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🌱 Patch AM: Why Back Bay’s top office towers are getting pricier again
And check out Archery Night Out! on the Back Bay Patch calendar
Greetings Back Bay! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Back Bay’s top office towers are getting pricier again
Also on today's calendar: Archery Night Out! and 7 more events.
Find out what's happening in Back Bayfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Back Bayfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: A bit of afternoon rain, with a high of 46 and low of 38 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain, temps: high: 46, low: 38.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 41 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Boston Office Market Posts Strongest Leasing Quarter in Four Years: JLL (bostonrealestatetimes.com) — Back Bay’s Class A office rents jumped 5.5% last year as top-tier buildings tightened, even while much of Boston’s office market still struggles with high vacancies. A new JLL report shows strong late-2025 leasing, driven by big renewals and tenants trading up to higher-quality space, signaling cautious optimism for 2026. These trends could influence future office costs and investment in Back Bay. 
📸 Around Back Bay
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay
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★ Featured events ★
- Archery Night Out!
115 Kinnaird St, Cambridge
6:00 pm - United in Prevention: Human Trafficking Current Trends and Prevention Strategies Conference 2026
Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor, 101 Harborside Dr, Boston
1:00 pm
Saturday January 10
Wednesday April 15
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Other local events
- Postpartum Pilates Series — Maternal Mindfulness
Maternal Mindfulness: Pregnancy and Postpartum Massage Therapy & Yoga , 29 Stanhope St , Boston
9:00 am - Saturday Science (ages 4-8)
Egleston Square Branch Library , 2044 Columbus Avenue , Roxbury
10:30 am - Kids Paint Nite w/ Lydia Jane
Fenway Community Center , 1282 Boylston Street , Boston
2:00 pm - Adult Paint Nite w/ Lydia Jane
Fenway Community Center , 1282 Boylston Street , Boston
5:00 pm - Rooted in the Yamas — Boston Yoga Union - Back Bay
Boston Yoga Union - Back Bay , 364 Boylston St 2nd Floor , Boston
1:00 pm - The Happily-Ever-After Book Club Reads... Vacation Romances
Boston Public Library - Central Library , 700 Boylston St , Boston
2:30 pm - Mozart and Haydn
Handel and Haydn Society , 9 Harcourt St , Boston
3:00 pm - Creativity Club (drop-in)
Egleston Square Branch Library , 2044 Columbus Avenue , Roxbury
3:30 pm
Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
Wednesday January 14
📣 Back Bay Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Play with DUPLOs
Watertown Free Public Library Children's Program Room , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
10:00 am - Library Insiders REGISTER
Watertown Free Public Library Watertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
10:00 am - Let's Talk Drop-In for All English Levels
Watertown Free Public Library Lucia Mastrangelo Room (2nd floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
10:00 am - Story Time (Ages 0-5)
South Boston Branch Library , 646 East Broadway , South Boston
10:30 am
Friday January 9
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🗞 Nearby News
South End
- Proper Burger Nights at The Buttery (bostonchefs.com)
- Eat the Icons at Petit Robert (bostonchefs.com)
North End
- NEAA spring lacrosse registration now open (northendregionalreview.com)
- Breadon elected City Council President (northendregionalreview.com)
- Planning Department advances zoning reforms (northendregionalreview.com)
Boston
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