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It's National Boston Cream Pie Day, the day we celebrate a pie that's actually cake (like the opposite of a cheesecake). Experts feel strongly about it. "It is not a pie at all," Susan Wilson, the historian at the pie/cake's birthplace, the Omni Parker House, told WBUR's Fausto Menard. "It is a cake. Always has been a cake. Always will be a cake."
You can read more about the Boston cream pie's history in our Field Guide primer on the city's culinary landscape. Now, to the news:
We have a deal: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and local business leaders have agreed to a compromise on her plan to shift more of the city's property tax burden onto businesses. The deal, intended to avoid both dramatic tax hikes on homeowners or painful budget cuts, would allow the city to temporarily raise its commercial property tax rate beyond state limits -- though it's less than Wu's original proposal and includes a few new protections for small businesses. Here's what to know:
In memoriam: State House members are mourning the death of a colleague this week. State Rep. Susan Williams Gifford, a Wareham Republican, died of cancer Tuesday at the age of 64. Gifford served as the House minority whip and had been on Beacon Hill since 2003.
Off shore: The company Vineyard Wind will remove more blades from existing turbines at its offshore wind farm off the Massachusetts coast, after one broke and fell off this past summer. The blades' manufacturer, GE Vernova, wouldn't release a specific number of blades to be removed. Vineyard Wind says it will also strengthen some blades out of an "abundance of caution" after recent quality checks.
P.S. -- This week's episode of The Common takes an up-close look at Vineyard Wind. Literally! After chartering a boat with a group of journalists last month to visit the offshore turbines, WBUR's Miriam Wasser joined Darryl C. Murphy to talk about what she saw.