The Lives of Others

Rita Hynes lugged her pregnant body up the rural hospital’s wooden steps. It was the night of December 7, 1962, and her rounded belly tightened with each contraction. At just 20, Rita knew what she was in for. She had given birth two years prior, to a girl. Rita wasn’t married then, so the priest from her Catholic fishing hamlet on the southern coast of Newfoundland had snatched the infant from her arms and slapped Rita across the face. The baby would be raised by an aunt and uncle.

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Baltimore-area restaurants offering Easter or Passover dining, takeout

Passover began March 27; Easter is April 4. The following eateries have the spring holidays covered, whether you want to celebrate at home or inside an actual restaurant. Reservations or pre-orders recommended. City restaurants are limited to 50% capacity indoors and 75% outside.The tucked-away eatery overlooking the Jones Falls has Easter dinner, Sicilian-style ($70 per person) with menu options including leg of lamb and desserts like torta di mascarpone, a type of cheesecake.

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A burning leaf that makes your house smell great — since you’re spending all of your time there. OMG, did you see this?

Scents have the ability to evoke memories, from summer’s freshly mowed grass to a crackling, winter fire. And the right scent can not only make your home smell great but also make you feel good too. Now that you’ve been living in quarantine with your spouse, kids, and pets for the last year, your stress levels are most likely at an all-time high and your sanctuary might be smelling, well, less-than-pleasant. Sure, you can crack open a window, but it is the middle of winter after all. Or you can leave it to 128-year-old Japanese incense maker Kunjudo to fill your space with the scent of better days and a feeling of calm. Set fire to one of the brand’s beautiful HA KO paper incense leaves to deodorize a room and calm your mind.

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Old Boaz outlet center being converted to rec center

The north Alabama city of Boaz used to be a regional destination for outlet shoppers before many of its retail stores closed. Now the town is converting one of those old outlet centers into a recreation center. Officials gathered on Thursday in the parking lot of a former outlet store to break ground on a nearly $13 million recreation center. The facility will include two gymnasiums, an indoor pool with eight lanes, a resort-style outdoor pool, an indoor walking track and more. Construction is supposed to be done by late 2020 or early 2021.

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In Miami Beach, an urgent need for resiliency should guide city’s planning

A common trope heard in Miami Beach is that “density is good, but new development is bad” and that certain European capitals exemplify “good density” because they manage to pack their populations into low-scale buildings. Those dense, low-rise environments were not shaped by the rigors of urban planning, but rather by the limits of production technology — namely, elevators and structural steel did not yet exist. Adhering to only low-rise urban typology today puts nostalgia ahead of technology and function.

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