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Defective LED street lights along a stretch of I-93 along the Boston/Somerville border cast an eerie purple hue over the busy interstate on May 23.

Here’s why some street lights on I-93 — and around Boston — are bright purple

Defective LED street lights in Boston have started glowing purple, a phenomenon seen in cities across the country.

The Boston Typewriter Orchestra, 20 years on
“It’s one of those things where it was a silly idea that managed to get traction, and you know, now we’re pretty deep into it,” said Chris Keene, 52, software engineer by day, typist by night.

BETH TEITELL | COMMENTARY
Remember last summer’s drought? Your azaleas do.
The drought, the historic arctic blast in February, the wild swings in temperature — they’re all contributing to the lackluster spring for some flowering bushes, trees, and plants in Eastern Massachusetts.

What’s the future for Jaylen Brown? Grant Williams? Brad Stevens and the Celtics have some decisions to make.
There will be reshuffling at the bottom of the roster. And the coaching staff will be fortified. Let's take a look at the retooling we could expect this offseason.

Gary Washburn: Favorites in NBA Finals? Don’t ask. Only mutual respect between Nuggets and Heat.

I went searching for a relative who escaped the Holocaust. I found a secret some want to forget.

My decades-long quest to find the lone survivor of a massacre that wiped out a branch of our Jewish family in Poland — and the hidden truth about the killers.

In the fight against online sex trafficking, legal adult businesses are losing out

In an industry with a history of exploitation, access to banking can help workers build a life. But banks and digital payment platforms are shutting out sex workers at a rapid clip.

‘Far from ecstatic’: Democrats reluctantly help pass debt limit deal

There was general resentment that Democrats were needed to get it over the line in the House because Republicans lacked the votes.

After sailing though House on bipartisan vote, Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal now goes to Senate

‘This is civilization-threatening’: Here’s why AI poses an existential risk.

Conversations with Boston-area scholars who signed the latest open-letter warning suggest that the unchecked use of AI offers plenty of opportunities for chaos.

What is human metapneumovirus, and should we be worried?

This spring, a lesser-known virus, the human metapneumovirus, was on the rise. But experts say it's another common respiratory disease.

Putnam Investments sold in deal worth up to $1.3 billion

It is unclear what the new corporate parent will mean for the fund manager’s extensive Boston operations.

Chad Finn | Sports Media
Rich Shertenlieb gives cryptic update on radio partner Fred Toucher after alarming tweets
Toucher has not been part of the show this week, and Shertenlieb's comments did not shed much light on his absence.

New Jersey lawyer Matthew Nilo charged in connection with series of sexual assaults in Charlestown suspended from job

The 35-year-old New Jersey lawyer was arrested Tuesday in connection with four sexual assaults in Charlestown dating back to 2007 and 2008.

Compass Medical of Quincy announces sudden closure of all facilities

Whitman high school student struck and killed by commuter rail train

On Cape Cod, I’ll always try to stay in my summer landlord’s good graces

Leaky dishwasher and all, spending time in the shingled house is still the highlight of my summer.

Buster, as the black bear roaming eastern Massachusetts has been affectionately named, was spotted in Plymouth on Monday.

After being spotted in Eastern Mass. towns, ‘Buster the Bear’ becomes social media star

Like a child let loose at the playground, the approximately 2-year-old bear has been on the move in recent days, roaming through backyards and devouring seed mixes from bird feeders, often seen standing on his hind legs, sometimes swatting playfully at tree branches.

H.N. Gorin Inc. and Masterworks Development Co. LLC have jointly proposed a 300-room hotel at 39 Stanhope St. in Boston’s Back Bay.

In a Back Bay nook, a new hotel project moves forward again

Developers have filed updated plans with the Boston Planning and Development Agency to build a 21-story, 300-room hotel at the former Red Lantern restaurant in Back Bay.

Stare all you want, but payroll data for Zoo New England, which runs Franklin Park Zoo, is not available on the state comptroller's website. Reporting those numbers is voluntary for quasi-governmental agencies.

Public dollars demand public disclosure

The double standard for quasi public agencies is a relic of the past.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

The most interesting startup in America is in Massachusetts. You’ve probably never heard of it.

College financial aid system benefits white students

Gina McCarthy and Kari Nadeau

Carbon capture isn’t the climate change health benefit the world needs

Somerville shows how to be civically engaged

More recent News

Trump was taped discussing sensitive document he had kept after leaving office

Federal prosecutors investigating former president Donald Trump’s handling of classified material have a recording of Trump from 2021 discussing a sensitive military document he had kept after leaving the White House, two people briefed on the matter said.

Outgoing BU president Robert Brown denounces graduates for shouting down Warner Bros. executive at commencement

“They were attempting to implement the cancel culture that has become all too prevalent on university campuses,” he said. Students said they were well within their rights.

THE FINE PRINT
Supreme Court ruling could spell the death of ‘equity theft’ in Mass.
The Supreme Court, in a rare unanimous ruling, said it was unconstitutional for a local government in Minnesota to keep all of the money it got when it sold a condo seized from the owner due to unpaid taxes.

Harrison Ford spotted at Amherst College for son Liam’s graduation
The "Indiana Jones" star, 80, and his wife, actress Calista Flockhart, 58, were photographed beside their son Liam Flockhart Ford, who graduated from Amherst with a double major in environmental studies and geology.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Let’s make representatives more representative of us
It's long past due: Toss out campaign rules that keep concerned citizens from running for office unless they have deep pockets.

MATTHEW GILBERT
In a sweet finale, ‘Ted Lasso’ has the last word on toxic masculinity
Often set in a men’s locker room, the series portrayed the many pitfalls of male ego. The finale pointed a way forward.

Photo Illustration

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

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SAVINGS

HOUSING

REALITY CHECK CALCULATOR

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters
Summer is a good time to take control of your romantic life – or lack thereof.

Recommended reads

In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, we asked our readers and local leaders to share the history and meaning behind their names.

Our Names, Our Culture: AAPI voices on reclaiming their names

Hear stories about how given names — and the process of reclaiming them — can shape identities, reveal family histories, and provide cultural connections.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Students with disabilities are often left out of Boston’s popular dual language programs
Bilingual special education experts say this underrepresentation is more than a missed opportunity — it’s discrimination.

Read in Spanish | Leer en español

Chaim Bloom may be (relatively) new to Boston, but his family roots run deep
Chaim Bloom's family history is interwoven with the fabric of 20th century Boston, even if he is not a native.

The state’s Asian-American population is shifting to some wealthier suburbs, report says
Drawn in part to good schools, more Asian Americans are moving to affluent suburbs like Lexington and Acton.

Culture & Lifestyle

Head to Revere Hotel on June 9 for a rooftop silent disco.

15 ways to celebrate Pride Month in Boston and beyond

Shameik Moore is the voice of Spider-Man/Miles Morales in "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse."

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’: Something’s gonna change his world

David Dastmalchian in "The Boogeyman." MUST CREDIT: Photo by Patti Perret/20th Century Studios

‘The Boogeyman’: You’ve seen what’s hidden under this bed before

From left: Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, and Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso."

In a sweet finale, ‘Ted Lasso’ has the last word on toxic masculinity

Special Projects

Main marathon 10th anniversary gif

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Children run through US flags set next to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Common. More than 37,000 US flags were planted around the monument to honor each US military member from the state who died while serving since the Revolutionary War.

Memorial Day 2023: Remembering those who died, doing right by the living

Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University.

Affirmative action hurts Asian American kids like me

In this 2018 file photo, students walked past Sather Gate on the University of California at Berkeley campus. The University of California's governing board voted in 2020 to unanimously support a measure to restore affirmative action programs and repeal a controversial statewide ban that has been blamed for a decline in diversity in the prestigious university system.

Natasha Warikoo

If affirmative action in college admissions ends, here’s who will fill those spots

Two large dead beech trees (background) that died within the last few years from beech bark disease in a Pennsylvania forest studied by the author. In the foreground, two small dead beeches.

IDEAS | DAVID ORWIG

Saving the forest for the trees

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke at his alma mater, the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, in 2012.

Vincent D. Rougeau

Clarence Thomas was a beneficiary of race-based admissions at my school

An aerial image taken by a Ukrainian drone in 2022.

IDEAS | SETH MOULTON

AI may pull the trigger in war, but it shouldn’t call the shots

Metro

The latest political news in Rhode Island

Endorsements, campaign announcements, and more leading up to the special election for R.I.’s First Congressional District

RI FOOD & DINING

A modern Asian noodle bar replaces Fortnight in downtown Providence

Providence Noodle Bar is intimate, with a specific and focused menu -- and very nice prices.

Here’s why some street lights on I-93 — and around Boston — are bright purple

Defective LED street lights in Boston have started glowing purple, a phenomenon seen in cities across the country.

Compass Medical of Quincy announces sudden closure of all facilities

“After a steady stream of challenges, we were ultimately forced to make the devastating decision to close all offices of Compass Medical PC. effective immediately,” the organization said in a statement Wednesday on its website. “There is no good way to share this news. We are heartbroken and truly sorry as we know the unprecedented impact on our valued patients.”

Sports

Pickleball courts will be available for rent along the outfield periphery of Fenway Park for a few days in July.

Fenway Park’s pickleball event set for July 13-16

Organizers of the inaugural Ballpark Festival Series announced dates next month when most of the dozen pickleball courts ringed around the ballpark’s outfield can be reserved for groups.

Monty Williams led the Suns to the NBA Finals two years ago.

Report: Pistons hire Monty Williams as coach on six-year deal

The Suns fired Williams two-plus weeks ago.

Spencer Steer's seventh-inning home run proved to be the difference at Fenway Park on Wednesday night.

REDS 5, RED SOX 4

Red Sox mark one-third mark of season with frustrating loss to lowly Reds

James Paxton pounded the strike zone with four-seam fastballs for five innings, striking out eight. But the bullpen couldn't hold a 3-1 lead.

Wednesday's schools roundup

Hanover boys’ rugby steamrolls into semifinals with a dominating victory over Chelmsford in Division 2 tournament

Revolution 3, Atlanta United FC 3

Revolution salvage tie on Carles Gil’s stoppage-time goal in Atlanta

On baseball I Alex Speier

Red Sox shortstop Kiké Hernández refuses to get down about his performance in the field and at the plate

Business

In the fight against online sex trafficking, legal adult businesses are losing out

In an industry with a history of exploitation, access to banking can help workers build a life. But banks and digital payment platforms are shutting out sex workers at a rapid clip.

Fenway Park’s pickleball event set for July 13-16

Organizers of the inaugural Ballpark Festival Series announced dates next month when most of the dozen pickleball courts ringed around the ballpark’s outfield can be reserved for groups.

RI FOOD & DINING

A modern Asian noodle bar replaces Fortnight in downtown Providence

Republicans get their IRS cuts, but Democrats say they expect little near-term impact

We need to better regulate our banks. Even the father of capitalism thought so.

The man I am seeing lives with his girlfriend in another state

Should you give the gift of cash to new graduates?

Pour-in-the-Pan Pizza With Parmesan Cream, Fontina, and Arugula

Recipes: Make pour-in-a-pan pizza or pasta with pesto

metro

Fred Harwood of Westerly relaxes with his fishing pole on Weekapaug Beach in Westerly.

R.I. speaker ‘very confident’ a shore access bill will pass this year

Boston police seek suspect who allegedly attacked woman, stole necklace with her late husband’s wedding ring

Outgoing BU president Robert Brown denounces graduates for shouting down Warner Bros. executive at commencement

sports

“This thing is going to be decided between the four lines,''Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, referring to a query about the altitude of Denver.

Favorites in NBA Finals? Don’t ask. Only mutual respect between Nuggets and Heat.

The Red Sox’ defense has been a train wreck. Is it simply due to injuries or is it baked into the roster?

Padres’ Gary Sánchez changes jersey number from 24 to 99 in honor of Manny Ramirez

business

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy walks to the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, May 31. as the House moves toward passage of the debt limit bill.

After sailing though House on bipartisan vote, Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal now goes to Senate

House passes debt limit bill in bipartisan vote to avert default

Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains.

politics

Former president Donald Trump spoke with reporters at Quad Cities International Airport in route to Iowa on March 13 in Moline, Ill.

Trump was taped discussing sensitive document he had kept after leaving office

After sailing though House on bipartisan vote, Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal now goes to Senate

House passes debt limit bill in bipartisan vote to avert default

Nation

Andrew Lester appears in court to answer charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action on April 19, in Liberty, Mo.

Judge agrees to seal court documents in Ralph Yarl shooting; suspect to be in court

Grand jury charges ex-GOP candidate with election interference in shootings at lawmakers’ homes

Aide fired by George Santos says he got his job after sending money to Republican’s deputy

World

A person wearing a rainbow hat attends Pride Fest on May 27, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Pride Month kicks off with protests, parades, parties

Jordan’s royal wedding day gets underway with surprise arrival of Britain’s William and Kate

Latest Russian missile bombardment of Ukraine’s capital kills at least 3 people, including a child

opinion

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy spoke to reporters about the proposed debt limit bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 30.

Congress has no choice but to pass debt limit deal

Calling teen writers! Globe Ideas wants to give you a megaphone.

Massachusetts needs a housing moon shot

lifestyle

Head to Revere Hotel on June 9 for a rooftop silent disco.

15 ways to celebrate Pride Month in Boston and beyond

At 83, Al Pacino is expecting another baby

Exclusive secrets of the National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a champion

food & dining

Chef Han Chung, the co-owner of Providence Noodle Bar poses for a photo at the bar of his new restaurant in downtown Providence.

A modern Asian noodle bar replaces Fortnight in downtown Providence

Lobster lessons in Maine, whale films from anywhere, and a bag for keeping things dry on the go

I am always on the hunt for Peking duck. I am not alone.

travel

The safest places for LGBTQ+ travelers in 2023

Icelandair changed my flights. Can I get a refund for my tour?

‘Be where you are’ and other travel advice from beach-vacation-loving actress Heidi Blickenstaff

Arts

Eva Lundsager, “First Attempt."

Paintings that are all about touch

The Peabody Essex Museum to hire a TikTok creator-in-residence

Artists For Humanity alum Wendy ‘MoMa’ Michel comes full circle

Books

Comedian Steven Wright has written his first novel, “Harold.”

Writing a novel brings out the little boy in Steven Wright

‘The Soldier’s Truth,’ a biography of Ernie Pyle, chronicles the World War II correspondent’s efforts to connect the soldier’s experience of war to a distant public

Rachel Louise Snyder’s memoir ‘Women We Buried, Women We Burned’ recounts a dark past and holds out the possibility of transformation

Movies

Shameik Moore is the voice of Spider-Man/Miles Morales in "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse."

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’: Something’s gonna change his world

‘The Boogeyman’: You’ve seen what’s hidden under this bed before

Harrison Ford spotted at Amherst College for son Liam’s graduation

Television

Bill Hader in a scene from "Barry."

In conclusion, ‘Barry’ lacked resonance almost until the end

In a sweet finale, ‘Ted Lasso’ has the last word on toxic masculinity

In the end, ‘Succession’ drew buzz, but not as many viewers as you might think

music

(From left) Alex Holman, Giordana Mecagni, Derrik Albertelli, Chris Keene and James Brockman, members of the Boston Typewriter Orchestra, a seven-person band that only uses typewriters, practiced in Arlington on May 17.

The Boston Typewriter Orchestra, 20 years on

Global hip-hop star Sampa the Great went home to discover a sound she’d missed all these years

3rd man charged in 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay

Theater/Dance

Karen MacDonald (left) and Lisa Tucker, who play sisters Hazel and Emery in Deborah Zoe Laufer's "Rooted," rehearse a scene on the treehouse set at Lyric Stage Company of Boston.

In Lyric Stage’s ‘Rooted,’ a tree grows on Clarendon Street

As a ballet school turns 10, its former students flock home to dance and celebrate

Boston Ballet’s ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ is alive and well

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Set designer Robin Wagner and the director and choreographer Susan Stroman, with a model of the set for Mel Brooks’s “The Producers,” in New York, on May 2, 2001.

Robin Wagner, set designer who won three Tony Awards, dies at 89

Ed Ames, singing star who became a familiar face on TV, dies at 95

Ian Hacking, eminent philosopher of science and much else, dies at 87