Charles Street to Get New Shop

Good morning, Beacon Hill! Here are five things you need to know today, Wednesday, Aug. 7.

1. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Fastachi, a gourmet nut store that currently has one location in Watertown, will be opening a new store on Charles Street on Beacon Hill this fall. Check out more here.

2. LONGFELLOW GROUNDBREAKING: A ceremonial groundbreaking for the Longfellow Bridge rehabilitation project will be held Wednesday morning with Gov. Deval Patrick and many other state and local officials. Read more here.

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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1947, Kon-Tiki, a balsa wood raft captained by Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl, completes a 4,300-mile, 101-day journey from Peru to Raroia in the Tuamotu Archipelago, near Tahiti. Heyerdahl wanted to prove his theory that prehistoric South Americans could have colonized the Polynesian islands by drifting on ocean currents.Information courtesy of History.com.

5. TODAY'S FORECAST: Partly sunny with highs in the lower 80s. Mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers and a low of 67.