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Julian Benbow

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“ … one deep, tryna mind my business … ” | Richmond, Va.

Joined January 2011
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“The value of a person is not based on what they’ve done or the titles that they’ve gained. It’s about a heart connection.”
Boston Globe Sports (@BGlobeSports) profile pictureBoston Globe Sports@BGlobeSports12 Nov 2021
Medina Dixon, who died Monday at 59 from pancreatic cancer, was a before-her-time talent, a 6-foot-3-inch prodigy with the size, finesse, and feel for the game that allowed her to do anything on the court. trib.al/bbhKuiT
Cambridge basketball icon Medina Dixon was a local treasure, a transformative talent, and a special...

Cambridge basketball icon Medina Dixon was a local treasure, a transformative talent, and a special...

It was evident at an early age that Dixon, who died of pancreatic cancer this week at 59, was bound for great things.

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The Data Institute 2026

The Data Institute 2026

The Data Institute is a free, hands-on workshop that teaches journalists how to use data, design, and code.

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I'm grateful Kobe Bryant’s former players ("the little Mambas") & their families entrusted me to share how these girls have handled grief & moved forward since the devastation of Jan. 26, 2020. Basketball gave them family. Tragedy has given them a purpose wapo.st/3UfaaO4

Kobe Bryant’s little Mambas are still playing, for him and each other

After the NBA, Bryant devoted himself to coaching his daughter and her friends. After his death, eight of the girls played on.

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‘Well, what if Harvard wins?’ 25 years later, the Crimson’s epic upset of No. 1 Stanford shines bright trib.al/DyPlrWR
‘Well, what if Harvard wins?’ 25 years later, the Crimson’s epic upset of No. 1 Stanford shines...

‘Well, what if Harvard wins?’ 25 years later, the Crimson’s epic upset of No. 1 Stanford shines...

On March 14, 1998, the Harvard women's basketball team did something no other team had done in NCAA history. We spoke with the players and coaches who where there.

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Earnestine & Hazel’s is a dive bar in Memphis with a wild history and is also haunted, or so they say. Globe reporters @julianbenbow and @MarkAShanahan went to find out if this is true. #TwoWeeksAmerica trib.al/zX8hCQP
Is this famous Memphis dive bar haunted? A twice-told ghost story.

Is this famous Memphis dive bar haunted? A twice-told ghost story.

It was after 9 at night, but Mark wanted to check out Earnestine & Hazel’s. I wanted to do laundry, write, and go to sleep. But I said yes.

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Everywhere you looked on stage, and behind the scenes at the Depot Theater, in Dodge City, Kan., there were volunteers who have kept this theater going for decades. #TwoWeeksAmerica trib.al/n4IJtl7

It takes a village of volunteers to put on a show at the Depot Theater

At the Depot Theater here, a small army of volunteers was preparing to put on a show.

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It sounds like a pitch for a futuristic Netflix series: millionaires sheltering deep beneath the prairie, holed up in a luxury “survival condo” complex tucked into the belly of a former missile silo. But these 14 bunker condos are real. #TwoWeeksAmerica trib.al/ptbJNzD
The apocalypse will be pricey: Visit luxury ‘survival condos’ in an old missile silo

The apocalypse will be pricey: Visit luxury ‘survival condos’ in an old missile silo

It sounds like a pitch for a futuristic Netflix series: millionaires sheltering deep beneath the prairie, holed up in a luxury “survival condo” complex in a former missile silo. But these 14 bunker...

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Some people have the Washington Monument or the Golden Gate Bridge or Mount Rushmore to associate with their first memories of a trip to the United States. Globe reporter Lissandra Villa Huerta has Cimmy the 9-ton metal dinosaur. #TwoWeeksAmerica trib.al/7uiRmmS
For a newcomer to America, an unexpected welcome from a 9-ton metal dinosaur

For a newcomer to America, an unexpected welcome from a 9-ton metal dinosaur

Some people have the Washington Monument or the Golden Gate Bridge or Mount Rushmore to associate with their first memories of a trip to the United States. I have Cimmy the 9-ton metal dinosaur.

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Kansas City, Mo., is the biggest city in the country with free public transportation, but it isn’t guaranteed past 2023. Ending the experiment could be devastating. #TwoWeeksAmerica trib.al/HdfEOz9
Does a free public transit system sound like a pipe dream? Kansas City is doing it.

Does a free public transit system sound like a pipe dream? Kansas City is doing it.

Since Kansas City, Mo., made all bus routes free at the start of the pandemic, riders here report using the bus more — but some still have their gripes.

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Women’s volleyball is beloved in Nebraska. The Huskers have sold out every home match since 2001 and have been on the court for all but one of the most packed games in women’s collegiate volleyball history. #TwoWeeksAmerica trib.al/ERoKDqU
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Pizza at Casey’s, in Iowa, is impressively cheesy and loaded with toppings you never realized you needed on a pizza (scrambled eggs?). But be warned that the first bite will send a hot stream of grease down your chin. #TwoWeeksAmerica trib.al/zfRMPmf
A slice of Casey's breakfast pizza purchased at the convenience store chain's location in Osceola, Iowa.

ALT A slice of Casey's breakfast pizza purchased at the convenience store chain's location in Osceola, Iowa.

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Laura Fredrickson needed time to think. So the 34-year-old from St. Paul set out on a road trip. Somewhere on the way, while Googling roadside attractions, she turned up one that made her heart leap — the OZ Museum in Wamego, Kan. #TwoWeeksAmerica trib.al/CawQrgW
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It’s hard to overstate how important jazz is to the identity of Kansas City. The musicians who gig at the @GreenLadyLounge exclusively perform original compositions in the city’s style of jazz, influenced by the blues, loose and rhythmic. #TwoWeeksAmerica trib.al/yUcuCa7
No TVs and velvet-red walls: Jazz plays 365 days a year at the Green Lady Lounge

No TVs and velvet-red walls: Jazz plays 365 days a year at the Green Lady Lounge

Stepping into the Green Lady is confusing — and enchanting. It’s another world, one you might imagine while listening to saxophonist Charlie Parker, who grew up in Kansas City, or Count Basie.

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We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think. Watch what they had to say about meeting the people of America, and read their stories here: bit.ly/3DD83gd #TwoWeeksAmerica

Two Weeks in America

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Coming soon: The Globe sent 12 journalists on a two-week road trip across this complex country. There is more reason to hope than you’d think. Sign up for the newsletter to get exclusive dispatches from their travels: trib.al/gT7pMRv #TwoWeeksAmerica

Coming soon: Two Weeks in America

12 journalists. 22,500 miles. A nation full of stories.

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The people they met were eminently memorable. Every one of the journalists came back changed by the experience. #TwoWeeksAmerica trib.al/ZwJgInS
Marcus Isom, left, and his father Melvin enjoy their lunch at Jones Bar-B-Q Diner in Marianna, Ark.

ALT Marcus Isom, left, and his father Melvin enjoy their lunch at Jones Bar-B-Q Diner in Marianna, Ark.

Congregants pray along the border wall while attending the Border Church / La Iglesia Fronteriza in Tijuana, Mexico.

ALT Congregants pray along the border wall while attending the Border Church / La Iglesia Fronteriza in Tijuana, Mexico.

Beck Booze, 2, adjusts his cowboy hat while riding his horse around his grandfather’s ranch in Miami, Texas.

ALT Beck Booze, 2, adjusts his cowboy hat while riding his horse around his grandfather’s ranch in Miami, Texas.

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The Peabody Hotel, which bills itself as the “South’s Grand Hotel,” is where wealthy folks and movie stars stay when they’re in Memphis, but the hotel’s most famous patrons are … five mallard ducks. #TwoWeeksAmerica trib.al/0viEfOT
Make way for Memphis’s penthouse ducklings

Make way for Memphis’s penthouse ducklings

The Peabody Hotel, which bills itself as the “South’s Grand Hotel,” is where wealthy folks and movie stars stay when they’re in Memphis, but the hotel’s most famous patrons are five mallard ducks...

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Shiprock looks like a castle reaching from the desert toward the clouds. The Navajo Nation calls it Tse Bit A’i, or “rock with wings.” #TwoWeeksAmerica trib.al/3W51zkM
Shiprock — and all the other reasons to pull over and take it in

Shiprock — and all the other reasons to pull over and take it in

Shiprock looks like a castle reaching from the desert toward the clouds. The Navajo Nation calls it Tse Bit A’i, or “rock with wings.”

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At the Depot Theater, in Dodge City, Kan., a small army of volunteers was preparing to put on a show in one of the few dinner theaters hanging on in the country. The production was “Steel Magnolias.” #TwoWeeksAmerica trib.al/BPv6an3
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