--Flooding is expected over the weekend. Bring your umbrella with you when you go out. [WCVB]
--Repairs are on the way for the ceiling of the Prudential Tunnel, and a firm will study if the ceiling should be "removed or replaced." A line from the article: "The [Massachusetts Convention Center Authority] believes [the ceiling] was installed for fire protection." Uh, how do you not know why a ceiling was installed? [Boston Globe]
--Members of the firefighters union walked out of a meeting in front of the state board yesterday, and the fight is still over drug testing. Boston Firefighters Union Local 718 president Ed Kelly says he wants Mayor Menino to negotiate face-to-face. Kelly says he's not opposed to drug testing but wants an "extensive fitness and wellness program in return." [Boston Herald, Boston Globe]
--The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce put out a report saying that Governor Deval Patrick's proposal of three casino licenses would be "largely positive." [Boston Globe]
--Not to beat on the MBTA with a baseball bat or anything, but the Somerville Journal blog spots rot in the very walls of a stop. [Wicked Local Somerville]
--Imus is going to be around to rain on the St. Patrick's Day Parade. [Boston Globe Go to It Blog]
--The New England Confectionary Company (NECCO) is closing a plant ... in Wisconsin, which is weird if you think about it. [AP/Boston Herald]
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