Beacon Hill to Get Improvements in Budget
By John Lynds Last Thursday, Mayor Martin Walsh released his $2.08 billion five-year capital budget plan. Flanked by his cabinet and elected officials, Walsh made a commitment to start, continue and...
View ArticleBHCA Community Corner
SPRING IS MEMBERSHIP SEASON AT BHCA Along with window boxes overflowing with colorful flowers, spring on Beacon Hill brings a renewed appreciation of the neighborhood’s carefully preserved historic...
View ArticleDowntown View:Being Left Out
By Karen Cord Taylor Are you working hard? Paying attention? Being involved? Some people apparently believe you aren’t. You are not worthy of their attention. They are leaving you out. The Boston Water...
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Esplanade Association to Host 16th Annual Meeting
The Esplanade Association will be hosting it’s 16th Annual Meeting on Tuesday evening, May 2 at the Algonquin Club in Boston. The public is invited to attend the meeting at which the organization will...
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Fight for Light at City Council
By Beth Treffeisen A proponent for keeping the present shadow law holds up a sign at the City Council hearing on Monday. A packed Boston City Council Chamber played home to a hearing to discuss a Home...
View ArticleBridge Architect Miguel Rosales to Deliver Keynote Address at Civic...
By Dan Murphy Miguel Rosales, the lead designer and architect of the innovative, cable-stayed Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, will deliver the keynote address at the Beacon Hill Civic...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Author Jeanne Blasberg at Blackstone’s to Sign Copies of Her New...
Looking for a Mother’s Day gift or a good summer beach read? Beacon Hill author Jeanne Blasberg’s new book ~ “Eden” ~ could be just the answer. Blasberg will be signing copies of her new book on...
View ArticleGet Healthy On the Esplanade this Summer
Healthy, Fit & Fun is returning to the Esplanade this summer! Starting in July, the Esplanade Association will again join forces with some of Boston’s top fitness and recreation organizations to...
View ArticleSpring into May with the BHWF’s Annual Fashion Show
By Amy Tsurumi Mark your calendars for a jubilant and colorful evening well suited for the first Friday of May! The Beacon Hill Womens Forum (BHWF) cordially invites you to the Fourth Annual Charles...
View ArticleForgotten Corner in Garden Set for a Plant Overhaul
By Beth Treffeisen The corner of the Boston Public Garden that sits behind the William Ellery Channing Statue near the Arlington T stop, is the last missing piece of the Friends of the Public Garden...
View Article28 Hancock,John Jeffries Addition on ZLC Agenda at BHCA Meeting
The Zoning and Licensing Committee (ZLC) of the Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) will meet on Wednesday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. at 74 Joy Street to consider a proposed penthouse and roof deck addition...
View ArticleChestnut Street Resident Aims to Educate Neighbors on Rosie’s Place
By Dan Murphy While Rosie’s Place dates back to 1974 and has the distinction of being the oldest women’s shelter in the U.S., Chestnut Street newcomer Deb Pasculano wants to educate her new Beacon Hill...
View ArticleDowntown View:Better Skyscrapers
By Karen Cord Taylor Consider Los Angeles. It’s enjoying an upgrade. With refurbished hotels, new residential buildings, a spruce-up of its gorgeous library and all the services and restaurants that...
View ArticleLivingstone Seeks More Discussion on Shadow Laws
By Beth Treffeisen With the recent passage of Boston City Council’s home rule petition that aims to amend the current shadow laws that protect the Boston Common and Boston Public Garden, State...
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Shear Madness:Fundraising Continues to Chop Off Jack Gurnon’s Hair Mop
By Beth Treffeisen Beacon Hill’s Jack Gurnon is surrounded by scissors ready to cut his long hair. What all started as a fun prank between two friends about three years ago has slowly turned into about...
View ArticleInvesting in Beacon Hill
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh This month, I am proud to put forth a budget for the City of Boston that will make Boston a better place to work, live, and raise a family. At City Hall, we’ve created a plan...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 05-09-2017
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Assault Dangerous with a Dangerous Weapon – Knife 04/26/17 – At around 6:42 a.m., responding officers arrested a male suspect arrested on Arlington Street...
View ArticleCharles River Cleanup on Earth Day is A Rousing Success
On Saturday morning, April 29, the Esplanade Association, the 100-percent privately funded friends group for the Charles River Esplanade, had over 400 volunteers participate in the 18th annual Earth...
View ArticleZoning and Licensing Committee Votes Not to Oppose Proposed Jeffries House...
By Dan Murphy A proposed four-story addition to the John Jeffries House met with a vote of non-opposition from the Beacon Hill Zoning and Licensing Committee on Wednesday with the stipulation that the...
View ArticleDowntown View:Competition Might Improve Old Rental Buildings
By Karen Cord Taylor Downtown residents are enjoying a certain satisfaction they didn’t expect. Those dreadful absentee landlords who suck all the rent money out of their buildings while keeping them...
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