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Next Stop: Hynes; A Marathon Loss; A Netflix Doc: The Hub
Good morning. Take a breath, grab a coffee and get caught up on what the biggest stories in Boston are today.
![A mass vaccination site at Hynes Convention Center will administer its first vaccines today.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/22874714/20210317/100159/styles/patch_image/public/patch-stock-covid-19-vaccine-clinic-wi-anderson-21-10___17220113571.jpg)
Good morning, Boston. Enjoy today, because it's going to snow tomorrow.
In today's Hub, there's even more vaccination news, a terrible loss for runners everywhere, a giant sculpture of a giant and more.
But first ... We mourn the unexpected loss of Abhinanda Datta, an inspirational and dedicated Patch editor in Illinois. Abhinanda was 28.
Find out what's happening in Bostonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Here are the top 5 stories in Boston today
Next stop: Hynes Convention Center. The state's newest mass vaccination site opens with a soft launch in Back Bay today. The site will eventually replace Fenway Park's vaccination site and offer up to 9,000 doses per day. (Boston Patch)
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Love it or hate it (or, like me, lukewarm on it) remote work doesn't look like it's going anywhere. (Commonwealth)
The Boston Marathon community has lost one of its most enduring inspirations. Dick Hoyt pushed his son, Rick, in a wheelchair across the finish line 32 times. (AP on Patch)
A memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King is coming to Boston Common next year. The final design of "The Embrace," a 22-foot bronze sculpture of the Kings' interlocking arms, was approved by the Boston Arts Commission. (WBZ on Patch)
If you have Netflix, you'll want to check out Chris Smith's documentary Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, which takes a different approach to the celebrity-laden drama that played out in a federal courthouse in Boston. (AV Club)
Didn't catch the noontime St. Paddy's Day City Council meeting? My colleague Colleen Martin did so you didn't have to. Here's what happened:
- Councilors are considering ways to make virtual accessibility outlast the pandemic that made it necessary in the first place.
- Councilors Lydia Edwards and Michelle Wu proposed an ordinance that would require the city to divest from fossil fuels by the end of 2025.
- The council showed its support of the hundreds of nurses striking at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Councilors Edwards and Ed Flynn joined the nurses this past weekend.
- The council is in favor of a move in the legislature that could give Boston's mayor the authority to appoint someone to the fiscal management and control board at the MBTA.
Sports
Some late-breaking Patriots news last night: Old friend Kyle Van Noy is returning to New England after one year in Miami. (Boston Globe)
No offense to Cam Newton, but the Patriots still could use a quarterback. Could they really be in on Deshaun Watson? (The Athletic)
No surprise here, but it was nice to see the Red Sox announce Eduardo Rodriguez as the Opening Day starter. Rodriguez missed all of last season after COVID-19 and a heart condition. (Boston Herald)
The Celtics fell back to .500 with a disappointing 117-110 to the lowly Cavaliers in Cleveland.
Have a swell Thursday
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