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The glass cube that sits just inside Post Office Square has seen some turnover in the past few years: Milk Street Cafe moved out and was replaced by Z Square, which recently closed all of its locations. One has to wonder why these reasonably-priced, high quality restaurants struggled in this gorgeous location, with its patio access and view of the oasis that is Post Office Square. High rent? Low margins? We can't be sure (although in Z Square's case, executive mismanagement and license violations may be partly to blame). But it makes us want to root for Sip, which opened yesterday in this space.

Recently, Financial District stalwart Locke-Ober stopped serving lunch. This news impacted the neighborhood on a macro level: it's a landmark, a bastion of Brahmin culture, a pillar of the local restaurant industry. But on a micro level, it barely registered among regular Financial District work-bots: even in the best of times, many people working here were never able to afford their lunch in the first place.

--The Greater Boston Food Bank needs your help. [Boston Globe, Greater Boston Food Bank]

From their description of the video: "We went to 40 different Dunkin' Donuts in 1 day... we traveled 350 miles in 17 and ½ hours and consumed nothing but Dunkin Donuts products." We're pretty sure that we could get to 40 different stores in way less time, logging far less miles. There have to be about 40 in the Downtown and Financial District areas, but if you creep out a little you're going to find a dozen in Allston, a couple in JP and Roxbury, more in Dorchester, Cambridge, Somerville, and Medford.

[Editor's note: Bostonist was reminded that Massachusetts does not allow "Happy Hours" due to the state liquor laws. Most of the places listed above have special food prices since they can't reduce prices on alcohol. Bostonist still likes to call it "Happy Hour" even though it is not truly as happy as it once was...]