Developer Related Beal begins work

Causeway rendering.

On Monday, Related will launch construction on a 14-story building in downtown Boston, with all 239 apartments below-market rates.

The Big Picture

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/31raquel005.jpg A life unraveling

Over the past year the Globe spent time with Raquel Rodriguez as she struggled to get clean for her two young daughters.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_audit.jpg Most localities fail test on state records law

The poor test results suggest that Massachusetts? famously weak public records law is matched by equally weak compliance.

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At least 11 people died in Texas and five drowned when their car was swept away in Illinois.

Estrella jumped up and down on the bed as Raquel put her hand to her head and begged her to stop. After eight months in the clinic, Raquel relapsed, the methadone wasn't helping her to control the physical pain she was in. After the people at the clinic refused to up her dose, she broke down and asked a friend to sell her a bag of heroin.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

A close look at heroin?s dangerous effects

Raquel has tried to quit heroin many times in her 48 years, mostly to please probation officers. This time, though, she wants to quit for good.

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The officer accidentally shot and killed a 55-year-old woman, one of two people fatally wounded by police gunfire.

Police investigating armed home invasion in Dorchester

Police said three men were armed with a handgun, brass knuckles, and a knife when they broke into a Dorchester home.

Plainridge Park Casino has had a hard time since its initial grand opening drawing visitors away from the larger Twin River Casino in Rhode Island.

Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff

Plainridge casino isn?t a bust, but it isn?t a jackpot

An outdated slots concept is at the heart of Plainridge Park Casino?s plunging popularity.

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QUICK BITE

Tenoch near Davis Square has tortas, long lines

The newest branch of fast-casual Mexican restaurant Tenoch opened at the site of former Southern spot M3.

LOCAL FARE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/16/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/IMG_0762A.jpg A sweet spot for Italian in Winchester

Have you ever traveled through Italy, wandered off the beaten tourist path, and found the one restaurant the locals keep secret for themselves?

Jets wide receiver Eric Decker beat Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler for the game-winning touchdown in overtime.

Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

Patriots made a huge mistake to start OT

The decision not to take the ball at the beginning of overtime was a surprise.

Patriots left tackle Sebastian Vollmer, injured in the first quarter, was carted off the field with a leg injury.

Jets 26, Patriots 20

Patriots kick it away in overtime loss to Jets

The Patriots won the coin toss in overtime but elected to kick, and the Jets took full advantage.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/47cb538758d34579b401cd779f89fd40-47cb538758d34579b401cd779f89fd40-0.jpg Injuries force more shuffling along offensive line vs. Jets

Sebastian Vollmer was carted off the field with a left leg injury and his replacement, LaAdrian Waddle, hurt his left shoulder late in the fourth quarter.

Peyton Manning calls report of HGH use ?defamation?

In an interview with ESPN, Manning expressed anger and said he is ?sickened? by the report.

In this March 1983 photo, cinematographer Haskell Wexler adjusted his cap as he and director Blake Edwards (right) looked over a wall during the filming of

Haskell Wexler, at 93; Oscar-winning cameraman

Mr. Wexler was also the rare cinematographer known enough to the general public to receive a star on Hollywood?s Walk of Fame.

Dave Henderson is best remembered for his postseason heroics with the Red Sox in 1986.

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Former Red Sox Dave Henderson dies at 57

The former outfielder was known to Red Sox fans for his heroics in the 1986 postseason.

location, location, location

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/15/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/IMG_2962.JPG What is it like to live in downtown Worcester?

Downtown Worcester is ?big enough to be a real city, yet it?s small enough to be a city that you can really get your hands around,? Charles Washburn says.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_starwars4_met.jpg New ?Star Wars? movie is fastest to $1 billion

?Star Wars: The Force Awakens? reached the milestone 12 days after its opening, beating ?Jurassic World? by one day.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Copy%20of%20IMG_9804-13568-7799-8327[1].jpg New year will bring challenges, changes for MBTA

Fare hikes, service cuts, and debate about the Green Line extension could be ahead for the MBTA.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/22/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/DaveBarryALT-2116.jpg Dave Barry?s year in review

Taking on 12 months of Brady and Belichick, endless campaigning, and international absurdity.

Ground Game

ground game

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After several confounding statements on foreign policy and then fighting claims he made about his own life for weeks, Ben Carson?s poll numbers have tanked.

Globe Santa

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Globe Santa delivers holiday gifts to local children in need.

Globe investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight150x150-165.jpg Globe investigations and Spotlight reports

A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

 A Lebanese woman wearing a Santa Claus costume sings during a Christmas event, in downtown Beirut on Dec. 19. (Hussein Malla/Associated Press)

Hussein Malla/Associated Press

The Big picture

Santas everywhere

They come in all shapes and sizes, donning the iconic red suit and hat that symbolize modern-day Christmas.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight-9497.jpg Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Travel

A vista near Kars, Turkey.

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Going home again

Virtually no Armenians live in Kayseri ? but one of the locals knows someone who knows someone who knows the caretaker who has a key to the church where my grandfather was likely baptized.