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June 16

A healthy beech leaf on the left and one infected by the beech-killing worm on the right.

In New England, a tree-killing worm may spell the end of autumn’s yellow hues

As a parasite infects beech forests in the Eastern United States, a team of researchers is trying to fight back — before it’s too late.

She wanted cows for her growing Vineyard farm. First, she had to catch them.
How a farmer named Jo Douglas is working to reshape the food ecosystem of Martha’s Vineyard.

Advice

He called things off; should I wait to see if he changes his mind?

This week's daters: Courtney and Andrew

‘Opening up to a lawyer during a blind date is not easy!’

For a condo board trustee, neighbors demand much time

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This week's columns

Want to bridge the wealth gap? Teach entrepreneurship.

For communities of color, teaching entrepreneurship could have a game-changing impact, and it should be included in curricula.

The writer as an infant, held by his mother and surrounded by his father, brothers, and dog.

I couldn’t remember my dad’s voice. He died when I was only 4.

What did he sound like? Was it strong and clear? Was it similar to a broadcaster’s, like I had become?

Maple and Soy-Glazed Chicken Skewers

On the grill or in the oven, these skewer recipes are great for pork, chicken, and beef

The cooks from Milk Street take inspiration from Greek souvlaki, Japanese yakitori, and Nigerian street food.

After learning that the homeowners wanted to go dark with the color scheme in their library, designer Erin Hayes suggested Benjamin Moore’s Cheating Heart, a nuanced charcoal with navy undertones.

Painting dated paneling a dark color creates a cozy feel in a home library

“It’s one of the first rooms you see when you enter the home, so we wanted it to have a dramatic impact,” the designer says.

Your Week ahead
Five things to do around Boston, June 17-23
Grab a slice of pizza at Boston Pizza Festival 2024, see “MJ The Musical,” and more.

On the Block
For sale: Homes with workshops
For crafty fathers, these houses in Framingham and Saugus offer dedicated space for woodworking and other projects.

Comments
Letters to the editor about lessons learned on the job, the loss of the Christmas Tree Shops, and more
Readers write in about recent Globe Magazine stories.

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June 9 | Your Home: Summer Living

Stacked accordion doors on this Needham accessory dwelling unit allow Jan Moscowitz to open two sides of the studio to the outdoors, where she often entertains.

He wanted a cool garage, she wanted an airy art studio. They got both.

Homeowner Marco Rini planted a postage-stamp-sized garden on the side of their gingerbread house on Martha's Vineyard.

Step inside an iconic gingerbread cottage on Martha’s Vineyard, remade for today

The homeowner's son sits on the sectional on the far side of the deck, where the team used stainless steel cable rails to enhance the treehouse effect.

How a Cambridge homeowner pulled off a rooftop shower for use year-round

Outside, the sunken, stainless steel hot tub has a cement block foundation, wood decking, and copper trim.

At modernist Six Moon Hill, an oasis of a studio complete with hot tub

June 2

Gifted and talented programs are vanishing from schools. That’s a bigger problem than you think.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
Smiles, tears, and a spitting llama: Untold tales from the Stone Zoo
Zookeeper Sandra Elliott shares some of her favorite stories from four decades in Stoneham.

May 19

An identity thief stole $5,000 from me. I spent two years tracking down how.

To meet people in her new town, she wanted to start a book club. She got 200 replies.

Recommended reads

Photos of Shelby Hewitt, including her 2023 booking photo (center).

The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter

Why did a state social worker pose as a teen in three Boston schools and a treatment center? And how could nobody notice for so long?

On April Fools' Day 2023, Gerry Brown (right) and Gene Hurley set out from a pond in Bellingham with the goal of kayaking the Charles River by summer's end.

We set out to kayak the entire Charles River. It was that or pickleball.

30 ways to have the perfect Cape Cod vacation

We asked 6,000 New Englanders: Is a college degree still worth the cost?

Special Projects

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Top Places to Work in Massachusetts in 2023

The 2023 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts

An in-camera double-exposure photograph of Kate Price overlaid with the woods of a Pennsylvania rest area, where she remembers being taken as a child.

Kate Price remembers something terrible

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