One of the windows on the ground floor of Plaza 66 shattered yesterday morning, highlighting yet again the imminent threat Shanghai faces from exterior glass around the city. Glass bombs have been happening with increasing frequency, and while a city-wide inspection is underway, Shanghai Daily reports that up to 90% of exterior glass in Shanghai is probably the cheapest stuff money can buy: more ›

When we wrote about Shanghai’s falling glass problem due to lax safety regulations last month, we were at least happy to report that cars were the only victims. We spoke too soon. In a gruesome turn of events, Shanghai Daily reports, "A 19-year-old woman received compensation from a commercial building operator in Hangzhou yesterday after her leg was virtually severed by a shard of falling glass. She faces amputation. The woman, Zhu Yiyi, is now in a Shanghai hospital for the surgery in hopes of preserving more of her leg….A 1-meter-long sheet of glass dropped from the 21st-floor and hit Zhu from behind on her knee on July 8 as she walked near the 23-story Qingchun Development Building on her way to work in Hangzhou, capital of neighboring Zhejiang Province. Witnesses said her left leg was almost cut off beneath her knee." more ›

Shanghai Daily is reporting what might just be the most disturbing bit of public safety news so far this summer: Shanghai's skyscraper windows have started cracking and crashing to the ground. We're not sure how we missed this, but three separate incidents happened on the same day last month, causing the city to review regulations concerning high-rise glass maintenance. As it turns out, there are none. more ›

If you love pizza, pasta, risotto and the rest, then no doubt you've come across some shocking examples of pseudo-Italian cuisine in Shanghai. However, the experience of one Shanghaiist reader at Babela's Kitchen, the newest establishment in the Food Park on the corner of Beijing Lu and Jiangning Lu, was truly scary. "I found a shard of glass as big as my little finger in my risotto, after I'd already put it in my mouth.... more ›