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The Globe launches Project Takeout, an effort to help restaurants make it to the other side of this pandemic.

Get takeout. It’s your civic duty.

Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.

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The Globe is asking readers, if they can, to get takeout and help our local restaurants get through this dark winter.

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IN THE FAMILY WAY

Nibble Kitchen is part of Bow Market in Somerville.

10 kid-friendly patios for April vacation dining

Burgers, empanadas, fries, and beer for the grown-ups.

10 ways to make your days easier starting now

Cheap, simple, healthy life hacks for the frazzled.

How to talk to kids about gun violence

We can’t yet control senseless shootings. We can control how we react.

In the rush to resume normalcy, don’t overlook your teenager’s mental health

Puberty is tough enough. Now add in a pandemic. Here are five things to keep in mind.

COMFORT ZONE

Open to anybody feeling overwhelmed, Chelvanaya Gabriel's Creative Dialogue Series focuses on recovery through nonverbal expression.
Artist creates a space for healing on Zoom: ‘You’re stepping into resilience just by showing up’
Open to anybody feeling overwhelmed, Chelvanaya Gabriel's Creative Dialogue Series focuses on recovery through nonverbal expression.

A Lexington 10th-grader named Phoebe, at right, wrote "We Are Proud to Be Asian" after the murders of six Asian women in Atlanta last month.
Lexington teen’s ‘We Are Proud to Be Asian’ song inspires weekend rally at Boston Common
An original music video will also be released at the event on Sunday.

Nibble Kitchen is part of Bow Market in Somerville.
10 kid-friendly patios for April vacation dining
Burgers, empanadas, fries, and beer for the grown-ups.

Major, one of President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dogs, on the South Lawn of the White House.

Major, one of Biden’s dogs, will be sent away for training after biting incidents

Private training for the 3-year-old German shepherd will be “off-site” in the Washington area, a spokesperson said Monday. The training is expected to last a few weeks.
Lady Gaga attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in 2019 in New York.

Sidelined last year, the Met Gala is returning — twice

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ESSAY | MARK SHANAHAN

After a year of hiding away, a return to normalcy feels ... abnormal

COMFORT ZONE

How a Massachusetts makeup artist built a TikTok empire

Mikayla Nogueira has 4.7 million followers on TikTok — even Hollywood star Selena Gomez is a fan.
COMFORT ZONE

A Maine couple hid a $20,000 prize — and now they want you to come find it

Finding the treasure will involve solving a secret, a riddle, and a puzzle. Getting started means ponying up for a deck of cards or flash cards for $19.99 or $39.99, with a dollar from each sale going to the Maine Cancer Foundation.
TRAVEL

This Mass. beach is one of the best in the world, according to Condé Nast Traveler

Can you guess which one?

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Siasconset Beach on Nantucket

This Mass. beach is one of the best in the world, according to Condé Nast Traveler

Issues with the neighbors? Not in Monowi, Neb. The population in Monowi is one — that would be Elsie Eiler, shown here.

Move over, Austin: These towns are weirder

After a year of not venturing out, many are ready to return to the playgrounds of New England, such as Old Orchard Beach.

‘We’ve never seen anything like it’: The rush is on to book summer rentals

Lovango Cay in the US Virgin Islands.

‘Immunity pods’ of family and friends start to venture out on private ‘vaxications’

MORE LIFESTYLE HEADLINES

TRAVEL
Siasconset Beach on Nantucket

This Mass. beach is one of the best in the world, according to Condé Nast Traveler

Can you guess which one?

Love Letters

Should I do more kissing with my hot friend?

Help a reader who's trying to decode a kiss.

MUSIC
A Lexington 10th-grader named Phoebe, at right, wrote "We Are Proud to Be Asian" after the murders of six Asian women in Atlanta last month.

Lexington teen’s ‘We Are Proud to Be Asian’ song inspires weekend rally at Boston Common

An original music video will also be released at the event on Sunday.

IN THE FAMILY WAY
Nibble Kitchen is part of Bow Market in Somerville.

10 kid-friendly patios for April vacation dining

Burgers, empanadas, fries, and beer for the grown-ups.

Joys of nature
Mass Audubon will run online versions of nature activities during school vacation week.

Mass Audubon turns nature (and spring vacation week) inside out

Kids ages 5 to 8 can explore nature via Mass Audubon's virtual program.

Author Kaitlyn Greenidge is one of several Guggenheim fellows from New England this year.

Here are the artists, writers, and thinkers named 2021 Guggenheim fellows from New England

An award-winning poet, an art historian, and a cultural scholar who studies the Netherlands are among those awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation’s annual fellowship this year.

Jennifer Kelly (left), City of Newton Mayor Setti Warren (center), and Gary Bimonte (right) celebrating the grand opening of Frank Pepe of Chestnut Hill in 2016.

Gary Bimonte, co-owner of Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria, has died

"Gary was the pride and joy of the Pepe’s family, and there are no words to express the immense void that his passing has left in our hearts,” a family statement read.

Director George Clooney talks with actors Tye Sheridan and Briana Middleton while filming a scene for "The Tender Bar" at the South End Buttery in March.

George Clooney keeps ‘Tender Bar’ cameras rolling, greets fans, and even poses for a selfie in Ashby

“Who is that masked man? That’s right, the one and only, Ashby PD’s own, Officer Brian Vautour,” the police department wrote in a cheeky Facebook post, which featured a photo of Clooney and Vautour.

TRAVEL
Issues with the neighbors? Not in Monowi, Neb. The population in Monowi is one — that would be Elsie Eiler, shown here.

Move over, Austin: These towns are weirder

Seeing America this summer? Put these offbeat burgs on your list.

Restaurant reopenings roundup
Takoyaki at Banyan Bar + Refuge in Boston.

Reopenings abound from Cambridge to the South End, and a star chef signs off

Tapas parlor Dali, vegan destination True Bistro, Haley.Henry wine bar, and more have reopened.

QUICK BITE
Cuban sandwich at Deep Cuts Deli.

At Deep Cuts Deli, music and sandwiches exist in perfect harmony

Browse records, eat grilled cheese, and support local artists.

At Raynham Flea Market, dealers sell inside the mart and outside in the lot.

These five outdoor flea markets come to life on Sundays this spring

In Grafton, Hubbardston, Raynham, and other towns, vendors are returning to hawk everything from jewelry to power tools.

TRAVEL
"GLASSTASTIC" is at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

Bike camps for girls, a whimsical glass exhibit in Vermont, and getting ready to ride the rails

Travel news you can use.

TRAVEL
Synchronous fireflies lit up the trees along a trail at the Elkmont Campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in June 2019.

How to plan a national park visit in 2021

Visitation to national parks exploded last year, and all indications are that they’ll be even more popular this year. Here are some tips if you’re thinking about a getaway of your own.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
After a year of not venturing out, many are ready to return to the playgrounds of New England, such as Old Orchard Beach.

‘We’ve never seen anything like it’: The rush is on to book summer rentals

It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster vacation year for the pandemic weary, now that they’ve got shots in their arms.

Faux wedding is a real gamble

Advice from Amy Dickinson.

Ask Amy

Poorly placed tattoo causes grief

Faux wedding is a real gamble

Family secret leaves family member with difficult decision

Child-averse couple faces kid kryptonite

Sexting inspires unkind comparisons