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

— Very interesting. Loans tied to future rents, not to a builder’s income: “A New Type of Mortgage Is Reviving Long Abandoned Neighborhoods.” (WSJ)

— A really good pros-and-cons explainer piece from Scott Kirsner: “Mass. could get the nation’s toughest law to stave off AI catastrophes.” (MassLive)

— Whoa. That’s a lot of housing: “Downtown Brockton Proposal Includes 1K Housing Units” (B&T)

— Live by the trend, die by the trend: “Pickleball franchisor with Mass. locations files for bankruptcy” (BBJ)

— Actually, his biggest challenge is getting people to pay attention to the race: “John Deaton’s biggest challenge isn’t Ed Markey. It’s President Trump” (WBUR)

— He seems to impress both moderates and progressives: “The Jon Ossoff guide to being a Democrat” (The Economist)

— So pathetic: “Hunt on for couple who stole tips from a Jamaica Plain take-out place” (Universal Hub)

— A Massachusetts history buff helps solve a mystery dating back to the War of 1812: “His Unmarked Grave Lay Forgotten for 200 Years. They Had to Fix That.” (NYT)

— If only he would take a different view towards his obsession with 3-pointers: “Joe Mazzulla already seeing dividends from taking a different view this Celtics preseason” (Globe)

— Make sure you have MediVac insurance before eating: “This underrated Mass. burger joint has an insane quadruple cheeseburger (Video)” (MassLive)

— Think project cost-overruns are bad in Massachusetts? Check out this UK fiasco: “A ‘Ludicrously Ugly’ Bridge Is Exhibit A That Britain Has Lost Its Mojo” (WSJ)