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Acme Daily
City news, science, food, sports, culture and travel.
2 free articles a day
- City
Night trams return to the river line after ten quiet years
From next month, trams will run every twenty minutes between midnight and 5 a.m. on the river line, the first overnight service since the old depot closed.
By Mara Ellison2 hours ago
- Science
Students find a bed of fossil ferns on a routine field trip
A geology class out collecting river stones found dozens of fern imprints that researchers now date to roughly 300 million years ago.
By Tobias Rennick5 hours ago
- Food
Why breakfast soup is taking over neighborhood cafe menus
Warm broth with rice, a soft egg and greens is replacing the pastry case at a growing number of cafes, and owners say the morning crowd is sold.
By Ines CallowayYesterday
- Sports
Volunteer rowing club takes the harbor cup by half a length
A club that trains before work beat the three-time champions in the last strokes of Saturday's final, the closest finish the race has seen in years.
By Jonah Ferris2 days ago
- Culture
Restorers find a hidden sketch under the museum's harbor painting
A routine cleaning of the city museum's best-known painting revealed a charcoal sketch of a different scene underneath, now on show beside the canvas.
By Amara Lind3 days ago
- Travel
A new coastal trail links six villages once reachable only by car
The 60-kilometer trail follows an old railway line along the coast, with a village every ten kilometers and a shuttle that brings walkers back to the start.
By Theo BrandtLast week