Suzanne Schalow (left) and Kate Baker opened the first Craft Beer Cellar in Belmont in 2010. Talking about the store?s franchising, Schalow said, ?We?ve said yes to some of the wrong people.?

JOSH REYNOLDS FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

For some Craft Beer Cellar franchisees, it?s a bitter taste after jumping in

A number of people who have opened Craft Beer Cellar locations say they are facing mounting financial pressures and possible failure, with limited assistance from the Belmont-based founders.

Some members of the Wayland Moms Pup Walk have banded together to form Organizing Neighbors to End Exploitation.

Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe

In Wayland, suburban dog-walking moms target sex trafficking

As unlikely as it sounds, the group has morphed into a committee dedicated to eradicating illicit massage parlors across the state.

Man is killed in early-morning crash in Mattapan

Boston police responded to Blue Hill Avenue and Fairway Street for a crash at about 1:29 a.m. The victim was dead at the scene.

A mixed-faith vigil in San Diego following a deadly shooting at a California synagogue on Saturday.

Another house of worship, another deadly shooting

On Saturday, the last day of Passover, a gunman opened fire in a California synagogue, killing one and injuring three, including an 8-year-old and the rabbi.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/28/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_1FZ9ZL.jpg With churches shut after bombs, Sri Lankans hear Mass on TV

Sri Lanka?s Catholics on Sunday awoke to celebrate Mass in their homes by a televised broadcast as churches across the island nation shut over fears of militant attacks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/28/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/f29420627b6840bca13e42cb31346d85-f29420627b6840bca13e42cb31346d85-2032.jpg Crane collapses in downtown Seattle, kills at least 4

Two crane operators and two people traveling in vehicles passing by the site were killed, Seattle?s fire chief said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Fire_05.jpg Man killed, mother rescued in three-alarm Newton fire

The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the three-alarm blaze at 115 Oxford Road.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/10/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/ryanBiomodex5reg.jpg Next stop on the Red Line: Quincy?s growing biotech hub

?The Boston area is known as a biotech hub, and now we?re a part of it,? said Tim Cahill, president of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce.

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Our Favorite Bars | Magazine

Our 56 favorite bars in Greater Boston and beyond

Where should we meet? This list ? from rowdy sports bars and tenacious dives to tony hangouts and suburban scenes ? has you covered.

John Havlicek will forever be acclaimed as the best sixth man in basketball history, but he was much more than that.

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Bob Ryan

Remembering the great John Havlicek

Havlicek was a genuine superstar basketball player and an exemplary human being.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/JohnHeyman1.jpg John Heyman, oldest Cocoanut Grove fire survivor, dies at 99

Though Mr. Heyman would require multiple surgeries for his injuries, he survived to provide a precise first-person account of one of the nation?s deadliest tragedies, which killed 492 people.

All seemed well with Christine Lupien (upper right) in her high school yearbook. Beside her is reporter Mark Arsenault.

Lane Turner/Globe Staff

Searching for a life lost

Reporting on story after story about teen suicide, the writer couldn?t stop thinking about one that hit home: a high school friend who died by suicide more than 30 years ago. By Mark Arsenault

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy_20131006.jpg Celtics-Bucks is what we?ve been waiting ? and waiting ? for

When the Celtics finally take the floor Sunday it will have been a week since they actually played a game.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumackibruinscolumbus984.jpg Backstopped by Bobrovsky?s brillance, Blue Jackets head home knowing ?we stole one?

Sergei Bobrovsky (29 saves) had his closest call in OT on a long-range Matt Grzelcyk dump-in that nearly found its mark.

Boston-04/28/2019 Boston Bruins vs Columbus-Columbus Matt Duchene(left) celebrate his game winning goal in the 2nd overtime with Nick Foligno as Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask looks away. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(sports)

BLUE JACKETS 3, BRUINS 2 (2OT)

Blue Jackets prevail in second OT, even series with Bruins

Matt Duchene?s power-play goal 3:42 into the second OT gave Columbus the win.

PISCATAWAY, NJ - NOVEMBER 10: Chase Winovich #15 of the Michigan Wolverines pumps up the crowd against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the third quarter at HighPoint.com Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Piscataway, New Jersey. Michigan won 42-7. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images)

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Patriots are still reloading, and their AFC foes are still chasing

New England?s 2019 draft had its usual mix of rave picks and head scratchers, but the Patriots? competition continues to be a step behind.

Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham (8) drops back to pass against Texas A&M during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland)

NORA PRINCIOTTI

Quarterback Jarrett Stidham has a high upside and traits the Patriots value

He?s accurate and protects the ball. He displays leadership qualities, confidence, and an ability to connect with people.

3 superintendent finalists, 3 unique stories

Brenda Cassellius, Marie Izquierdo, and Oscar Santos are the finalists to be Boston?s next superintendent of schools. Their backgrounds are varied; they?ve each dealt with challenges along the way. Here?s a look at the candidates.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/IMG_5133.jpg Your all-season, town and country guide to a perfect weekend in Quebec City

What, you may ask, does a perfect weekend in Quebec City look like? Please read on.

Greg Shell on evening economic disparities

As managing director of the Bain Capital Double Impact Fund, Greg Shell works to identify and fund companies that offer profitable models for addressing critical social problems.

Special reports

The house at 212 Forest St.

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.

Munch Madness

Munch Madness | Final

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/munch.jpg And the Munch Madness winner is . . .

Beloved Boston bakery Flour takes the cake over Sarma to clinch Munch Madness 2019.

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.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Baseball-108-Stitches-C-6305.jpg 108 Stitches

Follow the Sox as they try to repeat as world champs, with insight and analysis from the Globe?s beat writers and columnists. Sign up here.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Spring blossoms

In celebration of Earth Day, a look at photographs depicting the beautiful transformation of spring landscapes all over the globe.

Spring House Hunt

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/12sellersxref.jpg The things home sellers do that can turn off buyers or kill a sale

A hot housing market forgives a lot of mistakes, but that doesn?t stop sellers from undermining their own home sale.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Boghosian_Soheil5_STAT-1024x683.jpg Visa ordeal separates Iranian scientist from his family. Is it worth it?

Soheil Saeedi was exactly where he wanted to be, in a lab at Brigham and Women?s. His mind was elsewhere, though.

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