Vilna Shul Engages Community To Help Restore Historic Mosaic
By Dan Murphy The once-radiant flowers had faded from oxidation, moisture and other elements when Deborah Feinstein conceived a plan to give another life to the mosaic in the Vilna Shul community room...
View ArticleFireside Chat Tonight with Neighborhood Physicans
By Kathy Hull Tonight, November 10, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) is offering “The Pinkney Street Prescription,” a panel discussion with three Beacon Hill women M.D.s. They are wives, mothers,...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Voters Follow Citywide Trend
By John Lynds Boston voters tossed out two incumbents during Tuesday’s citywide election with Dorchester resident Annissa Essaibi-George beating out At-Large City Councilor Stephen Murphy for one of...
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Celebrating Community Outreach
The French Cultural Center celebrated the 10th anniversary of its community outreach program, Accent on Success (the free French language program in Boston area schools), with a benefit wine dinner on...
View ArticleMayor’s Education Plan As Easy as A,B,C,D
Just about everyone agrees that the best investment that can be made for young people is to support their education and making sure the best learning facilities are available to them. It doesn’t matter...
View ArticleBoston Library is in Top Tier
By Mayor Martin Walsh A library card gives you access to not only printed books and e-books, but streaming audio books, movies, music, television shows, and digital magazines and comics. Last month,...
View ArticleMayor and IBM Announce Launch of StartHub
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the launch of StartHub, a comprehensive, centralized, online platform designed to connect, support, and grow Greater Boston’s world-class technology and early-stage...
View ArticleKick Off the Holiday Season at Boston Public Market
Like the very first Thanksgiving at Plymouth, celebrate the holidays this year with locally sourced ingredients embracing the autumn harvest of New England. Visit the Boston Public Market and support...
View ArticleDowntown View:Christmas Thanks
By Karen Cord Taylor A tree is being cut down today in Nova Scotia with great fanfare. Soon it will travel by flat-bed truck to the Boston Common, where it will be erected, decorated and loved....
View Article‘T’ Riders Asked to Take Survey
The MBTA is seeking information from riders about how they use the ‘T’. This system-wide Rider Census will help the ‘T’ understand our passengers’ trip-making patterns, demographics, and needs. The...
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Boston Employees Are Walsh Scholarship Recipients at Suffolk
Erin Santhouse and Ryan Woods have been named the most recent Mayor Martin J. Walsh Scholarship recipients at Suffolk University. The Martin J. Walsh Scholarship is awarded annually to academically...
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Appreciation:Remembering Dick Gurnon
By Dan Murphy The first stop that many newcomers made to the neighborhood was Charles Street Supply, and Dick Gurnon was always more than happy to help. “He loved coming to work and the families around...
View ArticleBRA and BTD to Work on Action Plan
The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and Boston Transportation Department (BTD) announced last week that they would begin working on a transportation action plan for the area around North Station...
View ArticleBHCA Prepares Response on Sidewalk Litigation
By Dan Murphy After consulting with attorneys, the Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) is now preparing a response to the city, which has challenged a court order mandating that it file an...
View ArticleBanning Replica Handguns in Public Places a Positive Move
An ordinance banning replica handguns in public spaces throughout the City of Boston, aimed at increasing public safety, has been signed by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh with support from the Boston...
View ArticleIncrease in Stolen or Missing Drugs
Outlined in a new State Department of Public Health report, opioid pills and other prescription pills have been missing or stolen from hospitals and clinics across the state at a 15 percent increase...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 12-01-2015
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Assault and Battery 11/22/15 – At around 9:50 a.m., officers responded to Beacon and Charles streets on Boston Common for a fight. On arrival, police were...
View ArticleHoliday Celebrations are Being Planned in Beacon Hill Area
For more than 10 years, the Beacon Hill Business Association (BHBA) has sponsored the Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll, a highly anticipated festive kick off to the holiday shopping season. On Thursday...
View ArticleWomen and Wine at BHWF
By Kathy Hull Tonight, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) presents “Women and Wine,” featuring Nancy Parker Wilson of Greenvale Vineyards in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Ms. Wilson is an owner of the...
View ArticleDowntown View:Good Books for Gift Giving
By Karen Cord Taylor It’s December. Time for a holiday gift book roundup. Two recommendations are the works of Massachusetts authors whose books, no matter what the titles, are really about...
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