The new $180-million North Washington Street/Charlestown Bridge is expected to open in 2023, which fortuitously happens to mark the 20th anniversary of completion on the adjacent Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge. “As the bridge designer of the new…
Author: Dan Murphy
Friends of the Public Garden Turns 50
With this year marking the nonprofit’s 50th anniversary, representatives from the Friends of the Public Garden previewed some of the projects, programs and special events planned to commemorate the milestone during a kick-off event, Jan. 14, at Moakley Law Library…
Architectural Commission Votes to Refer Vilna Shul Application to Subcommittee
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission voted unanimously to refer the Vilna Shul’s application to replace existing, exterior surface-mounted lighting with LED lighting on the side façade at 18 Phillips St. to a subcommittee during its Jan. 16 hearing at City…
Neighborhood Postal Worker Leads Second Life as Entertainer
When he’s not faithfully delivering mail along his Beacon Hill route, Bob Lee can often be found performing as a member of a semi-professional cabaret troupe or singing with a church choir. A lifelong Dorchester resident who turns 60 this…
Partnership: FOPG Enters into 50-Year Agreement with City for Care of City Parks
With the Friends of the Public Garden celebrates its Golden Anniversary this year, the nonprofit entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Boston Parks Department on Friday that strengthens their partnership and shared commitment to caring for and preserving…
Longtime Mail Carrier to Step Down at Month’s End
A longtime fixture of Beacon Hill won’t be around as much after Jan. 31, when Nancy O’Hearn retires from her post as a mail carrier in the neighborhood. O’Hearn has worked for the U.S. Postal Service for the past 23…
Area A-1 Reports 6-Percent Drop-In Part One Crime in ’19 from Previous Year
As 2019 was drawing to a close, Area A-1 had seen a 6-percent drop in incidents of violent and property crime in 2019 as opposed to the previous year. According to Boston Police, 2,396 incidents of Part One crime were…
Looking Back on ‘19
As the clock counted down on 2019, we looked back at some of the neighborhood’s most memorable events and biggest newsmakers of the last year while looking ahead optimistically at 2020. • On Jan. 19, the Department Conservation and Recreation…
Hill Author Implores Readers to Embrace Natural World In Debut Book
Everyone should spend ample time outdoors while doing their part to help care for the natural world is the overarching message John Judge hopes to instill in those who read his debut book “The Outdoor Citizen.” Judge, a Mt. Vernon…
Accolades: Appleton Bridge Receives Prestigious American Architecture Award
The Frances Appleton Pedestrian Bridge racked up another accolade upon receiving the prestigious American Architecture Award for 2019 during a recent ceremony in Miami, Fla. Jointly organized by The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and…