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Hello Cambridge! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Damon brother quietly building an art life in Cambridge
  • How will Harvard's new assistant coach reshape the Crimson pitching staff?
  • Why a Harvard economist says Trump's sanctions could sink the dollar's power.

Also on today's calendar: Tai Chi Under the Tree - Cambridge Public Library and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 61.
  • Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Meet Matt Damon's two siblings: His lookalike brother who lives a very different life & actress step sister who almost played his love interest (hellomagazine.com) — Cambridge gets a quiet spotlight through Matt Damon's older brother Kyle, a mixed‑media artist who lives here with his family and works from a studio attached to their home. A new profile traces how the Damon siblings' Cambridge upbringing shaped Kyle's art career and contrasts his low‑key local life with Matt's Hollywood fame and their younger actress step‑sister Sarah.
   

• Softball Welcomes Peyton Schnackenberg as New Assistant Coach (gocrimson.com) — Harvard softball, based in Cambridge, has hired former ACC and BIG EAST pitcher Peyton Schnackenberg as its new assistant coach, focusing on the Crimson's pitching staff. The Syracuse, Boston College, and Villanova standout brings significant collegiate experience and academic honors as she joins Harvard ahead of the upcoming season.
   

• Harvard Economist Explains How US Sanctions Strengthen De-Dollarization (watcher.guru) — A Harvard economist based in Cambridge warns that aggressive U.S. sanctions and tariff threats, especially under Donald Trump, are encouraging countries to move away from the dollar. He argues that weaponizing the currency risks eroding its global dominance as allies and rivals alike build alternative financial systems, potentially reshaping the world economy over time.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 28
  • Early Voting at Town Hall →
    Belmont, MA Calendar, 455 Concord Avenue, Belmont
    8:00 am
  • Full Day of School
    Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School Revere, MA 02151
    8:20 am
  • Tech Time Drop-In
    Newton Free Library Computer Lab
    10:00 am
  • All Ages Story Time (Ages 0-5)
    Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square 700 Boylston Street, Copley Square, Boston, MA 02116
    10:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Cambridge. Apply here.
  • Takeda Pharmaceuticals posted a job opening for Executive Assistant, Global General Counsel in Cambridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cambridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Somerville

  • All Pro Newton Deck Builders Expands Service Area to Somerville (desertsun.com)
  • Somerville studio teaches circus arts to kids (nbcboston.com)
  • Somerville hosting 'Until Help Arrives' emergency response and overdose prevention trainings (thesomervilletimes.com)

Watertown

  • New Watertown High School Built For The Future (iheart.com)
  • Bud's Goods Cannabis Budtender - Part Time Nights & Weekends in Watertown, MA (mlive.com)

Medford

  • Man Charged In Medford Fells Plaza Incident That Injured Child (patch.com)
  • New Medford Child Care Center Celebrates Grand Opening (patch.com)

Ok Cambridge! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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