Local Arts & Culture: Boston’s viral “tiny pink eraser stamps” trend is turning landmarks into handmade culture—Groton artist Haley Ashburn is stamping spots like the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and “Storrowing,” proving small crafts can travel fast. Community Health & Sports: Springfield’s Thunderbirds are expanding their multi-year partnership with Baystate Health, adding Baystate as official jersey patch partner and deepening care ties at the MassMutual Center. Education & Equity: A new report finds Boston’s non-exam high schools are struggling with chronic absenteeism and weaker outcomes, raising fresh questions about equal access citywide. Arts, Science & Self-Discovery: The Jar and Unlikely Collaborators are bringing “The Perception Box™ Adventure” to SoWa Power Station, blending neuroscience, storytelling, live music, and conversation. Food & Nightlife: Bloom opens in the Seaport as a daytime cafe and evening craft cocktail bar, leaning into a “return to nature” vibe. Local Business & Research: AstraZeneca is opening a major global R&D center in Kendall Square, Cambridge, bringing nearly 2,000 researchers to the life sciences hub. Public Transit & School Accountability: MBTA removed ads critical of Boston Public Schools after they were flagged for copy, keeping the debate over student achievement in the spotlight.