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Inspired by a writer’s long-gone home, an artist made gardens in its remains
All that was left of writer May Sarton's house by the sea was a slab, but it was "a slab with feeling," says artist Carly ...
Not just Big Bird: What to know about the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and its funding cuts
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has long helped pay for PBS, NPR and 1,500 local radio and television stations and ...
‘He was hunting females along the Cape Cod Canal.’ Investigators explore new lead in 1977 disappearance.
When Rick Nagle read the Globe’s most recent story about Simone Ridinger’s disappearance in 1977, he immediately thought of a ...
‘They’re like living rooms.’ How oversized beach tents and cabanas are taking over the shore.
Massive shade tents, inflatable furniture, and heavy-duty beach wagons are transforming the simple beach day into suburban sprawl by the sea.
‘Not getting what they needed’: Since COVID, larger share of Mass. parents trade public schools for private
Jessica Weed, a Newton nurse practitioner and mother of three, always thought her children would go to the city’s ...
“She doesn’t quit, so we can’t,” said Jackie Dembishack, mother of 4-year-old Olivia, of Cumberland
CUMBERLAND, R.I. — In many ways, Olivia Dembishack is a typical 4-year-old girl: She loves Disney princesses and the YouTuber ...
At MIT, a new initiative is ‘the opposite of an academic boycott’ against Israel
Kalaniyot, a faculty-led program, aims to strengthen US ties with Israeli researchers from diverse backgrounds.
Happy days are here again: More booze can be served in Boston and other towns
A provision in the new state budget gives municipalities the authority to allow businesses to trade in their beer-and-wine ...
Conservatives and free speech advocates wanted colleges to change for decades. Some now say Trump went too far.
Critics warn the administration’s moves could threaten academic freedom, irreparably damage scientific progress, and set a ...
When Democrats get in trouble, they’ve often turned to southern saviors. Will they again?
Democrats in the Texas Legislature fled the state to try to stop Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional map, ...
Bluebikes’ popularity has skyrocketed. Map shows where they are used most and where they lag.
More commuters than ever in Greater Boston are embracing Bluebikes on their daily trips to work, driven by a growing network ...
At 73, I tried to redeem my basketball failures. Here’s what I learned.
My life first got off track when I tried to get on my elementary school’s basketball team. In my small town in eastern Iowa, ...