It’s hard for white folks to talk about racism. We think we are so beyond that R-word. We may have friends or associates of color. We may have voted for an African-American. We haven’t a racis…

A majority of readers, I hope, got to this page by picking up a red wrapper on their lawns or driveways, then slipping out the paper and opening this newest issue of the Times. Often the red b…

The long-awaited, much-cursed and hopefully-anticipated Loop Trolley is in operation.

Metro Arts in Transit is responsible for a lot of local art and color. The agency has about 150 temporary and permanent art projects.