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Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021.

Watch Amanda Gorman recite her poem, 'The Hill We Climb'

Siegfried Fischbacher, pictured at left with his longtime show business partner Roy Horn, has died in Las Vegas at age 81.

Famed Las Vegas illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried & Roy dies

A dazzling 'illumination and sound experience' is coming to the Hatch Shell

Full moon rise over Annisquam Harbor Lighthouse in Gloucester, MA on Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Photography image taken from Wingaersheek Beach.

These 9 shots by a Natick photographer capture the beauty of Mass. lighthouses January 9, 2021 | 11:41 AM

A Boston museum just ranked among the top 10 new attractions in the U.S. December 31, 2020 | 2:43 PM

FILE - In this June 25, 2020, file photo, a statue that depicts a freed slave kneeling at President Abraham Lincoln's feet rests on a pedestal in Boston. On Tuesday, Dec. 29, the statue that drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice was removed from its perch. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Abraham Lincoln

Boston removes statue of Abraham Lincoln and kneeling slave December 29, 2020 | 12:33 PM

Pompeii findings

Mallard to go? Dig of Pompeii fast-food place reveals tastes December 26, 2020 | 12:41 PM

Readers shared their favorite books of 2020.

Readers Weigh In

These are the best books of 2020, according to Boston.com readers December 17, 2020 | 8:32 AM

Pie for sale at the Sugar Chef Holiday Bakery at Rochambeau Café.

10 things to do in Boston this weekend December 17, 2020 | 12:02 AM

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

Boston museums react to the rollback of the city's coronavirus reopening plans December 14, 2020 | 5:46 PM

Dedham, MA - 4/30/2020 - A drive-by birthday parade for Gavin Brennan of Dedham who celebrated his seventh birthday and successfully completing cancer treatment at Children's Hospital/Dana Farber. Gavin was among the first pediatric cancer patients in the nation to test positive for COVID-19 while undergoing chemotherapy. Pictured with Gavin are his sister Alexa, 4, and his parents Tim and April Brennan. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Metro, Reporter: Peter Schworm, TOPIC: 01BIRTHDAY COVID-19 coronavirus.

Let us know: The best and worst of 2020 December 14, 2020 | 1:45 PM

Artists, activists rush to save Black Lives Matter murals December 13, 2020 | 10:16 AM

The Boston Pops holiday concert.

10 things to do in Boston this weekend December 10, 2020 | 12:15 AM

Visit a museum for free. The Institute of Contemporary Art is free on Thursday nights, and the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton and the Boston University Art Gallery are always free. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is free to all named Isabella and folks celebrating birthdays.

ICA Boston voluntarily closes due to COVID-19 December 7, 2020 | 4:10 PM

7 Boston holiday shows and performances you can stream from home in 2020 December 4, 2020 | 4:25 PM

WORD OF THE YEAR

For the first time, Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com choose same word of the year: pandemic November 30, 2020 | 11:04 AM

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

Employees at the Museum of Fine Arts vote to unionize November 23, 2020 | 11:14 PM

Ben Garver / The Berkshire Eagle via AP

Theater at renowned Jacob's Pillow dance center burns down November 17, 2020 | 4:18 PM

Members of Boston Dance Theater.

10 things to do in Boston this weekend November 12, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Executive Chef Nimesh Maharjan prepares Tagliatelle at Tartufo finished in the hollow of a Parmesan cheese wheel at Tuscan Kitchen in the Seaport. Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe (Lifestyle, first)

10 things to do in Boston this weekend November 5, 2020 | 9:25 AM

Witch's Woods in Westford.

10 things to do in Boston this Halloween weekend October 29, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Technicians installing the recently located Jacob Lawrence panel at the Met on Wednesday.Credit...Jeenah Moon for The New York Times

Jacob Lawrence painting, missing for decades, is found by Met visitor October 22, 2020 | 12:02 PM

Jim Gaffigan signed copies of his book “Dad is Fat’’ at the Brookline Booksmith on May 23, 2013. The comedian and author will be at the Wilbur Theatre on Wednesday night to talk about his latest book, “Food: A Love Story.’’

10 things to do in Boston this weekend October 15, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Peter DuBois, shown in 2013.

Huntington Theatre artistic leader resigns after inquiry prompted by staff complaints October 14, 2020 | 3:32 PM

Jeremy Bell and his bagpipes on Pinckney Street.

The Pinckney Piper

Only Boston could allow this every week 'and not be throwing tomatoes' October 9, 2020 | 1:49 PM

Regal Cinemas Fenway.

Hundreds of Regal, Cineworld movie theaters to close October 5, 2020 | 8:15 AM

A lobster roll from The Barking Crab.

10 things to do in Boston this weekend September 24, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Boston, MA - 6/10/2020: The vandalized statue of Christopher Columbus in Christopher Columbus Park in the North End neighborhood of Boston, MA on on June 10, 2020. The head of the statue was remover overnight. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter: business coronavirus covid-19

Christopher Columbus

City of Boston to discuss vandalized Christopher Columbus statue at public meeting September 8, 2020 | 2:06 PM

Bruce Springsteen performs at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough in September 2016.

Bruce Springsteen will address Boston College students this week. Here's how to watch. September 8, 2020 | 1:25 PM

Abiel Smith School in Boston.

A Boston museum was just named among 15 'unmissable' Black history museums nationwide September 2, 2020 | 7:00 PM

Chadwick Boseman

As locals mourn Chadwick Boseman, ABC to air 'Black Panther' and tribute doc Sunday August 30, 2020 | 12:08 PM

John Oliver.

Connecticut city naming sewage plant after John Oliver August 23, 2020 | 3:52 PM

Construction fencing and concrete barriers enclosed the space once occupied by the Roxbury Love mural, at 284 Warren St. last month.

After the 'Roxbury Love' mural was destroyed, Kim Janey asks: How can Boston preserve its public art? August 21, 2020 | 10:37 AM