Rebecca Ostriker

There’s a new phone booth on Comm. Ave. Why is it offering college students the chance to ‘call a boomer’? - The Boston Globe The BU Pavement Coffeehouse was a natural location for the phone booth, with its college-age clientele and high foot traffic.

New phone booth in Boston offers college students a chance to “call a boomer.” Why? It's about the neurotransmitters. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/11/m... @bostonglobe.com @camilo-fonseca.bsky.social

Gas station in Quincy seeks strolling violist to play for customers - The Boston Globe Harvey Kertzman has long tried to offer his customers a more refreshing experience than one might expect at the pump. Now he wants to elevate it even further.

“What better place to hear wonderful music than a gas station?” Gas station in Quincy seeks strolling violist to play for customers. From @knitandlisten.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/07/a... @bostonglobe.com

BSO declines to renew Andris Nelsons’s contract - The Boston Globe Music director will depart after 2027 Tanglewood season.

BSO declines to renew Andris Nelsons’s contract, saying "the BSO and Andris Nelsons were not aligned on future vision.” From @knitandlisten.bsky.social and Malcolm Gay: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/06/a... @bostonglobe.com

The Gavel - The Boston Globe Every week Globe Opinion columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr sends you insights and observations about the Supreme Court's docket, arguments, and rulings — and explains how the court's decisions will impa...

Now is a good time to sign up for my free @globeopinion.bsky.social newsletter The Gavel, cuz the SCOTUS has been trippin this week. Drops in inboxes later this afternoon www.bostonglobe.com/newsletters/...

Introductions to women. Free flights. Business deals. Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Harvard run deeper than previously known. - The Boston Globe Some of Epstein’s ties to the school were hiding in plain sight, yet Harvard officials missed or looked past them during their 2019 probe.

Epstein's frequent Harvard visits, "on average five times a year from 2010 to 2018, threw some employees into an apparent frenzy, emails show. Professors eagerly made themselves available upon Epstein’s request. Their assistants organized dinner parties." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/25/m...

Introductions to women. Free flights. Business deals. Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Harvard run deeper than previously known. - The Boston Globe Some of Epstein’s ties to the school were hiding in plain sight, yet Harvard officials missed or looked past them during their 2019 probe.

Jeffrey Epstein and Larry Summers weren't just friends. Epstein arranged two lucrative international consulting gigs for Summers. Spotlight gave Harvard a list of questions Tuesday. Wednesday, Harvard announced Summers had resigned. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/25/m... @globespotlight.bsky.social

Introductions to women. Free flights. Business deals. Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Harvard run deeper than previously known. - The Boston Globe Some of Epstein’s ties to the school were hiding in plain sight, yet Harvard officials missed or looked past them during their 2019 probe.

Introductions to women. Free flights. Business deals. Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Harvard run deeper than previously known. From @globespotlight.bsky.social: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/25/m... @bostonglobe.com

How Brigham Health helped create a Chinese hospital for elites — and almost nobody came - The Boston Globe In a deal worth millions with Chinese developer Evergrande, a Harvard teaching hospital risked its reputation on what would become a near-empty shell.

… in which Yau played a key behind-the-scenes role. As my colleagues and I reported in 2021, the brilliant Yau “was as comfortable in the classrooms of Cambridge as he was befriending and raising funds from China’s ultra-rich.” @globespotlight.bsky.social
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‘I like’: Jeffrey Epstein eyed former Boston Globe property in Dorchester in email to Harvard professor, records show - The Boston Globe The April 2016 correspondence between Epstein and a retired Harvard mathematics professor was contained in the millions of pages of files released by the Justice Department.

“I like”: Jeffrey Epstein eyed former @bostonglobe.com property in Dorchester in email to Harvard math professor Shing-Tung Yau, files show. It’s fascinating to read Yau’s correspondence with Epstein after reporting an earlier story for the Globe Spotlight Team … www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/18/m...

The fixer-uppers from hell: How new owners of ex-Steward hospitals are faring - The Boston Globe The acquiring health care systems knew they faced a tough situation, but few expected the takeovers to be this hard.

The fixer-uppers from hell: How new owners of ex-Steward hospitals are faring: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/18/b... @bostonglobe.com

Before the tragic ending, they were classmates. Inside the story of the MIT professor and the Brown shooter who killed him. - The Boston Globe The two were on the same path for two decades. Then, after one succeeded in science and one failed, their stories clashed back together in deadly violence.

Before the tragic ending, they were classmates. Inside the story of the MIT professor and the Brown shooter who killed him. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/17/m... @bostonglobe.com @marcelanotes.bsky.social

‘I feel reborn’: A Providence program is using GLP-1 drugs to free people from addiction - The Boston Globe A pilot program is testing the surprising benefits of weight-loss drugs for substance use disorders.

Remarkable story: ‘I feel reborn’: A Providence program is using GLP-1 drugs to free people from addiction www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/m... @bostonglobe.com chris.serres@globe.com

Hasty Pudding, Harvard must reckon with new Epstein revelations - The Boston Globe Friday’s festivities may be tainted by recent news about Epstein’s relationship with Hasty Pudding Institute chairman Andrew Farkas.

Here are three things Harvard, Hasty Pudding should do to reckon with new Epstein revelations, writes Jacob Roberts. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/o...

At the Washington Post, a mortal wound - The Boston Globe The Post’s excellence once inspired great work across the profession. Eliminating a third of its staff is a blow to journalism.

"On Thursday morning, the Post’s website hosted a story about the bloodletting — written by an Associated Press reporter. For this once-great media organization, the retreat from the news couldn’t be signaled any clearer." — Jill Abramson @globeopinion.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/05/o...

Amid the horrifying news at the Washington Post, just sharing that we have open jobs @bostonglobe.com @globeopinion.bsky.social: business reporter, sports investigative reporter, medical reporter, Ideas editor, food editor, opinion writer, education editor ... globe.rec.pro.ukg.net/BOS1501BGMP/...

With the nation convulsed, a sharper take on Trump is needed in James Austin Johnson’s ‘SNL’ impersonation - The Boston Globe Johnson's work is technically proficient, but the writing often leaves the impression that the president is simply someone's dotty uncle.

James Austin Johnson does a virtuoso Trump impression on "SNL," writes Don Aucoin @bostonglobe.com. But treating Trump like a "dotty uncle" is no longer enough: "Johnson needs to sharpen his edge to more fully capture Trump’s malevolence." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/29/a...

You can thank @fitzprov.bsky.social for learning how to actually say "Pawtucket"

Dropkick Murphys mock ICE with ‘new’ song ‘Citizen I.C.E.’ - The Boston Globe The reimagined track is included on a new LP, “New England Forever,” which will be available exclusively at shows on the Dropkicks’ upcoming St. Patrick’s Day tour.

Dropkick Murphys mock ICE with ‘new’ song ‘Citizen I.C.E.’ www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/a... @bostonglobe.com @mashanahan.bsky.social

‘We can do it the easy way, or hard way’: Lawmakers want state to take Norwood Hospital by eminent domain - The Boston Globe Several hospital operators interested in buying the property, state Representative John Rogers said.

"We can do it the easy way, or hard way”: Mass. lawmakers want the state to take Norwood Hospital — a shuttered Steward hospital still owned by landlord MPT — by eminent domain. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/12/b...

We flagged Boston's luxury condo glut back in 2023, citing "scores of unsold condos in high-end developments across the city, worth more than a billion dollars....There is a housing crisis on the ground, but a surplus in the sky." @bostonglobe.com apps.bostonglobe.com/2023/10/spec...

A ‘black box’: Mass. prosecutors rarely prevent police informant abuse. They often enable it. - The Boston Globe Other gatekeepers also consistently fail to hold police accountable.

A ‘black box’: Mass. prosecutors rarely prevent police informant abuse. They often enable it. From @globespotlight.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/29/m... @bostonglobe.com

How a developer’s lawsuit against Cambridge aims to topple affordable housing rules across Massachusetts - The Boston Globe The lawsuit takes aim at inclusionary development requirements, which have created thousands of affordable apartments in recent decades.

How a developer’s lawsuit against Cambridge aims to topple affordable housing rules across Massachusetts www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/29/b... @bostonglobe.com @andrewbrinker.bsky.social

Mass. sheriffs collectively pull in millions in civil process fees. They’ve paid for singers, parade floats, and a motor home. - The Boston Globe The civil process money faces little to no state oversight, and while a portion of the fees are supposed to go to the state’s general fund, some sheriffs have a history of not making all their transfe...

Massachusetts sheriffs collectively pull in millions in civil process fees. They’ve paid for singers, parade floats, and a motor home. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/29/m... @bostonglobe.com

Brown’s removal of campus police chief follows a string of criticism, no-confidence votes - The Boston Globe A union representative calls Brown’s decision to replace Rodney Chatman on an interim basis with former Providence police chief Hugh Clements “an outstanding choice.”

Brown’s removal of campus police chief follows a string of criticism, no-confidence votes. A union representative calls Brown’s decision to replace Rodney Chatman on an interim basis with former Providence police chief Hugh Clements “an outstanding choice”
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What a walk through Boston’s dark office buildings revealed about its housing future - The Boston Globe Boston’s office-to-residential program is remarkable because it tackles the city’s severe housing shortage and office vacancy crisis not as two separate problems but as a shared opportunity.

Back in September, developer Adam Burns urged that the program be extended: It “tackles the city’s severe housing shortage and office vacancy crisis not as two separate problems but as a shared opportunity."
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News: @boston.gov extends office-to-residential conversion program, set to expire this year. So far it has 22 applications for 27 buildings, with 1,517 new homes. “We hope to attract another thousand units to the program in the next year,” says Chief of Planning Kairos Shen.

Larry Summers’ wife — a powerful Harvard professor — tapped Jeffrey Epstein and Woody Allen to boost her poetry project - The Boston Globe Elisa New, the spouse of former university president Larry Summers, sought to downplay her relationship to the disgraced financier.

New details on how Larry Summers’s wife — a powerful Harvard professor — tapped Jeffrey Epstein and Woody Allen to boost her poetry project, while hiding or downplaying Epstein's involvement to staff. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/10/m... @bostonglobe.com

Catholic Medical Center to settle two malpractice lawsuits involving ex-surgeon Dr. Yvon Baribeau - The Boston Globe A Boston Globe investigation revealed the surgeon had one of the worst malpractice records in the country. One of the settlements totaled at least $1 million, according to court records.

ICYMI: NH hospital agrees to settle two more malpractice lawsuits involving ex-heart surgeon Dr. Yvon Baribeau, and one is at least $1M. Our @globespotlight.bsky.social investigation revealed he had one of the worst malpractice records in the US. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/08/m... @bostonglobe.com

Newsroom unveils bold new ethics code: Sleep with your sources, but take notes - The Boston Globe Any and all sources are to be considered for their romantic potential, especially politicians, and especially married scions of political dynasties with dangerously fringe public health positions and ...

Opinion | Newsroom unveils bold new ethics code: Sleep with your sources, but take notes www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/o... @tyburr.bsky.social @globeopinion.bsky.social

You have reached the ICE tip line. Your delusion is important to us. - The Boston Globe SATIRE: After the Allston Car Wash raid, a college student’s voicemails into the void.

SATIRE: After the Allston Car Wash raid, a college student’s ICE tip line voicemails into the void, by @tyburr.bsky.social
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