🌱 Patch AM: How you can weigh in on Brookline’s 2026 CDBG spending

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In today's newsletter:

• How you can weigh in on Brookline's 2026 CDBG spending
• How Brookline renters are suddenly gaining leverage with Boston landlords.

Also on today's calendar: Complimentary Presentation - Wealth and Wellness: Balancing Financial, Physical, & Mental Well-Being and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 69 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 59.
• Tuesday: A brief afternoon shower, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• LEGAL NOTICE FY 2026 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) (bostonherald.com subscription) — Brookline is inviting residents to review and comment on its draft 2026 CAPER, which details how federal CDBG funds were used over the past year. You can read the report online, join a virtual public hearing on September 17, and submit written feedback between September 8 and 26 to help shape future housing and community development priorities.
   

• Boston-Area Renters Gain More Bargaining Power as Apartment Availability Surges – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — Brookline renters may notice more leverage this September as Boston-area apartment availability surges, leading some landlords to cut prices or offer free months of rent. One Brookline apartment hunter even secured a free month by waiting later into summer. While rents remain high overall, the softer market is giving tenants more room to compare options and negotiate.
   

📸 Around Brookline

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookline

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 9
• Complimentary Presentation - Wealth and Wellness: Balancing Financial, Physical, & Mental Well-Being →
  Online Event,
  12:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Webinar: AI SEO: Get Your Brand Seen and Chosen Online →
  Online Webinar,
  3:00 pm
Friday September 18
• New England Fall Flower Show: Growing Together [Day 1] →
  Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
  9:00 am
Saturday September 19
• 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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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Jazz/Rock Ensemble Auditions & Open Jam →
  25 Kennard Rd, Brookline
  4:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Brookline Music School Chamber Music Auditions →
  25 Kennard Rd, Brookline
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Tango! Tango! →
  St. Paul's Church 15 St Paul St Brookline, MA United States
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Complimentary Presentation - Reimagining Retirement →
  Online Event
  12:30 pm
• World Rhythms: International Dance Across Cultures →
  United Parish in Brookline, 15 Marion St, Brookline
  6:03 pm
Thursday September 17
• Free Outdoor Art Exhibit →
  Hancock Village Drive, Hancock Vlg Dr, Brookline
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Author Elly Berke reads from Listen, Wonder, Ask →
  224 Washington St, Brookline
  10:00 am
• 2026 South End Open Studios →
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pine Street Inn posted a job opening for Housekeeper, 444 Harrison Ave in Boston. Apply here.
• Avantgarde posted a job opening for Shipper - Receiver in Boston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brookline here.

🗞 Nearby News

Boston

• Asian American Day Festival Hits The Boston Common (iheart.com)
• Workers continue picketing outside Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett (nbcboston.com)
• Video: Sunday clouds, warmer Labor Day week (wcvb.com)

Newton

• No. 13 Maryland field hockey picks up a win against Boston College to keep their win streak going (wmucsports.net)

Ok Brookline! 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: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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