Beacon Hill was expecting a lot of company. It was May 20, the day before 2000 visitors would come for the Beacon Hill Garden Club’s annual Hidden Garden Tour. John Corey and Miguel Rosales had rounded up a group of…
Month: June 2015
28 Pinckney Back On the Table
The little Pinckney Street building located at the rear of a 1830’s six-story brick townhouse at 63 Mt. Vernon Street took center stage again, this time at the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission meeting Thursday. The 300-square foot building at 28…
City Required to Seek State’s Review Of ADA Sidewalk Ramp Construction
In August of 2014, the City of Boston began construction of a series of new disability access ramps on Beacon Street in the Beacon Hill Historic District, replacing historic brick sidewalks and existing brick access ramps with new ramps made…
Police Briefs 06-23-2015
Breaking and Entering – Non-Residence 06/12/15 – At around 1:21 a.m., police responded to a Chestnut Street clothing store for a breaking and entering in progress. On arrival, witnesses reported a male suspect threw two bricks through the windows and…
The More Things Change
Larry DiCara remembers his first encounter with Mayor Kevin White. It was 1971. DiCara was newly elected to the Boston City Council. The mayor phoned. Would DiCara meet with him? The young DiCara, outfitted in his best suit, entered the…
TEA to Celebrate Restored Oval Lawn
The Esplanade Association and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will celebrate the opening of the newly restored Hatch Shell Oval Lawn on the Charles River Esplanade on Friday, June 19, at 11 a.m. The ceremonial ribbon will…
BHCA and BHV to Host Annual Evening on Esplanade
Beacon Hill residents are invited to a summer evening filled with camaraderie and gourmet food at the opening night of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra on Wednesday, July 15, at DCR’s Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. Music Director Christopher Wilkins will…
Lowe’s Romeo to Premiere Thursday
Award-winning filmmaker Lorna Lowe’s film Romeo, a documentary about a Cambridge man dedicated to rehabilitating male batterers, will premiere at the 17th Annual Roxbury International Film Festival Thursday evening. It is the second social issue documentary the Charles Street resident…
Love in the Lab
Kerfuffle. Brouhaha, contretemps, a wrangle, rumpus, melee, a ruckus, a to-do. It is curious that some of the best words in the English language describe a commotion, a disturbance, a fuss. My big American Heritage dictionary, published in 2000, strangely…
Raining Awareness on Alzheimer’s Disease
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain awareness month, and Alzheimer’s disease is a subject that is very personal to me. My grandmother had Alzheimer’s and I saw firsthand the toll it takes on a family, and the love and patience that…