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Sunday, November 27, 2022
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Residential

On a Cape Cod golf course, the region’s housing crisis comes to a head

The 40-acre Twin Brooks Golf Course in Hyannis is the site of converging debates over the island's housing shortage, environment, and the economy itself. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Amateurs or not, Martha’s Vineyard robbers follow in the footsteps of famous criminals including Whitey Bulger

The brazen robbery has captured the imagination of an island better known as a swanky sandbox for the rich and powerful. It is also a reminder of a larger tradition in Massachusetts, site of some of the most notorious bank robberies in recent US history. Continue reading →

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston schools lost 15,000 Black students in the past 20 years. Where did they go, and will they ever return?

In a dramatic reshaping of its makeup, Boston Public Schools has lost half its Black student population in the last two decades, as Black enrollment fell from from 29,300 in the 2002-2003 school year to 14,600 last year. Continue reading →

Politics

House Republicans don’t really have a plan to lower inflation, but economists say that could be a good thing

The broader stalemate caused by divided government in Washington should help the inflation fight, economists said. It would keep politicians out of the battle, leaving the task to Federal Reserve officials who have the best tool — interest rate hikes — to bring down prices in the short term. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Happy Birthday, Omicron

Omicron still has biologists scrambling to keep up with its surprising evolutionary turns. Continue reading →

Nation

A rising star in the Biden administration faces a $100 billion test

As the United States embarks on its biggest foray into industrial policy since World War II, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has the responsibility of doling out a stunning amount of money to states, research institutions, and companies. Continue reading →

Nation

Hurricane Ian left mountains of debris. Clearing it will take months.

There are mountains of refuse at dozens of temporary sites statewide, filled with fallen trees, mildewing carpet, sodden drywall and other household items destroyed by the storm. In the past seven weeks, state officials estimate crews have removed about 20.4 million cubic yards of debris. Continue reading →

The World

World

Sober or bright? Europe faces holidays during energy crunch

In cities across Europe, officials are wrestling with a choice as energy prices have gone up because of Russia's war in Ukraine: Dim Christmas lighting to send a message of energy conservation and solidarity with citizens. Or let the lights blaze in a message of defiance after two years of pandemic-suppressed Christmas seasons, illuminating cities with holiday cheer that retailers hope will loosen people's purse strings. Continue reading →

World

Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses on Saturday in which voters chose the opposition Nationalist party in several major races across the self-ruled island. Continue reading →

World

Landslide on Italian island sweeps away homes and turns roads into rivers of mud

At least one person was killed and nearly a dozen were missing Saturday on the southern Italian island of Ischia, where heavy rains caused a landslide that engulfed streets, vehicles and houses and left hundreds of people without electricity or running water. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Biden must hold more press conferences

That’s particularly true if he chooses to run for reelection. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The enduring tyranny of the two-party system

Voters always say they want a third party, but they don’t want to join it. They just want sane candidates who care about public service. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Tough criticism of the Sox, where it counts

Kudos and gratitude to Dan Shaughnessy for such an incisive, courageous, and perceptive column about the Boston Red Sox and what, frankly, team ownership needs to do to make the Red Sox as good a team as possible. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

After bruising pandemic, local retailers embrace Small Business Saturday

“Small business Saturday has been building for several years, and it’s become a bigger and bigger event, and the traffic, I think, on the main streets and the local shopping districts was pretty good today,” said Jon Hurst, president of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Amid civil rights probe, another Everett school administrator files discrimination complaint

Deputy superintendent Kim Tsai filed the complaint Nov. 18 with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, alleging discrimination based on gender, color, national origin, and retaliation. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Stirring tale of Korean War heroism of Thomas Hudner comes to the big screen

The bond of brotherhood and service that linked him and fellow Navy aviator Jesse Brown — in an American military that had only recently been integrated — are memorialized in the new film “Devotion.” Continue reading →

Sports

On basketball

Celtics make sure Jayson Tatum’s sprained ankle gets some rest and declare him out for game against Wizards

As much as it may irritate those old schoolers who believe playing 82 games is a sign of manhood and dedication, players need breaks in today’s NBA. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

Jaylen Brown’s actions are in conflict with his words, and other thoughts

When given chances to denounce antisemitism, the Celtics star chose to support his misguided friends, Ye and Kyrie Irving. Continue reading →

On hockey

Despite the rough stuff, Bruins’ Nick Foligno is enjoying his net-front duty

Today’s net-front impresarios, Foligno among them, are working with a template largely put in place by Tomas Holmstrom during his lengthy career (1996-2012) with the Red Wings. Continue reading →

Business
Ideas

IDEAS

Social Studies: Pinpointing the harms of social media; reading vs. hearing; Lenin read a book on Marx

Surprising insights from the social sciences. Continue reading →

IDEAS

The moral failing of ‘effective altruism’

The rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX stemmed from an idea taken to an absurd — yet predictable — extreme. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

ART REVIEW

In ‘Edward Hopper’s New York,’ a city and artist forever entwined

Hopper’s affection for the city comes through in this expansive survey including more than 200 paintings and drawings. Continue reading →

Television

Rob Delaney can endure grief, as long as there’s laughter

Since the death of his 2-year-old son, Henry — recounted in his new memoir, "A Heart That Works" — humor is how the actor and comedian copes. Continue reading →

MATTHEW GILBERT

Turns out, TV viewers will forgive and forget

The awful later seasons of a series also leave permanent blemishes on that show’s legacy — or do they? Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL

New winter sports gear worth checking out

Ski and snowboard gear continues to get lighter and more versatile, plus more inclusive. Here's a look. Continue reading →

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Despite a reality TV makeover, this Berkshires motel is not quite ready for its close-up

The Magnolia Network show "Inn the Works" followed Lindsey Kurowski as she renovated a 1959 motor lodge from an eyesore to a polished jewel. At least, that’s the way it looked on TV. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

Happy tales to you. Good news from the housing market.

Buyers, sellers, and industry experts offer tips on how to win. Continue reading →

Real Estate

The lack of homes could strangle our life sciences industry

Why the concentration of biopharma in Cambridge and Boston would ratchet up costs, exacerbate the housing crisis, and pitch the region from its throne. Continue reading →