BHCA Community Corner
Keep exterior doors well lit When the BHCA Cambridge Street Quality of Life Committee members walked down Cambridge Street last fall to identify problem areas impacting residents’ quality of life and...
View ArticleDowntown View:A Modest Proposal
Karen is taking a break. Here is a column from last fall that needs more consideration. By Karen Cord Taylor The noise is always a surprise. Your cab stops in the street to let you out. The driver...
View ArticleGalvin says New Shadow Law Removes Layer of Protection for Historic Parks
By Beth Treffeisen Gov. Charlie Baker recently signed a home-rule petition into law that would allow Millennium Partners to move forward with building a 775-foot tower on the site of the city-owned...
View ArticleResidents Disappointed by Rejection in Boston’s Slow Streets Program
By Beth Treffeisen and Dan Murphy In future though, please refer to the Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) and the BHCA Traffic and Parking Committee, whose Chair is Ben Starr. BHC and Beacon Hill...
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Caturday on the Common
Riker, an exceptionally social cat, was eager to explore the Boston Common with his owner, Chris Felice, manning the leash during Boston’s inaugural First Caturday event on the Common. Hundreds of...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 08-15-2017
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Policea Area A-1 Larceny from a Motor Vehicle 08/03/17 – A victim reported she parked her 2013 Volkswagen Jetta on Charles Street at around 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 2, but when...
View ArticleLongfellow Bridge Nightly Construction Schedule
MassDOT will close the Longfellow Bridge nightly to all vehicular traffic through Thursday, August 17, from 11:00p.m. each night to 5:00a.m. the following morning. The Longfellow Bridge closure...
View ArticleThe Boston Arts Festival Returns to Two-Day Event
Boston’s vibrant Arts Community is back for the 15th Annual Boston Arts Festival! On Saturday, September 9, and Sunday September 10, 50 local artists and 16 bands will be supported and celebrated in...
View ArticleHuntington Theatre Production Center Hard at Work on First Production at New...
By Seth Daniel Deep in the industrial area of Everett – nestled between scrap metal yards and diesel mechanics – is a creative workroom that has few matches in the city. In a month’s time, the workshop...
View ArticleHollywood Comes to the South End with Amy Schumer’s Newest Film
By Beth Treffeisen The starts and glitz of Hollywood made its way to the historic South End this past week when Amy Schumer along with her production crew spent the day filming for her newest film, “I...
View ArticleIDP Units are Most Prevalent in Downtown Neighborhoods
By Beth Treffeisen Even though Boston is in a midst of a building boom, rents and sale prices continue to rise in Boston, making it increasingly challenging for residents to find housing that is...
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Remembering Jim McNeely He was this generation’s Charles Bulfinch, a man deeply rooted in the great cultures of the past and yet a true visionary, steadfastly working to apply the wisdom of our history...
View ArticleDowntown View:Thanks Donnie, for the Big Reveal
Karen is taking a break. Since we were all recently laughing at Trump when he inappropriately complimented the French president’s wife on the good shape she was in after the age of 60, the subject of...
View ArticleWorkshops Planned for Hubway Expansion
By Dan Murphy The Boston Transportation Department announced last week it would sponsor 28 community workshops citywide this fall to discuss the upcoming expansion of the bike-share program Hubway....
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Making A Scene
Dan Ramirez, the technical director for the Huntington Theatre Company, shown here in the storage area of the new Production Center in Everett. The storage area for props contains everything from an...
View ArticleZBA Approves Proposed Bay Village Tower on Stuart St
By Beth Treffeisen The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted to approve the proposed 212 Stuart Street tower in the Bay Village during the board of directors hearing on Aug. 15. This comes after many...
View ArticleDowntown View:A Recipe for Cooking
Karen is taking a summer break. This column on a remarkable business incubator appeared last January. By Karen Cord Taylor Take one old hot dog factory. Add two big kitchens, eight convection ovens, 12...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 08-29-2017
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny from a Motor Vehicle 08/18/17 – A victim reported he parked his 2018 GMC Sierra at Charles and Mt. Vernon streets at around 1 a.m., but when he...
View ArticleBoston City Council News and Notes
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER PARKING PERMITS ON HOLD In order to learn more behind the problems that home health care workers are facing while trying to find parking in order to provide in home care, the Boston...
View ArticleSoccer Clinic will Return to Esplanade on Tuesday, August 29
In celebration of the fourth annual New England Revolution and Santander Soccer Scholars program, Santander Bank will join the Revolution and the Esplanade Association in presenting a free soccer...
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