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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!)
- 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. 
📸 Around Back Bay
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay
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★ Featured events ★
- Webinar: AI SEO: Get Your Brand Seen and Chosen Online →
Online Webinar,
3:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
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Other local events
- 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 - Back Bay Residents Invited To Free Talk on Aging →
Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston
2:00 pm - My Dearest Friend: The Love, Lives & Legacy of Abigail & John Adams →
Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston St, Boston
6:00 pm - Cape Ann Pride's Fall Masquerade Ball →
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich
7:00 pm - 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 - 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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Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
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🗞 Nearby News
Cambridge
- Driver Cited After Truck Crashes Into Cambridge Building (patch.com)
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