The Esplanade Association recently held their third annual canine promenade where more than 100 dogs were on show and almost twice as many owners. Living in the city and especially in our neighborhood, one immediately thinks that there is not…
Month: November 2013
Police Briefs 11-19-2013
Breaking and Entering 11/10/13 – At around 2:56 a.m., officers responded to a breaking and entering in progress at a Charles Street sporting-goods store. On arrival, police found that the front right window was broken. A brick was recovered from…
Hill Residents Host Benefit for National Theatre of Ireland
Beacon Hill residents Tom and Shelly O’Neill hosted a dinner for the Abbey Theatre Foundation at Number 9 Park on Oct. 28. The Abbey Foundation supports the National Theatre of Ireland, which was founded in Dublin in 1904 to invest…
An Aging Garden Bed Gets a Splashy Makeover
Come spring, tiny crocuses of purple, yellow and white will signal new life to an aging garden bed that had gradually tired of its work sustaining giant Elm trees nearby and plantings that had outgrown their spaces along the Boylston…
Hill Voters Back Connolly in Mayoral Election
While registered voters citywide supported State Rep. Marty Walsh in his victorious bid to succeed Thomas M. Menino as the 54th mayor of Boston, Beacon Hill voters favored his rival candidate, City Councilor John Connolly, in last Tuesday’s municipal election.…
Veterans Day: Thank You for Your Service to Our Country
On Monday, November 11, we joined with our fellow Americans in observing Veteran’s Day, a day set aside to honor the sacrifices made by all of those who have served in our nation’s armed forces. Veteran’s Day originated as a…
Police Briefs 11-12-2013
Larceny in a Building 11/02/13 – A Charles Street antique store reported a female suspect and a male suspect entered the store at around 4:30 p.m. and stole one silver ring, one amethyst ring, two sterling-silver rings and an antique…
Halloween 2013
Annica, Katya, Eugenie, Juliette, Amandine, Sabrina, and Laura were just a few of the trick or treaters that were on Beacon Hill during halloween last Thursday. Thousands of children of all ages came to the Hill for their annual fill…
Fall Pumpkin Festival
This smiling jack-o’-lantern was one of hundreds that were floated on the Boston Common Frog Pond during Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s Fall Pumpkin Festival hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department on Oct. 27. The free event drew an…
Esplanade Playspace Welcomes New Sculpture
On Oct. 28, the Esplanade Playspace welcomed a playful new sculpture. Created by artist David Phillips, the latest sculpture depicts a series of frogs, turtles and other critters crawling on geometric shapes. Phillips also created the much beloved turtle sculpture…