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Cool Globes Arrive in Boston For a Better Planet
See what's happening at Boston GreenFest this week.
Good morning, Back Bay! Here are five things you need to know today, Friday, Aug. 16:
1. COOL GLOBES GET AN INTRO: The new Cool Globes public art exhibit got an official kick-off at Boston Common Thursday. The globes can be found around Back Bay at Copley Square and near the John Hancock tower.
2. GREENFEST: Boston GreenFest at City Hall Plaza started Thursday, continues Friday and will come to an end Saturday. Here's what you may be missing out on if you haven't visited the festival yet.
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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: While salmon fishing near the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory on this day in 1896, George Carmack reportedly spots nuggets of gold in a creek bed. His lucky discovery sparks the last great gold rush in the American West. Information courtesy of History.com.
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