Welcome to #ICYMI, the WGBH News Week In Review for a snowbound week you’d probably rather forget.
• Speaking of which, Anne Mostue looked into the South End’s attempt to block the spread of Southie-style parking space savers, while Cristina Quinn reported on the snowy winter’s effect on the restaurant business.
• Greater Boston turned its focus on hunger this week, with James Edwards reporting on the Hyde Park YMCA’s ‘family dinners,” and Adam Reilly checking out Lovin‘ Spoonfuls, a Boston nonprofit that “rescues” wasted food for the needy.
• The Sleepwalker statue at Wellesley College may be creepy, but Jared Bowen found it’s ‘no Piss Christ.’
• Ibby Caputo looked into the growing popularity of fossil-fuel-free mutual funds.
• On Monday, Quinn parsed a Massachusetts Tech Collaborative study, which found that the state needs to attract tech talent with mix of skills.
• Gov. Deval Patrick joined Greater Boston to talk about the DCF, heroin and imprisoned, cancer-stricken former state Speaker of the House Sal DiMasi. DiMasi’s wife, Debbie, also appeared on Greater Boston to talk about her husband’s declining health.
• Callie Crossley said Kaitlin Pearson, the Fitchburg special ed student with the sideline posing for risqué photos, is no role model.
• Linda Polach reflected on the 71st anniversary of her father’s capture by the Nazis in World War II — on Valentine’s Day.
• Author Douglass Shand-Tucci raised some key questions that remain unasked about Copley Square’s Trinity Church.
• Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story, visited Harvard Square’s Brattle Theater to discuss his memoir, Little Failure, and discussed the difficulties of emigrating from Russia as a child — and Alison Bruzek was there to record it for the Forum Network.
• On our On Campus blog, Kirk Carapezza reported on college networks being targeted for future cyber attacks, and rounded up Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s appearance on Boston Public Radio, where she called for college loan reform.
• And on The Scrum, Adam Reilly, Peter Kadzis and David Bernstein considered the return of Felix Arroyo the Elder, who is running for register of probate, and the scramble for Marty Walsh’s House seat. Meanwhile, Here and Sphere blogger Mike Freedberg singled out the front-runner in that race.
Enjoy your weekend, see you Monday.