BACK BAY—Face your dog downward in perhaps America's most beautifully designed public-library building: "Next month, visitors will be able to take a series of free yoga classes at the library's main branch in Copley Square. The classes will be held in the historic Abbey Room of the McKim Building. It marks the first time ever that the library will turn the room — it's typically reserved for special events like book readings — into a place to lay out yoga mats ..." [Globe]
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SOMERVILLE/MEDFORD—Things could be clearer finance-wise come early spring: "The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has appointed a former Big Dig official to temporarily lead its Green Line extension efforts, as it continues to weigh whether to continue with the long-awaited project." [Globe]