Community Corner
Recapping One Month Since the Bombings
Who will replace Marty Walz in the 8th Suffolk House district?

SONG OF THE DAY: "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk
Good morning, Back Bay! Here are five things you need to know today, Thursday, May 16:
1. ONE MONTH LATER: Read our recap of the last month in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings April 15.
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2. WHO WILL REPLACE WALZ?: One local political observer believes it could come down to who has done the most retail politics in the race between Joshua Dawson and Jay Livingstone to fill Marty Walz's former House seat.
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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hands out its first awards, at a dinner party for around 250 people held in the Blossom Room of the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California. Information courtesy of History.com.
5. TODAY'S FORECAST: Sunny and breezy with a high of 76. Mostly clear tonight, low of 52.
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