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  • Which Back Bay sandwich made this critic’s year-end favorites list?

Also on today's calendar: United in Prevention: Human Trafficking Current Trends and Prevention Strategies Conference 2026 and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 40 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Turning cloudy and quite cold, temps: high: 24, low: 18.
  • Saturday: Morning snow, up to 1"; cold, with a high of 28 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The 12 best dishes I ate in 2025 (bostonglobe.com) — One of the standout dishes of the year comes from La Saison at 38 Trinity Place in Back Bay, where a kuku sabzi sandwich puts a Persian spin on a classic frittata. The writer rounds up a dozen memorable plates from across Greater Boston, from South End seafood to inventive Cambridge desserts, offering ideas for special nights out this winter.
   

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