• Attention welfare recipients: You can no longer use your state-issued debit cards in strip clubs. [Tribune]
• The folks at Nova in SoMa really hate L.A. [Hoodscope]
• Shouldn’t this crush of new restaurant openings be a sign that S.F.’s restaurant economy has turned a corner? [SFoodie]
• Schmidt’s is cutting lunch service; Osteria Stellina in Point Reyes is adding brunch. [Scoop]
• Mississippi is the most obese state in the country for the sixth year in a row. [NYDN]
• A Manhattan resident sued General Mills for false advertising for calling some of its fruity snacks for children “nutritious.” [NYP]
• Preview new summer treats like fro-yo bars, a salted caramel sundae, or Daniel Boulud’s take on baked Alaska. [NYP]
• Britain’s health minister says fewer children are eating school lunches after Jamie Oliver overhauled the menus. [NYDN]
• Virginians with permits can bring a concealed weapon into a bar, as long as they don’t drink. [AP via BusinessWeek]
• All single-use service ware like plates and cups from fast food restaurants, must be compostable in Seattle as of today. [Seattle Times]
