Morning Updates: Johnny D’s closing its doors, Romney’s scorching Trump takedown
Good morning, Boston. The extent of Bill Cosby’s sexual predation was revealed, Mitt Romney blasted Donald Trump, and the rest of the news you need to know today.
How Bill Cosby seduced women—with drugs and fame: “He was not above seducing a young model by showing interest in her father’s cancer. He promised other women his mentorship and career advice before pushing them for sex acts. And he tried to use financial sleight of hand to keep his wife from finding out about his serial philandering. Bill Cosby admitted to all of this and more over four days of intense questioning 10 years ago at a Philadelphia hotel, where he defended himself in a deposition for a lawsuit filed by a young woman who accused him of drugging and molesting her.’’ (The New York Times)
The old history of Boston 2024’s plan: “It is hard to imagine that the asphalt artery that is Columbia Road in Dorchester was once envisioned as the final jewel in the Emerald Necklace, the ribbon of parks that includes the Arnold Arboretum and the Public Garden. But in 1897, the necklace’s designer, Frederick Law Olmsted, laid out plans to line the road with two rows of trees and turn it into Dorchesterway, a boulevard as grand and as graceful as the Back Bay Fens and the Arborway, two of his other cherished creations. More than a century later, Boston 2024 is vowing to resurrect Olmsted’s plans.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Mitt Romney with the sizzling Trump takedown: On Saturday, Donald Trump criticized Sen. John McCain, who was a POW in Vietnam, as “not a war hero,’’ Trump said. “I like people who weren’t captured.’’ (The New York Times) That comment garnered harsh criticism among fellow Republicans, including this Romney zinger.
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Johnny D’s plays its final note: “The music is ending at Johnny D’s Uptown Restaurant and Music Club, a beloved fixture in the heart of Davis Square for 46 years. Owner Carla DeLellis said Sunday she plans to close the venue, which has been home to a diverse array of live music from national and local acts, probably in late January or early February next year. ‘It’s time for a change,’ DeLellis said simply, noting that it is primarily a personal decision, not a financial one.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Pro surfer evades shark attack on live TV: “It came up and got stuck in my leg rope,’’ [Mick] Fanning said. “I instantly just jumped away. It kept coming at my board and I was kicking and screaming. I just saw fins. … I didn’t see teeth. I was waiting for the teeth to come at me. I punched it in the back.’’ (BDCwire)
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The Goodbye: Young Adult novels for your summer beach reading.
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