Good extras

The Globe's Russell Contreras had a good feature in the paper today about a fire at a Lawrence youth center that happened earlier this month and how the loss of the center will affect the teens that had frequented it. What makes the story better is when you check out Boston.com and get to click on the story's audio slideshow, which is a good addition to a story that has a very human element. The narration and the pictures of the children at the center and the fire bring life to that human element. Readers can hear and see the story come to life right on their screens. It was the perfect touch to the story. Hopefully soon, most feature stories will come with this online feature.