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GreenFest Rolls On Friday
The Boston Common Cool Globes got their introduction Thursday.
Good morning, Beacon Hill! Here are five things you need to know today, Friday, Aug. 16:
1. 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.
2. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The new Cool Globes public art exhibit got an official kick-off at Boston Common Thursday. The globes can be found around Beacon Hill around the Common and the State House.
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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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5. TODAY'S FORECAST: Partly cloudy, with a high of 81 today. Chillier tonight with a low of 56.
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