Morning Updates: Food safety violations in Boston, Uber on the Cape
Good morning, Boston. Here’s what stories you need to know for the day ahead.
Hope you weren’t planning to eat out today: “City inspectors last year found multiple instances of the most serious type of health and sanitary code violations at nearly half of Boston’s restaurants and food service locations, according to a Globe review of municipal data.’’ Be sure to check out the interactive, which provides the critical violations since 2012 of any restaurant in the city. (The Boston Globe)
Fung Wah could be gone for good: “Off the road for more than two years, the discount bus line Fung Wah may shut down for good, its consultant said Monday. Barry Lewis, whose firm was helping to operate Fung Wah, said the bus service was unable to reclaim a pickup and drop-off location in the Boston area after losing its berth at South Station following regulatory action in March 2013.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Why high-rent neighborhoods have so many empty stores: “Abandoned storefronts have long been a hallmark of economic depression and high crime rates, but [New York City’s] West Village doesn’t have either of those. Instead, what it has are extremely high commercial rents, which cause an effect that is not dissimilar. ‘High-rent blight’ happens when rising property values, usually understood as a sign of prosperity, start to inflict damage on the city economics.’’ (The New Yorker)
Five takeaways from Boston Calling’s fall concert lineup: “In these parts, Boston Calling has become the bookend to every music fan’s summer, each event delighting attendees for different reasons. But as more and more events hit the history books, one can’t help but compare each festival with the ones that came before it—and grow increasingly more nitpicky about the institution as a whole.’’ (Boston.com)
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Look, up in the air! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a lot of planes! “Boston-area residents who glance skyward around midday Tuesday might catch a dramatic show: The Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron is scheduled to fly over the city for a photo shoot, officials said. The F/A-18 Hornet Delta formation of six jets will perform at least two flyovers on the east side of Boston Harbor between noon and 12:30 p.m., with a seventh jet flying alongside as a vantage for photography, according to a statement from the Blue Angels.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Uber but for the Cape: “After spending several months investigating interest and viability, Uber is officially rolling out limited service on the Cape and Islands today. The company’s lowest-cost UberX service, which matches local drivers using their own cars with customers looking for rides, is expected to be available on Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and in the Falmouth area.’’ (Cape Cod Times)
The Goodbye: 37,000 flags in Boston Common.
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