Another Nail in Taste Coffin

Or a stroke of brilliance to cut down on the gang element:

• If you were already upset about a shortened Taste of Chicago and the change of date, Wednesday's news may not be appetizing either.
  
  Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing a $25 ticket fee to sit in the Petrillo Music Shell during Taste concerts.
  
  Seating on the lawn is still free. Emanuel said the revenues from the seat sales, along with ticket sales from a series of celebrity chef dinners, will help offset the cost of the food festival, has operated at a steep deficit the last few years.

Rule #1 about holes - if you find yourself in one, stop digging.

Rule #1 also applies to dumping good money after bad. If the Taste isn't self sufficient, dump it. You can apply that to parades, too.