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Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performs in Rio in 2019. The band will co-headline next year s Boston Calling music festival with Rage Against The Machine. The bands were supposed to headline last year s festival, which was canceled. (Getty Images)
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Good morning, Boston! It s Thursday, May 27. Today we re watching the ongoing drama between Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey and embattled Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White. We re wondering whether yesterday s ESPN scoop about Donald Trump and the Patriots is newsworthy. And we re hoping the weather forecasters are wrong about the rainy holiday weekend.
As it became clear in March 2020 that COVID-19 was spreading through Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker announced that the state would shut down its restaurants for onsite dining for at least three weeks. Three weeks turned into three months, and restaurants in the state were permitted to reopen for outdoor dining only on June 8, 2020, provided they followed a lengthy list of guidelines, including new cleaning protocols, distancing of tables, and making transactions as contact-free as possible.
It’s hard to believe this now, given that the state’s restaurants have been open in one capacity or another since last June, but Massachusetts was among the final two states to begin that initial reopening process. When the state eventually allowed restaurants to reopen indoors, it implemented 50 percent capacity caps on dining rooms and issued another lengthy list of strict health and safety guidelines.
The CEO and president of Great Canadian Gaming Corp. (TSX:GC) has resigned from his job after he and his wife were accused of travelling from B.C. to the Yukon to jump the coronavirus vaccination . . .
Kowloon restaurant owners talk about closing one day and the Internet is not OK
When fans caught wind Thursday night that owners were in talks with the townâs planning board over redevelopment, things got a little out of hand.
By Brittany Bowker and Kara Baskin Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent,Updated January 8, 2021, 8:55 a.m.
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Kowloon restaurant on Rt. 1 in Saugus.John Blanding/Globe Staff
When fans of the legendary tiki-themed Kowloon restaurant in Saugus caught wind Thursday night that its owners were in talks with the townâs planning board over redevelopment, rumors began to swirl online that the beloved Route 1 eatery might be closing soon.