The former John Jeffries House at 170 Charles St. will become “The Whitney” when it reopens as a boutique hotel this spring. Boston-based developer Related Beal, which purchased the building from Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) for $40 million…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Local Author Delights Residents with Memories of Dining Out
For those interested in the history of eating out in Boston, local author James O’Connell’s new book, ‘Dining Out in Boston: A Culinary History,’ is for you. O’Connell gave a presentation of the book at The Learning Project on Marlborough…
Beacon Hill Women’s Forum to Celebrate the Holidays on Dec 18
The Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) will fête the holiday season with a cocktail party starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday , Dec. 18, at the Hampshire House. While typically the monthly forums are for women only, partners are also…
City Council Holds Hearing on Corporate Tax-Break Transparency
The City Council Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing on Nov. 29, regarding corporate tax break transparency in the City of Boston. With recent conversations around the location of Amazon second headquarters, tax break transparency is on the…
Neighborhood Roundup
‘Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll’ returns Dec. 6 The Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll presents the annual “Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll” on Thursday, Dec. 6, with many returning crowd-pleasers, including the Back Bay Ringers, the Brass Quartet, the Apollo Club, Kings Chapel…
Police Briefs 12-04-2018
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Aggravated Assault and Battery 11/26/18 – A victim reported as she was walking through the Public Garden in the area of Beacon and Arlington streets at about 4:03 p.m., she was shoved…
Enjoy the Holidays — Safely
With the Christmas season in full swing, there will be the usual office, family, and neighborhood parties for all of us to partake and enjoy. By no means do we wish to cast negative thoughts or to be party-Scrooges, but…
Enjoy the Holiday Season
This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose…
Beacon Hill Garden Club:Creating Holiday Arrangements
Whether you are arranging a winter window box, a feature for your mantle, a decoration for your entryway or a table centerpiece, it is important to go overboard. That’s what people love about the holidays. Have poinsettias if you must,…
VNA Care’s Heroes in Health Care Raises $250,000
VNA Care recently honored industry leaders while raising more than $250,000 at the 13th annual Heroes in Health Care Gala at the Mandarin Oriental, Boston. The Gala is VNA Care’s signature fundraising event and has raised millions in essential funding…