Green Line C shuts down today through Aug. 16

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Green Line C-branch shuts down Aug. 8-16 for accessibility work

Green Line service is suspended between Government Center and Cleveland Circle on the C branch from today through Sunday, Aug. 16, with shuttle buses running on Beacon Street. The B, D and E branches are also affected, with service suspended between Government Center and Babcock Street, North Station and Kenmore, and North Station and Heath Street. The MBTA is using the nine-day closure for two projects: signal upgrades in the century-old central Green Line tunnel and the C Branch Accessibility Improvements Project.

MBTA

Small business closures spark concern in Brookline

Brookline.News examined four recent local business closures, with owners and advocates citing rising rents, changing consumer habits and an aging generation of shop owners.

Brookline.News

Feet of Clay wraps up two-Saturday pottery sampler today

Feet of Clay's 'Clay Sampler' class concludes its second session Saturday, Aug. 8, with participants finishing wheel-throwing and glazing work started the prior week.

Active.com / Feet of Clay

Ceramic Open Studios offers hands-on time today

Artists and hobbyists can work on clay projects in a shared studio during Ceramic Open Studios on Saturday, Aug. 8.

ACTIVE.com

Democracy rally returns to Coolidge Corner today

Indivisible Activist Evenings, Brookline Pax and other local groups hold their weekly standout for democracy and civil rights Saturday, Aug. 8, at Beacon and Harvard streets.

Turn Purple 2 Blue

Invasive box tree moth confirmed in Brookline

UMass Extension confirmed the destructive box tree moth in Brookline and is urging residents to check boxwood shrubs for active caterpillars.

UMass Extension

Brookline Housing Authority board meets Tuesday

The Brookline Housing Authority Board of Commissioners meets Tuesday, Aug. 11, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

www.brooklinema.gov

Adult Crafternoon returns to Brookline Village Library today

Adult crafters of all skill levels can work on projects and swap ideas Saturday, Aug. 8, from 2-4 p.m.; supplies provided.

Public Library of Brookline

Brookline Town Hall undergoes $600K roof replacement

A $600,000 roof replacement at Brookline Town Hall, which began July 20, continues this week, bringing temporary changes to parking, building access and pedestrian routes for four to five weeks.

Brookline Patch

Studios Without Walls features sculptor Ken Reker in outdoor exhibit

Residents can visit Riverway Park in Brookline this weekend to view Studios Without Walls' 27th annual "Urban Symphony" outdoor exhibition, which features Swampscott sculptor Ken Reker's piece "All Style No Substance" and runs through September 7, 2026.

studioswithoutwalls.org

Climate Action and Resiliency Plan adopted, targets net-zero by 2050

The Town of Brookline has adopted its 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, a 10-year framework meant to guide sustainability and resiliency initiatives over the next decade.

Town of Brookline