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Weekend + Restaurants — Thursday, July 23, 2026
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39 events this weekend, four sure things, and a sunny 80-degree stretch — your plan starts here.
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| Weather 🌤️ 80° / 61° | The T Right Now ● RL ● OL ● GL ● BL Red: Alewife–Park St shuttles thru Jul 30 · Green: 2 stops bypassed · live status → | Roads Planned: I-93 south drops lanes overnight in Medford from 8pm |
| | ⚾️ Sox split Wednesday’s doubleheader at Fenway — the matinee 6–3 for a 15th straight, tying the club record, then a 5–1 loss in the nightcap · No game today · Fri 7:10 vs. Toronto at Fenway · all scores → | ⭑ This Weekend · Thu–Sun Four days, four sure things Planned by Thursday, enjoyed by Sunday. Today 🌤️ 80°/61° Sunny | Fri ☀️ 82°/61° Sunny | Sat 🌤️ 81°/62° Sunny | Sun 🌤️ 80°/63° Mostly sunny |
| THU 7/23 | 8pm · TD Garden — the summer’s biggest arena night | | FRI 7/24 | 7:10pm · Fenway Park — first of three against the Blue Jays | | SAT–SUN | From noon · Franklin Park · free — music and food, runs through Sunday | | SUN 7/26 | 10am–6pm · Newbury goes car-free, Berkeley to Mass Ave |
| | TONIGHT | 8pm · free movie night on the harbor | | FRI–SUN | Hanover Street, North End — feast season opens, runs through Sunday | | SAT–SUN | Noon–6pm · Danehy Park · free, both days |
| Via GBH News A Beacon Hill bill would leave later-in-pregnancy decisions to doctors rather than statute. Via Boston.com After a truck parked in his bike lane, an irate rider returned the favor — Boston traffic theater at its finest. Via Streetsblog Mass Communication and accountability failures dogged the mayor’s election-year look at the department, per Streetsblog’s read. Business Backyard and in-law units get a state-funded head start on the planning costs. | Your weekend, planned by Thursday. | ExploreBoston · 1 Beacon Street, Floor 15, Boston, MA 02108 |
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