Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Tom Clemens, Zoning & Licensing Co-Chair, speaks at BHCA Coffee Hour In an effort to grow membership and involvement in the community, our monthly First Friday Coffee Hours will be hosted each month by a different BHCA committee chair. Last…
The Buzz: A Monthly Column on Living Well From the Beacon Hill Garden Club Choosing Houseplants
In New England’s outdoor world, February is the slow month. We’ve recycled the Christmas tree and some of the wreaths. The greens in our window boxes will last another month or so. We can’t do much in the garden, should…
The Whitney Boutique Hotel to Open This Spring
The Whitney, a new 66-room luxury boutique hotel, is set to open this spring on Beacon Hill. The property is revitalizing and expanding an existing hotel to create a new landmark at the corner of Charles and Cambridge streets. Named…
Children’s Winter Fest Returns to Boston Common Feb. 20
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will be bringing the annual Children’s Winter Festival to Boston Common in partnership with the Highland Street Foundation during school vacation week on Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 10 a.m.…
Dr. King and Affordable Housing: A Quest for Economic Justice in Boston
I live in Boston and I have noticed that there has been a lot of construction lately, with lots of nice, tall apartment buildings going up everywhere, like the Seaport area, the downtown area and near North Station. Whenever I…
Illuminating the Historic Longfellow Bridge
The Longfellow Bridge was completed in 1906, and is today considered the most important historic bridge in the City of Boston, due to its prominent location over the Charles River, as well as its outstanding visual and architectural quality. Originally…
Local Historian Duane Lucia Appointed Executive Director of the West End Museum
Local historian, community activist, and arts enthusiast Duane Lucia has been appointed as executive director of The West End Museum. Lucia served in this role from 2012 into 2015, and briefly as President of the Museum Board of Directors. He…
Neighborhood Roundup
Boston Atheneæum commemorates Black History Month with documentary screening In commemoration of Black History Month, a new documentary about a Black New Jersey veteran sentenced to death in a Georgia town notorious for lynching entitled “Fair Game: Surviving A 1960 Georgia…
Police Briefs 02-07-2019
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny from a Motor Vehicle 01/23/19 – A victim reported he parked his 2014 Toyota RAV 4 on Anderson Street on Jan. 22 at around 8 p.m., but when he returned at about 11 a.m. the next…