— They’re at the eminent-domain stage? Didn’t know that: “A $2.4 Billion Bridge Is Coming to Cape Cod. Their Homes Will Be Seized to Build It.” (WSJ)

— But Hobbit homes are so damn cute: “Fantasy or fraud: Viral hobbit hotel startup in Mass. raises $300K — but is it real?” (MassLive)

— Well, yeah, I guess so, now that you mention it: “Should you be worried about getting flesh-eating bacteria from swimming in Massachusetts?” (GBH)

— Massachusetts’s millionaire tax is serving as a model for others to copy: “Blue States Hunt for Ways to Wring More Taxes From the Wealthy” (WSJ)

— A must-read business piece by the Globe’s Larry Edelman: “Why Jon Cronin’s ritzy Seaport condos flopped” (Globe)

— Let’s hope this finally does the trick for a project that’s taken way too long to finish: “Weymouth’s Naval air station redevelopment gets $32M state boost” (BBJ)

— They won’t be tagging many more sharks if other Orcas discover the feast they’re missing here: “Legendary killer whale ‘Old Thom’ spotted, shark researchers deploy first-ever camera tag in Cape Cod Bay” (Herald)

— Knicks beat Celts, fire coach. Celts lose to Knicks, reward coach. Something’s wrong here: “Boston Celtics sign coach Joe Mazzulla to a multi-year contract extension” (ESPN)

— Landing on the president’s enemies list is actually a point-of-pride fantasy of mine: “Trump lashes out at Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman amid criticism: ‘Deranged BUM’” (Globe)

— Sure, Andrew Sullivan is excitable and prone to TDS, but he’s largely right: “The Permanent Stain: Trump’s first year has been a triumph for autocracy in America. And it will last.” (AS Substack)

— We’re going to be seeing more of these sales if current college-demographic trends hold: “Closed Western Mass. college campus attracts potential buyers” (MassLive)