This summer, Rapp’s team planted a not-so-subtle “I Hate Boston” billboard in the North End to promote a song from her debut album, “Snow Angel,” which was released Aug. 18. The marketing tactic, Rapp said, was meant to be “divisive.”

In December, the Lifestyle editors asked The News to send in their favorites of the year.

At first glance, recent reboots of television programs that reigned supreme during the 2000s and early 2010s are trying to improve upon their predecessors’ shortcomings.

In February, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture announced that they had awarded grants to 192 organizations for general operating support and COVID-19 relief.