🌱 Patch AM: Wakefield’s inclusive INspire Cafe sets closing date after financial struggles

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• Wakefield's inclusive INspire Cafe sets closing date after financial struggles

Also on today's calendar: Austin Prep: Summer Preview and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Peeks of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
• Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mass. cafe breaking barriers for people with disabilities to close (boston25news.com) — INspire Cafe in Wakefield, known for employing people with diverse abilities, will close on Sept. 5 because rising costs have made operations unsustainable. Supported by the Boys & Girls Club of Metro North since opening in 2025, the cafe has offered job training, confidence-building, and community for residents with intellectual disabilities.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 27
• Austin Prep: Summer Preview →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Wakefield Porchfest 2026 →
  60 locations around Wakefield,
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Beebe Board Game Club
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Program Room Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01
  6:00 pm
• Plaza Jazz: Rubin Brothers
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Front Plaza Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 018
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Author Talk: David O. Stewart
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library ONLINE
  2:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Drop-in Tech Help
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Lecture Hall Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01
  2:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Breakfast Club
  Wakefield Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce LOCATION VARIES
  8:00 am
• Plaza Jazz: Lee Fish
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Front Plaza Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 018
  6:00 pm
• Get Labor Day Ready! Grazing Board Arranging Workshop →
  Life Love Cheese, 184 Water St, Wakefield
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• The Walk of Hope →
  , Wakefield
  9:00 am
• Class of 1966 60th Reunion →
  West Side Social Club, 4 Harrington Ct, Wakefield
  2:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Stoneham

• Boston Couple Turns $1.32 Million Home Purchase Into Luxury Seychelles, Africa, Vacation (newyorktrendnyc.com)

Reading

• Reading Police Department to Wear and Offer Patches in Support of Reading Coalition for Prevention and Support (thereadingpost.com)
• Reading Police Log August 21 (thereadingpost.com)

Melrose

• Melrose Water Main Projects Expected To Affect Two Neighborhoods (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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