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Hello Boston! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Beacon Hill's Liberty Hotel earns top spot in new Boston rankings
  • Boston custodian's kidney donation transforms a local family's future
  • What's next in the high-profile Boston police manslaughter case?

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunshine and beautiful, temps: high: 74, low: 50.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Historic Boston Hotel Ranked Among City's Best (patch.com) — Boston readers may be proud to learn that The Liberty Hotel on Charles Street has been ranked the No. 7 hotel in the city by Condé Nast Traveler's 2026 Readers' Choice Awards. The historic former Charles Street Jail, now a 298-room Beacon Hill landmark with multiple restaurants and event space, earned a high score from nearly 800,000 participating travelers worldwide.
   

2. Custodian's Kidney Donation Helps Save Boston Teacher's Brother (patch.com) — In a powerful example of Boston community spirit, Boston Arts Academy custodian Andrew Allen donated a kidney through a voucher program, helping save the life of a teacher's younger brother. Allen was honored at the Fenway school on National Custodian Day, with Boston leaders including Mayor Michelle Wu and Rep. Ayanna Pressley recognizing his generosity and the work of the entire custodial team.
   

3. Boston cop manslaughter case returns to court (newenglandnewspress.com) — A Boston police officer charged with manslaughter in a March Roxbury shooting is back in Suffolk Superior Court as lawyers argue over evidence, including body camera footage. With civil rights advocates suing to release that video and a trial set for May 2027, this rare prosecution of an on-duty officer will keep drawing attention from Boston residents and officials.
   

4. Boston travelers having a hard time finding rental cars. Why recent nor'easter is to blame. (cbsnews.com) — If you're flying into Logan or renting a car around Boston for foliage trips or the Head of the Charles, be prepared for a serious rental car shortage. After a recent nor'easter disrupted flights and trains, many travelers grabbed cars one-way and didn't return them, leaving local agencies and the airport with almost no vehicles available.
   

5. Largest Latino arts center in New England opens in Boston (wcvb.com) — Boston's new La CASA arts center in the South End is now the largest Latino arts hub in New England, offering performances, galleries, and gathering spaces for residents. The IBA-run center recently hosted a benefit for Venezuelan earthquake relief and aims to serve both Boston's Latino community and the wider city with cultural programming and community support.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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