grassroots campaign

The growing operation includes senior political advisers to Mayor Walsh, Governor Baker, and former Governor Patrick.

Construction on a home with serious ice dam damage in Wellesley.

Contractors overwhelmed as winter repairs fuel demand

While this spring promises to be a boon for contractors, it looks to be a perfect storm of delays for consumers.

Tatevik Seyranyan, a contortionist with a girl-next-door personality, in the ?Big Apple Circus.?

Change is in the air at Big Apple Circus

That message of transformation is at the heart of ?Metamorphosis,? Big Apple Circus?s 37th-season show.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_metermaids2_met.jpg A week in Boston parking tickets

During the last week in February, Boston parking enforcement officers issued 17,641 parking tickets.

Munch Madness 2015

Munch away: Round 2 is live

Thirty-two restaurants have made it to the next round. Where does your loyalty lie? Vote now.

Marathon trial podcast

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This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

Ward Sutton

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Ward Sutton examines the terrorist group?s propaganda.

The Big Picture

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Spring arrives in Northern Hemisphere

In some areas of the world, the signs of spring are more apparent.