NESTOR RAMOS

If Rosa Parks rode a bus in Boston today, she?d see nearly the same segregation

Rosa Parks sat in the front of a city bus in Montgomery, Ala., in 1956.

UPI File Photo

There are no signs enforcing segregated seating on buses anymore, but structural barriers and institutional neglect ensure that de facto segregation, by race and by income, endures.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryanHospital2biz.jpg After death of Laura Levis, lawmakers seek to prevent another such tragedy

A proposed state law would require the Department of Public Health to write rules requiring all hospitals in the state to ?ensure safe patient access at all times? to their emergency departments.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee011519walsh11MET.jpg New program is launched to keep affordable housing in Boston?s South End

An effort began Wednesday to ensure that more than 140 housing units in the South End remain affordable.

Boston, MA - February 06, 2019: A pedestrian crosses the pedestrian bridge that connects Charles Circle with the Esplanade in Boston, MA on February 06, 2019. The National Weather Service has predicted cold temperatures and increasingly gray skies Wednesday, with temperatures in the morning nearly 30 degrees below Tuesday?s high of 65. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter:

Freezing rain overnight makes way for mild temperatures

The National Weather Service has canceled their winter weather advisory, but some parts of the state will see some ice ahead of a warm up Thursday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_michellecartersentencing_metro007.jpg Mass. high court upholds Michelle Carter ruling

Michelle Carter acted with criminal intent when she cajoled Conrad Roy III into killing himself, so her involuntary manslaughter conviction will stand, the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court ruled.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davisducks17spts.jpg Police cited four restaurants for opening their patios during the Patriots parade

?They showed up at 11:20 a.m., and it was just as the Lombardi trophy passed by my doorstep,? one restaurateur said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-25890.jpg BSC LAB in the Back Bay will close, and a TB12 facility might take its place

The BSC canceled all memberships at the Back Bay location and said in a note that ?the space will now be occupied by TB12 Sports Therapy Center.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_busses2_met.jpg Proposed Boston schools budget would overhaul science instruction

The $1.14 billion budget for Boston Public Schools is a modest increase and comes amid a call by mayors for more state aid.

Reporter alleges Jill Abramson lifted material for her book

Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson is facing allegations that she lifted material from other sources for her new book, ?Merchants of Truth.?

La Grande Roue De Montreal, in the Old Port section of the city, has been in operation since the fall of 2017.

Eva Hambach/AFP/Getty Images/File 2018

A 200-foot observation wheel on Boston?s Long Wharf?

Canadian developers have quietly proposed a Ferris wheel, possibly at the end of Long Wharf, although other locations are in the mix.

Cambridge, MA, 01/14/2019 -- Marcelle Harrison listens as she chats with neighbors inside the kitchen of her home at 6 Ashburton Place where she has lived since the late 70's. She and her family are facing eviction from the house because distant relatives from Barbados have laid claim to the home. Massachusetts law allows for direct descendants to inherit property of anyone who didn't leave a will. Topic: 17cambridge Reporter:

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A patriarch leaves no will and the home he meant for his Cambridge family may be lost

For almost 40 years, Marcelle Harrison?s family has lived in a three-story light-gray home near Central Square. And on the day before Thanksgiving, she learned she stood to lose her longtime home to a group of relatives she barely knew.

Sound In Motion in Allston adds the latest car technology to older vehicles. The shop specializes in items like rear view cameras, as seen here with Derek Kenney.

TECH LAB

Teaching old cars new tricks, with high-tech safety systems

For a few hundred to a few thousand bucks, most cars can be retrofitted with modern digital safety features that come standards in many new cars.

New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis waits to talk to reporters after their NBA basketball practice in Metairie, La., Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Gary Washburn | on basketball

Blowing up the roster to get Anthony Davis is a bad idea

The Celtics already have the talent to build a sustainable contender.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/winehoriz.jpg Rob Gronkowski got hit in the face with a beer can during the Super Bowl victory parade

The Patriots tight end showed off the cut he got after being hit with the can on ?The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.?

Patriots players passed around a stuffed goat tossed to them by Michael Brody and his wife, Sheri. (Michael Brody)

Have you seen this stuffed goat? Owners of plush toy seen in Patriots parade hoping to get it back

The mascot, dubbed ?Brady,? was passed around from duck boat to duck boat and cuddled by players during the celebration on Tuesday. Eventually, it disappeared.

Gary LaPierre, broadcaster t WBZ NewsRadio. Photo: WBZ NewsRadio

WBZ NewsRadio

Gary LaPierre, WBZ-AM anchorman admired for his voice and trustworthiness, dies at 76

Gary LaPierre, 76, of Ipswich, who died Feb. 4, was a longtime WBZ-AM news anchorman who was admired for his voice and his trustworthiness.

Boston, MA - 02/06/19 - A giant structure set up for downhill ice skating races dominates the inside of Fenway Park. The Red Bull Crashed Ice event takes place on Friday and Saturday. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: () Topic: (crashed ice) Red Bull Crashed Ice

Red Bull Crashed Ice

Ice cross downhill a new chapter in Fenway history

The world tour makes its first appearance in a stadium venue Feb. 8-9.

RANGERS 4, BRUINS 3

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/7e04d54237984dfc92e98e0c5ff54092-7e04d54237984dfc92e98e0c5ff54092-0.jpg Bruins give the game away to Rangers

The Bruins squandered a 3-1 lead in the third period before losing in the seventh round of the shootout.

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AFP_1BS77X.jpg Infrastructure Week can?t be a punch line anymore

A big infusion of infrastructure spending could be a real win for the country, but to make it happen the president needs to move it to the top of his priority list ? now.

Love Letters

I can finally enjoy having time to myself, but he wants to see me more

These fiftysomethings see dating much differently.

Martha Stewart stressed the importance of picking good mentors as well as business partners.

Chesto Means Business | Jon Chesto

Martha Stewart offers biz lessons to Boston

The Doyenne of Domesticity spoke to the Boston College Chief Executives Club.

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/wiggs_Crotty_02.jpg His truck broke down minutes after buying it. He still hasn?t gotten a refund

Robert Crotty Jr., 18, drove away from the used car lot in his new pickup filled with pride and excitement. Three blocks away, the 2002 Dodge Dakota died.

Podcasts

Special reports

Special Report

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Highlights from the Patriots Super Bowl parade

Patriots fans filled the streets to celebrate New England?s sixth Super Bowl win.