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When a doctor found that Kenicer Carty’s 1-year-old daughter had a dangerously high level of lead last year, it triggered an alarm of sorts. Officials sent an inspector to Carty’s 1930 row house in northeast Baltimore. It turned out that every single window had hazardous chipping lead paint.

The city contracted with the nonprofit Green and Healthy Homes Initiative to replace the windows and inspect her house. They will also fix a leak in a bedroom wall and near the toilet where water pools, because moisture prompts paint to break down.

While it’s all welcome help, it has been six months since Carty’s daughter tested positive for lead. She hopes the girl won’t suffer the irreversible behavior or learning problems that lead can cause, but she hasn’t told anyone about the poisoning.

Baltimore Struggles To Protect Children From Lead Paint

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Only in Boston.

Did an illustration for the web version of Greater Boston’s interview w/ Derek Sanderson.

Actor George Takei is famous for his role as Mr. Sulu on the original Star Trek — not to mention his wildly popular humor on Facebook. But before he became a star, he lived as an inmate in an internment camp and was forced into Asian stereotypes on screen.

Temple Place, Boston, MA, 20Jul14

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The Hollywood movie about mobster Whitey Bulger has been filming in and around Boston for months, with a list of high-profile actors. That means getting Johnny Depp and the others to sound like they’re from Boston. And as locals certainly know — getting that Boston accent right can make or break the movie.

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