WBUR TODAY: Boston bars' later bedtime
❤️ Donate Thursday, June 11, 2026 ☀️ Sticky and hot, with a high near 90. Good Morning Boston, Team France has landed at Logan . Scots are wandering around downtown . It's the 2026 World Cup. After nearly eight years of planning, the North America-hosted games officially kick off this afternoon in Mexico City with Mexico versus South Africa. (It's a rematch of the 2010 World Cup opener — sans vuvuzelas .) Click here for the basics on the schedule and how to watch. But first, a look at one of the ways Boston is trying to capitalize on the excitement around the games: Opting in: Boston will allow later last calls this summer. Mayor Michelle Wu announced yesterday that the city will let local businesses apply for a one-hour extension of their license to serve alcohol, as late as 3 a.m., through the end of July. It made Boston the first community to formally embrace the new state law giving cities and towns the flexibility to loosen drinking rules this summer. How it works: D...
