Things to Know, Aug. 7: Ultimate Burger Cook-Off

1. Wicked Nice Day: The National Weather Service is predicting a sunny day with a high of 79. The evening should be clear with a low of 68.

2. New Editor: You may have seen a few articles on the site over the last few weeks from a mystery person: Sara Jacobi. Well, it's now official - I'm your new editor of South End Patch! I'm excited to be here and can't wait to get to know the South End community. Please drop me a line at sara.jacobi@patch.com. And in the meantime, . 

3. Boston Police National Night Out: is a citywide celebration that cultivates and strengthens the partnerships between the community, youth, law enforcement, city/state agencies, and community based organizations for free at 5 p.m. at Moakley Park.

4. Art and Architecture Tour: Come down to the Central Branch of the BPL for a one-hour tour exploring the architecture of Charles Follen McKim and Philip Johnson at 6 p.m. 

5. Battle of the Burger: Boston magazine’s  event is the ultimate burger cook-off among the hottest restaurants in the city! Chefs from the 20 restaurant finalists including: 80 Thoreau, 5 Napkin Burger, The Blue Ox, Bond, Boston Burger Company, Brew City, Cafeteria, Church, Common Ground Bar and Grill, The Fireplace, Four Burgers, Joe’s American Bar & Grill, Legal Test Kitchen, Olde Magoun’s Saloon, Russell House Tavern, Saloon, Smith & Wollensky, Stephanie’s on Newbury, Tasty Burger and Uno’s. This event costs $75.00 at 1 Black Falcon Ave, Boston, MA at 6 p.m.