Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHFW) will host its first art show, “Indulging Our Eclectic Tastes: Members Art Show” on Tuesday, March 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hampshire House. Diane McManus Jensen, director of Jensen Fine Arts, will…
Month: March 2019
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
BHCA Planning & Oversight Committee The BHCA Planning & Oversight Committee focuses on long- range planning issues that face our Beacon Hill historic neighborhood. An example of this was the residential redevelopment of the former Suffolk University academic buildings, the…
City Council Holds Hearing on BuildBPS Update, Community Wants More Answers
The City Council Committee on Education held a hearing on Feb. 25, on an update from Boston Public Schools (BPS) regarding the BuildBPS plan. The BuildBPS plan was first announced in 2017 as a $1 billion, 10-year facilities management plan.…
Central Library Offers Exercise Class to Maintain Mobility and Prevent Disease
A special exercise class will be held on Tuesday, March 19. from 3 – 4 p.m. at the Central Library in Copley Square, Commonwealth Salon, McKim Building, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 Tufts University’s Kieran Reid will present the…
Speaker DeLeo Announces Greenworks Resilient Communities Investment Program
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo announced a new initiative to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help communities across Massachusetts adopt technologies – including clean energy, energy efficiency, and climate change resiliency measures – that cut greenhouse…
City Signs Host Agreement With Proposed West End Marijuana Shop
An adult-use marijuana facility proposed for Friend Street in Boston’s West End signed a host agreements with the City of Boston. Ascend Mass Inc., which is proposing a retail marijuana shop at 272 Friend St., has held several community meetings…
Mayor Announces Proposals for the Development of Community Gardens
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) from the City of Boston Grassroots program, which supports the development of community gardens. Winning proposals must demonstrate how it will improve neighborhood open spaces, create new open space…
Conversations with Caregivers: An Education Series The Dementia Caregiver Support Program of the MGH Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine is sponsoring our next seminar on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 from 5:30 -7:00 p.m. at Mass General in the…
Police Briefs 02-28-2019
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny 02/11/19 – A Beacon Street restaurant reported two known employees were involved in stealing a payroll bank deposit from the restaurant at about 12:14 p.m. The owner provided the video footage of the incident. Larceny from…
Massachusetts Greenworks Is an Investment in Our Present — and Future
The announcement last week by House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo that the state will be investing $1 billion over the next decade to help communities across Massachusetts adopt technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fortify infrastructure is welcome news…