Jake Halpern

Soon the Big Dig will be done and Boston's penchant for municipal self-improvement will again go looking for fulfillment. What should we do next? Here's what.

Weight-loss surgery has become a gold rush for Boston hospitals and doctors. Thousands of people undergo the procedure here. Is it safe? They don't care. For them, anything is better than being so fat.

When she was 19, Judy McDevitt moved to an island in Boston harbor. Forty-four years later, she's the only one left.

Mahmood Karzai's Younger brother turned down a position at the family restaurant in Cambridge to remain in Afghanistan. He's now that country's president — a job apparently much more suited to his skills.

The stigma of September 11 doesn't just affect foreign policy. For one day this month, the wedding industry has been put on hold.

It's about time for Bostonians to face the fact that a little eye contact and some civility won't kill them.

New Hampshire's “Black Hole,” an enclave of Boston expats, may decide the outcome of its pivotal primary.

Could someone steal your vote on election day? Let us count the ways.

Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey claims that Boston has nothing in common with the rest of the nation. He's right.