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In today's newsletter:

• How a massive Back Bay office block could soon become housing

Also on today's calendar: WANDERVILLE a roving music festival and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 83, low: 62.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Park Square Building offices poised for conversion to apartments (thebostonsun.com) — A landmark Back Bay office block at 31 St. James Street is slated to become 490 apartments in what could be Boston's largest office-to-residential conversion. The $410 million proposal would keep ground-floor retailers like Roche Bobois and Fire + Ice, while nearly two dozen office tenants are expected to leave by year's end.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• WANDERVILLE a roving music festival →
  Winter Hill Brewing Company, 328 Broadway, Somerville, MA, 02145,
  12:00 pm
• Change Your Mind, Change Your World: with International Buddhist Teacher Kadam Morten →
  Renaissance Boston Seaport District, 606 Congress St, Boston
  3:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Webinar: AI SEO: Get Your Brand Seen and Chosen Online →
  Online Webinar,
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Toddler Story Time
  West End Branch Library 151 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114
  11:00 am
• System of a Down Listening Lounge
  Parker Hill Branch Library 1497 Tremont Street, Roxbury, MA 02120
  4:30 pm
• walk & talk
  Fenway Community Center 1282 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215
  5:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Figure Skating x Fashion: Styling 2027 →
  View Boston, 800 Boylston St, Boston
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Bells on The Christian Science Plaza →
  250 Massachusetts Ave, Boston
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Back Bay Residents Invited To Free Talk on Aging →
  Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston
  2:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• My Dearest Friend: The Love, Lives & Legacy of Abigail & John Adams →
  Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston St, Boston
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Ryan Castro →
  Agganis Arena, 925 Commonwealth Ave, Boston
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 23
• Hands-On History Days at Revolutionary Spaces
  Boston National Park 21 Second Ave, Charlestown, MA 02129
  10:30 am
Monday August 24
• Malden PD Day
  Ferryway Malden High School, 77 Salem St, Malden, MA 02148, USA
  8:00 am
• ELL - Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, and Conversation
  Newton Free Library 3rd Floor Rear Arc
  10:00 am
• Storytime at the Shute
  Everett Public Libraries Children's Room Shute Memorial Library, 781 Broadway, Ever
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Boston Village Offers Free Lecture on Aging with Value and Dignity —David Thomson Read on Patch

🗞 Nearby News

South End

• August 2026 – Page 5 (thebostonsun.com)
• Boston Athenaeum announces free Community Day open house, September 19 (thebostonsun.com)

North End

• My Beautiful North End: An Insider's Food Tour of Boston (appetitomagazine.com)
• This Old-School Massachusetts Bakery Has Kept The Lines Coming Since 1946 (takingthekids.com)
• One of America's Worst (Best) Dive Bars Calls Massachusetts Home (wbsm.com)

Boston

• BSO musicians vote to authorize first strike in the orchestra's history (wbur.org)

Ok Back Bay! 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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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