BHCA Community Corner
BHCA urges residents to attend today’s hearing The BHCA believes it is important that all accessibility improvements to pedestrian intersection ramps comply with both the Americans with Disabilities...
View ArticleDowntown View:The Pitfalls of Symbols
Super Bowl fever brought up the topic of sports design. Surely you have noticed the Super Bowl trophy. Once in awhile someone mentions its shape, but not much. Apparently two prominent football guys...
View ArticleZakim Appointed to Chair Committee on Civil Rights
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston City Council voted to unanimously re-establish the Special Committee on Civil Rights, at the hearing this past Wednesday, February 8. City Councilor Josh Zakim of District...
View ArticleFour Female Councilors Embark on Study,Meeting Series on Early Ed,Childcare Here
By Seth Daniel While there is frequently a lot of emphasis on public schools and private schools, and where parents will send their school-age children, not much attention has been paid to policies...
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Sledding Is Not Just for Kids
Romeo, Sloane and Kim Furmonavicius ride together in style in the Common on Friday afternoon.
View ArticleHow We’re Making Boston’s Streets Safer
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh In January, the busy streets of Boston became safer. As we dig out from this month’s snowstorms and prepare for spring, I want to remind drivers, cyclists and pedestrians about...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 02-28-2017
BEACON HILL BEAT From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny from Motor Vehicle 02/14/17 – A victim reported she parked her 2011 Subaru Forrester at Mugar Way and Mt. Vernon Street at around 3 p.m. on Feb....
View ArticleHenry Wood, Boston Architect and Long-Time South End Resident, Dead at 87
By Beth Treffeisen Henry Austin Wood III, a Boston architect and a long-time South End resident, who was behind the makings of Boston City Hall, passed away in his home in Boston on Jan. 27 at the age...
View ArticleMayor Walsh Awards $22 Million in New Funding for Affordable Housing
By Beth Treffeisen Last week, Mayor Martin Walsh announced nearly $22 million in funding for 10 affordable housing developments in neighborhoods across Boston. The funding will help preserve or produce...
View ArticleNighttime Demolition on Boston End of Longfellow Bridge
MassDOT’s contractor, White-Skanska-Consigli (WSC), will temporarily perform nighttime demolition work during the early hours through Saturday, March 4. The demolition activities will occur from 1:30...
View ArticleCity Paws:The Long and Short of Life Spans
by Ed & Penny Cherubino It’s a sad fact that our beloved dogs have short lives by humans standards. As you talk to dog lovers, you often hear tales of all the dogs they have known and loved through...
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Looking with compassion for a solution to homelessness Beacon Hillers interested in learning more about individuals struggling with homelessness and what services are provided to them are encouraged to...
View ArticleDowntown View:Uninhabitable
By Karen Cord Taylor Samuel Eliot Morison in The Maritime History of Massachusetts describes our state’s liabilities—tumbling, shallow, un-navigable rivers that could never compete with the mighty...
View ArticleHearing Held on Subdividing Polling Places
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston City Council held a hearing on Feb. 23, to discuss the Boston’s Elections Department proposal to subdivide current precincts to decrease voting lines and increase voter...
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FOPG Restores Shaw Memorial Sword
By Dan Murphy and Beth Treffeisen Daedalus, Inc.’s Joshua Craine replacing the sword on the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial on the Boston Common. It was only one day after...
View ArticleBLO Passes Revised Lederman Mem Plans
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLO) unanimously approved the revised design for a permanent memorial and landscaped setting to commemorate Dr. Melvin Lederman, at a hearing held on...
View ArticleMassDOT to Close Lane on Longfellow Bridge March 11
MassDOT’s contractor, White-Skanska-Consigli JV (WSC), will close a single lane of Land Boulevard/Memorial Drive westbound in the vicinity of the Longfellow Bridge on Saturday, March 11. The lane will...
View Article‘Creative Kitchens Tour’ Showcases Historic Beacon Hill and Back Bay Residences
By Dan Murphy When former board member Kitty Flather first conceived of the “Creative Kitchens Tour” in the spring of 2013 as a possible fundraiser for Beacon Hill Village, it immediately struck a...
View ArticleNorth End, Waterfront and Beacon Hill Eateries Participating in Dine Out Boston
By Phil Orlandella A total of nineteen eateries from the North End, Waterfront and Beacon Hill are participating in this year’s Dine Out Boston sponsored by the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors...
View ArticleArt and Jewelry Auctioneer Lucy Grogan at BHWF
By Kathy Hull There are few things more exciting in the world of dusty antiques than finding a “gem” of unexpected value, as attested by the continuing popularity of PBS’s “Antique Roadshow.” On...
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