🌱 Patch AM: How October MBTA shutdowns will reshape your Back Bay commute

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In today's newsletter:

• How October MBTA shutdowns will reshape your Back Bay commute
• How has serious crime in Back Bay shifted this year?

Also on today's calendar: Cape Cod Pottery Trail and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Windy with rain, with a high of 62 and low of 55 degrees.
• Sunday: Very windy; rain, temps: high: 63, low: 56.
• Monday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 61 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MBTA announces infrastructure work for October, Green, Blue lines, Commuter rail impacted (thebostonsun.com) — Major MBTA work in October will heavily affect Green Line and Commuter Rail riders traveling through Back Bay, with multiple branches using free shuttle buses that start or end in the neighborhood. You'll see fare-free segments, altered routes, and new transfer patterns between Back Bay and Kenmore, North Station, and Framingham, so plan for extra time and check specific dates if you rely on these lines.
   

• District D-4 sees 4-percent drop from last year (thebostonsun.com) — Crime in the Boston police district that includes Back Bay is down 4% from last year, with big drops in car break-ins, auto thefts, and robberies. Some categories, like domestic aggravated assaults and commercial burglaries, have risen, but overall serious crime remains close to the district's five-year average, giving residents a nuanced picture of neighborhood safety trends.
   

📸 Around Back Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Cape Cod Pottery Trail →
  Cape Cod,
  10:00 am
• Afternoon Tea returns to The Ritz-Carlton, Boston this Weekend →
  The Ritz-Carlton, Boston, 10 Avery St, Boston
  11:00 am
Sunday September 27
• Eustis Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Market →
  Eustis Estate Museum and Study Center, Historic New England, 1424 Canton Ave, Milton
  10:00 am
• 16th annual FREE 6 block Allston Village Street Fair Festival →
  Harvard Avenue, Harvard Ave, Boston
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• School of Fashion Design: Info Session & Tour with Live Demos! →
  School of Fashion Design, 31 St James Ave, Boston
  10:00 am
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester St, Brookline
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Dinner Under the Stars
  Beacon Hill Civic Association, 74 Joy St, Boston
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Reiki & Rest Series →
  Back Bay Studio, 364 Boylston St, Boston
  1:00 pm
• All Ages Story Time (Ages 0-7)
  Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
  3:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Elements of Victorian Mourning with Etiquetteer →
  Gibson House Museum, 137 Beacon St, Boston
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

South End

• News Briefs 9-25-26 (thebostonsun.com)
• Rome Pizza in Boston's South End Has Closed (blogspot.com)
• Boston Symphony Orchestra Unveils 2026–27 Community Chamber Concerts (broadwayworld.com)

North End

• New 'gateway' to North End divides public: 'Beautiful' or 'assault to the eyes?' (nbcboston.com)
• Is the InterContinental Boston Worth Booking? My Family's Review (upgradedpoints.com)

Boston

• Cambridge's Brookline Lunch Expands to South Boston (bostonmagazine.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: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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