Will wonders never cease? Dunkin' Donuts proposed for Newbury Street

The Boston Licensing Board next week considers a request to allow a Dunkin' Donuts to open at 270 Newbury St., between Fairfield and Gloucester.

This would be Newbury Street's first Dunkin' Donuts since the one that used to be down near Newbury Comics closed, saving shoppers the time it would now take them to walk over to one of the Dunkin' Donuts on Boylston Street. By contrast, there are two Starbucks on the street.

The outlet would have 16 patio seats for watching the world go by as you sup on a Frozen Dunkaccino and a Snack N' Go Chicken Wrap. Its proposed hours are 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The board's hearing starts at 10 a.m. in its eighth-floor hearing room in City Hall.