Duckling Day – the long-running, annual celebration in tribute to Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book, ‘Make Way for Ducklings,’ as well as one of Boston’s most beloved Mother’s Day traditions – returns Sunday, May 10. The family-friendly event, now free…
Month: March 2026
Public gets a look at latest redevelopment plan for Common’s Tadpole Playground
The public got a look at the latest proposal for the long-gestating plan to expand and redevelop of the Tadpole Playground on the Boston Common at a third city-sponsored meeting on the matter held virtually Monday, March 16. The proposal…
PSS learns and grows through biennial talent show
By Kim Twitchell On Thursday evening, March 5, Park Street School (PSS) Elementary School students participated in the school’s biennial Elementary Talent Show, with Grade 6 leaders emceeing the event. What talent! What confidence to sing, or dance, or to…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Upcoming Meetings & Events Events Committee – Tuesday, March 24th, 6pm First Friday Coffee Hour – Friday, April 3rd, 8:30-9:30am For further information on BHCA events and meetings, or to volunteer, please contact the BHCA office at 617-227-1922.
Neighborhood Roundup
Coming up at the West End Museum The West End Museum will be offering a walking tours on Sunday, March 22, at 11 a.m. In celebration of Women’s History Month, this Women of the West End Walking Tour will illuminate…
Beacon Hill Women’s Forum hosts guest speaker Sybil Gallagher
Photos & Story by Marianne Salza Sybil Gallagher, founder and lead designer of interior design firm, sirTANK, located in Cambridge, and designer and co-founder of Cheeks Shades, a sunglass company that invests in feminist projects, surrounds her days with kind,…
Durkan introduces proposal to make city permitting information easier
Special to the Times City Councilor Sharon Durkan filed a hearing order at last week’s Council Meeting to examine how Boston can modernize its permitting systems to provide residents with better access to information about construction, transportation, and development-related permits…
Mass. should end SNAP for junk food
First and foremost, we wish to express our abhorrence that federal SNAP benefits (formerly known as the Food Stamp program) have been eliminated for more than two million Americans thanks to the budget that Congress enacted last year. America is…
West End couple’s pet sitting-and-walking service continues to grow
Grace and Nick’s growing pet sitting-and-walking service got its start through a chance opportunity in May of 2024, when the West End couple stepped in to help a friend working as a dog sitter via the Rover pet-care app who…
Fenway Forward secures major state and city funding to build 24 affordable homes
Special to the Times A long-vacant building in the Fenway will soon give way to 24 new affordable homes, as Fenway Forward moves ahead with the redevelopment of 112 Queensberry St., following major funding commitments from the state and city.…