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Chance the Rapper at MGM Music Hall tonight

August 20, 2026

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Chance the Rapper Plays MGM Music Hall at Fenway Tonight

Chance the Rapper is scheduled to take the stage at 8 p.m. tonight at MGM Music Hall at Fenway, 2 Lansdowne St., with La Reezy also on the bill. The show is part of a busy summer concert slate at the venue. Resale tickets are listed through AXS Marketplace, where prices are set by resellers and may run above or below face value; all sales are final.

MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Zoning Appeals Board Meets Virtually at 5 p.m. Today

Boston's Zoning Advisory Board of Appeal holds a virtual hearing today at 5 p.m., with appeals including Dorchester Avenue and Russett Road cases.

City of Boston

Beacon Hill Architectural Commission Hears Cases Today

The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission holds its monthly virtual hearing today at 5 p.m., including design review for Charles Street properties.

City of Boston

Brighton Four-Unit Proposal Gets Abutters Meeting Tonight

A virtual abutters meeting runs tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. on a proposal to convert 15 Priscilla Road in Brighton from three units to four via interior renovations and dormers.

City of Boston

City Hall Electrical Switch Bids Due Today

Filed sub-bids for the City Hall Automatic Transfer Switch project are due today at noon; general bids are due September 3.

City of Boston

Truck Rollover Cleared Near Fenway Exit on Storrow Drive

State Police responded around 1 a.m. Tuesday to a box-truck rollover on westbound Storrow Drive near the Fenway exit; everyone involved was OK.

WHDH 7News

Judge Gives Preliminary OK to Harvard's $53M Morgue Settlement

A Boston judge granted preliminary approval to Harvard's $53 million settlement over donated remains stolen from Harvard Medical School's morgue.

FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Mass General Brigham Study Links Sugary Drinks to Stomach Cancer Risk

Mass General Brigham research found daily sugary-drink consumption is associated with higher stomach-cancer risk.

FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Fenway Corners project advances toward construction

The roughly 2-million-square-foot Fenway Corners redevelopment near Jersey Street, Brookline Avenue, Van Ness Street, and Lansdowne Street is under design by WS Development, Fenway Sports Group, and the D'Angelo family, with plans for 200+ homes, 40+ retail spaces, and a new one-acre public open space near the ballpark.

WS Development

Boston eyeing permanent 3 a.m. bar extensions after World Cup boom

Boston officials are pursuing state legislative changes to permanently allow bars to stay open until 3 a.m., following a summer pilot that drove $83 million in revenue, Inc. Magazine reported Monday.

Inc. Magazine

Boston's election department recruits paid poll workers

Boston's Election Department is recruiting poll workers for the Sept. 1 state primary, offering stipends between $160 and $200.

Jamaica Plain News

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