Hill Native Finds Career as Safari Guide in African Wilderness
By Dan Murphy Beacon Hill native Hadley Pierce credits her unique career choice as one of the founders and co-owners of a safari company to the indelible impression a family vacation to Africa in 2006...
View ArticleWinthrop Square Tower Height Lowered
By Beth Treffeisen In a lengthy Draft Project Impact Report that was released on January 2, the developers behind the Winthrop Square Tower outlined their latest plans for redeveloping the abandoned...
View ArticleArea A-1 sees 1-Percent Drop in Part One Crime in ‘17
By Dan Murphy Area A-1 saw a 1-percent drop in violent and property crime in 2017 from the previous year. According to Boston Police, 2,595 incidents of Part One crime were reported between Jan. 1...
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Get Your Shovel
A car is actually buried under the snow from Thursday’s snowstorm on Mt. Vernon St. Hopefully, the warmer temperatures this week should cause some melting.
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MFS Pro-Am Doubles Championship
The 27th Annual MFS Pro Am Doubles Championship was held last week at the University Club.The University Club Pro Doubles Committee included from left: Tom Poor,Greg Collins, Lenny Bernheimer, Amrit...
View ArticleKraft Center for Community Health Mobilizes Care for Opioid Use Disorder
A new community outreach initiative spearheaded by The Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) seeks to better engage with individuals struggling with addiction and...
View ArticlePlay Ball: Boston Named Best Large Sports City in New Study
By Seth Daniel As the New England Patriots get ready to host their first playoff game in Foxboro, one might think it’s the success of the city’s football team that makes Boston the best sports city in...
View ArticleLocal Mother-Owned Art Tour Business Gets New Parents out of the House During...
A few years ago, Renana Kehoe was on maternity leave from her career as director of development operations at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. She loved having the time with son Nolan, but she...
View ArticleVolunteers Take Down Holiday Decorations
By Suzanne Besser Taking down the garlands and greens that decorated Beacon Hill’s 1100 lamp posts for the holidays was a lot easier than putting them up, according to the hoards of volunteers who...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Beacon Hill Gala February 3 The Beacon Hill Civic Association invites all neighbors to come in from the cold and enjoy spending an elegant evening together at the 46th annual Beacon Hill Gala, to be...
View ArticleKapur-Dewinter Gives First BHWF Presentation of the Year
By Amy Tsurumi An impeccable remedy for cabin fever, Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) welcomed back members to a full-capacity gathering at the Hampshire House on January 9. Neighbors enjoyed sharing...
View ArticleKeeping Busy:Variety of Children’s Programs at Hill House
by Marianne Salza On Saturday morning, little ones learned the fundamental skills of soccer, developing their listening and cooperative skills, and friends casually practiced their basketball shooting...
View ArticleCivic Association Urges MGH to Fix North Anderson Park’s Bad Conditions
By Dan Murphy The Beacon Hill Civic Association board of directors is urging Massachusetts General Hospital to address the deteriorating conditions in and around North Anderson Park, which it maintains...
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Proposals Discussed
On Jan. 10, a meting sponsored by the Beacon Hill Civic Association Zoning and Licensing Committee discussed the Park St. School proposal as well as the plans for Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro at 25...
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All Done Until Next Year
Catrina Madeira cuts the wire while Simona Sdojkoska holds the ladder on South Russell Street as they take down the holiday decorations over the past weekend.
View ArticlePolice Briefs 01-23-2018
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny from Building 01/09/18 – At around 3:15 p.m., a Stuart Street car rental agency reported a surveillance video showing a male suspect go around the...
View ArticleWalsh Files Ordinance to Regulate Short-Term Rentals
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced on Monday that he filed a citywide ordinance establishing guidelines and regulations to better track and regulate short-term rentals in the City of Boston. As a new...
View ArticleThe New Hot Address in Town is One Dalton:Campion and Company to be Exclusive...
By Beth Treffeisen Tucked behind the Christian Science Center and the Prudential Center in the Back Bay, a concrete outline of a tower is starting to grow into what will become One Dalton, a Four...
View ArticleAffordable Housing is Coming to the Heart of Downtown Boston
By Beth Treffeisen In a whirl of excitement, members of the community and elected officials gathered together in celebration of the groundbreaking ceremony of “The Union”, which will included 46 units...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
By Suzanne Besser, president Why Support the BHCA? Year after year, the Beacon Hill Civic Association turns to the community, asking contributions to its Annual Appeal. So, why support the non profit...
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