Downtown View:When Should A Building be Landmarked?
By Karen Cord Taylor Mayor Walsh wants to illuminate Boston City Hall, which opened in 1969. William Rawn’s redesign of architect Philip Johnson’s 1971 addition to the Boston Public Library is coming...
View ArticleVolunteers Knocking on Local Doors for Sanders
By Katy Rogers Leading up to the Massachusetts Primary on Super Tuesday, March 1, and following the big win in New Hampshire, the Bernie Sanders Campaign office in Charlestown has been flooded with...
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An Evening of Music by Popular Seminar Leaders
Brad Conner and Ben Sears treated audiences with the music of Alan Jay Lerner last weekend at the Hampshire House. By Suzanne Besser Over the years, Brad Conner and Ben Sears have attracted hundreds of...
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Dukakis Featured at Beacon Hill Village Series
Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who will speak at the Copley Branch of the Boston Public Library on April 11. By Laura M. Connors Baby boomers are turning age 65 at the rate of 10,000 a day...
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All Politics is Local:Ward 5 Committee Backs Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s...
The Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee is pictured at the State Senate Candidates Forum Feb. 16 at the Community Church of Boston. The group has endorsed Hillary Clinton in the March 1 Mass....
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Parkman Plaza Slated to Get Reconstruction
By Dan Murphy The Boston Parks & Recreation Department and its design team are moving forward with plans for the $3.5 million reconstruction of the Boston Common’s Parkman Plaza and Tremont Street...
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DPW Resumes Beacon Hill Street Sweeping
The Boston Public Works Department (PWD) announced that efforts are underway to clean the streets following this winter’s snow and ice, morning posted street sweeping has resumed and posted...
View ArticleWard 5 Democratic Committee Plans Environmental Forum,March 15
The next meeting of the Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee will be held Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. at the Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston Street in the Back Bay. This month, the committee...
View ArticleVolunteers Sought for Usage Study at Common
By Dan Murphy The Friends of the Public Garden is seeking volunteers to assist in a study that intends to shed light on usage of the Boston Common. Working with an experienced research firm, the...
View ArticleDowntown View:Meals at your Doorstep
By Karen Cord Taylor You can get just about anything delivered to your door these days. The question is: Is it worth it? I’d say there are still kinks to be worked out if these companies want to...
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New Voter in 2034
State Rep. Jay Livingstone and his wife Julie welcomed their firstborn child at Massachusetts General Hospital on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 7:45 a.m. The couple’s son, Henry James Livingstone, weighed 7...
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Girl Scout Cookie Sale
Beacon Hill/Back Bay troop members participated in the Girl Scouts’ “National Cookie Weekend: with a sale on Charles Street, outside of Blackstone’s of Beacon Hill, on Feb. 28. The unseasonable warm...
View ArticleThe T in MBTA Stands for Terrible
Each week there is a negative story regarding the MBTA. If it’s not overtime costs, breakdowns, poor operations, deficit issues or poor service it’s something else and there appears to be no end in...
View ArticleStand by your Guns Commissioner-Fingerprinting is a Public Safety Issue
Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans’ attempt to have all Uber and Lyft drivers provide fingerprints for public safety reasons is completely justified. If the 6,000 Boston cab drivers have to...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
City Hall Plaza and Delaware North Dear Editor: I read – with great apprehension – that Delaware North has been chosen to “spruce up” City Hall Plaza. I assume all those associated with designating...
View ArticleDowntown View:The Seaport.Is Anyone There?
By Karen Cord Taylor Last week this column was about fish. This week there are other matters to consider about the seaport surrounding the Seaport District. The first is the most heralded. “The harbor...
View ArticleOfficials Outline Plans for Managing Climate Change
By Dan Murphy City officials outlined their plans for managing climate change at Community Church of Boston on March 15 at a forum sponsored by the Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee. Panelists...
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Reinhardt Joins BHCA Staff
By Dan Murphy Katie Reinhardt joined the Beacon Hill Civic Association as its new administrative assistant Katie Reinhardt, the Beacon Hill Civic Association’s newly hired administrative assistant. on...
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Food Trucks Coming Again to Brewer Fountain
By Jordan Frias Four different food trucks will be stationed at Brewer Fountain Plaza on the Boston Common this spring season. Bon Me, Blazing Salads on Wheels, Heritage Food Truck and Cookie Monstah...
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Preliminary Design for Proposed Leverett Circle Pedestrian Bridge
An artist’s rendering of the proposed Leverett Circle Pedestrian Bridge. By Dan Murphy Members of the design team unveiled preliminary plans for the Leverett Circle Pedestrian Bridge at the West End...
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