It?s hoped that the scheme, to be announced today, would attract nightlife to such neighborhoods as Mattapan, Roxbury, and East Boston.
Two people made it out of the Elias Lane home, according to fire officials.
The donation by billionaire investor John Grayken and his wife, Eilene, will create the Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine.
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Twelve of the 13 House Republican leaders are taking the huge salary increases that they voted against three times.
Adrian Walker
Thornton Law case shouldn?t be droppedThe firm reimbursed its partners for well over $1 million in donations to Democratic candidates. But a reckoning may soon be coming ? as well it should.
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Small town mourns as fire victims are identifiedLucinda Seago and four children died in Saturday?s blaze. Said her sister: ?She was a wonderful mother. . . . She was a devout Catholic and a darn good person.?
Some Boston police units are more diverse than othersSome units are less diverse than they were in 2012, and women are underrepresented on all but two of the units.
For Boston charters, a record spike in applicantsThe schools received two to three times more applications this year under a new online enrollment system.
Authorities believe one twin fell in the driveway as she walked to her car, and the other tripped and fell while trying to go inside to call for help.
Alex Brandon/Associated Press
??I haven?t seen him this angry,?? said one close friend who saw the president this weekend.
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Expected today: Trump will unveil new travel banThe revised executive order would temporarily barring the entry of people from six Muslim-majority nations.
A conspiracy theory?s journey from talk radio to the Oval OfficeThe wiretapping claims began Thursday as a conspiratorial rant on conservative talk radio, and ended as a series of tweets by President Trump.
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If Boston?s female chefs took part in Wednesday?s general strike, the city?s food scene would be hard hit.
?Manchester? director defends Casey Affleck, rips student journalistIn a letter to the editor of a college newspaper, Kenneth Lonergan defends the Cambridge-bred actor.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
They didn?t make it to the White House, and it wasn?t a big dealLarry Bird, Cedric Maxwell, and Robert Parish skipped the 1984 trip, and no one noticed.
Boston?s Seaport could soon get 2,100 new parking spotsThe waterfront?s sea of parking lots has all but dried up, but two big publicly subsidized garages could help ease the crunch.
Address: The week in real estateOur weekly digest on buying, selling, and design, with expert advice and insider neighborhood knowledge.
Renée Loth
?Sanctuary cities? have the law on their side Trump?s insistence that states and local communities enforce his immigration orders have about as much legal standing as the 1793 Fugitive Slave Act.
The worst day in the history of Lake WinnipesaukeeOn the morning of Feb. 11 ? Derby Day in New Hampshire ? everything looked postcard-perfect. But looks can be deceiving.
Private schools, painful secrets
The unexpected price of reporting abuse: retaliationThe Globe found 15 instances of retaliation at New England private schools against students or employees who raised concerns about sexual abuse by staffers.
WATCH: Can tilapia skin be used to heal burns?Doctors in Brazil are testing the fish skin as a bandage for second- and third-degree burns.
Tyler Ulis picked up a loose ball and hit a 3-pointer to lift Phoenix to an unlikely victory.
This year?s event had a special resonance amid a charged and uncertain political environment.
Whether you're looking to challenge a gifted student, expose your child to a new culture or language, or find a setting with extra social, emotional, or behavioral support, here's a sampling of districts that are thinking outside the box.
The goal is to reawaken some of the most extensive conservative grass-roots networks in the country.
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Ford Motor Co is recalling 31,867 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because their air bags may not inflate properly
The launch coincided with annual exercises involving American and South Korean troops.
The rally is one of President Trump?s favorite boasts, yet some hedge fund managers are bracing for a market correction.
The debut of the ?X-Men? spinoff, starring Hugh Jackman, put it among the ranks of biggest March openings ever.
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.
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Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month.
Ground Game
Six questions for Corey LewandowskiPresident Trump?s former campaign manager discussed his political future, Trump?s first month in office, and more.
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