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Regina Pizzeria Fenway Closes, Tatum's Possible Return · Sunny Mornings Boston

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  Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
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  Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa,
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  and it's Friday, March 6th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 157 years ago, today, in 1869, Nitri
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  Mendeleev arranged the chemical elements into
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  a coherent, periodic table that revealed patterns
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  in atomic weights and properties. leaving GATS
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  for undiscovered elements. This organization
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  provided a predictive order for chemistry, guiding
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  future discoveries and establishing a foundational
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  framework for understanding matter and teaching
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  generations of scientists. So now you know. And
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  now, it's time for the weather report. This morning,
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  light snow is likely and it feels like 24 degrees.
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  with 13 -mile -per -hour wind. The sunset will
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  take place at 539, and it will rise again tomorrow
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  at 606. It looks like we're in for some morning
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  snow before 8, with a chance of sleet and then
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  rain until 1 under cloudy skies and a high near
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  38, accompanied by a light northeast breeze tonight.
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  Expect patchy fog after 7, with a low of 34 and
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  calm winds. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay
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  reads 34 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather. Saturday starts with patchy
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  fog before 7 a .m., then turns mostly cloudy
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  with a high near 45 and southwest winds gusting
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  up to 21 miles per hour. A 50 % chance of evening
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  rain brings lows near 43 with gusty southwest
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  winds. Then Sunday is partly sunny with a chance
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  of morning rain and a high near 55 as winds shift
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  to the west. Monday and Tuesday warm to the upper
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  50s and low 60s with mostly sunny skies and a
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  slight chance of overnight showers early Tuesday
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  morning. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast
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  is brought to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries
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  in Encinitas, nestled on El Camino Real South.
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  Just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe
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  is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge in
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  their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten -free
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  crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch or just
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  breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
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  They are open every day from 8 to 5. So stop
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  on by and don't forget to tell them. Sunny mornings
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  send you. In local news, Fenway's The Loved Regina
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  Pizzeria has closed its doors, a spokesperson
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  for Boston Restaurant Associates confirmed on
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  Thursday. Mark Hurwitz of Boston Restaurant Talk
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  was the first to report the news, sharing a photo
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  showing a sign that read, this location is now
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  closed. The spokesperson explained that the lease
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  expired and the business chose not to renew it.
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  Regina Pizzeria, a Boston landmark for nearly
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  100 years, opened its Fenway location in 2013.
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  Although it still operates 12 pizzerias in Boston
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  and Massachusetts, most are quick -service spots,
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  unlike the iconic North End location. Now on
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  to sports. Robert Kraft, the owner of the New
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  England Patriots. has agreed to help cover World
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  Cup security costs, but Foxboro leaders remain
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  unsatisfied. Any suggestion that Boston Soccer
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  2026 or the Kraft Group have adequately addressed
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  the town's concerns is false, Foxboro Select
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  Board Chair Bill Yonah stated. World Cup organizers
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  provided further details on how they plan to
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  fund $7 .8 million in security for Gillette Stadium.
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  A spokesperson for Gillette Stadium confirmed
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  their commitment to meet the town's needs for
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  security -related costs. Foxboro officials set
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  a March 17th deadline to secure these funds for
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  public safety during the event. Praff Sports
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  & Entertainment included a commitment letter
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  to support Boston Soccer 2026's expenditures.
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  In local sports, Jason Tatum is on the verge
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  of returning to NBA action. tonight as the Celtics
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  face the Dallas Mavericks at 7. Listed as questionable,
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  this marks the first time this season he's not
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  been sidelined due to the ruptured right Achilles
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  tendon he suffered during last season's playoffs.
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  Celtics president Brad Stevens mentioned Tatum
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  wouldn't be cleared until he was ready both physically
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  and mentally, and that time may have arrived.
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  If he plays, Tatum will make his return after
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  298 days, just beyond the typical recovery window.
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  As the seas aim for playoff success, Tatum's
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  presence could be pivotal. In top news, climate
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  change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions
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  more people than previously thought, according
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  to a new study. Researchers found that about
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  90 % of studies underestimated baseline coastal
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  water heights by an average of one foot. This
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  issue is more common in the global south and
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  southeast Asia and less so in Europe. The study
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  co -author, Philip Minderhout, attributes this
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  to a methodological blind spot in measuring sea
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  and land altitudes. Adjusting the baseline height
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  means seas rising by just over three feet could
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  threaten 77 million to 132 million more people.
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  In business news, The U .S. stock market rebounded
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  on Wednesday from two days of punishing swings
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  as oil prices stabilized and reports provided
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  encouraging economic updates. The S &P 500 rose
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  0 .8%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average
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  climbed 238 points. The Nasdaq Composite increased
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  1 .3%. Despite a scary start when South Korea's
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  KOSPI index plunged 12 .1%, the market responded
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  positively. Oil prices moderated, with Brent
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  crude settling at $81. Strength in the U .S.
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  economy, including a rise in hiring, has provided
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  a hopeful outlook amidst ongoing uncertainties.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is up 6 .5 % for
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  the week. to $71 ,000. Ethereum is up 5 % to
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  $2 ,000. And XRP is up 3 % to $1 .41. Moving
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  on to a more local vibe. In our community spotlight
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  on health and wellness, we are working with a
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  national Pilates studio to bring you some free
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  classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates.
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  strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental
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  well -being. Scientific research affirms its
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  benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
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  for a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley,
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  Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure
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  to tell them Sunny Morning sent you by. And now,
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  back to the show. Let's talk tech. In southeastern
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  China, a glimpse into the future of flying taxis
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  is emerging with the Matrix, an electric vertical
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  takeoff and landing vehicle developed by AutoFlight.
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  This impressive aircraft can carry up to 10 passengers
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  and has a wingspan of 20 meters. Recently, AutoFlight
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  conducted a flying demonstration. showcasing
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  the Matrix's ability to rise and land smoothly.
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  The company hopes to receive regulatory approval
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  by 2027, though flying taxis still face challenges
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  such as safety and infrastructure. Experts suggest
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  it may take at least another three years for
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  viable solutions to surface. And in entertainment
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  news, the film Project Hail Mary has been unveiled
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  to members of the film press ahead of its March
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  20th release, and First Reactions are calling
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  it a must -see space odyssey that may prove to
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  be a major awards player come Oscar time next
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  year. Film critic Eric Marchin shared a glowing
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  review, stating that Project Hail Mary is the
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  first great blockbuster of 2026. Other critics
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  praised the film, noting it delivers a pulse
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  -counting space epic that brings true humanity
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  to the forefront. Entertainment journalist Scott
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  Menzel called it a masterpiece and an epic cinematic
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  achievement. Ryan Gosling stars as Rel and Grace,
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  a schoolteacher who awakens alone on a spaceship,
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  piecing together an outlandish plot to save the
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  sun. Well, all righty, folks. It's time for the
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  quote of the day. And today, our quote comes
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  from the American philosopher and psychologist,
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  William James. And he said, And that's a wrap
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  for this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
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  YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial
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  videos. with local news and the weather reports.
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  Had an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
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  you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.