The Boston Athenaeum held a Halloween party with its members turning the unique private library into ahouse of mystery and fun.
Month: November 2025
Election Results
Four incumbent City Councilors at-Large reelected in general election By Dan Murphy All four incumbent City Councilors at-Large up for reelection clinched the four open seats in the Tuesday, Nov. 4, general election. According to the city’s unofficial election results,…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Street Repaving The Department of Public Works will be milling and repaving the following streets beginning next week: • Joy Street (from Cambridge Srteet to Beacon Street) • Revere Street (from Storrow Drive to Irving Street skipping over Charles Street)…
Neighborhood Roundup
bbbb The Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s 2025 Winter Clothing Drive to benefit Action for Boston Community Development – a nonprofit that supports more than 100,000 low-income Greater Boston residents each year – is now underway. Until Nov. 20, donate your new…
Women’s Lunch Place Receives $7,500 Community Credits Donation from DoorDash
DoorDash announced a $7,500 Community Credits donation to Women’s Lunch Place, a day shelter and advocacy center that provides meals, essentials, and other services to women experiencing homelessness, hunger and poverty in the Greater Boston area. DoorDash’s Community Credits program…
News Briefs
West End Community Center November events The newly reopened West End Community Center, located on Thoreau Path at 75 Blossom Court, welcomes neighbors back with a vibrant lineup of November events. Highlights include Jazz Night with Karin Parker & Friends on Thursday,…
Mayor Wu Delivers First Ever State of the Schools Speech
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu delivered the first ever State of the Schools address on Oct. 28, to showcase the Boston Public School’s progress under the leadership of Superintendent Mary Skipper. Mayor Wu made a call to action…
BPHC Encourages Residents to Apply for Health Insurance during Open Enrollment
Federal changes are threatening access to health care nationally and in Boston. For many residents, it is already challenging to navigate the health insurance system and maintain coverage, but federal decisions to increase premiums, limit insurance eligibility, and decrease funding…
BHWF Welcomes Guest Speaker Lyndia Downie
Story & Photos by Marianne Salza Chilly and raining, Lyndia Downie, President and Executive Director of the Pine Street Inn, anticipated a busy night at the shelter following her October 14 presentation during the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) meeting…
For “Ride of the Valkyries!” BLO Mashes up Wagner, other Great Arias, American Musicals and More at the SoWa Power Station on Nov. 12
Boston Lyric Opera’s Ride of the Valkyries! – a loving send-up of Richard Wagner’s “The Ring Cycle” that marries a “Ziegfeld Follies”-inspired take on the classic German opus with opera’s greatest arias, American Songbook classics and more (plus voiceover narration…