Local Trainer Opens New Fitness Studio
By Astrid Lium In 2011, when Renvil Doman opened his first fitness studio in Beacon Hill, he sensed that it was the start of something big. The local entrepreneur and personal trainer aimed to expand...
View ArticleBack Bay Logan Express Moves to New Location with New Customer Perks
Beginning May 1, the Logan Express (LEX) is moving pick-up and drop-off sites in Copley Square to just outside the MBTA’s Back Bay station. This partnership with the MBTA will provide a smoother...
View ArticleNew Trees Coming to Beacon Hill
Street Address current pit size expand pit to: Species to be planted Notes: 41 Anderson St...
View ArticleCervenak Inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Gregory Cervenak of Boston, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Cervenak is pursuing a...
View ArticleWest End Museum to Honor Legacy of Social Justice Advocate and Urban Renewal...
Author, urbanist, and activist, Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) caused quite a stir in the field of city planning with her 1961 book, “The Death and Life of Great American Cities.” In it, Jacobs asserts that...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Beacon Hill Nonprofit Neighbors Gather to Honor Laura Connors Leaders of local nonprofit organizations gathered at the BHCA last week to honor Laura Connors who will be retiring after seven years as...
View ArticlePlay Ball
While Cohen Byun and Henry Diver (above) practice throwing and catching at the Boston Common baseball fields. The Hill House Little League teams gathered on the Common to kick off their seasons on...
View ArticleSwans Return to the Public Garden May 10
Boston Parks Commissioner Chris Cook welcomes Boston’s most popular waterfowl back during the 31st Annual Return of the Swans event on Friday, May 10, with the celebration in the Public Garden...
View ArticleGilmore Bridge Overnight Lane Closures Continue through July
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has announced that overnight lane closures and construction work on the Gilmore Bridge, which carries traffic on Austin Street between Boston and...
View Article26th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Set for May 11
With the help of sponsors, volunteer organizations and U.S. Postal Service employees in 10,000 communities nationwide, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 26th annual...
View ArticleWest End Museum Celebrates Jewish Heritage Month
Residents of Jewish descent comprised one of the largest ethnic populations in the melting pot of Boston’s old West End. To celebrate that fact, and recognize two individuals for their important...
View ArticleLuna Joins Massachusetts State Police to Help People in Crisis
The Massachusetts State Police recently acquired an English Black Labrador as the first-ever comfort dog. Luna, who is 4 months old and was bred for comfort dog work and donated to the Department, is...
View ArticleSixth Annual Charles Street Couture Fashion Show is May 14
By Laura Chassaigne The Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) will present the Sixth Annual Charles Street Couture Fashion Show on Tuesday, May 14. Forum members will gather at Hampshire House between 6...
View ArticleOfficials Announces Season of Open-air Beer and Wine Gardens on Kennedy Greenway
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy today announced the opening dates for our 2019 season of open-air beer and wine gardens. Opening in May, these unique outdoor spaces build on the Conservancy’s...
View ArticleBack Bay’s Warshaw Hosts Upcoming MGH Luncheon
On Friday, May 17, the Friends of the Mass General Cancer Center will host a spring luncheon for about 300 guests at Four Seasons featuring local authors Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, who wrote...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Get Acquainted with the BHCA at our Monthly Events A colorful postcard has arrived in the mail boxes of all Beacon Hill residents and businesses this week, reminding them to go to...
View ArticleMyrtle the Turtle Comes to Myrtle Street Playground
Beacon Hill Garden Club… What if they would help sponsor the creation of a special gift to the City in honor of the Club’s 90th Anniversary? After all, the Beacon Hill Civic Association for its part...
View ArticleGuest Op-ed: How We’re Investing in Beacon Hill
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Every spring, we release our Capital Investment Plan which funds the critical improvements to our infrastructure and facilities in Boston over a five-year period. It is a...
View ArticleAnti-Vaccine Hysteria Puts All of Us at Risk
The recent outbreak of measles in the United States is cause for concern for every Amercian. First and foremost, measles is a highly-contagious disease that places at risk anyone who is in the...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 05-16-2019
Beacon Hill Beat Burglary – Residential 04/28/19 – A victim reported unknown person(s) stole her Barron Company skateboard from her locked Anderson Street apartment some tome between noon and 3 p.m....
View Article