West End Museum’s July programming continues The West End Museum, located at 50 Staniford St., Suite 7 (on Lomasney Way), presents ‘Displaced and Descendant West Enders Reunion’ on July 19 at 1 p.m. Remember and celebrate “The greatest neighborhood this…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Enjoy the Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival this weekend
Enjoy the Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival this weekend The 22nd annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival is set for this weekend, Friday-Sunday, July 17–19. This free event once again will feature world-class master sand sculptors, food trucks, live…
Enjoy the Tall Ships!
The return of the Tall Ships to Boston Harbor this coming weekend will place a spectacular exclamation point to the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. The international fleet of vessels will arrive in Boston Outer Harbor beginning Thursday and…
Neighborhood Roundup
Nichols House Museum offering summer programming The Nichols House Museum at 55 Mt. Vernon St. will offer Brahmins & Bohemians Beacon Hill walking tours on July 16 and Aug.13 at 6 p.m. Summer evenings are perfect for exploring the neighborhood.…
Juneteenth is more significant than ever
Juneteenth, which has been a national holiday since 2021, marks the day when the Union Army entered the city of Galveston on June 19, 1865, and formally freed those who still were being enslaved in Texas. As the Union Army…
Wu cuts ribbon on restored Copley Square Park at Neighborhood Coffee Hour
Mayor Michelle Wu joined elected and city officials and other stakeholders to cut the ribbon the newly renovated Copley Square Park on Wednesday, May 27, during her annual Neighborhood Coffee Hour for the Back Bay and Beacon Hill “Situated between…
Congratulations, Class of 2026
High school graduation season is upon us, the time of year when communities across America celebrate the accomplishments of young people receiving their high school diplomas. Graduation is a bittersweet occasion, marking both an ending and a beginning. For the…
The Liberty Hotel kicks off summer Yappier Hour with ‘Dog Days of Summer’ party
Located at 215 Charles St. at the foot of Beacon Hill, The Liberty Hotel has officially kicked off the summer season by inviting guests and their four-legged friends to a “Dog Days of Summer” party on Wednesday, June 3. The…
Open Newbury makes its return Sunday, July 10
The city’s Open Newbury program will return Sunday, July 10, for another season, again transforming an eight-block stretch from Berkeley Street to Massachusetts Avenue into a vehicle-free pedestrian walkway replete with food, shopping, and outdoor dining. Additional Open Newbury dates…
The dumping of raw sewage has to be fixed
The “plan” recently announced by the Mass. Water Resources Authority (MWRA) that would continue to allow for raw sewage to be dumped into our watersheds in the Greater Boston area during periods of heavy rainfall is, in a word, unacceptable.…