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🌱 Patch AM: How an out-of-state teen ended up in a South End firestorm
Coming up: Cultural Survival Bazaar on the South End Patch calendar

Good morning South End! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How an out-of-state teen ended up in a South End firestorm
Also on today's calendar: Cultural Survival Bazaar and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in South Endfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in South Endfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 45 and low of 33 degrees.
- Thursday: Colder; a p.m. snow shower, temps: high: 37, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high of 33 and low of 23 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man charged in South End ‘street takeover' gets $2,000 bail (bostonglobe.com) — A man accused in a fiery “street takeover” near Massachusetts Avenue and Tremont Street in Boston’s South End has been granted $2,000 bail after prosecutors alleged he threw a firework that burned a police cruiser. Investigators say the Connecticut resident is the third person from outside Massachusetts tied to the South End incident, following earlier arrests of two Rhode Island teens.
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📸 Around South End
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🗓 Upcoming Events in South End
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★ Featured events ★
- Cultural Survival Bazaar
Cyclorama, 539 Tremont St, Boston
10:00 am - Cultural Survival Bazaar
Cyclorama, 539 Tremont St, Boston
10:00 am - Musicians of the Old Post Road Presents: Christmas in the Bach Workshop
Old South Church in Boston, 645 Boylston St, Boston
4:00 pm - 19-Pc Compaq Big Band @ 'Boston's Big Band Christmas' w/ Special Guest Vocalist Anaïs Reno - Late
City Winery Boston, 80 Beverly St, Boston
7:30 pm - Dive In Commonwealth Virtual Information Session
Virtual,
7:00 pm
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
Sunday December 21
Thursday January 8
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Other local events
- Baby Lapsit
Faneuil Branch Library , 419 Faneuil Street , Brighton
10:30 am - Tech Help (By Appointment)
Egleston Square Branch Library , 2044 Columbus Avenue , Roxbury
10:30 am - Portrait Drawing with Deb Putnam
South Boston Branch Library , 646 East Broadway , South Boston
2:00 pm - DIY Button Making
Faneuil Branch Library , 419 Faneuil Street , Brighton
4:00 pm - Christmas with the Copley Singers at the Cathedral!
Cathedral of the Holy Cross , 1400 Washington St , Boston
9:00 am - SoWa Sundays/ Winter Festival
SoWa Art + Design District , 450 Harrison Ave , Boston
11:00 am - SoWa Sundays / Winter Festival
SoWa Art + Design District , 450 Harrison Ave , Boston
11:00 am
Thursday December 11
Sunday December 14
Sunday December 21
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🗞 Nearby News
Back Bay
- Lexington voters approve $660 million high school construction project (bostonglobe.com)
- Boston Police Blotter: Knife-wielding robbery suspects wanted (bostonherald.com)
- Matthew Farwell will not face death penalty for allegedly killing Sandra Birchmore and unborn baby: Feds (bostonherald.com)
Boston
- CT teen accused of setting Boston police cruiser on fire during street takeover arraigned in Roxbury - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com)
Brookline
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-- The Patch AM Team
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