The Boston Groundwater Trust (BGwT) recently installed a new groundwater-observation well along Charles Street near Tatte Bakery & Café (70 Charles St.). This was one of new 21 new observation wells included in the latest round of installations citywide, which…
Category: News
Arlington Street Church Resumes Tours of Its Tiffany Stained-Glass Windows
With regular tours of its 16 Tiffany opalescent stained-glass windows – the largest Tiffany window collection of its kind in any one church – resuming July 1, Arlington Street Church is now seeking volunteer greeters for the program. Self-guided tours…
Crush Boutique Moves to 138 Charles St.
Crush Boutique has relocated to 138 Charles St., previously the proposed location of Blue Moon Smoke Shop’s ill-fated Beacon Hill location. “It has been wonderful,” Rebecca Hall, who co-owns Crush with childhood friend, Laura Ayers, said Tuesday of their move…
Neighborhood Roundup
Hidden Garden of Beacon Hill Tour Returns Virtually Beginning June 30 The Beacon Hill Garden Club’s Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill Tour will be held virtually this year and launches June 30. Advance tickets are now available at the Beacon…
Myrtle Street resident exploring run for lieutenant governor
A business leader, educator, husband and father, as well as a newcomer to politics, Myrtle Street resident Bret Bero is now exploring a run for lieutenant governor. “As lieutenant governor, I want to be the small business champion, and to…
New Healthy, Quick-Service Restaurant to Open at 30 Charles St
Cobblestones – a new quick-service restaurant focusing on healthy options – plans to open this summer in the space formerly occupied by Café Bella Vita at 30 Charles St. A few months ago, Jennifer Gallagher, one of the future establishment’s…
Ares Shoe Repair Continues to Faithfully Serve the Neighborhood
Behind a nondescript storefront at 84 Charles St., Ares Shoe Repair has faithfully served the neighborhood for around the past three-quarters of a century. Ares, besides offering the shoe repair services that earned the business Boston Magazine’s 2017 Best of…
State Legislature Votes to Extend Outdoor Dining and Cocktails-To-Go Bill
Local restaurants and small businesses in Beacon Hill and across the city need the tools to achieve financial recovery from the pandemic. Supporting the local restaurant industry’s successful recovery is extremely important, as it was among the hardest hit by…
Beacon Hill Meet & Greet comes to Alibi
Local Playwright Explores Boston’s Love for Baseball
“Cursetown,” an upcoming play written by Mt. Vernon Street resident David Beardsley that hits the stage next summer, will explore Boston’s deep-seated love for the Red Sox and baseball, as well as the city’s fraught history of racial tension, unfolding…