• City Council President-elect Stephen Joost has a first order of business upon being sworn in: Having his mother, Rita, choose a new hair style. “My first act as president is we’re going to pass a law requiring you to change your hairdo,” joked Joost in a speech after the election Tuesday. “She’s had the same hair for 50-plus years, so we’re going to outlaw that.” “Good luck, buddy. I’m not changing my hair style,” she said Wednesday. “I wouldn’t know how to comb my hair.” She said Joost has been urging a new do for at least eight years, once offering a lifetime supply of Firehouse Subs, where he’s CFO. “Nice try,” she said, adding that if she was 30 years old, she might have been tempted. She said she changed her hair once, 20-25 years ago, cutting it very short, but didn’t like it. Being a good son, he called her his No. 1 supporter and thanked her for her sacrifices.
