Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Verizon Infrastructure Work on Beacon Hill The Beacon Hill Civic Association has been working to address the Verizon infrastructure work throughout the neighborhood affecting the Historic building...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Art Walk
The Beacon Hill Art Walk has been a venue for area artists to display their work. Residents and visitors canstroll the streets of Beacon Hill to view art in many mediums and disciplines from over 50...
View ArticleBoating and Drinking Don’t Mix
A national news headline caught our attention recently: “Five people, including four from the same family, died in a boating collision on Saturday along a river popular with boaters outside Savannah,...
View ArticleAmerica Is in a Maelstrom With No Way Out
America and the world are in a bad place, with no easy way out. Although the worst of the coronavirus is behind us, the unprecedented economic after-effects of the pandemic continue to afflict every...
View ArticleMassachusetts House Passes Comprehensive Behavioral Health Legislation
The Massachusetts House of Representatives last week passed comprehensive legislation addressing longstanding issues with our behavioral health care delivery system. The bill focuses on acute...
View ArticleMedical Society Urges Water Safety and Training for Swimmers
“Over the last few weeks, Massachusetts has seen several water-related tragedies and individuals running into trouble in the water. “As the summer nears, the physicians of the Massachusetts Medical...
View ArticleAspire’s Home Run 20th Anniversary Celebration at Fenway Park
On May 25, Mass General for Children’s Aspire program knocked it out of the park with a spectacular 20th anniversary celebration of its annual Aspire Spring Gala at Fenway Park. The evening raised...
View Article“The Voice”’s Andrew Marshall Shines at MGH CenterStage
Special to the Times Last week, Andrew Marshall, finalist of NBC’s “The Voice” Season 20, and local singing group Voices of Hope performed at Mass General Cancer Center’s signature event, CenterStage,...
View ArticleMayor Wu Announces Completed Audit of City-Owned Land
Special to Times Mayor Michelle Wu announced the completion of the “Public Land for Public Good: Citywide Land Audit” of all city-owned property last Wednesday, June 15, at an event held in...
View ArticleCity Offers Single-Stream Recycling, Curbside Food-Waste Collection Beginning...
The City of Boston provides residents with curbside collection for recycling of metal, glass, plastic, and paper, and since this is a single-stream service, there is no need for residents to sort...
View ArticleCity Splash
Four friends take a plunge into the Charles River together during the Charles River Conservancy’s City Splash, as part of the Waterfront Wellness Week.
View ArticleGuest Op-Ed: MBTA Crisis Is an Emergency for Our Region
By Joe Gravellese When I ran for office two years ago, I did so because I was deeply concerned about the decaying of our transportation system. This crisis impacts the entire Greater Boston region,...
View ArticleFourth of July Memories
This weekend brings the Fourth of July, the celebration of the birth of our nation and an opportunity for all of us to partake in summertime fun with friends and family. The Fourth of July brings back...
View ArticleNorth Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead to July 9
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and...
View ArticleBoston Harbor Fest Marks Its 40th Edition
With events stretching from Downtown Crossing to the North End and from the Boston Common to Boston Harbor, the 40th edition of Boston Harborfest runs July 1-4, 2022 and remains the country’s...
View ArticleUSS Constitution To Commemorate Independence Day
USS Constitution is scheduled to go underway from Charlestown Navy Yard, Massachusetts, on Monday, July 4 at 10:00 a.m. for its annual 4th of July Cruise. 150 lottery winners and their guests are...
View ArticleLatinx Muralist Creates 2,500-Foot Mural for Prudential Center Exterior
Splashing across 2,500 feet of Prudential Center’s Boylston Street entrance will be Latinx muralist and graphic designer Yenny Hernandez’s new installation, “Ponle Vuelo A Tus Sueños/Let Your Dreams...
View ArticleSpikeball Comes to Boston Common
By Mark Duffield Spikeball – a game once introduced on Shark Tank – is a new sport that’s sweeping the nation and has now found its way to the Boston Common. The first day of summer brings many...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
BHCA Committee Work Each year, the Beacon Hill Civic Association publishes its Annual Report covering committee accomplishments during the past year. We’ll be sharing the committees’ reports here over...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Network Mixer
The Beacon Hill Network held a mixer at The Old Nest’s Beer Garden on the Esplanade.
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