A new bakery has opened at the retail space formerly occupied by Café Vanille at 70 Charles St. Tatte Bakery and Café, which began as a farmer’s market in 2007 and has since spawned four additional brick-and-mortar locations in Brookline and…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Downtown View: A handsome Building
All the news about Boston’s central business district has been about the Millennium Tower and the remake of Filene’s. Sitting around the tower, however, is a lot of old Boston, much of it built after the devastating 1872 fire. It…
Hidden Gems of Beacon Hill at BHWF
The Beacon Hill Civic Association, Beacon Hill Seminars, Congregational Library and Archives, Friends of the Public Garden and Historic New England – five hidden gems of Beacon Hill that inspire our sense of history and curiosity in learning – will…
Bill Brett’s New Book
Suffolk University hosted a private cocktail reception and photography exhibit at its Suffolk Store on Thursday to celebrate the publication of “Boston Irish” – a 308-page hardcover volume of 275 black-and-white images captured by renowned Boston photographer Bill Brett.
Mass. Historical Society Celebrates Landscape Architect Arthur Shurcliff
The Massachusetts Historical Society will celebrate the legacy of one-time Beacon Hill resident Arthur Shurcliff on March 18 as the final installment of its series honoring prominent landscape architects. At that time, Elizabeth Hope Cushing, Ph.D., author of a newly…
March Street Sweeping Put on Hold Until Snow Is Cleared
The Boston Public Works Department has announced that residential street sweeping, originally scheduled to start March 1st, will be postponed until streets are cleared to the curb and gutters are free of ice and snow. In order for streets to be properly swept, a thaw and large…
Court Tennis Was in Session at TRC
There were no signs of Federer or Djokovic but the best tennis players in the world gathered for the U.S. Open in Boston last week. Actually it was the United States Court Tennis Open Championships that was contested at the…
Esplanade Association Paves the Way for Spring
It’s no secret that Boston is a city that loves to run. Even now, in the dead of winter, many runners are heading outside and braving the elements, whether it be to train for the iconic Boston Marathon or simply…
Officials Move to Makeup Snow Days
Mayor Martin Walsh and Superintendent McDonough announced that Boston Public Schools will hold school on Evacuation Day, March 17, making the last day of school Tuesday, June 30. Should additional snow days be required, Mayor Walsh and Superintendent John McDonough…
Electricity Rates Just Keep Going up for Boston Users
Boston faces some of the highest electricity prices in the nation, and in January, rates increased by 29 percent. This puts many Boston residents in a very tough spot, in particular, those residents who heat with electricity. While the City…