Well, the construction workers wouldn’t talk but the nice man in the newsstand had no problem spilling the beans about the new restaurant going in where Tempo Presto used to be. And speaking of beans, black beans, that is…

"A Mexican restaurant is going in there," the newsman told me Wednesday afternoon.

"Did Tempo Presto go out? a customer asked the man behind the counter. Where you been? I thought to myself.

"Three months ago. They were only there, what, six months?" the shopkeeper looked at me for confirmation.

"Yeah six, eight months," I concurred not really sure how long they’d been there.

"I never went there," his customer replied.  "Not much room in there for a restaurant."

"They’re going to have outdoor seating," the newsman said.

"But that’s only good in the warm weather," the customer laughed.

"Maybe they’ll put in a tent like Sette," I added pointing the Italian restaurant across the street.

"They’ll have to pay for the heat," the newsman said.

"That’s expensive," the customer said and walked out with his cigarettes.