Boston launches temporary sip-and-stroll zones to welcome World Cup crowds

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Boston Mayor Wu announced two downtown 'social districts' where pedestrians can carry and sip drinks while walking, running tomorrow through July 31 in the Blackstone block (Union/Marshall) near Faneuil Hall and Boston Public Market, and along Temple Place in Downtown Crossing. Bars in these zones can stay open until 3 a.m. as part of a temporary state law prompted by World Cup crowds; the measure is set to end at the end of July.
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- As Harvard Square Becomes a Public Drinking Zone, Bars Move Quickly The Harvard Crimson
- Here are the Boston bars that can stay open until 3 a.m. this summer so far MassLive
- Cambridge opens public consumption zones, allows sale of alcohol to-go for the summer WHDH
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