The hospital that doesn?t really look like a hospital

A variety of native California animal statues populate the Dunlevie Garden at the new Lucile Packard Children?s Hospital at Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif.

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Lucile Packard Children?s Hospital at Stanford is billed as the hospital of the future. Could it offer clues about the future of Boston Children?s?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Walker_040618_07mountida_0278x.jpg Less revenue, fewer students: Why tiny colleges are hurting

A Globe review of federal data shows that many small, private colleges in New England are struggling to meet expenses as their tuition revenue has declined.

US Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke last week during a meeting with constituents in Woburn.

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?This search for a front-runner is crazy?

Democrats, who lack a clear leader after their rout in 2016, are desperate to rally around someone who can defeat the president the next time around.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/lee_070818_warren5_met.jpg Chiefs criticize Warren for calling criminal justice system ?racist?

Yarmouth?s police chief said the comments were an ?insult.? Another chief called the comments ?false and damaging.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/12/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/nasa_launch_sun_mission.jpg NASA solar probe blasts off on historic mission

The Parker Solar Probe rocketed toward the sun on an unprecedented quest to get closer to our star than anything sent before.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/1015085804.jpg Washington, D.C., braces for rally by white nationalists

The so-called Unite the Right II event will take place tonight in front of the White House.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/PQPFStormTotalQPFWeb1-19080.png Flash flood watch remains in effect until 10 a.m.

Expect another rainy day today with a chance of thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_081118_12shopping_2588x.jpg Malls see some more shoppers thanks to sales tax holiday

?It makes you feel like you?re living in New Hampshire for the day,? said one shopper at the CambridgeSide mall.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_28commavepic6_MET.jpg It?s over: Traffic?s back to normal on Comm. Ave., BU Bridge

The two-week-long project met its deadline for reopening on Saturday.

A large hole and missing concrete on the second floor of the MBTA?s Alewife garage.

Steve Colman

?It?s shocking that the agency has ignored it until now?

As the MBTA scrambles to make repairs on the 2,600-spot Alewife parking garage, regular users wondered why the issues weren?t addressed earlier.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Baker_02.jpg Governor Baker makes his pitch for another term in office

The Swampscott Republican on Saturday formally launched his reelection bid at an event with more than 200 supporters.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/DkLg9OuV4AAM9nf.jpg Mount Greylock monument added to war memorial registry

The Veterans Memorial Tower commemorates America?s involvement in World War One.

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A dusty diamond is the stage for these stars of summer

At 10 years old, they stand at that blissful intersection of childhood and adolescence, when nothing matters beyond the next inning, the next at-bat.

RED SOX sweep, 5-0, 6-4

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/1015091256.jpg Red Sox sweep doubleheader in Baltimore

J.D. Martinez went deep twice in the nightcap. In Game 1, David Price allowed five hits without a walk and struck out a season-best 10.

Shirley Leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/18/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/leung_20131018.jpg Tom Brady?s agent talks about being mocked by WEEI host in an Asian accent

Don Yee has been experiencing racism in the sports industry since he began his career, but said he felt ?very sad that in 2018 we hadn?t made much progress since the ?70s.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin080218PatriotsTrainingCampPractice_Spt5.jpg Patriots? Danny Shelton trying to show he?s an every-down player

Shelton looked impressive in Thursday night?s exhibition opener, capable of handling a double team.

TARA SULLIVAN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tara_sullivan_720-20916.png Urban Meyer is not the victim at Ohio State

The victim. Let?s make sure we remember who that is. In this case, it?s Courtney Smith, not the coach.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/12/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/maryland-3rdld-writethru-d93afc22-9d81-11e8-b60b-1c897f17e185.jpg University of Maryland puts football coach on leave amid claims of abuse

The accusations came to light last week following the death of a player during an informal workout.

music review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Chin081018BillyJoel_Arts1.jpg At Fenway, Billy Joel comes out swinging

The singer piled on the hits ? and added some some surprises ? for his fifth show in five years at Fenway Park.

David Manfredi is founding principal of Elkus Manfredi.

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Downtown skyscrapers and sandwiches in the Seaport: A conversation with David Manfredi

The renowned Boston architect says he cares about ?making social spaces.?

Catherine D?Amato oversees 110 employees and a $40 million annual budget at the Greater Boston Food Bank.

WORK SPACE

Looking out at a gritty neighborhood, and the people she serves

Catherine D?Amato, chief executive of the Greater Boston Food Bank, says her office is exactly where it needs to be.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/25/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/Cycle11.JPG Hitting for the cycle: Red Sox baseball at four levels

Red Sox fans are unusually blessed with baseball riches, and not all of them involve the high temple of Fenway Park.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/38869741_1830868026948771_8278140131181854720_n%20(1).jpg Snake oil alert! Boa constrictor found coiled up under car hood in Stoughton

The five-foot long snake was removed by police, and will be returned to its owner, according to Stoughton police.

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT I ON SECOND THOUGHT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/dupont-20946.jpg I called the mental health clinic that offered Mets fans some relief. No one answered

UMA Health opened wide its portals to Mets fans who just couldn?t take it anymore.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/comment-7a258ab0-9109-11e8-8322-b5482bf5e0f5.jpg Fortnite ploy highlights Google?s Android weakness versus Apple

Fortnite amassed an unrivaled following with kid-friendly, multiplayer action that can be enjoyed on most modern devices.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_fogsculpture_metro066.jpg ?Fog x FLO? opens along the Emerald Necklace

Fog rolled down a hill at the Arnold Arboretum Saturday, but it had nothing to do with the rain that fell in Boston.

An Andean flamingo looked after a surrogate Chilean flamingo chick.

Amid Europe?s heat wave, rare flamingos lay first eggs in 15 years

The exotic birds from the Andes are ?fickle breeders? and can go years without nesting successfully.

Television REview

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/07/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/OBI_Unit_D03-93_rgb.jpg ?Ordeal? shows Amazon can play Agatha Christie?s game

The three-part adaptation of ?Ordeal by Innocence? is a smart, well-acted whodunit that ends quite differently from the book.

Opinion & Ideas

Ideas | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/09/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/PlusMonsterTrucks.jpg Monster trucks for everyone: Like gymnastics, but with more crashes

How good ol? boy monster trucks went global (and family friendly).

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiSnow26-18739-k6uC--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.JPG TSA tracking travelers like terrorists in secret surveillance program

Air marshals are conducting a new domestic surveillance program, tracking people as they fly and move through airports. It might be illegal.

Newsletters

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A convenient digest of the top political news of the past week, delivered every Saturday. Sign up now.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/01_Kelvin-Droegemeier_2018-1024x576.jpg Can this man bring science back to the White House?

Meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier could soon become the country?s top-ranking scientist.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

Cars

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Should I repair my car at the dealer or a local garage?

Should I pick up a used drive shaft and let a local garage do the repair, or should I just have the dealer install a new one? Q. There is a rumble-like vibration when accelerating in my 2012 Toyota Highlander with 165,000 miles on it. The dealer determined that the car needs a center-driveshaft replacement. The [?]

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/lovelettersalbum.jpg Getting over a breakup

Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

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Real Estate

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/stan-fellows-home-nest-illustration$medium.jpg Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?

As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Summertime festivals around the world

Photographers capture communities gathering at events organized to celebrate a variety of cultural observances.

Crossword

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.