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Cambridge St. Committee Launches New Initiatives The Cambridge Street Quality of Life Committee has launched several initiatives to help keep the street and surrounding areas clean and safe by working...
View ArticleDowntown View:Baffling
So many things I don’t understand. Maybe you don’t either. Some people in some states are all in a lather about women sharing bathrooms with transgender persons who are now female. My question: how...
View ArticleA Leader of Boston’s Palace of the People Comes to BHWF
On Tuesday evening, April 11, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) welcomes Vivian Spiro, Chairman of the Board of the Associates of the Boston Public Library, and a key leader in mustering financial...
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Jean Cain Opening at Core De Vie
Long time Beacon Hill artist Jean Cain stands with her artwork on display at Core de Vie, 40 Charles St., where her work will be showcased. The artist, friends, and neighbors stopped by last Thursday...
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“There’s No Place like Advent” Spring Fundraiser
Bridget Parker, first grade teacher, Laura DiGilami, Nicole DuFauchard, Head of School, and Rebecca Myers, first grade teacher.
View ArticleGibson House Museum Recalls Early Baseball in Boston
Baseball fans have a chance to explore the game’s present and revisit its past on Tuesday, May 9, when the Gibson House Museum, in conjunction with the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and...
View ArticleBoston City Council Chamber Set for New Accessibility Upgrades
By Beth Treffeisen The Christopher A. Iannella Chamber that hosts the weekly Boston City Council hearings is set for some major accessibility upgrades. At least week’s city council hearing on April 5,...
View ArticleEsplanade Association and the American Meteorological Society Hosts Public...
Although the enormity of global warming can sometimes be daunting, there are many steps that communities, organizations, and people can take to help reverse or slow the negative impacts of climate...
View ArticleHill Residents to Run Boston Marathon to Benefit MGH
By Dan Murphy After attending her first Boston Marathon three years ago, Grove Street resident Kristin Monaco was committed to running it herself, but that dream was derailed last year due to a ski...
View ArticleSecond Annual ‘A Walk in the Park’ Children’s Tea and Fashion Show
Party in the Park, the much-anticipated annual luncheon benefiting the Justine Mee Liff Fund for the Emerald Necklace, introduces its second annual “A Walk in the Park” Children’s Tea and Fashion Show....
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Spring Cleaning Days April 28 & 29 “Love Your Block,” formerly Boston Shines, takes place on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29. Beacon Hillers are encouraged to help clean their own block of...
View ArticleDowntown View:Hunting for Spring
By Karen Cord Taylor About this time of year, everyone gets antsy. When will winter really end? A few warm days help make everyone feel better. But it is when the magnolias bloom along Back Bay’s...
View ArticleMayor Walsh to File Home Rule:Petition to Change Current Shadow Laws
By Beth Treffeisen Mayor Martin Walsh has filed a long anticipated Home Rule Petition with Boston City Council called, “Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Protecting Sunlight and Promoting Economic...
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Beacon Hill Garden Club has Something to Celebrate
In 2018 the Beacon Hill Garden Club will be 90 years old. At its beginning, the club owed much to the vision and tenacity of founder Gertrude Beals Bourne, a gifted watercolorist and avid gardener. She...
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Stylish and Sweet
Brigitte Currier, 8, enjoys a cupcake during the Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s Party in the Park at the Four Seasons Hotel near Boston Common on Sunday, April 9. Beyond cupcakes, the popular event...
View ArticleFictional Podcast Tells Story of Millennial Who Dreams of Settling on Beacon...
By Dan Murphy To mark the launch of her podcast “Red Line,” which tells the story of a Millennial woman who dreams of settling in Beacon Hill in the shadow of the MBTA subway line, creator G. D....
View ArticleArchitectural Commission Approves 45 Temple Street Redevelopment Project with...
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission approved the latest, revised plans for the controversial 45 Temple St. project at its monthly hearing on Thursday with some stipulations. Dedham-based JDMD...
View ArticleRevere Hotel Replaces Storefront Before BVAC Approval
By Beth Treffeisen Tucked away on the corner of Piedmont and Broadway Street in the Bay Village, the Revere Hotel upgraded a much forgotten storefront that runs beneath the concrete parking garage....
View ArticleTEA Officials Announce September 23 as Date for the Moonlight Gala
Flowers and trees blooming, runners filling the pathways, and children with their mitts on the baseball fields are all signs that the spring has finally arrived on the esplanade. It also means that the...
View ArticleOrganist Peter Krasinski to Create Live Improvised Musical Score for...
A sweeping silent film drama set during the time of Christ will be shown in a landmark Boston church. Organist Peter Krasinski will accompany BEN-HUR, A Tale of the Christ” (1925) on Thursday, April...
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