America and the world are in a bad place, with no easy way out. Although the worst of the coronavirus is behind us, the unprecedented economic after-effects of the pandemic continue to afflict every aspect of our lives. The Great…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Boating and Drinking Don’t Mix
A national news headline caught our attention recently: “Five people, including four from the same family, died in a boating collision on Saturday along a river popular with boaters outside Savannah, Ga., the authorities said. Four other people were injured,…
Beacon Hill Art Walk
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Verizon Infrastructure Work on Beacon Hill The Beacon Hill Civic Association has been working to address the Verizon infrastructure work throughout the neighborhood affecting the Historic building facades. A memo was sent to Verizon on June 1st outlining the relevant…
News Briefs
Art in the Garden Set for Saturday The Hidden Art Gallery displays art in the garden and along the sidewalk on Myrtle Street, on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. View original, oil paintings, in a large variety of styles,…
Park Street School Students Surpass Goal in Raising Funds To Help Displaced Ukrainian Children
Park Street School (PSS) students recently approached faculty and staff and asked if they could help Ukrainian children as a whole school. Thus, PSS’ “Children Helping Children” Ukraine Fund was birthed. Partnering with “World Vision,” www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/ukraine-crisis, an organization that has…
Upstairs Downstairs Mascot Makes a Wish
For the last three months, the most-photographed item at Upstairs Downstairs has been the life-size lamb that has graced, at one time or another, both picture windows and every corner of the store…upstairs and downstairs. It has been an ambassador…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Van Twisk Named as a Spring 2022 Presidential Scholar Anna A van Twisk of VOGELENZANG of Beacon Hill,, was named a Presidential Scholar at the University of Central Arkansas for spring 2022. van Twisk is a Business Administration major. van…
Exasperated by High Energy Costs? Wait Until This Winter
Barely a day goes by without a news story about the high cost of gasoline and energy prices in general. Economists and energy market experts point to a host of reasons as to why the market prices for oil and…
Guest Op-Ed: Protecting Our Children From the Shooters
Dr. Glenn Mollette Most federal career politicians end up very wealthy. They make good salaries. They have great health insurance and very nice retirement packages. They typically develop political action committees that cover expenses the government doesn’t pay. When they…