🌱 Patch AM: How a hospital-stay loophole turned one North End unit into a hotel

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In today's newsletter:

• How a hospital-stay loophole turned one North End unit into a hotel

Also on today's calendar: Ballroom and Latin Dance Performance and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Brisk and bitterly cold, with a high of 25 and low of 23 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 34, low: 27.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 45 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• World Cup Sets Stage for Airbnb Backlash (bankerandtradesman.com) — Boston officials are rethinking short-term rental rules after reports that a North End apartment was rented to tourists under a hospital-stay exemption, raising concerns about lost housing and neighborhood disruption. With major events like World Cup matches coming, councilors and neighborhood groups are pressing to close loopholes, while Airbnb defends medical-stay rentals as vital for patients’ families.
   

📸 Around North End

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North End

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Ballroom and Latin Dance Performance
  90 Chelsea St, Everett
  5:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Dive In Commonwealth Virtual Information Session
  Virtual,
  7:00 pm

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

Tuesday December 16

• Winter Concert
  Putnam Avenue Upper School Cambridge, MA 02141
  6:00 pm
• CRLS Piano Recital- Blackbox Theater
  Cambridge Rindge & Latin School , 459 Broadway Ct , Cambridge
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Limited Time! Bring holiday cheer to Bostonians with the Zipcar Carol Car 🎶🚗
  www.zipcar.com/carolcar
  12:00 pm
• CSUS Winter Band and Orchestra Concert
  Cambridge Street Upper School , Cambridge Street , Cambridge
  5:30 pm
• CRLS Winter Concert
  Cambridge Rindge & Latin School , 459 Broadway Ct , Cambridge
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• ESOL Class: Beginner Level, In-Person
  Charlesview , 123 Antwerp St , Brighton
  9:30 am
• Singalong, Ages 0-5
  Faneuil Branch Library , 419 Faneuil Street , Brighton
  10:30 am
• Singalong for Young Children
  Faneuil Branch Library , 419 Faneuil St , Brighton
  10:30 am
• Toddler & Baby Playdate
  Children's Rooms Winthrop Public Library & Museum , 2 Metcalf Square , Winthrop
  10:30 am
• South Boston Yoga for Adults
  South Boston Branch Library , 646 East Broadway , South Boston
  1:00 pm
• Gift Making Day
  Maynard Public Library , 77 Nason St , Maynard
  1:30 pm
• Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help
  Lower Mills Branch Library , 27 Richmond Street , Dorchester
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Back Bay

• Red Sox one of three teams remaining in race to land free agent righthander Michael King (bostonglobe.com)

Chelsea

• Man City Smash Palace To Fire Title Warning, Villa Extend Winning Run (channelstv.com)
• Why The Hell Would Any Rock Or Metal Act Play At A Corporate Christmas Party? (metalinjection.net)

Boston

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-- The Patch AM Team

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