Virtual Architectural Tour Explores Five City Landmarks The House Museum Alliance of Downtown Boston presents “There’s No Place Like Home: A Virtual Architecture Tour” on Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 6 to 7 p.m. From Colonial to Federal to Victorian, the…
Month: September 2020
Hill Halloween Contest Running to October 30
BOO! Halloween on Beacon Hill has been canceled! BOO-HOO!! Yes, this year will be very different! No trick or treating this year for children. Even ghosts and goblins are laying low and residents of the Granary, King’s Chapel and Copp’s Hill cemeteries have…
Police Briefs 10-01-2020
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny – Bike 09/18/20- The victim reported his Street Road bike was stolen while locked to bike rack on Chestnut Street some time between 7 p.m. on Sept. 17 and 6 a.m. the next day. Larceny –…
Trump’s Taxes: Shocking, But Not Surprising
The recent disclosure by the New York Times of President Donald Trump’s personal tax returns for nearly a 20-year period, up to and including his 2017 return (which Trump would have filed in April, 2018), presents evidence of the extent…
Suffolk DA Rollins Steps Up
The announcement this week by Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins that her office will be expanding the database (often referred to as LEAD) that is comprised of law enforcement personnel whose prior conduct could impact their credibility as witnesses in…
Guide to Schools In and Around Boston Boston: Area Offers Wide Range of School Offerings for Kids of All Ages
A new academic year is just getting underway, but it’s already time for parents and guardians to begin thinking about options for next year, and with the Boston area’s wide range of top-notch independent, private and parochial schools, kids of…
Girl Scouts Troop 65321 Kicks off New Season
Gary Drug is a True Family Enterprise
Gary Drug Co. is a family enterprise in the truest sense, serving generations from the neighborhood over the years, and with a long history of hiring the relatives of employees to come work at the longstanding Charles Street pharmacy. “We…
Happenings on Charles Street
When the Beacon Hill Business Association’s Sidewalk Sale returns to the neighborhood this weekend, the long-running and eagerly awaited event will likely take on new resonance by becoming a reunion of sorts for many in the community who won’t have…
Neighborhood Elected Officials Make Final Push for Census Participation
With Wednesday, Sept. 30 – the deadline to respond to Census 2020 – less than a week away, neighborhood elected officials are making one last plea for the city’s residents to participate and be counted. “People are living here, and…