When Sassy Sundry burst out laughing in her favorite North End caffe on Saturday afternoon, she had to reassure the middle-aged couple next to her she was laughing at something in the book she was reading, not their detailed discussion of the tragic lives of porn stars. Read more...

League leaders turn attention to FA Cup after 31 defeat to Preston....

Wolves 1 Preston 3Wolves look set to miss out on automatic promotion unless they address their defensive issues....

Ross Levanto makes his annual Christmas-Eve trek to Mike's Pastry and shares a hard-won tip: ... You need to feel the crowd and the lines, and look for a "soft spot" where the attendant-to-customer ratio is the highest. ......

During Big Dig construction, the yellow signs about rats and the mysterious B.B. were as omnipresent as construction equipment. The Globe dredges up signmaker Vincent Zarilli, who now wants the turnpike authority to put up a couple of plaques in honor of the old Central Artery, which he is tired of ...