A lot has changed on Charles Street since the late ‘60s when Jack Gurnon’s father put him to work at the family business, Charles Street Supply Co. “My brother and I started working there when we were kids – we…
Author: Dan Murphy
Area A-1 Sees 21-Percent Drop in Part One Crime
As August of 2020 was drawing to a close, Area A-1 had seen a 21-percent reduction in violent and property crime from last year. According to Boston Police, 1,252 incidents of Part One crime were reported between Jan. 1 and…
REPS Now Offering Online Fitness Programming, In-Person Cycling Classes
REPS’ Beacon Hill location has adjusted to the pandemic by introducing online workout programming and resuming its in-house cycling classes – albeit in a more limited capacity than before. The neighborhood fitness studio is now offering a wide range of…
Scampo at the Liberty Hotel Reopens
When Scampo at the Liberty Hotel reopened Tuesday, Sept. 1, after a nearly six-month respite due to the pandemic, Lydia Shire, the James Beard award-winning celebrity chef and owner, could be found working the dessert station as a pastry chef.…
Happening on Charles Street: Real Estate Broker Urges Landlords to Work Together With Retail Tenants
In order for the market for retail rentals on Charles Street to recover, landlords need to adjust their expectations and be more willing to strike a compromise with prospective tenants, according to one real estate broker in the know. “On…
Miguel Rosales Recognized in Mayor’s Garden Contest for Third Year in a Row
Beacon Hill resident Miguel Rosales was recognized in Mayor Martin Walsh’s annual Garden Contest for the third consecutive year during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 25. “The hidden gardens of Beacon Hill are unique in the City of Boston…
Beacon Hill Voters Support Sen. Markey, Goldstein in Primary
Like voters throughout Massachusetts’s 7th Congressional District, Beacon Hill showed its support for Sen. Edward J. Markey in his victory over challenger, Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III in the Sept. 1 Democratic Primary. The incumbent Sen. Markey garnered 55.5 percent…
BHAC Tells Otis Place Applicant to Go Back to the Drawing Board
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission told the homeowners of 4 Otis Place, who were cited for making unapproved alterations to a penthouse, among other violations, to go back to the drawing board during its Aug. 20 virtual meeting. The applicants…
Discussion Focuses on Re-Examining Public Monuments During ‘Time of Racial Reckoning’
As part of the programming planned in conjunction with the ongoing restoration of the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial on the Boston Common, a virtual discussion took place Monday, Aug. 25, on reconsidering and reevaluating the nation’s public…
Cheers Location at Faneuil Hall to Close After 20-Year Run
You’ll have to find somewhere else in Faneuil Hall to go where everybody knows your name after Sunday, Aug. 30, which brings the permanent closure of Cheers Replica Bar at Faneuil Hall Marketplace after two decades in business at that…