🌱 Patch AM: Back Bay’s Saltie Girl team is quietly planning their next big splash

Hello Back Bay! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Back Bay's Saltie Girl team is quietly planning their next big splash

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

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy and comfortable, with a high of 72 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 64.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New seafood restaurant to take over former space of renowned Boston chef's eatery (masslive.com) — Back Bay food lovers have extra reason to be excited: the team behind neighborhood favorite Saltie Girl, recently named Back Bay's best restaurant, is launching a new seafood spot called The Shell Bar in the South End next spring. Led by Sidell Hospitality, the restaurant will focus on elevated fried fish and a refined raw bar, expanding the local dining scene just beyond Back Bay.
   

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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

Thursday September 3
• Music with Matt Heaton
  South End Branch Library 685 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02118
  10:30 am
• Offline Hours: Bedazzling
  Fenway Community Center 1282 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215
  6:00 pm
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Conversation Gr
  Parker Hill Branch Library 1497 Tremont Street, Roxbury, MA 02120
  6:30 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, Sept 18, 19, 20 →
  Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England, 162 Goddard Ave, Brookline
  12:00 pm
• 2026 Greek Festival →
  Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England, 162 Goddard Ave, Brookline
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

South End

• New Bedford Repeat Offender Tosses Loaded Pistol During Foot Chase, Sentenced in Fall River (newbedfordguide.com)

Boston

• Stepwise Clinical Management for AL Amyloidosis: A Practical Algorithm (medscape.org)
• Mike's Pastry opens location at Logan Airport (boston25news.com)

Cambridge

• Judicial Inquest Scheduled In Fatal Cambridge Police Shooting (patch.com)
• Suspect In Custody After Shelter In Place At Harvard University (patch.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: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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