After months of anticipation, The Whitney Hotel – a 66-room, luxury, boutique hotel – has opened in the former location of the John Jeffries House at 170 Charles St. The hotel, developed by Boston-based Related Beal and operated by Hersha…
Author: Dan Murphy
French Cultural Center’s Bastille Day Celebration Returns July 12
One of the most eagerly anticipated of the summer in Boston, the French Cultural Center’s Bastille Day Celebration returns Friday, July 12, from 6 to 11 p.m. on Marlborough Street between Berkeley and Clarendon streets. Around 2,000 guests are expected…
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular Returns to the Esplanade July 4
One of the most anticipated annual traditions in the City of Boston returns Thursday, July 4, when the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular comes to the DCR Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. This spring, the Boston Pops, affectionately known…
Livingstone Co-Sponsors Bill to Increase Access to Early Voting
State Rep. Jay Livingstone, who is co-sponsoring a bill to increase access to early voting for all elections, first learned of its necessity in November of 2012 – one year before he assumed office – when he was working on…
City to Move Forward with Earlier Trash Schedule Despite Neighborhood Opposition
Despite an outpouring of opposition to the new initiative from the neighborhood, Chris Osgood, the city’s chief of streets, transportation and sanitation, told those in attendance at a June 19 Town Hall meeting at 74 Joy St. sponsored by the…
BHAC Partially Approves Bistro Application
In a matter that was continued from the Feb. 21, April 18 and May 16, the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission partially approved an application for the Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro at 25 Charles St. during its June 20 hearing…
City Councilor At-Large Hopefuls Face off at Candidates’ Forum
Thirteen Boston City Councilor at-Large hopefuls were on hand for a candidates’ forum on June 18 at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in the South End. Incumbent City Councilors at-Large Michael Flaherty, Annissa Essaibi-George and Michelle Wu were joined…
Devonia Antiques Leaving Neighborhood
A fixture of the neighborhood for around two decades, Devonia Antiques will close its storefront at 15 Charles St. next month. “It came as a surprise last week when I learned that my rent is being raised by around 56…
Motor Mart Garage Project Team Unveils Planned Streetscape Improvements
Members of the team behind the proposed redevelopment of the Motor Mart Garage outlined planned refinements to the streetscape during a city-sponsored meeting on Tuesday, May 28, at the Revere Hotel. An affiliate of the Los Angeles-based CIM Group and…
Hampshire House Turns 50
The Beacon Hill landmark whose basement pub inspired the classic TV sitcom “Cheers” – celebrates its 50th anniversary this Monday, June 10. “When you’ve been around 50 years, you have to have a party,” said Tom Kershaw, chairman of the…