Upcoming Meetings & Events Architecture Committee – Monday, August 17th, 5:30pm, via Zoom Young Friends Social – Wednesday, August 26th, 7pm, Cheers Streets & Sidewalks Committee – Tuesday, September 1st, 5:30pm, via Zoom Save the Dates Dinner Under the Stars…
Author: Times Staff
Herd of elephants invade Commonwealth Avenue Mall
One hundred life-sized elephant sculptures popped up Thursday, Aug. 6, between Dartmouth and Fairfield streets on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. The art installation, sponsored by The ‘Quin House, is part of ‘The Great Elephant Migration,’ which, since its 2024 inception,…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Butz Named to Assumption University’s Dean’s List Assumption University has announced that John Butz of Beacon Hill, has been named to the University’s Dean’s List for the spring 2026 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must achieve a grade…
Neighborhood Roundup
WECA not scheduled to meet again until Sept. 10 The West End Civic Association (WECA) will not meet in August. The group’s next meeting takes place Thursday Sept. 10, and the meeting topic will be announced later in August. Beacon…
T to close large parts of Green Line for nine days beginning August 8
The MBTA is closing down a large swath of the Green Line for nine days starting Saturday, Aug. 8, suspending service along parts of every line to make signal upgrades within the central tunnel, as well as accessibility improvements on…
Signs of Summer’s end
All in all, this has been a pretty good summer. The weather has been as close to perfect as we could expect for summer activities. The mornings along our coastline have been pleasantly placid for those of us who row…
Beacon Hill Cleaners reopens for business
Following an unforeseen temporary closure that ended up lasting around two and a half years, the longstanding Beacon Hill Cleaners at 151 Charles St. reopened on Monday, July 27. The drycleaners, which was among 30 longstanding businesses citywide recognized as…
Letter to the Editor 7-31-26
Who is responsible for the landscaping To the Editor: I was very pleased when the North Washington Street (now Bill Russell) Bridge reopened after much anticipation, many delays and years of inconvenience. One of the special aspects of the new…
Our Sox are on fire!
Our Sox are on fire! With all of the excitement of the World Cup, the Tall Ships, and the Revere Beach Sand Castle Festival in the rearview mirror, we were ready to settle in for a relatively-nonchalant second half of…
Neighborhood Roundup 7-31-26
Boston Ward 5 Dems make endorsements The Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee last week made the following political endorsements: State Sen. Will Brownsberger for reelection to the Suffolk and Middlesex State Senate; U.S. Sen. Ed Markey for reelection to the…