Free pizza in the North End tonight

At Antico Forno, 93 Salem St. between 7 and 8:30 p.m. Tom Menino's campaign is buying. There's even a door prize: Breakfast for three with the mayor.

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Submitted by adamg on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 1:02pm.

Everyone loves popop Menino,

Everyone loves popop Menino, he gives them free pizza and gifts!

ShadyMilkMan | Tue, 05/12/2009 - 1:57pm

Why don't we select a new

Why don't we select a new mayor to handle all that management stuff, which he doesn't seem to be good at, and then just name Menino "Ambassador to the People". Then everyone would be happy.

Jojo (not verified) | Tue, 05/12/2009 - 3:11pm

Not quite the same thing, but

Cambridge has a City Manager. The Mayor is one of the City Councilors, and also seems to perform the usual ceremonial roles of mayors.

neilv | Tue, 05/12/2009 - 3:21pm

Sarah Palin couldn't handle

Sarah Palin couldn't handle running Wasilla as mayor and hired a city manager... Of course, if Menino were to follow suit he'd be our next governor...

anon (not verified) | Tue, 05/12/2009 - 4:46pm

I don't imagine that Cambridge's is a case of not being able to find someone who could handle the traditional all-inclusive mayor job, but rather of deciding that a division of labor is more effective for Cambridge.

neilv | Tue, 05/12/2009 - 5:29pm

Plus Wasilla is a much

Plus Wasilla is a much smaller city. If a city the size of Wasilla with their budget hires a city manager the mayor should become a second fiddle, barely a mayor. Boston is a bigger place and can afford to have a visible mayor and a city manager.

ShadyMilkMan | Tue, 05/12/2009 - 9:06pm