Walsh gets mixed results on diversity

Boston, MA--9/27/2016--Mayor Marty Walsh (cq) answers media questions after addressing the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce (cq), on Tuesday, September 27, 2016. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Topic: 28walshchamber Reporter: Jon Chesto

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Diversity in city government played a defining role in Martin Walsh?s 2013 mayoral campaign.

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The former president took his legendary campaign skills on the road in Trump country in eastern Ohio.

Bicyclist killed in Porter Square identified as 60-year-old Lexington man

Bernard Lavins, 60, of Lexington, was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while he was riding his bicycle in Cambridge on Wednesday.

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Cambridge saw an average of 184 bike crashes a year from 2010 through 2014.

Opinion | Tim Snyder

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At times, we forget the precarious nature of our situations, me on my bicycle and you in a vehicle.

How many billionaires in Mass. made the Forbes 400 list?

The new Forbes 400 list includes several prominent figures in the Massachusetts business world. Here?s a look at those with local ties.

Firefighter who complained of racism is fired

Brookline officials cited the firefighter?s ?incapacity? since being placed on paid leave in 2013.

State tax revenue in Sept. was better than expected

The revenue could lessen the severity of cuts the Legislature expects Governor Baker to make later this month.

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Forecasters at the National Weather Service said that vigilance is still needed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/04/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/eisen_Roslindale6_100416.jpg Man allegedly held gun to undercover officer?s head in Roslindale

A Dorchester man allegedly tried to rob undercover officers who were buying guns from him, instigating a gunfight.

Boston, MA - 10/5/2016 - Passersby walk in front of the recently closed Pinkberry location on Hanover Street in Boston, MA, October 5, 2016. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

Keith Bedford/Globe Staff

Pinkberry loses battle between froyo, North End culture

The North End ? the land of cannoli and gelato ? had no interest in adding a frozen yogurt franchise to its dessert menu.

ALDS: Red Sox at Indians

06/14/15: Boston, MA: Red Sox manager John Farrell is pictured as he heads back to the dugout after losing an argument with an umpire. The Boston Red Sox hosted the Toronto Blue Jays in a regular season MLB baseball game at Fenway Park. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic:Red Sox0Blue Jays

BOB HOHLER

In many ways, John Farrell is a survivor

The Red Sox manager navigated difficulties on and off the field to lead his team back to first place.

Cleveland Indians manger Terry Francona speaks to members of the media before an infield team workout, Tuesday Oct. 4, 2016, in Cleveland. The Indians start the American League Divisional Series against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Playoff series is personal for Indians manager Terry Francona

Francona, the former Red Sox manager who departed under a dark cloud, is motivated to beat his former team.

NL wild card: Giants 3, Mets 0

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/1a59ae4f56604048a7ad05f64b0ca66c-1a59ae4f56604048a7ad05f64b0ca66c-0.jpg Madison Bumgarner shuts out Mets in NL wild-card game

Bumgarner pitched a complete game and Conor Gillaspie hit a three-run homer in the ninth for the Giants.

August 27, 2016 2016 Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson (R) and VP candidate (and former Mass. Gov.) William

Yvonne Abraham

Did Gary Johnson just get dumped?

Bill Weld, the former Massachusetts governor and running mate for Libertarian candidate Johnson, seems to have lost his enthusiasm.

Spoiler Alert | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/WeldA1009mag.jpg Bill Weld?s return to politics is brief. (That?s all he can afford.)

The Republican-turned-Libertarian ex-governor works to defeat Donald Trump but may end up helping to elect him.

Spoiler Alert | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/23/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/SteinA1009mag.jpg If Jill Stein is so smart, why does she keep running?

The perennial Green presidential candidate admits even her siblings ask ?why am I still doing this.?

Emily Blunt stars in ?The Girl on the Train.?

Movie Review

?The Girl on the Train? goes entertainingly off the rails

The movie is a classic marital suspense drama that doesn?t get crazy until almost too late.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh (top left, on stairs) tours the new industrial workshop and innovation studio at Autodesk.

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

Autodesk?s South Boston studio is a play space for builders and designers

The 34,000-square-foot work space has 11 workshops and dozens of industrial-grade pieces of equipment, including robots and 3-D printers.

5 business tips Robert Kraft learned from the CEO of Disney

Where does Robert Kraft, one of the state?s most successful businessmen, turn for management advice? Try Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger.

Nate Parker as

IDEAS | DICK LEHR

When ?Birth of a Nation? sparked a riot in Boston

Nate Parker joins a long line of black filmmakers whose works are a counterpoint to D.W. Griffith.

Duane Walker showed how the kettle will attach to the building.

Steaming kettle will again puff away at Government Center

The kettle puffed steam for much of the past 150 years until it was damaged last spring. Now it?s set to return to its rightful spot.

Globe investigations

The desperate and the dead

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-11856.jpg The broken covenant

Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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

The Big Picture

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Hurricane Matthew

The most powerful Atlantic storm in nearly a decade left a path of destruction over the Caribbean and is heading towards the US.

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