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A woman lost contact with her mom amid Hurricane Ian. She launched a search on Twitter to find her.

Beth Booker chronicled her quest to find her mother in gut-wrenching tweets she tagged #GetCaroleHome and emotional videos she uploaded on Instagram after Hurricane Ian tore through Fort Myers.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
TikTok, Instagram, and the endless scroll of unattainable happiness
For adolescents, a subtle, but powerful, shift in perspective can lead to a healthier relationship with social media and its expectations.

STYLE WATCH
Home design ideas: Adding a modern edge to a nautical lake house
A designer infuses interest into a classic blue-and-white color scheme.

PARENTING UNFILTERED
For many women, getting a mammogram is a mental health trigger
Screening is framed as self-care. But let’s acknowledge the anxiety, too.

Globe Magazine
The unauthorized school handbook for bewildered parents and caregivers
An insider’s guide to everything you need to know, but are never actually told, about having a kid in school.

BLOCK ISLAND
Ballard’s Beach Resort ordered to remove canopies, tiki bar, stage, other structures by CRMC
In a letter to owner Steven Filippi, the Coastal Resources Management Council ordered the Block Island resort to deconstruct its “unauthorized” temporary structures by Nov. 9.

It’s National Coffee Day. Here’s where you can find the deals.
Need a caffeine jolt? You’re in luck. Today is National Coffee Day, and lots of places are serving up free cups.

Culture & Lifestyle

MATTHEW GILBERT

12 great TV show title sequences that stand out

Some of the best TV dramas open with slick and impressive title sequences that are more concerned with setting the mood than being literal. Here are a dozen standouts.

New MIT Museum glimpses the future and examines school’s past

The 56,000-square-foot museum, which opens this weekend, has scientific marvels, a monstrous "mermaid," and a message for the general public. "We want people to feel that this is their museum," says director John Durant.

To celebrate ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ release, book a stay at ‘The Hocus Pocus Cottage’ in Danvers

A new Airbnb listing for a spooky cottage in Danvers will go for $31 to one lucky renter.
THE TICKET

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Music, theater, comedy, museums, family events, and more, selected by Globe critics and writers.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER & DEVRA FIRST

Colorful, wild, and occasionally quiet. The Outer Cape puts on a show.

This is the fourth and final installment of our seaside summer exploration of Cape Cod, and we end with a bang. (And a shark sighting!)
Getting their toes wet on the Upper CapeOn the Mid Cape, sometimes the best activity is no activity at allMixing the mingling with the upper class of the Lower Cape

Parenting unfiltered

For many women, getting a mammogram is a mental health trigger

Screening is framed as self-care. But let’s acknowledge the anxiety, too.

Boston chefs dish on their top kid-meal hacks

Four secrets from the world’s longest happiness study

In West Concord, Barefoot Books celebrates 30 years of diversity, inclusion, and fearless reading for kids

Playing with your emotions? A Boston video game startup aims to help kids regulate their behavior.

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project takeout

Project Takeout

Explore our map of readers’ favorite takeout spots

Looking for a place to order takeout tonight? We asked readers what their favorite restaurants are, plus added a few of our own. Explore our map (or filter the list by category) of more than 1,000 takeout options.

ABOUT PROJECT TAKEOUT

The Boston Globe recognizes how vital restaurants are to our community, and that’s why we launched Project Takeout last winter, to encourage readers to support their favorite local restaurants by ordering takeout once in a while, if at all possible. What we didn’t know then is that there would be a second COVID winter ahead -- with an Omicron surge, spiking costs, and staffing shortages -- and that our favorite places to eat and gather would continue to struggle. So we’re back at it, asking: Can you continue to help support these small businesses by ordering directly from your favorite independent restaurant?

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The unauthorized school handbook for bewildered parents and caregivers

A woman lost contact with her mom amid Hurricane Ian. She launched a search on Twitter to find her.

TikTok, Instagram, and the endless scroll of unattainable happiness

For many women, getting a mammogram is a mental health trigger

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TRAVEL

A fondness for shoulder season

It's when you can slow down, spread out, and take it all in.

STAYCATION NATION

Keep that summer vibe going: 10 reasons to head to Martha’s Vineyard now

The island isn’t a ghost town come fall. The ferries, running on a reduced schedule after Labor Day, are full of people and their dogs . . . and bridal parties.

QUICK BITE

A new spot in Kenmore Square offers traditional Yemeni food

At Bab Al-Yemen, the bread will knock you out and the rest of the menu tastes like there’s a mama in the kitchen. (Is there?)

TABLES

A new ramen spot is stirring in Dedham; Kendall Square says bonjour to a French bistro

Plus, Parm comes to Boston.

HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE

Fine art, ghost stories, and stylish hotel workspaces

Travel news you can use.

THE VIP LOUNGE

Jonathan Jones on St. Lucia, bringing his speaker, and packing early

We caught up with the Patriots cornerback to talk about all things travel.

TRAVEL

Where to find a workspace when you’re on vacation in the Berkshires

Here’s a curated list of places where you can plop down your laptop for free, or at most, for the price of an iced coffee.

LOVE LETTERS

I don’t want to do long-distance

But he’s applying for PhD programs elsewhere.

TRAVEL

Ghoulish moans are haunting the intercoms of American Airlines flights

It's not Halloween yet, but American Airlines passengers have reported ghoulish moans and ghostly breathing over the intercom systems on several flights in recent months.

TRENDSPOTTING

Cities are reclaiming spaces and uniting communities with beautiful, funky parks

San Francisco's Presidio Tunnel Tops park, which opened in July, is the latest example of spaces being reclaimed from rusting infrastructure, industrial ruins, highway underpasses, dilapidated piers, and other urban blight — a trend that began with New York City’s wildly popular High Line converted elevated railway.

Eight open studios events to explore on weekends this fall

Artist communities in and around Boston welcome visitors to browse and buy art of every type as the leaves fall.

Kim Ragosta writes the recipes that keep local R.I. farms cooking

In a time of sky-high grocery prices, this Rhode Island cook and mother of 5 barters food for recipes — and creates works of art.

LOVE LETTERS

When dog-sitting for an ex gets too complicated

Is it OK to have a date spend the night when you’re dog-sitting at an ex’s house?

Shakira ordered to stand trial for tax fraud in Spain

After years of back-and-forth with Spanish authorities, Shakira is headed to trial for alleged tax fraud, a Barcelona judge has ordered.

FOOD

The Boston Veg Food Fest returns this weekend with even more vendors

The Boston Vegetarian Society organizes the event, which every year features a marketplace with a growing number of vendors, reflecting the explosion of plant-based food and lifestyle products.

Lord Hobo to open new location in Somerville

Over the weekend, a large Lord Hobo decal and logo was erected on the display windows of the old ONCE Somerville music venue in Union Square.

Ask Amy

Mom’s financial infusion harms her

Young adult should not retire but relocate

Husband confronts the call of his elder libido

Neighbors fret about divisive flag

Lucky employee now sits on the fence

Bird Sightings

Bird sightings on Cape Cod

Recent sightings as reported to Mass Audubon.

Bird sightings from Mass Audubon

Last week, observers spotted the arrival of a number of migrating broad-winged hawks in central Massachusetts.