Today in Rhein-Main: N'Frohes

Good evening,

mumbling about endings is part of the language in many regions.

It is more than understandable that the sentence "I wish you a happy new year" in everyday stress becomes a short "Happy New Year".

To be asked for "N'Frohes" at the supermarket checkout is - to stay in the language - "next level sh**t".

With this in mind – and in perfect form: from the bottom of my heart a healthy year that may be full of moments that you look back on fondly.

And now: the most important things from the region at a glance.

Marie Lisa Kehler

Deputy head of the regional section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

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To cry:

Untouched or rather "uncorked" leftovers from the New Year's Eve party are still stored in the fridge.

A few nice bottles of white wine want to be drunk.

It will be a while before the corks pop again.

Because after a party-heavy December, almost the entire circle of friends decided to give up alcohol in January.

Viewed soberly, it still makes sense to deal with the 2022 wine year.

That was mixed from a viticultural point of view.

Sometimes too dry, in the crucial months again too wet.

The many hours of sunshine also posed challenges for the winegrowers.

The good news first: Even if there were a lot of complaints about the weather - the wines of the 2022 vintage promise "with beautiful fruit,

moderate alcohol content and yet a fine acid structure”.

At least that's what Theresa Lenz, the cellar manager at the Eltville Wine Department predicts.

Because even the winegrowers seem to have learned over the years to adapt better and better to the almost unpredictable weather conditions.

Sun damage, for example, has remained low.

And irrigation systems have also been optimized, writes our correspondent and wine expert Oliver Bock.

Tariff increases:

Sometimes the village child cannot be denied.

Then when it comes to using public transport.

A trauma from before.

The bus rarely came.

Mostly not at all.

Running was always the better alternative.

And even after years in the big city, the choice rarely falls on bus and train, but mostly on the bike. The memory of excruciatingly boring minutes at deserted bus stops is too annoying.

Anyone who only occasionally uses the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund offers and does not have a monthly, annual or discount card will be hit particularly hard by the inevitable tariff increases that will apply from January 1st.

In Frankfurt, a single ticket for adults is 55 cents more expensive and now costs 3.40 euros.

A day ticket in the Main metropolis now costs 6.65 euros instead of 5.50.

On average, however, prices have increased by only 1.5 percent - loyal public transport customers are less affected by the price increases than infrequent drivers.

"Targeted help for the really needy instead of subsidies with the watering can, discounts for regular customers and not for occasional passengers, that's the right way in public transport," writes our colleague Ralf Euler in his comment on the topic.

Tender required:

When was the last time you stumbled across an e-scooter?

If this question appeals to you, it may be because you are a) a really inattentive walker or - more likely - b) things really are lying around everywhere.

In Frankfurt, the CDU wants to take action against the situation in the Römer.

One solution: an invitation to tender for licenses for the rental companies.

In this way, the operators could be given clear guidelines, for example on marked parking locations outside of the inner city area.

Four providers are currently making the scooters available in Frankfurt: Tier, Voi, Lime and Bolt.

They have to apply for a special permit for every e-scooter they send onto the track.

With the special use permit, you also undertake to

Rules such as the use of parking spaces and compliance with the upper limit for vehicles, at least in the city center.

Misconduct, the CDU criticizes, but currently has no consequences.

Mechthild Harting summarizes how software could help contain the problem of how many scooters are out and about in the city and why Paris serves as a model.

And in addition

, the Frankfurt DGB boss Philipp Jacks talks in an interview with our business editor Daniel Schleidt about who is hit hardest by the crisis and why he criticizes the binding mother Radeberger for her decisions

we looked at the fine dust values ​​on New Year's Eve

Offenbach is working on a municipal water concept.

Stay healthy,

Marie Lisa Kehler

You can also read current reports from the region in Skyline-Blick, our live news blog for the Rhine-Main region, and on the Rhein-Main-Zeitung website.

The

for Tuesday

Sunshine and thick clouds alternate.

Temporarily dry.

Highs between 9 and 11 degrees.

Fresh gusts in the evening.

have birthday

on

Tuesday January 3rd

Hans-Dieter Hillmoth

, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Frankfurter Volksbank Rhein/Main, Chairman of the Saalburg Association, former Managing Director and Program Director of Radio/Tele FFH, Wehrheim (70);

, managing director of the Schloss Vollrads winery, Oestrich-Winkel (61);

, author and cabaret artist, director of the Frankfurt satirical theater “Die Schmiere”, bearer of the Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt (55);

(The Greens), Hessian Economics Minister and Deputy Prime Minister (52);

, member of the German Bundestag, chairman of the FDP district association in Frankfurt (50).

You can find information about events online.