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Americans are becoming increasingly sedentary, spending almost a third of their waking hours sitting down, and computer use is partly to blame, a new study found.

Her new book is “The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World’’

Advice from Amy Dickinson.

If we do that within the year, are we moving too fast?

The restaurant is known for pan pizza — she collaborated on the dough recipe with aunt Barbara Lynch — and steak tips. She celebrates three years in business this week.

Recent sightings as reported to the Massachusetts Audubon Society.

No more balking at beer cocktails.

Her new book “Cooking with Scraps: Turn Your Peels, Rinds, and Stems into Delicious Meals,” revives the notion that stale bread, outdated produce, and cheese rinds are hidden treasures that should be put to use, not sent to the disposal or compost bin.

On April 10, more than 700 guests attended Whittier Street Health Center’s toast to Jim Judge, who serves as chairman, president and CEO of Eversource Energy. The health center honored Judge for his longtime support, as well as his leadership in the community at large. The event was held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in the Back Bay and raised more than $925,000. Attendees included Frederica M. Williams, the health center’s president and CEO, and Mary Judge, who was presented with a plaque recognizing the support that she and Jim, her husband, have provided.

The new corner store in the Treadmark building in Dorchester’s Ashmont section was slated to open two years ago, when a fire tore through the building during construction.

It’s a robust and tart marmalade made from slowly simmered fresh lemons and threads of saffron.

If you often cook a sole egg or an omelet for yourself, or are warming up a small amount, a mini GreenPan will be most useful.

At last week’s BugFeast, guests weren’t just curious, they were hungry, swarming around trays full of food. But what will it take to get even more Americans to embrace this eco-friendly, healthy way to feed a rapidly growing world?

Here are a few tips for those looking to hire their own personal cupid.

The food and cultural center is scheduled to open in the coming months at the former Landmark Center on Park Drive.

A Nevada wildlife researcher has found that not even the fastest bird on Earth can escape mercury contamination.

Militia members attacked an Ebola treatment center hours after another attack killed a staffer with the World Health Organization, a Congolese official said Saturday.

Advice from Amy Dickinson

Three months ago, this flu season was shaping up to be short and mild in the U.S. But a surprising second viral wave has made it the longest in 10 years.

I feel like I can’t ever really “love” again. As if that part of me is just ... irreparably broken.

A new photo book site makes crowdsourcing seamless.

Cocktail extravaganza Thirst Boston takes place April 26-28, with seminars, parties, and, yes, plenty of imbibing at venues throughout the city.

“The strength of their marriage has always been an inspiration and the best example to me and my sisters,” the quarterback wrote on Instagram.

Unlike everyone else, my toddler son doesn’t know I have cancer — and that’s a relief.

Clean lines and carefully considered details bring order to a challenging master bedroom.

The bobcat was shot and killed by state environmental police shortly after it attacked a man on the Mohegan Sun Golf Course in Sprague.

Will these seasoned daters foul or pick up a spare?

How can I get my daughter-in-law to tell me what’s going on? Plus, thanks or no thanks.

Do I tell my friend people are talking about her request that kids pay their own way to her daughter’s birthday?

“Normal People’’ spans four years of the young adult lives of Marianne and Connell.

Jeff Kinney’s newest book is “Diary of an Awesome and Friendly Kid.”

The poems tackle topics including climate change, spring, and an encounter with a nightingale.

Restaurant news you can use.

This is the larger, restaurant version of the popular Everett brewery, with table service, an efficient menu, comfy banquettes, and a coffee bar. Soon, there will be outdoor seating.

Here are ways to get out of your home and not be bored in the city this weekend.

‘‘This therapy has cured the patients,’’ although it will take more time to see if it’s a permanent fix, said Dr. Ewelina Mamcarz, one of the study leaders at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.

The 20,000-square-foot food hall set to debut downtown this fall announced a partial list of businesses and chefs who have signed on to the project. A Tiffani Faison pizza joint is on the list.

Blanco’s time in office included the devastating hurricanes Katrina and Rita. She was diagnosed and treated for a rare eye cancer in 2011. It returned and spread to her liver in 2017.

Here’s where to watch Mother Nature gush about spring.

Fast forward five years with no communication and boom — there he is.

The Abbe Museum presents its second Indian Market.

Advice from Amy Dickinson

We like this under-the-radar town for its slow pace, step-back-in-time beauty, its cluster of historic homes and buildings; its green space and access to outdoor activities.

During my visit to the islands of Fogo and Brava, I met no other American tourists and was treated like family by almost everyone I met.

It’s life itself here, a flume of color, smells, tastes, and passionate appeals from vendors.

In hindsight, I’m rethinking that agreement.