Local Group Looks to Raise Awareness of City Gas Leaks
By Dan Murphy With the problem reportedly costing Boston-area consumers $90 million a year as utilities companies routinely bill them for the expense, a group of 350 concerned mothers, grandmothers and...
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Another Halloween has passed What makes Halloween on Beacon Hill so special is more than the hoards of trick or treaters, colorful and lavish door and window decorations, and scores of visitors on...
View ArticleEarly Voting is a Success in Boston
By John Lynds According to Mayor Martin Walsh and elections officials the city’s new early voting program has exceeded expectations. “Ensuring all Boston voters are able to vote conveniently, and on...
View ArticleCouncilors Start Looking at Parking Meter Rates
By Beth Treffeisen Parking in the city of Boston continues to draw sharp criticism from both people who argue that the city needs more parking and those who think it needs less. At the hearing to...
View ArticleDowntown View:Thanks Donald for the Big Reveal
By Karen Cord Taylor One good thing Donald has done for America is that the regrettable frequency of sexual assault is now out in the open, and it’s not just a bunch of drunk college sophomores...
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BHCA ‘Town Meeting’ to Focus on Homelessness
By Dan Murphy Paula O’Keeffe, chair of the Beacon Hill Civic Association Safety Committee, and Captain Kenneth Fong of Boston Police Area A-1. Boston police will be on hand next week for a “town...
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Halloween At Hill House
Zach and Benjamin Block, dressed as monsters, graced the Hill House Halloween Party at the Firehouse on Thursday, Oct. 27. Numerous children reported to the event in costume and enjoyed cookies and...
View ArticleLighting of the Park’s Signature Trellis Set for November 21
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP), and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 14th annual lighting of the park’s signature trellis on Monday,...
View ArticleCity of Boston Permanently Implements Successful Pilot Commercial Loading...
The City of Boston recently completed a pilot program on Cambridge Street designed to afford better access to curbside commercial loading zones in an effort to reduce the incidence of double parking by...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of Council President Michelle Wu
By Joseph Prezioso In spending a day with Council President Michelle Wu, one quickly sees her talk is her walk. The sun hadn’t quite made it up Thursday morning when City Council President Michelle Wu...
View ArticleBoston Public Library Offers Free Homework Help
Boston Public Library’s free Homework Help program is underway and runs through May 25, 2017, offering free afterschool help and mentorship provided by high-achieving high school students. The program,...
View ArticleAll Star Pizza Bar Closer to Opening Cambridge Street Location
By Dan Murphy One of the owners of All Star Pizza Bar outlined his plans to open a second location on Cambridge Street during a meeting of the Beacon Hill Civic Association Zoning and Licensing...
View ArticleDesigning A Dream:Sara Campbell at BHWF Tonight
By Kathy Hull We often wonder whether or not women today can “have it all”: can you happily have a big career and a family at the same time? Can you have a successful business while also working for...
View ArticleBHV Announces A Series on Living Well / Ending Well
With the publication of Atul Gawande’s book Being Mortal in 2014, the difficult subject of death and dying was brilliantly reframed as living to the last with autonomy, dignity, and even joy. In it,...
View ArticleDCR to Review Road Surface Improvements to Storrow Drive
By Dan Murphy In the coming weeks, the Department of Conservation and Recreation will begin reviewing surface improvements to Storrow Drive and the Storrow Drive Tunnel, said DCR spokesman Troy Wall....
View ArticleDowntown View:A Modest Proposal
By Karen Cord Taylor The noise is always a surprise. Your cab stops in the street to let you out. The driver can’t pull over because parked cars line both sides of the narrow street. A short time...
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Raise the Sails Gala
Raise the Sails Committee members Paris Geraniotis, Brittany Topper, and Jessica Beyer show off their masquerading style at the Community Boating Inc. Gala on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at The Liberty Hotel.
View ArticleLight Boston Turns 20
By Dan Murphy Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, Light Boston seeks to illuminate architectural landmarks and other notable locations by championing for appropriate exterior lighting to enhance the...
View ArticleSoWa Market Celebrates Successful Summer, Looks to Put District on Map
By Seth Daniel The SoWa Market in the South End has wrapped up an extremely successful summer season, and already organizers of the venture are looking to take the next step in making the entire SoWa...
View ArticleOfficials,Residents Wrestle with Intrusive Shadows
By Beth Treffeisen The building proposed redevelopment that might go as high as 775 feet, at the deteriorated Winthrop Square Garage, may cast a shadow as far as a third of a mile away on the Boston...
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