Life Alive gets a makeover in the next act by Panera?s Ron Shaich

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Over the last few years, the Panera founder and former CEO has been quietly making over the Lowell-born, casual vegetarian restaurant into something that has the potential to scale nationally.

Jeneé Osterheldt | Appreciation

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bd10c9f0-8d0b-4ac7-88a5-bf417449cff2.jpg John Singleton never forgot the ?Boyz n the Hood?

Filmmaker John Singleton, who gave us ?Boyz n the Hood,? understood black people didn?t need to be angels to deserve dignity and fair representation on the screen.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/yappier9__1274979175_5533.jpg Liberty Hotel cancels ?Yappier Hour? due to city?s worries over serving drinks with dogs around

The event has been around for years, but the hotel said officials put the kibosh on the gathering Monday night.

Hackers turned the Great Dome into R2-D2 in 1999 to celebrate the release of ?Star Wars: Episode I.?

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Take a look back at some of the best-known MIT ?hacks?

Pranking at Massachusetts Institute of Technology often goes above and beyond. This weekend?s Captain America shield was just the latest in a long line of hijinks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-6173.jpg We asked readers if they trusted the State Police. Here?s what they said

Massachusetts State Police Colonel Kerry Gilpin and Governor Charlie Baker vowed last April to reform the agency. One year later, results are mixed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/ptown7.jpg We?re digging into climate change on the Cape. We want your help

Climate change has changed Cape Cod, and it?s only going to become more apparent as the years progress. Tell us your experiences, what worries you, how you?re already affected.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/9d2a7a9a1ab34955b52c08425b6e632b-9d2a7a9a1ab34955b52c08425b6e632b-5807.jpg A way-too-early projection on the Patriots? 53-man roster

The regular season is only four months away ? what could possibly change in that time?

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - APRIL 28: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks attempts a shot while being guarded by Al Horford #42 and Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics in the third quarter during Game One of Round Two of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at the Fiserv Forum on April 28, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Gary Washburn | On basketball

How will the Bucks respond to the Celtics? aggressive approach in Game 2?

After an embarrassing loss in Game 1, the Bucks said they weren?t prepared for Boston?s defensive onslaught and admitted they lacked passion.

Bruins at Blue Jackets | 7 p.m. (NBCSN)

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/24/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumackibruinsleafsgameseven1027.jpg Series? shift to Columbus a reminder that Sean Kuraly is on right path with Bruins

Back in Ohio to face his hometown team, the young forward had plenty of ticket requests for tonight?s game.

Perspective | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/25/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/klima_04dorms_20190101_02.jpg I?m a college student in Boston, and I deserve affordable housing, too

The city wants universities to make undergrads live in dorms, but that raises costs and makes us more likely to leave after graduating.

HOUSTON, TX - APRIL 24: Members of the audience laugh and cheer at a joke from Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) at the She The People Presidential Forum at Texas Southern University on April 24, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Many of the Democrat presidential candidates are attending the forum to focus on issues important to women of color. (Photo by Sergio Flores/Getty Images)

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Renée Graham

Black women aren?t here to save America from itself

When black women vote, we are our own saviors. We aren?t maids charged with cleaning up America?s political messes.

Opinion | Michael Stein and Jon Kingsdale

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/ACAFweb.jpg The risks of ?Medicare for all?

The alternative to the proposal is adequate funding of the Affordable Care Act.

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/a86360b69c904790963dc7712adc5461-a86360b69c904790963dc7712adc5461-0.jpg Judge?s prosecution a case of federal over reach

US Attorney?s action in support of ICE courthouse arrests also strikes at the heart of judicial independence.

Alicia Keys, left, and Swizz Beatz arrive at the 61st annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

NAMES

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz take in Gordon Parks photography show at Harvard

The music industry titans, who married in 2010, own the largest private collection of work by Parks, the renowned photographer who captured African-American life in the 20th century.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/1134898814.jpg Elizabeth Banks shares a photo of her visit to the Museum of Fine Arts

It seems like the Pittsfield native had a fun a visit to her home state over the past few days.

The Maine School of Science and Mathematics was named the second-best public high school in the country Tuesday by US News & World Report.

This tiny New England high school was just ranked second best in the country

The school?s dean of enrollment at first thought its second-best ranking was a joke.

Elizabeth Warren.

The Suffolk/Globe poll of N.H. voters has some warning signs for Elizabeth Warren

The stakes are high: Only one Massachusetts Democrat mounting a presidential campaign has ever lost the neighboring New Hampshire presidential primary.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_1G152L.jpg Biden, followed by Sanders and Buttigieg, leads among Democrats in N.H. survey

In the first New Hampshire poll since he entered the race, Joe Biden sits atop the primary field with 20 percent.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_1FW5EG-6109.jpg Harvard, MIT share $9 million gift to study marijuana

Described as the largest donation to cannabis research, the money ? from an investor in the marijuana industry ? aims to fill huge gaps in knowledge of the drug?s effects.

A bill by Representative Jim McGovern, Democrat of Massachusetts, to ease banking rules for the marijuana industry has attracted broad support in the US House.

Easing banking rules could have a big effect on marijuana sellers ? and make pot cheaper

Political momentum is gathering behind federal legislation to free up banks and similar institutions to work with the marijuana industry.

CARACAS, VENEZUELA - APRIL 30: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, recognized by many members of the international community as the country's rightful interim ruler, speaks to supporters on April 30, 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela. Through a live broadcast via social media, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido called for a military uprising against the government of Nicolás Maduro. He declared to be at the air base of La Carlota and was seen surrounded by soldiers and opposition activist Leopoldo Lopez, who was under house arrest. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

What is happening in Venezuela, and why it matters

On Tuesday, Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaidó made his plea at a military base in the heart of the capital, raising speculation that the military might be ready to heed him.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/harvardyale2.jpg Fenway Park reportedly will begin hosting a bowl game in 2020

The game will pit teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and American Conference against each other.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Adam_Levin_AD_04-29-19_SN7981.jpg We talked to the Brandeis employee who came within $18 of ousting James Holzhauer on ?Jeopardy!?

Adam Levin nearly defeated the ?Jeopardy!? champ, coming within $18 of his competitor ? and is thought to have tallied the highest dollar amount of any non-winner on the show.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/ce1e03f313ee4b8ca51544b29cf279c4-ce1e03f313ee4b8ca51544b29cf279c4-6159.jpg Kraft defense attorneys try to poke holes in prosecution?s case

A Palm Beach County judge is considering a motion by the Patriots owner?s legal team to invalidate the search warrant that led to Kraft being recorded by police at the Orchids of Asia day spa.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/11493e1aa3ff4311a2b5c4accd68210d-11493e1aa3ff4311a2b5c4accd68210d-0433.jpg Democrats say Trump agrees to $2 trillion in infrastructure spending

Senator Chuck Schumer said the two sides agreed that infrastructure investments create jobs and make the United States more competitive economically with the rest of the world.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/klima_29localvigils(2)_20190428_006-6129.jpg 2018 was the second-highest year for anti-Semitic incidents in Mass., report says

Although there were fewer anti-Semitic incidents reported last year compared to 2017, the numbers remain high and assaults against Jews are on the rise, the Anti-Defamation League said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiJudge10.jpg Newton judge to return to court May 30 on charges of helping immigrant to elude ICE officer

The obstruction of justice case pending against suspended Newton District Court Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph will return to federal court in Boston in a month, records show.

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/2011-2020/2019/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/20190227_LonbergKorman_00010-1024x576.jpg The entrepreneur behind the cancer immunotherapy revolution

Nils Lonberg didn?t win a Nobel for developing some of the drugs that changed cancer medicine. But they might not have happened without him.

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