BHCA 100th Annual Meeting for Members The Beacon Hill Civic Association will be holding its 100th Annual Meeting for members on Monday, May 16th. Alex Krieger, FAIA, Professor in Practice of Urban Design Emeritus, and Lecturer in Urban Planning and…
Month: May 2022
Local Officials React to Roe v. Wade Leak
The unprecedented leak to Politico Monday that five Supreme Court Justices may be gearing up to reverse the court’s landmark decision that has protected a woman’s right to choose for a half century has set off a firestorm of condemnations…
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Climbs Once Again
With the neighborhood and city’s weekly COVID positive test rate still climbing, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is recommending residents take precautions to stop the spread. The BPHC also renewed its recommendation that masks be worn in indoor public…
BHWF Final Event of the Season
By Ariana Hanley Spring has officially arrived in Boston! Mark your calendar for May 10 and join the Beacon Hill Womens Forum for the final event of the season, our Spring Soiree! Our final event will take place at the…
Paws on Charles Celebrates New Partnership With Making Fetch Happens With In-Store Event
Paws on Charles, the boutique pet supply stop at 123 Charles St., celebrated its new partnership with Making Fetch Happen, a dog-training service provider, with an in-store event on Saturday, April 30. Jamaica Plain-based Making Fetch Happen “focuses on taking…
Red Cross Offering Free Smoke Alarm Installations
The American Red Cross of Massachusetts will be installing hundreds of free smoke alarms to communities in need in a targeted campaign called Sound the Alarm to May 22. The Red Cross offers free smoke alarm installations 365 days a…
FOPG’s Green & White Ball Returns After Two-Year Absence
The Friends of the Public Garden’s Green & White Ball returned April 29 after a two-year absence. Chaired by Beacon Hill residents Tess Atkinson and Kate Enroth, the event drew more than 170 people to the Four Seasons for cocktails,…
Beacon Hill Garden Club Art Contest
Story by Marianne Salza Filler, spiller, thriller – opulent creations by Park Street School students will inspire the Beacon Hill Garden Club’s floral window box display at the Charles Street Post Office. Some 40 students in grades K-1-5 drew arrangements…
Public Art Manager Works on MLK Memorial on Boston Common
King, on April 27 with a ceremony at the Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common. Imari Paris Jeffries, Executive Director of King Boston, was joined by colleagues from King Boston, as well as Boston’s Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open…
News Briefs
West End Museum To Honor Jane Jacobs The West End Museum will join groups in hundreds of cities around the world to lead Jane’s Walks on Friday and Saturday, May 6-7. The museum is adding two additional walks after the…