July Events Listed for the Boston Public Market
Summer is here! Grab the picnic basket from the attic and stock up on fresh, seasonal, picnic-friendly foods at the Boston Public Market. Hang out in your favorite spot on the Waterfront, by the...
View ArticleBPL Officials Announce Re-Opening Date for Library Renovation in Copley Square
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston Public Library announced this week that the grand reopening of the Central Library Renovation will take place Saturday, July 9, and will be commemorated with a 10:30...
View ArticleDowntown View:July’s Tradegy or Comedy
By Karen Cord Taylor You’ll have to admit democracies are more entertaining than dictatorships. Nothing ever happened in East Germany except for people trying to get over the wall. Nothing happens now...
View Article‘Outside the Box’ Returns to Boston Common Next Week
“Outside the Box” – touted as the city’s “premier performing-arts festival” – returns to the Boston Common for the third time from July 13 to 17. “’Outside the Box’ shows us how performing arts can...
View ArticleCity Holds Meeting on North Station Action Plan
By Dan Murphy The city held its first public meeting at the West End Museum on Tuesday, June 28, to discuss the “North Station Area Mobility Action Plan,” which aims to improve transportation...
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Summer Fun
FOUNTAIN OF FUN: Nina Sabloff and Ashley Samanta have fun in the cool spray of the fountain during the opening of the Boston Common Frog Pond on Friday morning, June 24. Parks Commissioner Chris Cook...
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Local Seniors Graduate from NCDS
Beacon Hill residents Caroline Diggins (West Cedar St.) (left) and Katherine Holman (Chestnut St.) graduated on June 9 from Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. The 136th commencement...
View ArticleSadness Across America
The shooting deaths of two black men by white police officers in Minnesota and Baton Rouge, and then the assassination of five white officers by a black sniper in Dallas, have shocked Americans of all...
View ArticleBoston Transportation Department Offers Free Cycling Clinics For Women This...
The Boston Transportation Department will be offering free cycling clinics for adult women this summer at locations around the city. Women who never learned to ride a bike, as well as those who would...
View ArticleInternational Phenomenon Le Dîner en Blanc Returns to Boston this Summer
The international epicurean phenomenon Le Dîner en Blanc returns to Boston Saturday, July 30, 2016. On the heels of last September’s epic rain-soaked event at Boston City Hall Plaza, this July’s secret...
View ArticleParkARTS Children’s Workshops Return July 5
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s annual ParkARTS program, sponsored by Holly and David Bruce, is pleased to announce the return of its series of children’s arts workshops giving kids the...
View ArticleGrand Re-Opening of Boston Public Central Library
by Marianne Salza Mayor Marty Walsh, Boston Public Library (BPL) staff, the Board of Trustees, elected officials, and more than 1,000 residents attended the grand re-opening of the Central Library, in...
View ArticleDowntown View:The Toxic Culture of Guns
By Karen Cord Taylor Everyone is saying race relations are at a new low. We have to have a conversation, a dialogue, a national catharsis of speech. I can’t figure out how any of this will help unless...
View ArticleAnnual Evening on the Esplanade Set for July 13
Friends and Beacon Hill residents are invited once again to a summer evening filled with music, camaraderie and gourmet food at the opening night of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra on Wednesday, July...
View ArticleJoin Us On The Esplanade for The Summer
Fiends of the Esplanade offer the following free summer programs and events. Healthy, Fit & Fun Beginning Tuesday, July 12 Beginning Tuesday, July 12, the Esplanade Association will be offering our...
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BHGC Donates Record Amount to 50 Non-Profits
The Beacon Hill Garden Club, coming off one of the most successful Hidden Garden Tours in its 89-year history, is poised to contribute more than $98,000 to about 50 local, regional and national...
View ArticleOur Summer of Discontent
Tragic events seem to be cascading upon us from throughout the world almost on a daily basis. Whereas for the past 15 years (since 9/11), a terrorist-inspired event might happen sporadically, now when...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
Boston Public Market now open daily Dear Editor: Since the Boston Public Market opened last summer, you’ve welcomed us with open arms, and helped us succeed in our mission to provide fresh, healthy...
View ArticleJohn Jeffries House Sold for $25M
The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) has sold the John Jeffries House to a Boston real-estate investment and development firm for $25 million, according to published reports. The 46-room...
View ArticleFree Shakespeare On The Common Returns from July 20 through Aug 7
One of Greater Boston’s most beloved traditions, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s “Free Shakespeare On The Common” takes up residence on the Boston Common July 20 – August 7, presenting William...
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