Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, recently hosted the third in a series of COVID Recovery Forums. The forum focused on equity within the state’s economic recovery efforts. “When you’d see those maps (charting COVID infections)…
Month: April 2021
Art Historian and Author, Liana Cheney Returns to Beacon Hill Seminars
Special to the Times Author and professor Liana De Girolami Cheney, a long-time resident of Beacon Hill, taught more than a dozen popular art history courses for Beacon Hill Seminars (BHS) before retiring to Florida in 2020. BHS members thought…
MFA Celebrates Return of Spring with Virtual Art in Bloom Exhibit
Special to the Times The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), celebrates the return of spring with a virtual edition of its 45th annual Art in Bloom (Friday, April 30–Monday, May 3), a festival that pairs art with floral interpretations…
Neighborhood Roundup
Hill House 2021 Summer Camp Registration Now Open! Hill House, Inc. located at 127 Mount Vernon S., has officially opened up Summer Camp registration for 2021 campers. Now in its 22nd year, Hill House Camps (Kiddie Kamp for 3-5 year olds…
Part One Crime Down 29 Percent
With the first quarter of ’21 on the books, Area A-1 had seen a 29-percent decrease in Part One crime from last year. According to Boston Police, 390 incidents of Part One crime were reported in the district, which includes…
Blackstone’s and KitchenWares Celebrate their One-year Anniversary
Special to the Times Some think of April 1 as a day for jokes and pranks, but at Blackstone’s and KitchenWares, they recognize it as their stores’ anniversaries. “April 1, 2006, marked our official start as the third owners of…
North Washington Street Bridge Construction look-ahead through April 17
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described below. Description of Scheduled…
Beaconhill Architectural Commission
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public Zoom hearing on April 15 at 5 p.m. ZOOM: HTTPS://US02WEB.ZOOM.US/J/87626552162 Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, reviews of architectural violations, and…
Get the Vaccine
For the vast majority of people, getting a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they are eligible is a no-brainer. COVID-19 not only has a high death rate for older persons and those with underlying health conditions, but it also has…
Royal Family, Common Problems
On a certain level, it is easy to dismiss the recent interview of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as frivolous and irrelevant to the lives of the rest of us. To most Americans, the concept of a royal family is…