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The hidden gardens
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This year the Beacon Hill Garden Club got lucky. It didn't rain and the turnout was good.
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Big day for Bartolo Colon
In a start for the PawSox on Thursday, Bartolo Colon threw one-hit baseball over six innings.
- MLB Kazmir shines, Rays beat Yanks 5-2
- Q&A Lobel chimes in on Boston sports
- celtics survey What I liked about you
- Celtics Cavs' Gibson out for rest of series
- NBA Barkley: I'll pay $400k gambling debt
- spygate Walsh talks in HBO interview
- Former Patriots assistant can't recall talk
- MLB Brewers' Braun agrees to $45m deal
Jobs
Pay cut for your dream job?
Eighty-two percent of US workers would pursue their dream job even if it meant less pay, a new poll shows.
- Talk How much of a pay cut would you take?
- Photo gallery Top 10 dream jobs in Boston
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- Gallery 10 tips for eating healthy at work
- Discuss How do you stay healthy?
- Survey Have you used a temp agency?
Cars
Scooters lure broke drivers
Many car drivers are hopping on scooters and small motorcycles, lured by their big fuel savings.
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Inflating square footage
It's a problem enabled by a lack of clarity about the right way to calculate square footage in the first place.
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Lifestyle
Plant an urban garden
Just because you don't have a big back yard doesn't mean you can't reap the benefits of a vegetable garden.
- Boston.prom Suit up for prom
- New section BoMoms
- Photos Is this the dumbest generation?
- The Seen Bill Brett's party photos
Odds & Ends
Harry Fig's Cartoon Boston
Take a look at some of these funny takes on our town by cartoonist Peter Wallace.
Calif. overturns gay marriage ban
The 4-3 Calif. Supreme Court decision paves the way for the state to join Massachusetts in allowing gay marriage. (AP) | Editorial California's good move
- Photo gallery Californians react to gay marriage decision
- PDF of decision | Special coverage Gay marriage debate
Globe video
Take a tour of the Boston Apple Store
As Boston's first (and the country's largest) Apple store opened for business tonight (above, one of the first customers moments after it opened at 6 p.m.), the Globe's Hiawatha Bray takes a look around.
CDC: Older adults should get shingles vaccine
Adults 60 and over should get a vaccine against the virus that causes shingles, government health experts said today. (Boston Globe)
Was it self-defense or firearms offense?
A Marshfield man says he was just trying to protect his property. But police say he went too far by trying to take the law into his own hands. (Boston Globe)
Campaign '08
Bush injects appeasement into race
Barack Obama forcefully responded to President Bush's statement today that some politicians seek to appease terrorists. (Boston Globe)
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Business
Reversing trend, cable modems win over DSL
Cable companies attracted more Internet subscribers than phone companies in the first quarter.
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Silly season at Cannes
Yes, there are pandas in Cannes this year. And one Jack Black, too. The actor showed up to promote "Kung Fu Panda" at the 61st Cannes Film Festival, which runs through May 25.
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Cal. Supreme Dictators: Gay Marriage
"[A]mazing how nobody's 'traditional marriage' has been affected by two guys in the South End saying 'I do'.
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