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Also on today's calendar: Steve Gonsalves Live: A Life With Ghosts and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. City of Boston Prepares to Launch Five Free Bus Routes Across the City (einpresswire.com) — Boston is preparing to launch five free Link Bus routes in Mattapan, Roxbury, Allston-Brighton, Charlestown and the Lower Mystic, and the Seaport, offering no-cost neighborhood shuttles to MBTA stops, jobs, schools, and healthcare. Backed by federal congestion-relief funding, the services are expected to start in early 2027, with the city now working with residents and TMAs to finalize routes, stops, and schedules.
2. 1 driver killed, another injured in Boston crash, DA says (wcvb.com) — A deadly crash in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood Sunday afternoon left one driver dead and another injured near the 300 block of the Arborway, prompting a criminal investigation by the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. Photos show two heavily damaged vehicles, and officials have not yet released the surviving driver's condition or further details about what caused the collision.
3. How to Decorate an 18th-Century Coffin! (tufts.edu) — King's Chapel in downtown Boston has turned a replica 18th-century coffin into a hands-on teaching tool, giving visitors a closer look at colonial burial customs in its crypt. Staff and local craftspeople collaborated on historically inspired linings, wood shavings, and scented oils, creating a sensory exhibit that now enhances candlelit crypt tours and deepens understanding of Boston's early funerary traditions.
4. Boston Office Market Shows Signs of Stabilization, Marcus & Millichap Reports (bostonrealestatetimes.com) — Boston's office market is finally showing signs of stabilizing, with overall vacancy in the metro area edging down for the first time since 2022 and Suffolk County leading absorption gains. Class A buildings are seeing the strongest improvement, even as prices soften and capitalization rates rise, giving local investors and employers a clearer picture of where downtown and neighborhood office space is heading.
5. In Mass., Latino population is struggling to thrive as it grows (bostonglobe.com) — Latino residents across Massachusetts, including many in Greater Boston and South Boston, are driving population growth yet still face some of the nation's lowest wealth and limited access to middle-class jobs. The story details barriers like high housing costs, low-performing schools, and credential hurdles, while highlighting local voices from Boston-area neighborhoods and institutions working to close the racial wealth gap.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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