Updated on March 15, 2021 at 7:30 am
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Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday that Boston's outdoor dining program will begin on Monday, March 22 -- 10 days earlier than had originally been planned due to the weather forecast. But the city's North End has to wait.
The Boston Licensing Board says outdoor dining can't start until April 1 in the North End, citing "high density" for the delay.
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With snowflakes falling outside Sunday, the news has temperatures rising inside restaurants like Rabia's Dolce Fumo on Salem Street where people aren't thrilled about losing an extra 10 days to other restaurants in the city.