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Remembering Bay Village’s Cocoanut Grove 80 Years Later

On Monday, November 28, at 3 PM, the Cocoanut Grove Memorial Committee will host an 80th Anniversary Remembrance Vigil at the site of the former nightclub, Piedmont Street and Cocoanut Grove Lane in...

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A La Carte Massage Celebrates 11 Years

A La Carte Massage celebrates 11 years of being open since November 2011 as a multiple-establishment business and storefront on Beacon Hill at the corner of Joy and Myrtle streets. Owned and run by...

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Fabled Antique Reopens After Seven-Month Closure Due to Fire

Special to Times Fabled Antiques reopened on Friday, Nov. 18, kicking off a festive celebratory weekend at 93 Charles St. The shop’s proprietor, Rebecca Connolly Hackler, was eager to reopen after...

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BHCA Presents 27th Garlands & Greens Fundraiser

Sandra Gilpatrick, Cynthia Cox, Jeremy Bell, and Laura Cousineau pictured during the annual Garlands & Greens fundraiser at the Hampshire House on November 16.

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Remember Those Who Are Less Fortunate This Holiday Season

“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. With Christmas fast approaching, most of us will be rushing about — either to the stores and malls or...

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The Best Place To Mail a Letter in Beacon Hill

By Diana Coldren The lamppost-mounted letter box on Louisburg Square is a quirky relic, as well as a treasure in Beacon Hill and the City of Boston. It’s one of the few surviving lamppost-mounted...

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Holiday Stroll Returns Thursday, Dec. 1

One of the neighborhood’s most highly anticipated annual events, the Beacon Hill Business Association’s Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll returns on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 6 to 9 p.m. Beginning at 5:30...

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Freedom Isn’t Free: Pearl Harbor Was 81 Years Ago:

It was 81 years ago this week that the nation of Japan launched its attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The very next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt...

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Postal Service Changes Delivery Times for Holiday Season

The Postal Service is keeping up the pace as the hustle and bustle of the holiday season gains momentum. To ensure customers get their holiday packages on time, our letter carriers will be delivering...

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Beacon Hill Architectural Commission

The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold its monthly public hearing on Thursday December 15, at 5 p.m. Attention: This hearing is to be held virtually and NOT in person. You can participate...

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News Briefs

Meditation and the Aging Brain With Sara W. Lazar, Ph.D. Many people are seeking techniques to help manage stress, build resiliency, and improve focus.  Dr. Lazar will present information about how...

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Neighborhood Roundup

Virtual Program Explores Lives of Domestic Help at the Nichols House The Nichols House Museum hosts “Uncovering Stories of Domestic Staff at 55 Mt. Vernon” – a virtual program on recent research into...

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Jack Fleming Appointed President and CEO of the Boston Athletic Association

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that Jack Fleming has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the organization, effective immediately. Fleming brings more than...

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Edwards Secures State Funding Money for Community Projects

Senator Lydia Edwards Secures over $2 Million in State Funding for East Boston, Revere, Winthrop, & Cambridge in the annual State Budget & Economic Development Bill In her first year in...

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Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner

Thank You, Holiday Decorators!  The Beacon Hill Civic Association would like to thank all who braved the elements last Friday, Saturday and Sunday to decorate the lampposts. If you have a lamppost...

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Friends—for Different Seasons and Reasons—Make Life Better

Special to Times Everyone knows friends make life better. The year 2022 was made better by the incorporation of a nonprofit women’s friendship group, Chestnuts Friends Over Fifty (CFOF). It was...

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Beacon Hill Holds Holiday Stroll

Families gathered along Charles Street for the Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll, presented by the Beacon Hill Business Association, on December 1. Shown here, Steph Hadley, Claudia Boyan, Santa...

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Let’s Go Morocco!

Even those who have been casually following the World Cup for the past few weeks are aware of the amazing run by Morocco, a team that has ignited the imagination of sports fans around the world after...

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Happy Hanukkah

The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, starts this  Sunday evening, December 18, and will culminate on Monday, December 26. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights...

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Presents Otherworldly Realms of Wu Junyong

In Otherworldly Realms of Wu Junyong, heroes face off in mighty clashes with their enemies; charming animals growl at one another, vying for superiority; and troubled souls retreat into murky caves,...

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