Next level

A glassy addition fills a midcentury home in Arlington with sunlight and views of greenery and the outdoors. Globe contributing editor Marni Elyse Katz takes us on a tour. 

Taken by the view

Larger windows help create an “an indoor/outdoor experience” that, along with four bedroom suites, turns this Vermont property into an ideal getaway for a mountain-loving family. 

The joy of books and cats

Two-story bookshelves double as a feline climbing wall in an energy-efficient renovation in Somerville.

PERSPECTIVE

Computers calling balls and strikes? No thanks.

Writer Jamie McClellan is all for accuracy and fairness. But as officiating in professional sports becomes increasingly automated, he’s not sure it’s worth what is being lost. 

CONNECTIONS

Forging a sisterhood

Growing up, writer Paula Tsvayg yearned to know her half-sister, Yuliya, from her dad’s first marriage. Yet she worried: Would her Ukrainian sister like her? And why wouldn’t her father answer questions about his eldest daughter?

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THE BIG DAY

Falling in love with each other, and with Boston

For Sowm and Zach, the city is a main character in their romance. “If you’re a Bostonian, I feel like you are cared for. Like you’re one of a group,” Sowm says.

Apply to have your wedding featured in The Big Day. Read other couples’  love stories here.

LOVE LETTERS

Left lacking
“Now, at 65, I feel like I will never know what it’s like to feel loved.” Meredith reminds a concerned letter writer that it's never too late.

Submit your relationship questions. And check out the Love Letters podcast here.

DINNER WITH CUPID

“She had a bright, attractive smile, and a kind expression; pretty.” A nurse and a business analytics consultant chat about where they’re from and their love of exercise.
 

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