One of the year's most anticipated restaurant openings buzzes in at the finish line: Minetta Tavern and its secretive Lucy Mercer Bar debuts near Union Market on Dec. 10. Why it matters ...

Surviving are daughters Colleen Cutshall, Mars Hill, Sandy Bernard, Globe, son Tim Mercer, Sanford; grandsons Michael Thomas, Hayden Killion, Alex Mercer; granddaughters Heather Thomas ...