It took two high-paced, kind of crazy, very long and very hot summer days to film the 8 ½ minute segment extolling Beacon Hill Village (BHV) that aired on the PBS NewsHour in August. But, the people behind the scenes…
Month: September 2013
Police Briefs 09-17-2013
Breaking and Entering – Residence 09/06/13 – At around 10:20 p.m., a victim reported unknown person(s) broke the chain lock on the building elevator of his Beacon Street apartment and entered the residence before stealing a 42-inch television. Incidents Sept.…
Tree Guards on Charles Street
The Beacon Hill Civic Association held a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside of 26 Charles St. on Wednesday for the new tree-guards and planting, which the group donated to the community to commemorate its 90th anniversary. The ceremony was the culmination of…
Educational Survey Shows Mayoral Candidates Similarities, Differences
Like most issues in this crowded mayoral race, seven candidates who responded to a survey on educational priorities conducted last month by the nonprofit Downtown Schools for Boston share the same basic position on education: All school-age children must have…
Esplanade Association and DCR to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for Eliot Memorial
On Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 4:30 p.m., The Esplanade Association (TEA) and the state’s the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking at the Charles Eliot Memorial, adjacent to the Community Boating Docks. The groundbreaking is…
Police Briefs 09-10-2013
Attempted Breaking and Entering 09/01/13 – At 5:35 p.m., a male suspect arrested for attempted breaking and entering of a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta on Brimmer Street. The female victim reports while she was moving items into her apartment, she came…
Pushing Hard to Fully Reopen
Workers are seen moving a new set of cases for frozen food into DeLuca’s Market at 11 Charles St. last week. Owner Virgil Aiello told the Times that the market is “pushing hard to fully reopen.” DeLuca’s fell prey to…
Proper Bostonian Quilters Guild Exhibits Work by Local Artists
“We’re Not in Kansas Anymore,” detail of a hand pieced, hand-quilted and embroidered wall-hanging created by Terri Mazzulli of the West End, is seen above. Her original design (using “Wizard of Oz” fabrics) is one of more than 200 quilts…
Boston Hockey Hotbed Attracting Beacon Hill Players
When Brian Leetch moved to Boston after signing with the Boston Bruins for the final year of his Hall of Fame career in 2005, he made a telephone call looking for a hockey program for his oldest son. He quickly…
Police Briefs 09-03-2013
Larceny in a Building 08/23/13 – A victim reports while eating dinner in a Charles Street restaurant between 8:50 and 10 p.m., he got up to use the restroom. When he returned to his, table his luggage, containing a passport,…