Fortune favors the Cantabrigians

Also: The latest on the search for the Titanic tourist submarine; local restaurants feel burned by Toast [Donate ❤️]( [View in Browser](  June 20, 2023 ☁️ Mostly cloudy, with a high of 71 and isolated showers in the afternoon. Good Morning Boston, While you were watching [videos]( of [that Canadian hovercraft]( off the New England coast, here's what we've been following — including a search and rescue mission even deeper out in the Atlantic Ocean. Let's start with the latest here on land. - Cambridge residents are waking up today with some bragging rights. The city took the top spot on Fortune's list of the 50 best places to live for families in the U.S., thanks to its "[dual position as a college town and bustling metro]( Fortune's rankings also credited Cambridge's low crime rates, quality public schools and access to activities (i.e. restaurants, museums, nightlife, etc). - Here's the catch: the median sale price for a single-family home in Cambridge last year was $913,759, according to Fortune. So, good luck putting down roots if you're moving with a family. - Zoom out: Portsmouth, New Hampshire came in second in [the rankings]( which highlighted a city or town in each of the 50 states. Portland, Maine, and South Burlington, Vermont also made the list. - Do you use the app Toast for online food ordering? Then get ready to pay a little extra on your next meal. Beginning today, the Boston-based company is adding a 99-cent "processing fee" on all orders over $10 at select restaurants, with plans to roll out the fee nationwide on July 10, [according to The Boston Globe](. Toast — which is reportedly seeking to reach profitability for the first time this year — says the fee will help cover new features they're adding to help restaurants. - Some local restaurants are feeling burnt by the "hidden" additional fee, which isn't viewable unless users click a small, gray “i” icon, according to the Globe. They worry it will upset customers already grappling with high inflation. - Normalcy is returning to Waltham this morning after a power surge caused widespread outages, disabled traffic lights and led to [multiple house fires]( in the city Monday. Eversource says the surge knocked out power for about 6,000 residents, but most have it back now. - The cause of the power surge has not been publicly identified, but it's the second time it has happened in Waltham within the last year. Last October, [a similar incident]( caused several transformer fires and light signal problems. - In memoriam: A funeral is being held today in Holyoke for David Bartley, the youngest-ever House speaker in Massachusetts, who [died last week at the age of 88](. Bartley was just 33 when he rose the ranks to become speaker in 1969. After six terms, he went on to serve as the president of Holyoke Community College for nearly three decades. - PSA: There's another closure of the I-93 tunnel through downtown Boston happening tonight. MassDOT will close the northbound side of the Tip O'Neill Tunnel from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. tomorrow for maintenance, so expect delays if you're on the highway late (or early). - As for the MBTA: It's the [same one-stop overnight diversion]( on the Red Line's Braintree branch [as last week](. Express shuttles will continue to [replace commuter rail service between South Station and Braintree]( starting at 7:30 p.m. P.S.— Did you know that in addition to hosting our [live journalism]( throughout the year, our venue CitySpace [is available for rent]( for personal, non-profit and business events? Summer dates are still open. Reach out to rentals@wbur.org to learn more. Nik DeCosta-Klipa Editor, Newsletters [Follow](  Support the news  The Rundown [A search is underway for a missing submersible that brings tourists to the Titanic]( A submersible capable of taking tourists over two miles underwater to view the Titanic wreckage up close has gone missing in waters south of Newfoundland.The U.S. Coast Guard out of Boston is leading the search. [Read more.]( [A search is underway for a missing submersible that brings tourists to the Titanic]( A submersible capable of taking tourists over two miles underwater to view the Titanic wreckage up close has gone missing in waters south of Newfoundland.The U.S. Coast Guard out of Boston is leading the search. [Read more.]( [Parents and educators push back against proposed move of Boston's O'Bryant School]( While they acknowledged the need for more space, O'Bryant parents and teachers raised concerns about potential consequences, like a decline in diversity, the disruption of community partnerships, and longer commutes. [Read more.]( [Parents and educators push back against proposed move of Boston's O'Bryant School]( While they acknowledged the need for more space, O'Bryant parents and teachers raised concerns about potential consequences, like a decline in diversity, the disruption of community partnerships, and longer commutes. [Read more.]( [Why Marty Walsh left the Biden administration to run the NHL players' union]( Marty Walsh was less than halfway through his term in the Biden administration as labor secretary when the phone rang with an interesting opportunity — a job running the NHL Players' Association. [Read more.]( [Why Marty Walsh left the Biden administration to run the NHL players' union]( Marty Walsh was less than halfway through his term in the Biden administration as labor secretary when the phone rang with an interesting opportunity — a job running the NHL Players' Association. [Read more.]( [Western Mass. colleges make fallback plans ahead of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling]( Western Mass. colleges are creating fallback plans and exploring alternative ways to increase diversity on campus in case the Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action. [Read more.]( [Western Mass. colleges make fallback plans ahead of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling]( Western Mass. colleges are creating fallback plans and exploring alternative ways to increase diversity on campus in case the Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action. [Read more.]( ["Profound differences" remain between U.S. and China, Secretary Blinken tells NPR]( As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up two days of diplomatic talks in Beijing, he said the two world powers must maintain communication despite "profound" differences. [Read more.]( ["Profound differences" remain between U.S. and China, Secretary Blinken tells NPR]( As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up two days of diplomatic talks in Beijing, he said the two world powers must maintain communication despite "profound" differences. [Read more.]( Anything Else? - The Bunker Hill Monument that towers above Charlestown might be one of Boston's best-known historic markers. But a group of residents [say it doesn't properly recognize the first major battle of the American Revolution]( — and they're fighting for an expanded historic battlefield designation to ward off a new housing development. - The 25th annual Roxbury International Film Festival kicks offs today. Film critic Sean Burns has [a preview of RoxFilm's nine days of screenings, panels and music](. Expect to see a lot more of Boston than the "pop cultural fascination with Irish gangster movies and tiresome townie caricatures" audiences have come to expect, Burns writes. - It’s a rare thing — particularly in your Medicare years — to be given the chance to test your mettle. But that's [what happened when Cognoscenti contributor Anne Gardner's wife was chosen]( at the age of 70, for the the YouTube sensation MrBeast's latest competition.  What We're Reading 📚 This section is supported by [Beacon Hill Books]( a new independent bookstore. - How Local Officials Seek Revenge on Their Hometown Newspapers ([New York Times]( - On Cape Cod, it’s the question of the summer: Why are so many vacation rentals empty? ([The Boston Globe]( - Young People Have No Idea What We Used to Do After Work. Let Me Regale You. ([Slate](  Tell Me Something Good [Young Red Sox Fan Rides Roller Coaster Of Emotion After Brother Launches Souvenir (NESN)]( Fortunately for all those involved — especially brothers Jack and Charlie Mulligan — the event which initially featured tears and brotherly frustration concluded with a happy ending on Father’s Day. [Read more.]( [Young Red Sox Fan Rides Roller Coaster Of Emotion After Brother Launches Souvenir (NESN)]( Fortunately for all those involved — especially brothers Jack and Charlie Mulligan — the event which initially featured tears and brotherly frustration concluded with a happy ending on Father’s Day. [Read more.]( Listen: The Common brings you [the highlights from this year's WBUR summer arts guides](. Play: [WBUR's daily mini crossword.]( Can you keep your streak going? Before you go: Put [this man]( in charge of the MBTA! 😎 Forward to a friend. 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