🌱 Patch AM: Local French Bakery Opening Arlington Location

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In today's newsletter:

• Beloved French bakery bringing croissants and coffee to Arlington center
• Arlington remembers longtime resident Mary Ellen Grace Keane McEwen

Also on today's calendar: Little Miss and the Boom: The Velvet Hour - A Modern Vintage Cabaret Experience and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy with showers, with a high of 70 and low of 62 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, temps: high: 75, low: 63.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local French Bakery Opening Arlington Location (patch.com) — A well-known French bakery is bringing a new café-style location to 681 Massachusetts Ave. in Arlington this September, offering seating for about 20 people. Residents can look forward to artisan breads, croissants, pastries, sandwiches, and a full range of beverages, as the family-run business begins hiring and prepares to join the Arlington community.
   

• Mary Ellen Grace McEwen (leesburg-news.com) — Longtime Arlington resident Mary Ellen Grace Keane McEwen, 92, who attended Arlington High School, worked at the Arlington phone exchange, and worshiped at St. James in Arlington Heights, has died in Florida. Her life spanned local jobs, Catholic service, artistic pursuits, and a large extended family, with a Funeral Mass planned in Eustis, Florida on September 4.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Arlington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Little Miss and the Boom: The Velvet Hour - A Modern Vintage Cabaret Experience →
  Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square, Somerville
  8:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Yoga of Energy Flow YOGA TEACHER TRAINING with Daniel Orlansky, Andrea Fotopoulos & others →
  The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Tibetan Bowl Sound Bath @ Arlington Center Sun July 26th, 4:00PM →
  369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  4:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Free Open House! CAPOEIRA! Movement, Music, Martial Arts + Fun For Adults + Kids 6 and up →
  The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  11:30 am
• Arlington Express at the Tiny Shed →
  Arlington Visitor Center
  12:30 pm
• Belmont Chess Club
  Belmont Public Library Morrissey Hall - 119 - 336 Concord Ave, 33
  2:15 pm
Saturday August 29
• Show and Tell: Blocks, Plates, Screens and Stones →
  13FOREST Gallery, 167A Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  4:00 pm
• Mystic Moon - Full Moon Ceremony →
  6:30 pm
Sunday August 30
• Cheryl Arena and the Morningside Project at the Tiny Shed →
  Arlington Visitor Center, 4 Mystic St, Arlington
  12:03 am
Wednesday September 2
• Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra- Open Rehearsal →
  First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Sing with Lexington Pops Chorus →
  Hancock United Church Of Christ, 1912 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Belmont

• Belmont Enjoys Porchfest (belmontvoice.org)
• State Approves Center and Gateway Overlay Districts (belmontvoice.org)
• A Personal Perspective on Ganguly Candidacy (belmontvoice.org)

Medford

• Medford Residents Invited To Affordable Housing Resource Fair (patch.com)

Somerville

• Fights, Necklace Thefts, And Home Break-ins: Somerville Crime Log (patch.com)

Ok Arlington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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