🌱 Patch AM: How a former Back Bay YWCA is becoming 111 supportive homes

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In today's newsletter:

• How a former Back Bay YWCA is becoming 111 supportive homes

Also on today's calendar: Webinar: AI SEO: Get Your Brand Seen and Chosen Online and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cooler with rain, with a high of 68 and low of 62 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 71, low: 64.
• Thursday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Life sciences lawyer Megan Gates takes over as Pine Street Inn's new board chair (bostonglobe.com) — Back Bay residents will soon see 111 supportive housing units open in the former YWCA building, part of Pine Street Inn's push to move people from homelessness into permanent apartments. New board chair Megan Gates, a longtime volunteer and life sciences lawyer, is helping steer these projects, which also include major developments in Jamaica Plain and Dorchester backed by big Boston employers.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay

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★ Featured events ★

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 September 2
• All-Ages Story Time
  Parker Hill Branch Library 1497 Tremont Street, Roxbury, MA 02120
  10:30 am
• Information Session for Adult English Learners
  West End Branch Library 151 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114
  11:00 am
• Movie Matinee
  Coolidge Corner Library Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner, Coolidge Corner
  1:15 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
Saturday September 12
• Cape Ann Pride's Fall Masquerade Ball →
  Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Free outdoor meditation @ Boston Public Garden →
  Public Garden, Boston
  6:00 pm
• West End Story: Celebrating Community and the Music of Leonard Bernstein →
  The Hub on Causeway, 100 Causeway St, Boston
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• 2026 South End Open Studios →
  11:00 am
• 2026 Greek Festival →
  Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England, 162 Goddard Ave, Brookline
  12:00 pm
• 2026 Greek Festival, Sept 18, 19, 20 →
  Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England, 162 Goddard Ave, Brookline
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Driver Cited After Truck Crashes Into Cambridge Building (patch.com)

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