Friends of the West End Branch Hold Annual Meeting
The Friends of the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library (FWEBBPL) held their annual meeting at the West End Branch on June 8. Chairperson Barbara Haley welcomed the members and guests and...
View ArticleGet Fit on the Esplanade this Summer
“Healthy, Fit and Fun” returns to the Charles River Esplanade Tuesday, July 11. Throughout the summer, the Esplanade Association (EA) partners with three fitness organizations to sponsor free outdoor...
View ArticleThe List of Top 100 Highest Paid Municipal Employees
The Top 100 highest paid employees in the City of Boston show that six are now earning more than $200,000 per year in regular pay and that Supt. of Schools Tommy Chang continues to be the highest paid...
View ArticleBHCA Community Corner
Evening on the Esplanade July 19 The Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) invites families and friends to an Evening on the Esplanade, a summer evening filled with music, camaraderie and tasty food....
View ArticleDowntown View:Imponderables
By Karen Cord Taylor News articles extoll Massachusetts’ wealth. From the Boston Globe on June 28: “The Massachusetts miracle: rich and thriving.” In January, “A Waterfront that’s rapidly...
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Summer Dock Party Returns on July 20
On Thursday, July 20, the Esplanade Friends Council will host the seventh annual “Esplanade Summer Dock Party” on the Community Boating Docks on the Charles River Esplanade from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Ben...
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Leventhal Map Center Gala
Hilary and Chris Gabrieli at the Map Center Gala, which raised over $1.5M to support educational programs.
View ArticlePolice Briefs 07-18-2017
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny 07/09/17 – A victim reported her black Trek FX2 bicycle was stolen from a West Cedar Street alley between 12:15 a.m. and 4 p.m. The bike had a...
View ArticleEsplanade Association’s Healthy Fit and Fun off to a Great Start
The Esplanade was hot and steamy on Tuesday evening with over 300 people dancing and jumping to the rhythms of Zumba at the kick off of the Esplanade Association’s summer long free fitness series...
View ArticleSandwich Board Signs Regulations Will Soon be up for Debate
By Beth Treffeisen In bright colored letters across chalkboard signs, witty remarks or inspirational quotes entice a passerby to stop, look in and see what’s inside. These free marketing tools aid many...
View ArticleKristen Mobilia Wants to Go “Back to the Basics” in Her Run for District 8
By Beth Treffeisen Long-time communities advocate and leader, Kristen Mobilia of the Fenway, is taking a bold step into local politics and running against the popular City Councilor Josh Zakim for...
View ArticleBoston Landmarks Orchestra Returns to the Hatch Shell
By Beth Treffeisen With summer in full swing, it is time to sit back, relax, and enjoy a free night of classical music, courtesy of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra. Under the leadership of Music...
View ArticleDowntown View:Following Up on the HarborWalk Walk
By Karen Cord Taylor A few weeks ago seven friends and I explored the HarborWalk from Lovejoy Wharf to Congress Street. We were dismayed by the blind alleys, signs pointing in the wrong direction or no...
View ArticleBHCA Community Corner
Evening on the Esplanade Wednesday The Beacon Hill Civic Association invites families and friends to an Evening on the Esplanade, a summer evening filled with music, camaraderie and tasty food that...
View ArticleBoston Public Library to Gain New Trustees
By Beth Treffeisen In an effort to diversify the Boston Public Library leadership and funding sources, the Boston City Council voted to pass a home rule petition proposed by the Mayor to expand the...
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Rose Brigade Going Strong after 30 Years
By Dan Murphy Boston Parks Commissioner Chris Cook and China Altman in the Public Garden. China Altman never imagined the Rose Brigade she established three decades ago to tend to the rose beds in the...
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Staying Fit after 50
Cindy Sullivan, a Beacon Hill-based personal trainer and senior-fitness specialist, was asked by one of her Beacon Hill clients to create a exercise program he could use while spending his summer on...
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Leventhal Map Center Gala
Hilary and Chris Gabrieli at the Map Center Gala, which raised over $1.5M to support educational programs.
View ArticleObituaries 07-25-2017
Jerome “Jerry” Ward Anderson Of Beacon Hill Jerome Ward Anderson, Jerry to his neighbors in Beacon Hill, Boston and Block Island, R.I., passed away peacefully in Boston at age 73, from Multiple System...
View ArticleImagine Boston 2030
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh “We will listen. We will learn. We will lead.” That is a promise that I made to Bostonians after being sworn in as the 54th Mayor of the City of Boston. Now, almost four years...
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