'Time To Cut Losses': A Boston Restaurant's Final Days

Plus: More on the Bernie Sanders meme you're seeing everywhere ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [View in Browser]( | [Donate]( [WBUR] [WBUR]( The WBUR Weekender January 23, 2021 🌞 Weekend Weather: Today it's sunny, with a high near 28. Sunday is sunny, with a high near 31. Good morning, A change in leadership for the country. A slew of new executive orders and policy changes. A raging pandemic. Remaining tension from a country still divided. Hope for a more united future. It certainly was a historic week, and now with Inauguration Day over, the U.S. has a lot of serious issues to tackle. But today I want to talk about a lighter story that set the internet (and Twitter-verse) afire on Wednesday: [How Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, yet again, became the star of a viral meme](. This story is a perfect reminder that Twitter doesn't have to just be a place to pick a fight; it can bring joy and levity. I'm still laughing at all the creative memes people are coming up with. Plus, I love [this profile]( of the Vermont woman who made his mittens. What does Bernie have to say about all of the attention? ["I was just sitting there trying to keep warm."]( P.S.– If you, like me, aren't over the hilarity of this meme, you can drop Bernie at any location you wish, [thanks to this website](. You're welcome and enjoy. — Meagan McGinnes [@meaganmcginnes]( newsletters@wbur.org This Week's Must Reads url['Time To Cut Losses': Inside The Final Days Of A Boston Restaurant]( "The hardest part as an owner was the decision to close. I didn’t know if I was doing the right thing. I still don’t know if we did the right thing." [Read more.]( Support the news [6 Takeaways From President Biden's Inauguration]( The new president was sworn in Wednesday and made an inaugural address aimed at unity. Biden didn't sugarcoat, however, the hurdles to bringing Americans together, and he leaned into the challenges the U.S. faces. [Read more.]( - Local Reactions: ['There's No Comparison': Mass. Congressional Delegation Describes An Inauguration Like No Other]( - Digging Deeper: [6 Numbers That Show President Biden's Greatest Challenges]( ['Incredibly Close To The Action': A Rookie Reporter's Inauguration Access, 40 Years Ago]( As armed National Guard troops surround the U.S. Capitol this week, veteran reporter Steve Brown reflects on a very different scene from 40 years ago when, as a rookie radio reporter, he covered the first presidential inauguration of Ronald Reagan. [Read more.]( ['It's Another Racist Act': Vigil Held In Belmont For Black Man Killed In Road Rage Incident]( Henry Tapia's kids held a sign that read "I miss my Dad! Mommy won't let me forget you!" while dozens stood in the cold in Belmont's Cushing Square and sang "Amazing Grace." [Read more.]( [Staring Down The Gaping Maw Of Winter? A New Light And Music Installation At Boston's Hatch Shell Could Help]( The open-air amphitheater is coming back to life with a light and music installation created by composer Maria Finkelmeier. [Read more.]( Time For A Break Listen: You may have missed the [third episode of "Anything For Selena"]( this week amid all of the political happenings in D.C. so I'm here to remind you it's worth the listen. This episode goes into how Selena became a symbol for solidarity and resistance. Watch: In one of the inauguration's most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she delivered her poem "The Hill We Climb." In my opinion, it should be required viewing. [You can watch here.]( Move: NPR had Daniel Lieberman, a professor at Harvard and author of "Exercised," [debunk these myths about exercise and sleep](. Experience yarn in a new way: If you head to Tower Hill Botanical Garden, you'll see a colorful exhibit showcasing yarnstorming — or yarnbombing. It's a type of art form referred to as “graffiti knitting" and it's pretty cool. [Learn more (and get other ideas for things to do this weekend) here.]( Make a playlist: Our arts and culture team has some suggestions for [albums]( you'll want to queue up. Catch Up On Coronavirus What To Know: Nearly 2,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were spoiled at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Boston after a contractor accidentally unplugged a freezer. [Read more.]( Coronavirus By The Numbers: The state's unemployment rate ticked back up in December, [climbing to 7.4%]( and again rising above the national average. Get more context behind the numbers in our weekly coronavirus newsletter. [Sign up here.]( Before you go: [Another Bernie meme]( for good measure. 😎 Forward to a friend. 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