McCarthy Works to Connect Schools Through Creating College and University...
By Beth Treffeisen In an effort to increase collaboration, communication and partnerships between the colleges and universities, the City of Boston, and various non-profits throughout the city,...
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Our Homeless Population Who are they? Boston’s downtown area is home to one of the city’s largest homeless populations, according to the Boston Police Department Street Outreach Team’s semi-annual...
View ArticleDowntown View:A Poligrip Ad: Is this Us?
By Karen Cord Taylor Some pundits investigate the culture of America though our political system, which shows us as basically nuts. I prefer advertisements—television advertisements during the 6:30...
View ArticleFundraiser Aims to Call Attention to Gas Leaks
By Dan Murphy An upcoming fundraising event at Hampshire House intends to bring the issue of natural-gas leaks throughout Massachusetts to the forefront. Ania Camargo, who is heading the statewide...
View ArticleCharles St Clean-Up Set for Wednesday
By Dan Murphy The Joint Charles Street Committee is spearheading a fall clean up on Wednesday, Oct. 19, to not only beautify the street, but also to raise awareness of its tree-pits. “We want residents...
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Anne Brooke,Former FOPG Chair,Succumbs to Illness
Anne Brooke who was the Chair of the Board of the Friends of the Public Garden for the past four years up until June 2016, has passed away on October 13 after a lengthy illness. She resided with her...
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Horses in Back Bay
Leonora Hailer enjoys a horse ride as her mother, Maureen, looks on at the 50th Annual John Winthrop School Street Fair that was held last Saturday.
View ArticleWhy I Am Yes on 2
By Marty Walz If all you know about Question 2, the ballot question that would lift the cap on public charter schools, is what you’ve seen on TV – chances are good you’re confused about how to vote. As...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 10-25-2016
Beaocn Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Breaking and Entering – Residence 10/14/16 – A Hancock Street resident reports unknown person(s) entered his apartment between 8:40 a.m. and 4:50 p.m. There...
View ArticleCommunity Residents Speak Against Temporary Emerson Dorms in the Fenway
By Beth Treffeisen At the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) meeting held on Monday, October 17, at the Morville House, community members came together to voice their concerns about Emerson...
View ArticleCity Hall Gets Glitz Up with New Light Installation
By Beth Treffeisen A new exterior lighting installation that brings life to Boston City Hall’s architectural exterior was unveiled last Thursday, October 13 during the year’s final Beer Garden on the...
View ArticleMassgeneral Hospital for Children’s Storybook Ball
On Saturday, October 15, 2016, MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) celebrated its seventeenth year of supporting pediatric health via Storybook Ball and raised close to $1.7 million. Demi &...
View ArticleBPDA Approves Twelve Residential Units for 171 Tremont St
By Beth Treffeisen Late last week, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), formerly the Boston Redevelopment Authority, approved the proposed project slated for 171 Tremont Street, located...
View ArticleBHAC Wrestles with Fitting A 21st Century Design on Beacon Hill
By Beth Treffeisen At the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission (BHAC) hearing this past Thursday, October 20, applicants for 45 Temple St. went in front of the Commission for an advisory review to...
View ArticleDowntown View:Make America Grope Again
By Karen Cord Taylor First, thank you to my friend Alicia for the title of this column. It’s the sign her daughter’s roommate held at the second presidential candidates’ debate at Washington University...
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Massachusetts is leaking – gas Gas leaks on Mt. Vernon Street And the Beacon Hill Civic Association Green Committee wants to spread the word, according to co-chair Eve Waterfall. The aging...
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner:Bengt Holmstrom of West Cedar St Awarded Prize for...
By Suzanne Besser Bengt Holmstrom Bengt Holmstrom has become a worldwide celebrity. Thousands of emails flow into his Inbox, waiting his reply. Frenzied media in countless countries captured the news....
View ArticleCity Plans Capital Improvements to Common
By Dan Murphy The Boston Parks Department will undertake several capital-improvement projects on the Boston Common in the coming months. Michele Folts, project manager, said the biggest endeavor would...
View ArticleFashion Design Entrepreneur at BHWF on November 8
By Kathy Hull On Tuesday, November 8, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) welcomes Sara Campbell, founder and creative spirit behind the retail boutiques which bear her name. An avid sewing-machine...
View ArticleYes on 5 A:Better Boston Holds Fundraiser at the Hampshire House
By Beth Treffeisen During a breakfast reception, residents from Beacon Hill and the surrounding neighborhoods gathered together to learn more about the Community Preservation Act for Boston (CPA),...
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