Special to the Times Celebrate with the Friends of the Public Garden at the annual Green & White Ball on Friday, April 29, at the Four Seasons Boston. The Green & White Ball brings together neighbors and friends in elegant…
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BHCA to Hold Forum to Discuss City’s Plan to Electrify Existing Gas Streetlights
The Beacon Hill Civic Association will be holding a Neighborhood Forum to discuss the City of Boston’s newly announced plan to replace all of the more than 1,000 existing historic gas street-lamps in the neighborhood with new LED electric light-pole…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Neighborhood Forum The Beacon Hill Civic Association will be holding a “Neighborhood Forum” event in person at 74 Joy Street, Beacon Hill, on April 7, 2022, beginning at 6:00 PM to discuss the City of Boston’s new plan to replace all of the over…
Sandra Gilpatrick, April Guest Speaker at BHWF
By Ariana Hanley The Beacon Hill Women’s Forum is excited to announce Sandra Gilpatrick as the April Forum speaker! Mark your calendar for April 12, as this is a speaker you definitely will not want to miss! Sandra Gilpatrick, a…
Successful Webinar on Benefits, Ease of City Composting
The Downtown Team of Mothers Out Front, a vibrant grassroots organization best known for its advocacy to eliminate large gas leaks and transition off of fossil fuels, recently hosted an educational webinar extolling the many benefits of residential composting in…
The Advent School Celebrates 60 Years
By Marianne Salza As the Advent School prepares for its 60th anniversary gala, “Advent at 60,” on May 6, staff, families, and alumni have been reflecting on six decades of inclusive education, and their aspirations for an impactful future. “Our…
Wu Launches the 2022 Summer Youth Jobs Application
Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the 2022 Boston SuccessLink Summer Youth Jobs program has been expanded and is now accepting applications. As part of Mayor Wu’s commitment to youth development, the program has been expanded to include 6,000 job opportunities…
News Briefs
City Holds first Boston Rec Fest at Franklin Park April 19 Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department present the first annual Boston Rec Fest (Recreation Festival) during the April school vacation week at the Playstead in…
Toxic Masculinity at the Oscars
When we first heard the joke by Chris Rock that was directed at Jada Pinkett-Smith at the Oscars, we didn’t get it. It was not until Will Smith stepped up to smack Rock that we grabbed our laptop to do…
Recalling the April Fool’s Day Blizzard of 1997
This Friday, April 1, will mark the 25th anniversary of the great April Fool’s Day blizzard of 1997. As often is the case when a major storm strikes, the forecasters had not predicted the extreme severity of the storm. We…