To celebrate Black History Month, we wanted to see what became of the local spots listed in the “Negro Motorist Green-Book.” Published from the 1930s to the mid-1960s, the annual guidebook highlighted businesses and resources that welcomed Black travelers.

• We’ll spotlight a few locations this month.

Background: The guides were lifesaving for Black travelers during the Jim Crow era.

• Iconic musicians, boxers and civil rights activists flocked to the vetted spots at a time when much of New England, including the Boston area, was hostile to Black visitors.

Why it matters: For all of the attention Boston gives to preserving history, it has let most of these historic places disappear.

📍 Our first stop is Charlie’s Sandwich Shoppe, at 429 Columbus Ave.

Then: Charlie Poulos and Christi Manjourides, both Greek immigrants, founded the South End eatery in 1927. It’s believed to be the first Boston restaurant that served Black customers.

• At its peak, Charlie’s hosted Duke Ellington, Sammy Davis Jr. and other jazz greats.
• Damian Marciante, the current owner, credits the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first Black-led union chartered by the American Federation of Labor, for spreading the word. Local union workers dined there and eventually turned the building’s second floor into a union hall.

Now: Of the half-dozen local listings in the Green Book, Charlie’s appears to be the only operational site left.

• Charlie’s has survived 17 presidencies, two closures, a pandemic and countless Boston snowstorms.

Go deeper: How Charlie's survived so long

Beyond the issues she faces on Beacon Hill, Gov. Maura Healey has her work cut out making a name for herself now that she's in the corner office.

The big picture Healey beat conservative Republican Geoff Diehl last November by nearly 30 points. But she was always a shoe-in in the uncompetitive race, and it doesn't mean everyone in her state knows much about her.

By the numbers: Over one-third of Mass. voters have either never heard of Healey (15%) or know her and haven't formed an opinion of her yet (22%), according to a poll conducted earlier this month by MassINC. Polling Group.

• The good news for Healey is that 42% of those who do know her think of her favorably, compared with 21% who dislike her.

Between the lines: That could be because Healey's campaign for the corner office was a streamlined collection of vague themes about teamwork, economic struggle and how much she likes basketball, instead of detailed plans for governing the state.

• Healey didn’t have much of a fight in the Democratic primary or general election, meaning a vibes-based campaign light on policy specifics was the smart political move.
• But it may not have been the most effective way to introduce herself to voters who don't obsess much over local politics.

Keep reading ... Healey's agenda and voters' priorities

📚 Henderson Upper School students met with Superintendent Mary Skipper Friday after protesting what they described as unfair suspensions, poor funding choices and communication barriers between students and teachers. (Reporter)

🏥 One week after a massive fire, Brockton Hospital is still closed with no update on when it might reopen. (WCVB)

Multiple schools across Massachusetts, including Charlestown High School, received threats that authorities described as false swatting calls yesterday.

• The calls came in from across the country, authorities said. (NBCBoston)

🥗 Just Salad, a New York-based salad chain, plans to open in the Financial District. (Restaurant Talk)

Steph here. For Valentine's Day, we wanted to show that our city can play matchmaker.

• So we asked you to send us your peak-Boston love stories, and you delivered.

The intrigue: Forget about the roses and flowers. Let’s celebrate the Boston hangouts where your love stories all began.

🖥 Hope for online dating

Amanda G. met her husband, Patrick, on Match.com on Marathon Monday in 2002, long before Tinder was a thing.

• “My family was convinced it was dangerous and I was asking for trouble,” she said.

Fortunately, Patrick wasn’t an axe murderer. They met at the Boston Beer Garden and walked around Castle Island with Reilly, Patrick’s golden retriever puppy.

• They’ll be married 17 years in July.

🎹 Sing to your heart’s content

Chris D., transit advocate and apparently amateur singer, met his now wife singing around the piano at Jacob Wirth’s. They joined JW’s Friday night piano group singalongs hosted by Mel Stiller, a local musician. Stiller would go on to sing at their wedding last year.

What they’re saying: “I will be forever grateful to Anna for looking past my dreadful singing voice to give me a chance for a first date!” he said.

Keep reading ... Finding love over dumplings in Chinatown

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Boston just can't stop winning, even when we have no right to win!

That's right, we beat out Washington, D.C. in the first round of Axios' ultimate metro-area pizza tournament.

• Nearly 6,500 readers voted for the city they believe to have the best pizza among our local coverage areas.
• Somehow, Boston's already in the Savory 16.

Onto Detroit: That's right, it's Boston's kind-of-okay East Coast thin crust against the glorified cheesy bread Detroit passes off as pizza.

• Detroit pizza looks like someone once ordered a birthday cake from a pizza parlor by mistake and it stuck.
• Detroit pizza is what will happen when cheese and tomato prices skyrocket but flour still costs next to nothing.
• Detroit pizza is real pizza before finding out that bread makes you fat.

Second round of voting is open until 3pm today.

• Readers in the city that wins it all will get a pizza party!

Vote here