Munch Madness | Round 6
And then there were two . . .
It?s Sarma vs. Flour Bakery + Cafe facing off in the finals. Cast your vote for the 2019 winner of Munch Madness.
He bought the fencing coach?s house. Then his son got into Harvard
The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Not to pile on, but the losses are piling up
Mistakes in the outfield, mistakes on the bases and lousy pitching have added up to a lot of disappointment for fans and manager Alex Cora.
ATHLETICS 7, RED SOX 3
Outfield gaffe by Bradley, Betts indicative of Sox? early struggles
The Gold Glove outfielders allowed a ball to drop between them and the A?s capitalized.
Bruins 3 Wild 0
Rookie Zach Senyshyn scores his first as Bruins shut out Wild
Senyshyn scored into an empty net and the Bruins emerged from a low-key affair with a victory.
SCOTT MCINTYRE FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE
Editorial
Time to halt Big Weed?s advance
Do the Cannabis Control Commission and the attorney general have the political will to reverse course and close licensing loopholes?
Photo illustration by Globe Staff; Globe file photo
SCOT LEHIGH
Pete Buttigieg, an unlikely hero
It?s not just what he has to say, it?s the way he says it.
JEFF JACOBY
On the folly of rent control, right and left agree
Massachusetts voters chose wisely when they scrapped rent control in 1994. Nothing good can come of resurrecting it now.
Letters
It was money, not MCAS, that drove gains of education reform
?The vast inequities that inspired the Education Reform Act have returned, leaving our students without the supports they need.?
THOMAS FARRAGHER
A play about grief is called ?The Five Stages.? Lauren Astley?s parents know them all
When the actors take their places on stage inside a tiny New York theater this weekend, the emotions ? instantly fresh again ? will wash over Astley?s mom and dad once more.
What?s new in the lineup for Fenway food?
Treats for the 2019 season include a lobster BLT, bacon on a stick, and a banana split.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Nonstop flights kick off between Boston, Honolulu
The Hawaiian Airlines route out of Logan Airport that?s set to debut Friday will be the longest within the US.
NAMES
Taylor Swift responds to crash at her Rhode Island home with ?Getaway Car? lyric
The pop star invoked the lyrics in response to a police chase Tuesday that ended with a stolen car crashing into the gates of her Westerly beachfront home.
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Watch this dad belt out ?Ave Maria? for his daughter in a lobby at Disney World
The performance by Connecticut dad Justin Gigliello stunned passersby ? and impressed a lot of people on the Internet.
California woman was slowly being poisoned by her coworker, police say
Often, Rong Yuan?s meals had a strange taste and an odd smell. Water that she had left unattended took on a strange flavor and odor, too.
State panel wants more scrutiny of pot company ownership
The Cannabis Control Commission debated a process for reviewing proposed changes to the ownership of licensed cannabis firms, which the agency must approve.
Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print
?It felt wrong and ridiculous?: A caregiver was banned from joining her husband inside a dispensary
Dying of cancer, Don Smith needs medical marijuana to deal with his nausea and pain, but he and his wife encounter road blocks when they try to access both cannabis and expertise from a state-regulated dispensary.
Why won?t Trump release his taxes? Here?s one explanation you may have missed
It?s a mystery that people have been talking about since the 2016 campaign. Here?s a list of what people have speculated ? and an explanation you may have missed.
Trump tweets video mocking Biden over contact with women
President Trump has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than a dozen women, but his tweet Thursday is the latest sign that he intends to escalate his attacks on the former vice president.
Elaine Wynn tells panel she warned casino firm in 2009 of abuse claim
The commission has spent two days reviewing how the company handled allegations of sexual misconduct against Elaine Wynn?s ex-husband, Steve Wynn.
Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff/File
Mass. public safety secretary has concerns with Suffolk DA?s policy memo
Thomas Turco III isn?t happy with Rachael Rollins?s proposal to not prosecute some drug possession crimes and relatively minor crimes.
Chesto Means Business
UMass Boston chancellor works to link school with business community
Columbia Point sits a few miles from the Financial District and its skyscrapers, but those office towers can feel like they are half a world away.
Authorities say ?teen? wasn?t boy missing for years; he was a 23-year-old
Brian Rini, 23, told police that he was Timmothy Pitzen, who disappeared in 2011 when he was 6. Pitzen would now be 14.
Jeff Bezos will keep 75 percent of his Amazon stock after divorce
Bezos also will gain voting control of MacKenzie Bezos?s remaining shares.
Andrew Dreyfus on his father?s career path, the challenges facing health care, and more
Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city?s business community to talk about their career paths, work and accomplishments, as well as their vision for Boston?s future.
Love Letters: The Podcast
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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Special reports
spotlight
You can?t own more than 3 pot shops, but these companies test the limits ? and brag about it
Sea Hunter and Acreage are testing the limits of state regulations on ownership of recreational marijuana stores.
Globe must-reads
Sports
Bentley?s Barbara Stevens reflects on Hall of Fame career
Stevens, among 13 finalists for the Naismith Hall of Fame Class of 2019, has become the matriarch of a women?s basketball program synonymous with winning.
Metro
Providence man indicted for kidnapping resulting in death of Jassy Correia
The indictment was returned against Louis Coleman III in US District Court in Boston, on a sole count of kidnapping resulting in death.
Real Estate
Red Sox prospect Rusney Castillo puts his Florida home on the market
The 10,572-square-foot home has 6 bedrooms and 8.5 baths.
Politics
House votes to end support for Yemen war, rebuffing Trump
The House?s vote rebuffs the Trump administration?s support for Saudi Arabia-led military campaign.
Nation & World
Ethiopian report says faulty sensor data led to Boeing 737 crash
The jet suffered from faulty readings by a key sensor, and pilots followed Boeing?s recommended procedures but could not avoid crashing, a preliminary report says.
Columnists
Business
MIT cuts ties with Huawei and ZTE
The institute cited federal investigations of the companies in making its decision.
Arts
Critic?s Notebook
At the theater, furious rebuttals in the age of #MeToo
In the Trump era, women?s rage pervades productions from Boston to Broadway.
The Big Picture
Jim Davis/Globe Staff
The Big Picture
Globe staff photos of the month, March 2019
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: a fire in the Fens, the beginning of spring, Ice Castles in New Hampshire, and the annual citywide youth Spelling Bee.
Spring House Hunt
Bidding wars: Should home buyers add an ?escalation clause??
If you want to start an argument in a group of real estate agents, bring up escalation clauses.
STAT
Amazon Alexa now HIPAA-compliant, allows secure access to data
Amazon unveiled software that allows health care companies to build Alexa voice tools capable of securely transmitting private patient information.
