SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Business has boomed for Chick-fil-A franchisee Travis Collins during the pandemic, thanks to surging appetite for chicken sandwiches from his drive-through window.

Now he’s throwing the works at controlling the lines of cars spilling onto surrounding streets. The city council in this affluent coastal city has proposed declaring his drive-through a public nuisance.

Neighbors and city officials say customers hungry enough to brave the crowded lot for Chick-n-Strips or the signature sandwich of chicken with pickles on a buttered bun have caused so many traffic jams, bus delays and hazards on the city’s main drag that something must be done.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Business has boomed for Chick-fil-A franchisee Travis Collins during the pandemic, thanks to surging appetite for chicken sandwiches from his drive-through window.

Now he’s throwing the works at controlling the lines of cars spilling onto surrounding streets. The city council in this affluent coastal city has proposed declaring his drive-through a public nuisance.

Neighbors and city officials say customers hungry enough to brave the crowded lot for Chick-n-Strips or the signature sandwich of chicken with pickles on a buttered bun have caused so many traffic jams, bus delays and hazards on the city’s main drag that something must be done.

Twitter Inc. TWTR 5.66% on Monday accepted Elon Musk’s bid to take over the company, which would give the world’s richest man control over the social-media network where he is also among its most influential users.

The $44 billion deal marks the close of a dramatic courtship and a change of heart at Twitter, where many executives and board members initially opposed Mr. Musk’s takeover approach. The deal has polarized Twitter employees, users and regulators over the power tech giants wield in determining the parameters of acceptable discourse on the internet and how those companies enforce their rules.

The two sides worked through the night to hash out a deal in which Mr. Musk plans to take Twitter private.

Twitter Inc. TWTR 5.66% on Monday accepted Elon Musk’s bid to take over the company, which would give the world’s richest man control over the social-media network where he is also among its most influential users.

The $44 billion deal marks the close of a dramatic courtship and a change of heart at Twitter, where many executives and board members initially opposed Mr. Musk’s takeover approach. The deal has polarized Twitter employees, users and regulators over the power tech giants wield in determining the parameters of acceptable discourse on the internet and how those companies enforce their rules.

The two sides worked through the night to hash out a deal in which Mr. Musk plans to take Twitter private.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is shifting monetary tightening into a higher gear. His goal sounds straightforward—lift interest rates to “neutral,” a setting that neither spurs nor slows growth.

But there’s a catch: Even in normal times, no one knows where this theoretical level is. And these aren’t normal times. There are good reasons to think the ground beneath the central bank’s feet is shifting and that, after accounting for elevated inflation, neutral may be higher than officials’ recent estimates.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is shifting monetary tightening into a higher gear. His goal sounds straightforward—lift interest rates to “neutral,” a setting that neither spurs nor slows growth.

But there’s a catch: Even in normal times, no one knows where this theoretical level is. And these aren’t normal times. There are good reasons to think the ground beneath the central bank’s feet is shifting and that, after accounting for elevated inflation, neutral may be higher than officials’ recent estimates.

Elon Musk said he has lined up $46.5 billion to fund his bid for Twitter Inc., TWTR 0.59% ▲ answering the biggest question that had loomed over his takeover offer.

In a regulatory filing, Mr. Musk also said he was considering taking his offer straight to Twitter shareholders, bypassing a board that appears dug in. Twitter said Thursday it was reviewing the newly detailed proposal.

The financing commitments—about half in bank debt and half in cash promised by Mr. Musk himself—lend credibility to what had, until now, looked more like a personal lark than a bona fide takeover play. When he lobbed in his bid last week, Mr. Musk didn’t say how he planned to pay for the deal, which is expensive even for the world’s richest man.

Elon Musk said he has lined up $46.5 billion to fund his bid for Twitter Inc., TWTR 0.59% ▲ answering the biggest question that had loomed over his takeover offer.

In a regulatory filing, Mr. Musk also said he was considering taking his offer straight to Twitter shareholders, bypassing a board that appears dug in. Twitter said Thursday it was reviewing the newly detailed proposal.

The financing commitments—about half in bank debt and half in cash promised by Mr. Musk himself—lend credibility to what had, until now, looked more like a personal lark than a bona fide takeover play. When he lobbed in his bid last week, Mr. Musk didn’t say how he planned to pay for the deal, which is expensive even for the world’s richest man.

Ready to re-create a more normal social life? Take this opportunity to rethink your circle of friends.

We are in a rare moment when we can rebuild our social networks better than they were before the pandemic. Many of us have reflected over the past two years on the things that are truly important and make us happiest at work and at home. Now it is time to do this with our friendships, weighing who matters, what is missing and how to build our A-team.

The variety and quality of the friends we have, not the number, is most important, friendship experts say. Research shows that people with varied relationships have better physical and mental health. Studies show that people who have different friends who help them moderate different moods report greater well-being in life, a concept some have called “emotionships.”

Ready to re-create a more normal social life? Take this opportunity to rethink your circle of friends.

We are in a rare moment when we can rebuild our social networks better than they were before the pandemic. Many of us have reflected over the past two years on the things that are truly important and make us happiest at work and at home. Now it is time to do this with our friendships, weighing who matters, what is missing and how to build our A-team.

The variety and quality of the friends we have, not the number, is most important, friendship experts say. Research shows that people with varied relationships have better physical and mental health. Studies show that people who have different friends who help them moderate different moods report greater well-being in life, a concept some have called “emotionships.”