Sticking with today’s topic of tasty beverages on the train, residents of Hawthorne were very close to having a brand-new Dunkin’ Donuts two blocks down Commerce Street from the train station. That is, until Mount Pleasant town officials kiboshed the deal, according to local shopkeepers. As they put it, the town board felt a Dunkin’ Donuts franchise would cause parking problems…because you know how those Dunkin’ Donuts customers tend to browse for hours as they debate the merit of cruellers versus muffins.

Of course, having a little commerce on, ya know, Commerce Street, just won’t fly.