The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 5 p.m. at Boston City Hall – Piemonte Room (5th Floor). Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Appropriateness on the agenda…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Police Briefs 01-08-2019
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny from a Building 12/27/18 – A victim reported he returned to his Joy St. apartment after walking his dog at about 10:11 p.m., when he noticed an unknown male suspect leaving…
Letter to the Editor
Lift the ban Dear Editor: Like several dozen towns and cities, Boston has enacted a ban on plastic shopping bags. The ban went into effect on Dec. 14. I am surprised that the “progressives” that run the council didn’t enact…
Charlie Baker is Not an ‘Enigma’
A story this past week on the eve of Gov. Charlie Baker’s State of the State address in the Boston Globe stated that although Gov. Charlie Baker is the most popular governor in the country (he has an approval rating…
Ringing in the New Year
A Year in Review – Looking Back at 2018
Jan. 9 Namrita Kapur-Dewinter, managing director of the Environmental Defense Fund’s EDF+Business, delivered her talk entitled “Leveraging Sustainable Finance for a Cleaner Planet” as the keynote speaker for the year’s first Beacon Hill Women’s Forum at Hampshire House. Jan. 29…
The Buzz: A Monthly Column on Living Well From the Beacon Hill Garden Club Beehives Thrive in the City
Honey is in many cases less than meets the eye. In 2011, Food Safety News grew suspicious of honey. Most honey sold in U.S. grocery stores, drug stores and big box stores was labeled as originating in Brazil or another…
Neighborhood Roundup
ART EXHIBIT PLANNED Suzanna Nickerson has installed her “Beach Garbage” posters in the lobby of the Orpheum theater. The show will run through January. On Jan. 5 a reception for the opening of the art show will be held from noon to…
New Winter Ice Skating Classes at 11 Greater Boston Rinks
Bay State Skating School is one of Greater Boston’s most established and popular skating programs. We are celebrating 50 YEARS of teaching children on the Greater Boston area! Professional Instructors teach Recreational, Figure and Hockey Skating Skills to the beginner,…
So Far….So Good
With the rush and hub-bub of the holiday season now over, we’ll all be settling in for another long New England winter. Up to this point, we have been fortunate. We have yet to feel the wrath of any truly…