• Starbucks is converting coffee cups from Chicago area stores into napkins. [Seattle Times]
• After the building boom a few years ago, many strip malls in the city have empty storefronts. [Crain’s]
• The FDA wants to ban the use of antibiotics in livestock feed to prevent the rise of resistant bacteria. [NYT]
• Baseball bat wielding thieves broke into the home of McDonald’s heir Geoffrey McDonald, beat him, and stole $376,000. [NYDN]
• Wisconsin’s “Pickle Bill” allows small-batch food producers to be exempt from production and safety regulations. [AP]
• Some airline food is filled with bacteria and bug parts, according to FDA inspectors. [USAT]
