• Two more Boston cafes are cited for health code violations -- at City Hall and at the Inspectional Services building. [Boston Globe]
• The lousy roads in Massachusetts are costing drivers approximately $718 million in additional repairs. [WBZ Radio]
• In another move that appears to be a genuine attempt at governing the commonwealth, Deval Patrick will offer 50+ education-related proposals this week. [Boston Globe]
• Quentin Tarantino spent the weekend in Provincetown with John Waters. The Pink Flamingos director invited Tarantino to receive the Filmmaker on the Edge award from the P-town Film Festival. [Boston Herald]
• Locally-grown tomatoes should be safe to eat. [WBZ TV]
• A Norfolk County Commissioner candidate is running on one issue: to eliminate county government. [Patriot Ledger]
• George Carlin, former Boston DJ (WEZE-590AM), died on Sunday. [The Boston Channel]
• China fired 12 officials for mishandling the massive earthquake there. That's a heckuva punishment. [BBC]
• Some genius decided there shouldn't be any champions on the Celtics-free U.S. Olympic basketball team, which will be led by Kobe Bryant. Apparently we're willing to settle for second-best here. [AP]

Image of the Charles River and Charles River painting by MsGaia from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.