At its Dec. 13 meeting at the Boston Athenaeum – their first in-person gathering since the pandemic struck – the Beacon Hill Civic Association board of directors voted unanimously on a motion to support the enactment of a Home Rule…
Author: Dan Murphy
At Boston Premier Dentistry, Patients Are Like Family
What sets Boston Premier Dentistry, PC (formerly Ficociello and Ficociello D.D.S, PC) apart from the competition, according to Dr. Kourosh Asha, DMD, the owner of and one of the practitioners at the longstanding downtown dental office, is the warm, familial…
Chestnut Street Teen to Perform Alongside Tony Award-Winner
As one of the Boston Children’s Chorus members performing in the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T) production of “WILD: A Musical Becoming” at Harvard University, Julia Sax gets to share the stage Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel – an experience which has…
Survey Suggests Residents Would Consider Change in Trash and Recycling Collection Days, With Conditions
A recent survey administered by the Beacon Hill Civic Association suggests that the majority of neighborhood residents polled would be willing to accept a change in pickup days, which the city is now considering, if it would mean a later…
Community-Based Nonprofits to Receive Grants
Through the Beacon Hill Community Fund – now in its third year – the Beacon Hill Civic Association will award annual grants to 10 deserving community-based nonprofit organizations in this current cycle. These grants include $3,000 to the West End…
Norman Herr Remembered at Cushing Park Tree-Lighting
The Friends of Richard Cardinal Cushing Memorial Park sponsored its 25th annual tree-lighting while also remembering the event’s founder, the late Norman Herr, on Saturday, Dec. 4, in the park located at the corner of Cambridge and Bowdoin Streets. The…
Mailbox Outside the Happy Journey Collecting Letters for Santa
Getting in touch with Saint Nick doesn’t require a trip to the North Pole, but instead one only must venture as far as Charles Street, where a special mailbox has been installed for the holidays outside The Happy Journey, a…
A-1 Area Sees Spike in Part One Crime
Leading up to Thanksgiving, Area A-1 had seen a 6-percent spike in Part One crime from last year, according to Boston Police. Between Jan. 1 and No. 21 of this year, 1,883 incidents of Part One crime were reported in…
Mothers Out Front Brings Its Renewable-Energy Message to the State House
Around 30 representatives from the downtown neighborhoods for Mothers Out Front – a national, grass-roots group of mothers, grandmothers, and other caregivers advocating for a transition off of fossil fuels to renewable energy in an effort to combat climate change…
Beacon Hill and West End Both See Substantial Reduction in Rodent Complaints
Beacon Hill has seen a 34.8-percent decrease in rodent complaints from last year, while the West End saw rodent complaints decline 33.3 percent in the same timeframe, according to a recent study released by RentHop, an online resource for apartment…