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How the Karen Read Case Turned a Neighborhood Bar Into a True Crime Landmark

The region’s most sensational murder trial made Canton’s Waterfall Bar & Grille into an unwitting supporting character in the mystery of John O’Keefe’s death.


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The Rise of ‘Elite Speak’: Why Do Smart People Sound So Dumb?

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Does Boston Still Drink?

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The Chilling Case of Nathan Carman’s Deadly Fishing Trip


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As Told To: What It’s like to Be a Boston ER Nurse Right Now

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My Life in the Age of COVID: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

“I think we’ll all have a new appreciation for the things we hold dear when this is all over.”

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Boston Coronavirus News: Here Comes Another Month of Social Distancing, Food Delivery, and Cabin Fever

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The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston

The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston

We crunched the numbers to come up with our annual guide to the top-performing schools in the region.

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The 150 Most Influential Bostonians

Through countless conversations and a year’s worth of observation, we’ve found leaders who don’t just ride the wave of the zeitgeist—they create it.


This Map Shows the Total Number of COVID Cases in Each Massachusetts County

The virus has reached every corner of the state.

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Should Your Kid Be Taking Russian Math?

It touts itself as the key to helping your child get a leg up at school and presumably into college.

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Small Blessings in the Time of Coronavirus

I often wished this fast-paced city would just slow down. And then it did.

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Boston Coronavirus News: Essential Workers Are Fighting Back, Cases by County

Your daily dose of COVID-19 updates.

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The Perverse Pleasure of Consulting the History Books

How I learned to stop wringing my hands while still washing them.

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The Karen Read Case

The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

A special report on our Tiktok-scrolling, Snapchat-loving, sleep-deprived teens—and what to know to keep kids safe.


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My Life in the Age of COVID: Red Sox Prospect Leon Paulino

Everyone’s adapting—or trying to, anyway.

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Boston Coronavirus News: Suffolk Dorm to Shelter the Homeless, the DPH Commissioner Tests Positive, and Basketball Is Canceled

Your daily dose of COVID-19 coverage.

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Will Grocery Stores Start Running Out of Food?

Supplies such as toilet paper have already vanished from shelves. Fingers crossed, it doesn’t get any worse than that.

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These Are the People in Boston Giving Us Hope This Week

There is so much good out there right now.

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