Month: September 2024
Gardening Enthusiasts at Primus Take a Top Prize in Mayor’s Garden Contest
A returning award winner, Gardening Enthusiasts at Primus again took home the top prize in the Storefront, Organization, or Main Street District category in this year’s 28th annual Mayor’s Garden Contest. “The gardeners at Primus Avenue love to be outdoors…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Thank you! Thank you to our sponsors – Archer Roose, Charles Street Supply, Common Canine, DeLuca’s Market, Harpoon, JP Licks, Paws on Charles – for make this past weekend an extraordinary community celebration. Thank also to Hill House and the…
Neighborhood Roundup
City to sponsor Sept. 26 outreach event for those impacted by expansion of Beacon Hill Historic District The city’s Office of Historic Preservation is sponsoring a public outreach event to help inform those impacted by the recent expansion of the Beacon…
Beacon Hill Village to Host Aging at Home Resource Fair for Older Adults in October
Special to the Times Beacon Hill Village, a membership organization that supports older adults to age at home in Boston, is hosting its first annual Aging at Home Resource Fair on Wednesday October 9th, from 3:00p to 5:00p at Suffolk…
City Outlines Plan for Dartmouth Street Safety and Mobility Project at Virtual Meeting
The City of Boston Streets Cabinet staff held a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 11, to discuss the city’s Dartmouth Street Safety and Mobility Project, which includes plans for a proposed bike lane on Dartmouth Street between Copley Square…
City Announces ARPA Funding to Benefit First Time Homebuyers and Small Businesses
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu joined members of the Boston City Council, the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), the Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH), and the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion (OEOI), to announce the allocation of a…
TSA Publishes Regulation that Provides Flexibility to Enforce REAL ID Requirements
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would provide federal agencies with necessary flexibility to begin enforcement of the REAL ID regulations on the May 7, 2025, deadline in a manner that takes into account…
Old North Church & Historic Site presents Our Dearly Departed: A History of Mourning Jewelry
Mourning jewelry in Western European (and later, American) culture dates back to the 16th century but gained popularity in the mid-19th century when Queen Victoria mourned the death of her beloved Prince Albert and again when the American Civil War…
Massport to Host Emergency Exercise at Logan Airport
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), alongside several mutual aid partners, will hold an emergency response exercise on Friday, September 20th at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). It will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. For the surrounding communities,…