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The Oldest Cold Case Murder Ever Solved in Massachusetts

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Five Revolutionary Relics on View in Boston This Summer

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The World Is Coming to Boston This Summer. Now What?

FIFA World Cup. Boston 250. Tall Ships. Three massive events, but who are they actually for?

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The Night They Came for the Nonantum Street Lines

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Six House Museums to Visit Within Boston City Limits

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The 150 Most Influential Bostonians

The 150 Most Influential Bostonians

Power looks different in every town. Ours comes with lab coats, a Bakemas cookie, and 351 town names in alphabetical order.

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Actually, Boston’s Back Bay is Fine

Saks is bankrupt. Neiman’s is gone. The neighborhood has never been better. Funny how that works.

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The Oldest Cold Case Murder Ever Solved in Massachusetts

In 1971, Natalie Scheublin was murdered in her Bedford home. Her killer walked free for more than 50 years. Then prosecutor David Solet started asking questions.

By John H. Tucker
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Read an Excerpt of “Storrow Drive,” a New Boston Crime Novel

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Boston’s New City Council President Has Thoughts on Rat Control

She wasn’t even running for the job. Now Liz Breadon is trying to hold Boston’s fractured city council together.

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The Salty Cod: A Column

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The Kids Are Staying Home: Teens Have Lost the Art of Getting Into (Good) Trouble

Teens aren’t sneaking out, drinking, partying, or hooking up anywhere near as much as they used to. And by almost every measure, they’re safer and more responsible than we ever were. But is that actually good for them?

By Julie Suratt
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“I Loved Him on ‘Frasier,’ Even If He Is a Yalie.”

Our intrepid society columnist reports from Boston’s swankiest affairs, including galas for the Boston Lyric Opera and Fenway Health.

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Retired Police Dogs Could Get a Pension, If This State House Bill Passes

Dakota, a K-9 who helped track Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, came home broken and was almost euthanized. Dakota’s Law, a State House bill, aims to make sure dogs like him aren’t left behind.

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Man of Reason

Celebrity professor Steven Pinker wants to save Harvard. But his own record raises a question: Is he the right guy for the job?

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