Councilor Ed Flynn visits the BHCA Councilor Ed Flynn visited the Beacon Hill Civic Association offices for our April First Friday Coffee Hour. Councilor Ed Flynn is a lifelong resident of District 2, where he has been involved as a…
Month: April 2019
Benjamin Zander: The Mystery of Music is Still Alive at 80
When Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) Conductor Benjamin Zander was just a boy, he would watch his father come home from a hard day’s work and sit at the piano and create a language that dazzled the young man – the…
Beacon Hill Architectural Commission Agenda
Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will meet on April 18 at 5:00 p.m. in Boston City Hall Piemonte Room—Fifth Floor. The following items are on the agenda: • Violations 19.777 BH 45 Beacon Street: Ratification of the existing grade in Spruce Place;…
Boston’s Freedom Trail Springs Into the Season With Expanded Schedule
Freedom Trail Foundation’s 18th-century costumed guides will be out on the Trail in full force this spring, offering more opportunities to bring history to life. The Freedom Trail Foundation’s current tour schedule offers Walk Into History Tours daily at 11:00…
Local Residents Turco and Altenhoff Are Top Sellers of Girl Scout Cookies
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEMA) is proud to announce their 2018-19 Girl Scout Cookie Program was a success across the council, with local girls selling more than 2.3 million packages of cookies to customers in their communities. Gabriella Turco…
An Evening of History and Restoration – Emerald Necklace Conservancy
Emerald Necklace Conservancy guests were transported to the late 19th Century – to the time of Frederick Law Olmstead’s creation of the Emerald Necklace parklands – upon entering the historic Ames-Webster Mansion in the Back Bay. On April 2, The…
Kenzie Bok Joins Growing Race for District 8 City Council
The race for District 8 City Council has become a little more crowded, with Boston native Kenzie Bok announcing her candidacy on March 29—the fourth candidate so far to run. As the Senior Advisor for Policy and Planning at the…
Esplanade Association Looks Back on Eventful Year and with an Eye Towards the Future
The Esplanade Association took a look back at its achievements from 2018 and plans for this year during its annual meeting on Tuesday, April 2, at the Park Plaza Hotel. Michael Nichols, executive director, reported the nonprofit raised an unprecedented…
Neighborhood Roundup
Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee Meeting: April 16 The April meeting will be held next Tuesday night, April 16, at 7 p.m. at First Church Boston (66 Marlborough St.). The agenda will include an election for Chair of the Boston…
Police Briefs 04-11-2019
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny in a Building 03/29/19- A witness observed a male suspect steal two packages from the front stairs of a Pinckney Street home at around 6:50 p.m. The witness further stated that the suspect jumped into a maroon…