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Greater Boston

Weightlifting Program Helps At-Risk Kids

By Toni Waterman
Innercity Weightlifting is a program designed to get Boston's most at-risk kids off the streets and into the gym. It launched two years ago with four students. Today, its membership tops 200. The program's founder says weightlifting is just the hook to get kids through the door. Once inside, it's all about mentoring.

Greater Boston

Degas And The Nude At The MFA

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WEB-ONLY INTERVIEW WITH MFA CURATOR

By Jared Bowen
"Degas and the Nude" at the Museum of Fine Arts brings together 145 works by Edgar Degas — a staggering collection of pieces that generally never travel.

Greater Boston

Should Mass. Bring Back Happy Hour?

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By Jaclyn Cashman
Discounted drinks could soon return to the Bay State. The Senate has repealed a 1984 statewide ban on happy hours as an amendment to casino gambling legislation. Since casino operators often provide free or discounted drinks, restaurant and bar owners wanted to make sure if casinos could serve free cocktails, they could too.

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Father And Son Martin Sheen And Emilio Estevez On The Way

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By Jared Bowen
El Camino de Santiago is a path for pilgrims which stretches more than 500 miles from France to Spain. It's arduous and emotional especially as depicted in the new film The Way which receives a very intimate treatment via a collaboration between father and son Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez.

Remembrances

Remembering Steven Paul Jobs

WATCH THE WGBH STEVE JOBS 1990 INTERVIEW

By Bob Seay
We have a special remembrance of Apple's Steve Jobs in a superb WGBH interview from 1990. It's from a series called The Machine That Changed The World. In it, Jobs talks about how that revolutionary device, the Macintosh personal computer, came to be and the particular gifts of the people who made it a reality.

China: Through My Eyes

Hong Kong Day One: Dim Sum For Breakfast

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In this new WGBH web series, fellow travelers Sofie, age eight, and Ava, age seven, experience international flights, changing time zones, new languages, and interesting foods.

Sports

Could Candlepin Bowling Flicker Out?

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By Kathryn Farrelly
Whatever happened to bowling night? Once a staple of a fun night out, shrinking ranks of candlepin bowling lovers could force some bowling alleys to close down for good.

Where We Live

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Follow stories of economic change throughout Massachusetts — and tell us about the stories of economic struggle, change, or growth you see in your community.

Business

Nightly Business Report

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Veteran business journalists Paul Kangas and Susie Gharib coanchor television’s most watched daily business news program, Nightly Business Report. The award-winning series combines business and economic news, extensive financial market coverage, corporate profiles, and commentaries by economists in a fast-paced format.

Watch Online

PBS Kids Go Online

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PBS Kids Go! is where the big kids go to watch their favorites, including Fetch!, Arthur, and WordGirl. Watch episodes, browse PBS Kids Go channels, and see what's making the top ten here on wgbh.org.

Coming Up

PBS NewsHour

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HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW

Arlington vs. Hamilton-Wenham in the State Championship

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PLAY THE ONLINE GAME

Arlington and Hamilton-Wenham High Schools go head-to-head in the State Championship round this weekend. Watch now and play along.

Frontline

From foreign affairs to family matters, social issues to criminal justice, politics to the press, WGBH's Frontline goes beyond the superficial sound bite of the television newsmagazine to offer in-depth, intelligent stories and investigative reports.

Kids Media Matters

Boston Kids & Family TV

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Boston Kids & Family TV offers Boston cable subscribers a line-up rich with educational and kids' programming. The daytime line-up includes Arthur, Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, Between the Lions; while the evening offers adult educational programs.