Some slightly off-the-beaten-path stories you may have missed over the past week: 

— Our local retail juggernaut: “TJX to open 500 additional stores, bringing new goal to 7,500 locations” (BBJ)

— How much longer can this go on?: “U.S. Workers Are Paying More for Healthcare, and Next Year Will Be Worse” (WSJ)

— A fun economic trip down Boomer memory lane: “A pizza box, a 1991 flashback, and the ghosts of Route 128” (Globe)

–– After his Washington Post experience, I doubt he wants the Globe. But the Red Sox are a different matter: “Don’t be surprised if Jeff Bezos someday casts a covetous eye on John Henry’s sports and media empire” (Contrarian Boston)

— The author handles the historic events unfolding on the Vineyard just right: “Alan Dershowitz Won’t Forget What Larry David Did to Him” (WSJ)

— Time for some common-sense regulations: “Child e-bike injuries have skyrocketed across Mass., ER doctors warn” (WBUR)

— It’s an assertion of our dominance: “Why we have a notch that keeps Connecticut from sliding into Long Island Sound” (Universal Hub)

— I liked the ‘Sister Souljah’ comparison: “Is AOC still picking the right battles?” (Globe)

— The new Irish resistance movement: “Trump wants a ballroom in Ireland. One man is having a ball fighting it” (Washington Post)

— The latest Great Moderate Hope: “This rising Democrat is writing the script for his party’s bid to finally rein in Trump” (Yahoo)