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Get In Your Boston Garden Contest Entry
The "Outside the Box" Festival is coming to Boston Common starting Saturday.
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Good morning, Beacon Hill! Here are five things you need to know today, Tuesday, July 9:
1. BOSTON GARDEN CONTEST: The annual Boston Garden Contest is underway again this year, and entries are being accepted through July 12. More info here.
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2. OUTSIDE THE BOX: In case you missed our preview from Monday, the brand-new "Outside the Box" Festival will be coming to Boston Common for over week starting this Saturday.
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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On July 9, 1877, the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, then an outer-suburb of London. Twenty-one amateurs showed up to compete in the Gentlemen's Singles tournament, the only event at the first Wimbledon. The winner was to take home a 25-guinea trophy. Information courtesy of History.com.
5. TODAY'S FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms and a high of 79. Cloudy again tonight, low of 69.Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
