Fenway Health’s Annual AIDS Walk Boston Becomes Strides for Action
Fenway Health announced that its annual fundraiser, AIDS Walk Boston, has been renamed Strides for Action, reflecting a broadened focus that recognizes and supports the significant unmet needs of the...
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WECA Meeting Set for June 8 at Amy Lowell Apartments The West End Civic Association (WECA) will hold its next meeting in person on Thursday, June 8, at 6 p.m. in the Community Room at Amy Lowell...
View ArticleThe Today Show Vet, Katie Couric, Comes to Beacon Hill for a Visit
Special to the Times Katie Couric was on Beacon Hill on Monday to have lunch with local women, to shop at Sara Campbell, to sign her best-selling book, and to dish about her life, women’s issues,...
View ArticleWu Announces Beer Garden on City Hall Plaza Reopening
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the June 7 opening of the beer garden on City Hall Plaza, in partnership with the Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion (OEOI) and the Property Management...
View ArticleBPL Announces Concerts in the Courtyard Series
The Boston Public Library (BPL) announced the 2023 Concerts in the Courtyard series, offered in partnership with Berklee College of Music and sponsored by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation....
View ArticleAcorn Helps Alleviate Burden Of Finding Parking in the City
Finding parking in the city can be a challenging and often frustrating undertaking, but one company is helping to alleviate the burden by providing private, full-service valet parking options for...
View ArticleGibbons Named Director of Horticulture At The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy is pleased to welcome Brian Gibbons as its new Director of Horticulture. As a critical member of the leadership management team, Gibbons will help shape the...
View ArticleCastelo Named Director of the Office of Participatory Budgeting
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu last week announced Renato Castelo as the inaugural Director of the Office of Participatory Budgeting. The office, created by an ordinance approved by the City...
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Remembering Jim Borden
Flavia Cigliano, former executive director of the Nichols House Museum, is seen sharing memories of Jim Borden and his devotion to the museum during a remembrance ceremony for him there on May 24,...
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Beacon Hill Art Walk
An art paradise is the way that The Beacon Hill Art Walk is described by area artists who showed their works in the nooks and crannies in the alley ways of Beacon Hill on Sunday. Even though the...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
Reader Fully Supports Mitigation To the Editor, As the former Superintendent of the Sumner/Callahan Tunnels and Boston Transportation Commissioner I fully support the MassDOT mitigation program for...
View ArticleThe Miracle in the Amazon Jungle
The news this week of the rescue of the four children, ages 13, 9, 4, and 11 months, who survived in the depths of the Amazon jungle for 40 days after their small airplane crashed (killing the pilot,...
View ArticleNoise Is Killing Us
For those of us who live in the Greater Boston area, the noise that is all around us — the roar of jets from the flight paths over our heads, the constant thrum of traffic on our bridges and...
View ArticleNorth Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead Through June 24
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project through June 24. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for...
View ArticleThe Sound of Silents
Special to Times From the banning of plays by the Massachusetts General Court in 1750 to the opening of the city’s first theater in 1792 to the rise and fall of Scollay Square as a hub of refined and...
View ArticleBoston 10th in 2023 ParkScore Rankings
Special to the Times Boston has landed near the top of the 2023 ParkScore list, compiled by The Trust for Public Land, that ranks public access residents and visitors have to parks and park amenities....
View ArticleMassDOT Announces Alternative Travel Options for Sumner Tunnel Closure
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced a comprehensive mitigation plan to address travel impacts and provide cost effective alternative...
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City Still Committed to Repairing Brick Sidewalks, Despite Longer Waits in Some Cases The repair of brick sidewalks on Beacon Hill and elsewhere remains a priority for the city, according to...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
The City of Boston is planning to implement a Bike Lane on Charles Street. The Active Transportation Department has asked to hear from the residents of Beacon Hill and will be at a designated table to...
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Sharon Durkan Earns Mayor Wu’s Endorsement
Sharon Durkan, a dedicated community activist, former political staffer for Mayor Wu and former Ward 5 Democratic Committee Chair, earned the endorsement of Mayor Michelle Wu in her campaign for the...
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