Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend, Area A-1 had seen a 7-percent increase in Part One crime from last year, according to Boston Police. `Between Jan. 1 and May 21 of this year, 761 incidents of Part One crime were reported…
Author: Dan Murphy
BHAC Remands Application to Subcommittee
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission remanded an application from The Vilna Shul at 18 Phillips St., which has proposed modifying and restoring its existing front plaza, to a newly created subcommittee at the commission’s monthly public hearing held virtually on…
Barbara ‘Bobby’ Moore Receives 26th Annual Beacon Award
During the Beacon Hill Civic Association’s 101st annual meeting on Monday, May 15, at the Somerset Club, Barbara W. Moore, affectionally known as “Bobby,” received the 26th annual Beacon Award for her “sustained and significant contribution to the Beacon Hill…
Beacon Hill Cleaners Recognized by City As ‘Legacy Business’
A fixture of Charles Street for more than 30 years, the temporarily shuttered Beacon Hill Cleaners will be among the 30 recipients honored by the city as ‘Legacy Businesses’ at the inaugural Legacy Business Ceremony and Reception on Monday, May…
Public Gets First Look at Design Concepts for Proposed ‘West End Green Corridor’
The public got its first look at a project that envisions the creation of a “West End Green Corridor,” which would connect the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway with the Charles River Esplanade, during a presentation on Friday, May 12, in…
ADA Montez Haywood Enters Race for District 8 City Council Seat
Montez Haywood, a longtime assistant district attorney at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office, as well as a West End resident, has joined the race to fill the District 8 City Council seat recently vacated by Kenzie Bok. Haywood, age…
Historic New England Reimagining Otis House Campus Amid Proposed Development in Neighborhood
With several major development projects set to get underway in the neighborhood, including the proposed development on the West End Branch Library, Historic New England is now beginning to reimagine its Otis House campus on Cambridge Street as a “community…
Night Shift Beer Garden Returns to the Esplanade for Another Season
A popular seasonal attraction in the park, the Esplanade’s outdoor beer garden is again open for business. Everett’s Night Shift Brewing, in partnership with the Esplanade Association, has brought back its Night Shift Beer Gardens, Esplanade (formerly Owl’s Nest) to…
‘Cheese Guy’ on Duty at DeLuca’s
Since arriving on the job at the end of October, Laurence Spitzer is already well ensconced as the self-described resident “Cheese Guy” of DeLuca’s Market at 11 Charles St. Spitzer, who lives in Holliston, just outside Framingham, has been a…
Bok’s Staff Will Continue To Serve District 8 Constituents
While Kenzie Bok stepped down as District 8 City Councilor on Friday, April 28, to assume her new role as administrator of the Boston Housing Authority, her office at City Hall will continue to serve constituents during the summer in…