Preservation advocates are imploring Massachusetts General Hospital to reconfigure its expansion plans to avoid demolition of three historic West End buildings. The hospital is proposing the construction of a $1 billion, 1,035,000-square-foot complex consisting of two connected, 12-story towers located…
Month: August 2019
District 8 City Council Hopeful Montez Haywood Calls for Reopening of the Long Island Shelter
As an assistant district attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office for the past 13 years, District 8 city council candidate Montez Haywood has seen firsthand the ravages of substance abuse in the city and believes the immediate reopening…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Beacon Hill Civic Association – Notice/Agenda Zoning and Licensing Committee – Wednesday, September 4, 2019, 7PM at 74 Joy Street The Zoning and Licensing Committee of the Beacon Hill Civic Association will meet on Wednesday, September 4 at 7:00 p.m.…
Gibson House Museum Presents Etiquette of the Brahmin Summer
The Gibson House Museum, a National Historic Landmark and time capsule of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century domestic life, presents Etiquette of the Brahmin Summer, with Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m. Before air conditioning,Brahmin (wealthy Boston) families retreated for thesummer season to homes on the New England coast. Join Etiquetteer Robert B.…
Beacon Hill Women’s Forum Starts Seventh Season in Sept.
September’s almost here…school starting, memories of summer, and the seventh season of the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) is kicking off what promises to be another great year of innovative programming. The BHWF are starting back up on the second…
Neighborhood Roundup
Summer Activities at the Myrtle Street Playground The Friends of the Myrtle Street Playground and Summer Horizons present summer programming on Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. at the playground, including BJ Hickman on Aug. 29; Rainforest Reptile on Sept.…
Enjoy a Safe Labor Day Weekend
It may be hard to believe, but the summer of 2019 is entering its final week as we approach the traditional Labor Day weekend. “Time and tide wait for no man,” said the poet. The calendar never lies and soon…
School Is Back — Drive Safely
We’re sure we’re no different than all of our fellow commuters in expressing this sentiment: It’s so nice when there are no school buses, crossing guards, and children in the streets during our morning commute. We time the departure from…
Letter to the Editor
On Iron Fences Dear Editor: I have just read the charming article by Lauren Bennett about Back Bay iron fences (August 15). It’s really wonderful to come across a detailed description of the history and restoration-techniques of beautiful iron fences…
Guest Op-Ed : Compassion Is Key to Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
By Jennifer Nassour My brother died of an overdose. When I see men and women struggling with addiction on the streets of Boston, I see my brother, and my heart breaks, again. We all wish for a quick and easy…