BHCA Community Corner
Fall HillFest draws crowds on a summer-like day By Suzanne Besser The balloons were flying, band playing and spirits high when the Beacon Hill Civic Association welcomed hundreds of neighbors to Fall...
View ArticleDowntown View:Raise Your Kids in the City
By Karen Cord Taylor It’s a familiar story. Twenty-somethings enjoy living downtown. Then they have kids. After a couple of years they depart for the suburbs. They have good reasons. The schools are...
View ArticleParks Department Announces Beacon Hill Tree Removal Hearing on Oct 5
In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 87, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 5, at 10 a.m. on a request to remove two public...
View ArticleApplicant Aims to Calm Concerns Over Proposal to Convert 29 Comm Ave into...
By Dan Murphy At a special meeting of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) Licensing and Building Use Committee on Tuesday, Sept. 19, the owner of 29 Commonwealth Ave. sought to assuage...
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Swan Boats Wrap Up 141st Season
By Dan Murphy Workers moving a Swan Boat at season’s end. While Boston was spared the brunt of Hurricane Jose, it still created unforeseen challenges for the Swan Boats, which was forced to wrap up...
View ArticleEsplanade Association’s ‘Moondance Gala’ A Spectacular Success, Raises $980,000
On Saturday evening, Sept. 23, the Esplanade Association held its annual “Moondance Gala” under the stars along the banks of the Charles River in Boston. This year’s gala brought together 450 friends,...
View ArticleExploring the Charles River Esplanade with Margo Newman at BHWF Oct 10
By Amy Tsurumi The Charles River Esplanade is no doubt one of the most vibrant areas of Boston and a city icon. On any given sunny day, masses of people enjoy running along the Charles, soaking up the...
View ArticleWalsh’s Fall Pumpkin Float Set for Oct 20
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced that the annual Fall Pumpkin Float will be held at the Boston Common Frog Pond on Friday, October 20, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Hundreds of illuminated jack-o’-lanterns...
View ArticleArtists Crossing Presents the Boston unCommon Music Festival
Artists Crossing will present the Boston unCommon Music Festival, taking place at the Parkman Bandstand on Saturday October 7, and featuring seven Boston-based bands. Artists Crossing is proud to bring...
View ArticleAnnual Storybook Ball Scheduled for Oct 14
Every three minutes a food allergy reaction sends someone to the emergency room. Scary for adults—and even scarier for children. MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) will bring a heightened...
View ArticleDowntown View:Passive vs Active
By Karen Cord Taylor Boston is an odd city in many ways. We do have a lion and a unicorn, but our favorite icons are a grasshopper (Faneuil Hall) a cod (State House) and ducklings and swans (Public...
View ArticlePublic Garden’s Ducklings Turn 30
By Dan Murphy The sculptor who brought Mrs. Mallard and her family of aquatic birds from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s story “Make Way for Ducklings” to life in the Public Garden will preside...
View ArticleOld Fashioned Family Fun at Lala Rokh
For over 20 years, family has always been a huge part of Lala Rokh. They have watched kids grow up over the years and then come in with their own children. This community has always been important to...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Village Elects New Directors
Three downtown residents recently joined Beacon Hill Village’s board of directors. Jan Beaven has been a member of the Village since 2013. She has served on BHV’s Marketing Committee and is vice chair...
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Blessing of the Animals
Last Sunday, the Annual Blessing of the Animals took place at many local churches.In the above photo Fr. John Unni, Pastor of St. Cecilia’s Church in the Back Bay gives the blessing to the pets of...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
REEFER MADNESS Dear Editor: My wife and I have been residents of Beacon Hill for more than forty years. We have had the good fortune to be witnesses and beneficiaries of the great progress that Boston...
View ArticleBoston-Mexico Partnership is Featured in BAC Exhibition
Students and faculty from The Boston Architectural College (BAC) are building bridges to Mexico. A collaboration with the Centro Metropolitano de Arquitectura Sustentable (CMAS) in Mexico City has...
View ArticleHill House’s Fundraising Night at the Museum of Science
On Thursday, Sept. 28, Hill House hosted a fundraising night under the stars at the Museum of Science, with over 150 in attendance and raising over $110,000 for their programs and athletics. Neighbors...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Zoning and Licensing to Discuss Several...
The Zoning and Licensing Committee of the Beacon Hill Civic Association will meet on Wednesday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. at 74 Joy Street. All meetings are open to the public. If you have any questions...
View ArticleBHCA Community Corner
by Suzanne Besser, BHCA President Contractors & neighbors: working together It is Beacon Hill’s good fortune that for generations owners of its historic 19th century homes have invested their time,...
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