Historic New England is again partnering with the Beacon Hill Civic Association for a “Summer Evening on the Terrace” on Tuesday, June 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Otis House at 141 Cambridge St. Jeremy Bell, a native of…
Author: Dan Murphy
City Splash Returns Saturday to the Esplanade
Take a dip in the Charles when City Splash – Charles River Conservancy’s sixth year of urban river swims – returns Saturday, June 18, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Fiedler Field dock on the Esplanade. This annual state-sanctioned…
FOPG’s Summer Celebration Returns to Brewer Fountain Plaza After Two-Year Hiatus
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Friends of the Public Garden’s annual Summer Celebration will return to Brewer Fountain Plaza on the Boston Common on Tuesday, June 28, from noon to 2 p.m. “We’re looking to give…
Neighborhood Karate School Going Strong Since 1979
Noah Lucia, owner and operator of Boston Budo, has been involved in the Beacon Hill-based karate school going back to his early childhood, which was somewhat of an inevitability considering the program was the brainchild of his father, Duane Lucia.…
West End Resident Dies After Injuries Sustained in Hit-and-Run Accident
A West End resident died Friday morning from injuries he sustained during a hit-and-run accident while walking across Cambridge Street on Sunday, May 29, while the driver remains at large. Shortly after 8 p.m. on May 29, the victim was…
A Familiar Face From the Neighborhood Returns to DeLuca’s
Amy Heffner joined DeLuca’s Market on Charles Street as its wine cellar manager right around last Thanksgiving, although the job offer had been first broached to her several years prior following a chance encounter she had with one of the…
Gov. Baker Recommends Allocating $15 MillionIn State Funds for Design of Storrow Drive Tunnel
Gov. Charlie Baker recommended the allocation of $15 million in state funds for the design of the more than 70-year-old Storrow Drive tunnel as part of a supplemental budget he filed last month. The bill, called “An Act Making Appropriations…
AG Hopefuls Square Off in Virtual, ‘Visions for the Commonwealth,’ Debate
The three candidates now vying to succeed Maura Healey as the state’s attorney general squared off during a virtual debate sponsored jointly by Boston Ward 5 Democrats and Boston Ward 4 Democrats on Monday, May 23. On hand for “Visions…
Opera Based on Life of Rose Standish Nichols Coming to the Nichols House Museum
Rose Standish Nichols will be the subject of an original, one-woman opera coming to the Nichols House Museum, her former family home, for five performances between Friday, June 3, and Sunday, June 5. Beth Wiemann, who teaches composition and clarinet…
BHAC Votes To Ratify Unapproved Removal of Penthouse at 30 Chestnut St.
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission determined by a majority vote to ratify and approve as submitted the unapproved removal of a non-historic fifth-story penthouse at 30 Chestnut St. The motion, which was approved by a vote of 4-2, with no…