🌱 Patch AM: Can you help police identify these Back Bay Lululemon theft suspects?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can you help police identify these Back Bay Lululemon theft suspects?
• Inside the Back Bay apartment that doubles as a private art museum

Also on today's calendar: United in Prevention: Human Trafficking Current Trends and Prevention Strategies Conference 2026 and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Rain and drizzle this morning, with a high of 44 and low of 25 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 38, low: 29.
• Tuesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 44 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police seek group of women accused of stealing merch from Back Bay Lululemon (wcvb.com) — Police are asking Back Bay residents for help identifying four young women suspected of stealing roughly $900 in clothing from the Lululemon store at 208 Newbury Street on Dec. 22. Investigators released detailed clothing descriptions of each suspect and are urging anyone with information to contact Boston Police District D-4 detectives by phone.
   

• The art John Axelrod chose to keep at home tells of a passionate and whimsical life (bostonglobe.com) — A longtime Boston art collector’s Back Bay apartment is revealed as a richly personal gallery, filled with works he chose to live with rather than donate. From Black American artists he championed to whimsical sculptures and family mementos, every corner of the home reflects a life spent reshaping museum collections while quietly savoring his own eclectic favorites in Back Bay.
   

📸 Around Back Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday April 15

• United in Prevention: Human Trafficking Current Trends and Prevention Strategies Conference 2026
  Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor, 101 Harborside Dr, Boston
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday January 14

• Creativity Club (drop-in)
  Egleston Square Branch Library , 2044 Columbus Avenue , Roxbury
  3:30 pm
• Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help
  Egleston Square Branch Library , 2044 Columbus Avenue , Roxbury
  4:00 pm
• Watercolors w/ Eli Portman
  Fenway Community Center , 1282 Boylston Street , Boston
  5:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Tech Help (By Appointment)
  Egleston Square Branch Library , 2044 Columbus Avenue , Roxbury
  10:30 am
• beantown boxing
  Fenway Community Center , 1282 Boylston Street , Boston
  6:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Junk Journaling
  Egleston Square Branch Library , 2044 Columbus Avenue , Roxbury
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 11

• Robotics - ages 5-8 FREE TRIAL
  Penguin Coding School - Brookline , 43 Harvard St , Brookline
  11:00 am
• Kids Open Mic - Two Shows
  The Burren , 247 Elm St , Somerville
  11:00 am
• Flow State: Mobility & Strength for Peak Running Performance — Down Under School of Yoga
  Down Under School of Yoga - Boston South End , 505 Tremont St , Boston
  12:30 pm
• Let's Celebrate
  The Plaza Theatres at Boston Center for the Arts , 539 Tremont St , Boston
  2:00 pm
• Cello Master Class with Ron Lowry
  Brookline Music School , 25 Kennard Rd , Brookline
  3:00 pm
• The Communist Maniesto
  Watertown Free Public Library , 123 Main St , Watertown
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

South End

• Gonzalez wants to support microbusinesses in 2026, fears federal cuts (thereminder.com)
• F&O's Sloppy Joes Pop Up (bostonchefs.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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