🌱 Patch AM: See which Back Bay gardeners just won the Mayor’s top honors

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In today's newsletter:

• See which Back Bay gardeners just won the Mayor's top honors
• How will the next Orange Line shutdown hit Back Bay riders?

Also on today's calendar: Change Your Mind, Change Your World: with International Buddhist Teacher Kadam Morten and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid with variable clouds, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Boston's Best Gardens: Winners Announced for the 30th Annual Mayor's Garden Contest (caughtindot.com) — Back Bay gardeners earned top honors in this year's Mayor's Garden Contest, with Peter Cahn and Donald Hess winning first place for porch, balcony, or container gardens and Peter Gelhaar taking second in the shade garden category. The 30th annual citywide competition celebrated residents transforming small urban spaces into lush, pollinator-friendly and food-growing oases across Boston's neighborhoods.
   

• How many MBTA shutdowns can Boston bear? (bostonglobe.com) — Expect another five-day Orange Line shutdown between Back Bay and Forest Hills in mid-September, further complicating commutes for Back Bay workers and residents. MBTA officials say these extended closures across the system are necessary to speed long-delayed repairs, but riders are feeling the strain of longer trips, crowded shuttles, and recurring service gaps on multiple subway lines.
   

📸 Around Back Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 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

Wednesday August 26
• Boston Baked Books
  Fenway Community Center 1282 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215
  6:00 pm
• Figure Skating x Fashion: Styling 2027 →
  View Boston, 800 Boylston St, Boston
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Story Time with Librarian Christina
  South End Branch Library 685 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02118
  10:30 am
• Offline Hours: Puzzle Making
  Fenway Community Center 1282 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215
  4:00 pm
• Bells on The Christian Science Plaza →
  250 Massachusetts Ave, Boston
  5:00 pm
• Canines at Coolidge Corner
  Coolidge Corner Library Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner, Coolidge Corner
  5:30 pm
• MS Back to School Night
  Prospect Hill Academy Charter 50 Essex St, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• WANDERVILLE a roving music festival →
  Winter Hill Brewing Company, 328 Broadway, Somerville, MA, 02145
  12:00 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

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🗞 Nearby News

South End

• 11 Massachusetts Breakfast Favorites That Keep Drawing Locals Back (takingthekids.com)
• Roe House Caviar: Elegant Luxury Made Fun and Accessible (modernluxury.com)
• Off-campus move-in: What to know, what to expect and what to do (northeastern.edu)

North End

• Twenty circuits of stairs ran in the Bunker Hill Monument for the eleventh time (colinfleminglit.com)

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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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