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The Daily Free Press

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Zinneken's Food truck at boston university

Boston food trucks reflect on waning business during pandemic

Samuele Petruccelli February 19, 2021
Even as chain restaurants enter the city’s mobile vendor industry, long-standing local vendors have struggled.
Boston restaurants and bars are preparing for an increase in outdoor dining and takeout orders this weekend due to Super Bowl Sunday. COURTESY OF PIXABAY

Restaurants prepare for take-out heavy Super Bowl

Samuele Petruccelli February 5, 2021
Sports-centered restaurants and bars usually see increased business on Super Bowl Sunday. Now, businesses that normally seat sports fans at tables and bars are adapting for an unprecedented night of football.
A heater in Otto’s outdoor seating area on Commonwealth Avenue. Heaters will not be enough to preserve outdoor seating during the winter for Massachusetts restaurants, according to Boston-based restauranter Andy Husbands. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Restaurants brace for cold weather after summer of outdoor dining

Daniel Kool October 22, 2020
Massachusetts restaurants are bracing for lost revenue as colder temperatures threaten the feasibility of outdoor dining, a saving grace for many as the pandemic limits indoor seating capacities.
Residents of several Boston neighborhoods have noticed an increase in rodent infestations since the pandemic began. COURTESY OF G. SCOTT SEGLER VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Rat populations increase in Boston neighborhoods

Daniel Kool September 24, 2020
Residents are reporting an uptick in rat infestations throughout several Boston neighborhoods as the pandemic shifts food waste into residential areas.
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