After succumbing to a flood in early 2022, the West End Museum is now undergoing renovations, with its main gallery expected to reopen next March 15. On Jan. 15 of last year, a sprinkler check-valve ruptured on the fourth floor…
Month: September 2023
Charlesbank Landing Receives Gift of $5 Million From Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation
Special to the Times On Saturday, Sept. 23 at their annual Moondance Gala, the Esplanade Association (EA) publicly announced, and garnered more, major support for Charlesbank Landing on the Esplanade. This once-in-a-generation project will transform more than two dormant acres…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
The BHCA Fall HillFest is this Sunday, October 1st, 12-4pm, on the flat of Mt. Vernon Street. Parking will not be allowed between 9am and 5pm for the safety of our attendees. Thank you to our generous sponsors: Harpoon, Archer…
Neighborhood Roundup
Exhibit Spotlights ‘Treasures from the West End Museum Archives’ The West End Museum presents “Treasures from the West End Museum Archives” on Thursday, Sept. 28, from 6 to 7 p.m. at The Hub on Causeway Community Room at 52 Causeway…
Wu Joins Boston Public Schools in Distributing 40,000 Free Books
Special to the Times The Boston Teachers Union (BTU), in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and First Book, distributed more than 40,000 free books to Boston Public Schools students and families Saturday at its 10th annual Back…
Beacon Hill Women’s Forum Hold First Meeting of the Season
Story by Marianne Salza The electrifying ambiance in the Hampshire House during the first Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) of the 2023-2024 season was compared to “sparkling champagne” by Founder/Co-President Lisa Macalaster. “The energy in this room is fabulous,” beamed…
BHAC Approves Application for J. McLaughlin’s Awning and Exterior Signage
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission unanimously approved an application as submitted from the J. McLaughlin clothing store to replace its awning and modify its exterior signage at the commission’s monthly public hearing, which was held virtually on Thursday, Sept. 21.…
MassDOT To Develop and Evaluate Options for Eventual Replacement of the Tobin Bridge
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that it has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure a transportation planning and engineering consultant team to develop and evaluate options for the eventual replacement of the Maurice J. Tobin Bridge. …
United Way, the Boston Foundation Award $570,000 From the Migrant Families Relief Fund
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and The Boston Foundation announced the first of two rapid distributions of $570,000 to 12 community-based organizations from The Massachusetts Migrant Families Relief Fund. The fund was created last month in partnership to address the…
Anarchy in Congress
Imagine if a foreign government or some terrorist group were to hack into the U.S. government’s computers and bring all of its operations to a halt. Everyone in the country would be outraged. That is the scenario we are facing…