Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Tuesday, March 31st. You'll be interested
to know, 137 years ago, today, in 1889, Parisians
gathered to unveil the Eiffel Tower, a soaring
iron landmark created as the centerpiece of the
Exposition Universelle and a bold feat of engineering.
Its completion celebrated modern construction
techniques, showcased industrial progress, and
transformed the Paris skyline into a lasting
symbol of innovation and artistic ambition. So
now you know. And now, it's time for the weather
report. This morning, there's a chance of showers
and thunderstorms, and it feels like 55 degrees
with 6 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take
place at 7 .08, and it will rise again tomorrow
at 6 .23. It looks like we're in for some showers
and thunderstorms, likely before 5 p .m., then
a slight chance of more showers and thunderstorms,
mostly cloudy, with a high near 62, and a light
west breeze around 6 miles per hour. If you're
inland, it will hit a high of 62. Tonight. Expect
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
before 8 p .m., then a chance of more showers
and thunderstorms, mostly cloudy, with a low
around 45 and a moderate southeast wind around
9 miles per hour. The near -shore GUI at Cape
Cod Bay reads 39 degrees for the water temperature.
Looking ahead in the weather. Wednesday will
be mostly cloudy, with rain showers likely a
high near 63, and west winds around 10 mph, gusting
up to 21. Showers remain likely Wednesday night
with a low near 39 before a cooler, cloudy Thursday
with highs near 41 in northeast breezes. Rain
chances linger into Thursday night. Friday into
Saturday turns milder with highs in the mid -60s
and scattered rain chances through the weekend.
with cooler nights in the mid -40s to low -50s.
Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought
to you by Versailles Café and Pastries in Encinitas.
Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of
Encinitas Boulevard, this café is a haven for
culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs
Benedict or their gluten -free crepes. You can
grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through
to get your morning coffee. They are open every
day from 8 to 5. So stop on by and don't forget
to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
news, Massachusetts is considering a voluntary
home buyback program for flood -prone areas as
communities like Hull face rising sea levels
and increasing threats from storms. Andrea Van
Leerhoek, a Hull resident, recalled how a nor
'easter in January of 2024 flooded entire neighborhoods,
stating, we were all kind of stuck. Christian
Crawford, Hull's Director of Climate Adaptation
and Conservation, emphasized the existential
threat faced by residents as 66 % of the town
lies in the floodplain. State officials are now
exploring a broader pilot program for home buyouts,
with Governor Maura Healey focusing on adaptation
efforts for coastal communities. Now on to sports.
Chicago White Sox rookie Muntak Amirakami has
done it again. The rookie slugger hit a home
run on Sunday off Milwaukee Brewers starter Brandon
Sproat. extending Chicago's lead to 5 -2 after
a first -inning grand slam by Colson Montgomery.
This home run marked Murakami's third in his
first three major league baseball games. He began
his career on Friday with a ninth -inning home
run and followed it with another on Saturday.
Murakami has joined Chase DeLotter, Trevor Story,
and Kyle Lewis as the fourth player to achieve
this milestone. At 26 years old, he is making
history in the majors. In local sports, the Seas
faced off against the Hawks in Atlanta, but fell
short, losing 112 -102 on Monday night. Anika
Okonwu and Jalen Johnson each scored 20 points
for Atlanta, with Okonwu adding 10 rebounds and
Johnson achieving his 45th double -double of
the season. The game was tightly contested, ending
the first half tied at 54, but the Hawks outscored
the Celtics 36 -22 in the third quarter. Jalen
Brown returned to the lineup, leading Boston
with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Up next, they
head to Miami on Wednesday night. In top news,
NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity's
first launch to the moon in 53 years. The 32
-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to
blast off Wednesday evening with four astronauts.
After a day in orbit around Earth, their Orion
capsule will propel them to the moon and back.
There are no stops, just a quick U -turn around
the moon. The nearly 10 -day flight will end
with a splashdown in the Pacific. Our team has
worked extremely hard to get us to this moment,
said launch director Charlie Blackwell -Thompson.
Certainly all indications are right now we are
in excellent, excellent shape. In business news,
Japan is placing a multibillion -dollar bet on
the U .S. housing market. Home construction is
slowing, but Japanese investors and builders
are moving in anyway, and Sumo owns 6 % of the
business in America. For more than a decade,
Japanese home builders have been tiptoeing into
the U .S. housing market with small, discreet
acquisitions of private American construction
companies. Their quiet era is over. Since 2020,
Japanese builders have announced or closed acquisitions
of 23 U .S. single -family home builders, more
than double the number from 2013 to 2019. Japanese
companies are accelerating their U .S. presence
at a moment when the American home construction
market is slowing down. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
is up 2 % to about $68 ,000. Ethereum is up 3
% to $2 ,000. And XRP is unchanged at $1 .32.
Moving on to a more local vibe. and our community
spotlight on health and wellness. We are working
with a national Pilates studio to bring you some
free classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates,
with several locations in the Boston area. Pilates
presents a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating
strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental
well -being. Scientific research affirms its
benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates.
for a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley,
Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure
to tell them sunny morning sent you by. And now,
back to the show. Let's talk tech. Flying cars
will take off in American skies this summer.
The federal government announced a new pilot
program designed to get new kinds of ultralight
vehicles and electric vertical takeoff and landing
vehicles up and running around the country, even
if they are not fully Federal Aviation Administration
certified. New kinds of aircraft will start operating
in United States airspace as early as June. Eight
regions across the United States will take part
in a three -year pilot program. The companies
building the technology say their aircraft are
quieter, cheaper, and release fewer emissions
than helicopters or airplanes. And in entertainment
news, Gen Z is here to save theaters is the latest
report highlighting how this generation prefers
peachy movies and enjoys outings with their families
as social media content. Disney's Zootopia 2
has surprisingly become the winning Thanksgiving
offering, topping the box office with $1 .9 million
in worldwide ticket sales. Meanwhile, Disney's
live -action Lilo & Stitch has crossed the $1
billion mark. In an unexpected twist, Iron Lung,
a self -released film by YouTube star Mark Fischbach,
grossed $40 million. while Scream 7 opened to
$64 million, exceeding expectations. Gen Z is
indeed driving this resurgence in theaters. Well,
alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the
day. And today, our quote comes from the American
inventor and visionary, Thomas Edison. And he
said, Restlessness and discontent are the first
necessities of progress. And that's a wrap for
this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial
videos with local news and the weather reports.
Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
in Boston.