Street Sweeping Starts This Week
In case you have not noticed, it is March and the street sweeping program starts in earnest this week. Looking at the mounds of ice that show no signs of melting anytime in the near future, one is...
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Supporters for Feast of Music
New England Conservatory exceeded its goal of raising $750,000 at its annual scholarship gala “El Festín de la Música (A Feast of Music),” which took place on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Fairmont Copley...
View ArticleLet’s Be Good Neighbors
Putting out your rubbish on time is not rocket science. The trucks collect the rubbish three times a week and are usually finished by about 8:30 a.m. So if you look out your front door and see that...
View ArticleCallahan Tunnel Now Open
The Callahan Tunnel, which has been closed since late December, has re-opened — ahead of schedule. Given the way that public projects are usually completed in Massachusetts, this is a novelty. While...
View ArticleKingsley Montessori Students Reflect on Boston Marathon Tragedy
Kingsley Montessori School announced last week that it would commemorate the Boston Marathon tragedy by sharing students’ essays written about bravery with the Greater Boston community. “While this is...
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Let’s Dance
Members of Girls Scout Troop #65321 stepped out on the dance floor with their “dates’ that included dads, grandfathers, uncles and friends.
View ArticlePolice Briefs 03-18-2014
Larceny – Shoplifting 03/05/14 – A Charles Street boutique reported that a female suspect stole several items of women’s clothing before fleeing the store at around 6:30 p.m. Incidents March 5 49...
View ArticleGourmet Shop Opening on Charles Street
Beacon Hillers are getting just what they wanted on Charles Street. A shop offering cheeses and other favorite foods ranked right up on the top of the list of responses from residents when asked what...
View ArticleTask Force Outlines Measures for Greener Economy
Before a standing-room only crowd, the Boston Zero Waste Task Force, a multi-stakeholder group made up of labor and business leaders, community and neighborhood groups, Zero Waste and recycling...
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Women’s Forum
Emotions were stirred at the Women’s Forum talk given by Boston Marathon bombing survivor Alison Bryne. Shown are Liz Vizza (left) and Mary Halpin of the Friends of the Public Garden with Allison Byrne...
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Dogs Are Welcome
noa jewelry, fine handcrafts and gifts, located at 88 Charles St., recently put out a bowl of fresh water and a sign welcoming dogs (and their owners) into the store, which also offers gourmet dog...
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Cheers for Children
The Cheers for Children check presentation to the Jimmy Fund took place on Tuesday, March 11th. The funds were raised during the annual Hampshire House Anniversary Gala in November, benefitting Cheers...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 03-25-2014
Larceny – Over $200 03/16/14 – A male victim reported while he was at Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Boston Common at around 5:14 p.m., he put down his bag, which contained U.S. currency and an...
View ArticleOur Prayers Are with Mayor Menino
The news last week that former Mayor Tom Menino once again is engaged in a battle with cancer brought a great deal of sadness to everybody in the Boston community. There never has been a mayor of...
View ArticleBoston Public Garden Receives Award from Yankee Magazine
The Public Garden, located in the heart of Boston, has been recognized as a 2014 “Editors’ Choice 2014 Home and Garden Award” winner in Yankee Magazine’s March/April issue. This exclusive designation...
View ArticleMeet Author Ben Bradlee Jr. At Hampshire House
Calling all Ted Williams baseball fans: Hosts Blackstone’s of Beacon Hill and the Hampshire House invite you to start baseball season off with a hit by meeting local author Ben Bradlee Jr. on Monday,...
View ArticleAnnual Beacon Award Nominations Requested
The Beacon Hill Civic Association invites the community to nominate candidates for the 18th Annual Beacon Award. Instituted in 1997 by the BHCA as part of its Diamond Jubilee Year, the Beacon Award...
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2014 Boston Marathon Banners
Getting a close-up view of the street banners (and giving the thumb’s up) at the unveiling were Marathon Sports Manager Shane O’Hara (left) and Marathon Champion Bill Rodgers. Mayor Martin J. Walsh...
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Final Stretch
The Esplanade Association held a celebration event marking the end of a long winter on March 6. Committee members Christian Stephen and Laura Bange with Jude Weiskopf, Suzanne Finn, and Tony Case.
View ArticleThe Fire on Beacon Street
With two major fires in the same number of months in the Back Bay, the need to change the residential codes for multi-unit buildings is a fact that can no longer be ignored. Wednesday’s fire took a...
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