Letter to the Editor
An Open Letter to the members of the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission Dear Committee, A resident of our community crossed Beacon Street on a bright October morning in 2016, she saw a collection of...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 06-13-2017
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny from Motor Vehicle 06/03/17 – A victim reported she parked her 2013 Nissan Altima on Charles Street at around 11 p.m. on June 2, and when she...
View ArticleCharles River Swimming Club Aims to Bring Positive Perception to an Urban River
By Beth Treffeisen During the early morning hours last Saturday, 200 brave swimmers pulled on their goggles and swim caps and dove into the Charles River Basin for a one-mile race that ran between the...
View ArticleFrog Pond Spray Scheduled to Open on June 29
Boston Parks Commissioner Chris Cook and The Skating Club of Boston president Joe Blount are pleased to welcome children and guests to kick off the 2017 summer season as the Boston Common Frog Pond...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Corner
Hearing today on state bill combatting nip litter Members of the BHCA Cambridge Street Quality of Life Committee (CSQOL), established last year to address specific concerns of residents near Cambridge...
View ArticleDowntown View:Questions You’ve Wanted Answered
By Karen Cord Taylor Why does the Hurley Building on Cambridge Street have chain link fence pieces around it? A person from the state Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance who said not...
View ArticleMyrtle St Playground has Diverse List of Sponsors
By Dan Murphy An area construction firm is donating time and materials to the Myrtle Street Playground as a way to enrich the lives of neighborhood residents across the age spectrum. Dellbrook JKS of...
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FOPG Hold Grand Opening of White Fountain
By Beth Treffeisen An onlooker admires the newly renovated George Robert White Memorial Fountain, at the opening ceremony held on Wednesday, June 7. After months of being cocooned, The George Robert...
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‘ANGEL’ STILL WORKING HER MAGIC Dear Editor: Thanks for your article on the grand opening of the White Fountain. Two days after the grand opening, I proposed to Kelly Warwick by the “Angel,” on the...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 06-20-2017
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny from Motor Vehicle 06/11/17 – A victim reported she parked her 2011 Honda Accord on Charles Street on June 10 at around 8 p.m., but when she returned the next morning, the rear...
View ArticleHair’s to History:Boston Barber Co Continues Its Tradition as A Local Landmark
By Cary Shuman Boston Barber Co. owner Robert Dello Russo is well aware why Boston tour bus and trolley operators illuminate about his Bowdoin Street shop on their daily rounds. It’s been a barbershop...
View Article‘Evening Under the Stars’ Raises $50K for Myrtle Street Playground Enhancements
Seventy guests attended the Myrtle Street Playground “Evening Under the Stars” event at the King’s Chapel Parish House Garden on June 9, raising more than $50,000 through ticket sales, sponsorships,...
View Article‘Making History on the Common’ Day Attracts Just Under 1,000 Students
Despite the light rain, just under 1,000 Boston elementary school students in grades three through five participated in the Friends of the Public Garden’s eighth annual “Making History on the Common...
View ArticleDowntown View:Doing Nothing at Sea
By Karen Cord Taylor When Hampshire House owner Tom Kershaw invited me to join him on the square-rigged, 122-foot schooner Lynx, based in Nantucket and St. Petersburg, Florida, at Saturday’s Parade of...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Corner
Caring for the new trees & removing dead ones The community is very grateful for the 44 new trees planted by the Boston Parks Department on Beacon Hill this spring. They enhance the neighborhood...
View ArticleMayor’s Home Rule Petition to Amend Current Shadow Laws is Filed with the State
By Beth Treffeisen Mayor Martin Walsh has filed a home rule petition with the state legislature that will allow the Winthrop Square Project to go forward at 775 feet, which is no reduction from the...
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Leslie Singleton Adam Elected Chair of the Friends of the Public Garden
The board of directors of the Friends of the Public Garden has elected Leslie Singleton Adam as Chair. Adam has been on the Friends board since 2014. Leslie Singleton Adam. The Friends of the Public...
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Garden Tour Reaps Profits of $100,000; All to be Given Away
In June, 2016, following the most successful Tour of the Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill to that date, the Beacon Hill Garden Club contributed more than $73,000 to 50 local, regional and national...
View ArticleBoston’s Freedom Trail Welcomes ‘Walk Into History’
Freedom Trail Foundation’s current tour schedule offers Walk Into History® Tours from the Boston Common Visitor Information Center on the hour every hour, daily, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and a tour...
View ArticleBoston City Council to Discuss Access to Parking for Health Care Attendants
By Beth Treffeisen Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim along with Councilor Michael Flaherty asked for a hearing to discuss the city’s current process for granting parking permits to in-home health care...
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