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MBTA plans September service changes on 5 lines
August 20, 2026
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MBTA announces September service changes across five lines
The MBTA announced service changes for September on the Orange, Red, Blue, Green, Framingham/Worcester, Needham, New Bedford/Fall River, Greenbush and Kingston lines. The work supports the Ruggles Station Improvements Project, Ashmont branch bridge work, Green Line accessibility upgrades and central tunnel signal modernization, Worcester Line track and signal improvements, and the South Station Signal and Track Improvements Project. Riders can find details at mbta.com/PlannedWork, through in-station signage and announcements, or by subscribing to T-Alerts; staff and Transit Ambassadors will be on site during the changes.
MBTA
MFA courtyard concert features The Golden Hours tonight
The Golden Hours perform at the MFA's Concerts in the Courtyard tonight, Thursday, August 20, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m.
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
WBUR CitySpace hosts country line dancing tonight
WBUR CitySpace hosts a beginner-friendly line-dancing night with Line Dancing Queens tonight, Thursday, August 20, at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6:30 p.m.
WBUR
Eataly Boston hosts Summer Streets block party tonight
Eataly Boston hosts its Block Party: Summer Streets event tonight, Thursday, August 20, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Eataly Boston
The Anchor liquor-license abutters meeting is tonight
A virtual abutters meeting runs from 6 to 7 p.m. tonight for The Anchor in Charlestown, which is seeking a common victualler all-alcohol license with an 11 p.m. closing time.
City of Boston
Zoning appeals board meets virtually at 5 p.m.
Boston's Zoning Advisory Board of Appeal holds a virtual 5 p.m. hearing tonight on several appeals, including a Dorchester Avenue coffee-shop conversion and residential dormer work.
City of Boston
Beacon Hill design-review hearing is tonight
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission holds its monthly virtual public hearing at 5 p.m. tonight, including design-review items for Charles Street properties.
City of Boston
Police towed 31 mopeds in Operation Kickstand
Boston Police towed 31 mopeds and issued summonses to 12 people during a targeted enforcement operation in Roxbury tied to scooter and moped safety concerns.
Patch
Free Frog Pond yoga runs this evening
Parks Fitness: BCBS Frog Pond Yoga runs from 6 to 7 p.m. tonight on Boston Common, part of the free city fitness series.
City of Boston
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