As the only person in the Boston mayoral race who has previously run for the office, former Walsh Administration Economic Development Chief John Barros announced on March 4 that he intended to make a run for mayor this year. Barros…
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Beacon Hill Positive COVID Tests Remain the Same
Last week Beacon Hill’s cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate went up slightly but the weekly positive test rate remained the same. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday, overall since the pandemic…
MBTA Spring 2021 Subway and Bus Schedules Effective March 14
The MBTA reminds customers that upcoming spring 2021 subway and bus schedules will take effect on Sunday, March 14. These changes are part of Forging Ahead, the MBTA’s plan to preserve transit access and quality of service available to transit-critical customers…
Livestreaming for All High School Sports and Events to Be Available This Month
Imagine sitting home and watching football live from the comfort of your home. In March? Get ready! Livestreaming options for all high school events will be available later this month with the emergence of a new live high school broadcasting…
CPC Recommends Cocoanut Grove Memorial for $250,000 CPA Grant
On February 11, the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) voted to support the recommendations of Mayor Marty Walsh regarding 67 projects to receive funding from the Community Preservation Act (CPA). The Cocoanut Grove Memorial project, which has been proposed for Statler…
Smoke Shop Coming to 138 Charles St.
A smoke shop will soon occupy the retail space formerly home Danish Country & Modern at 138 Charles St., said Ali Ringenburg of the Beacon Hill Civic Association board of directors at its March 8 meeting. The new store would…
Boston Barber Co. Owner Found His Calling Cutting Hair in Parents’ Fleet Street Basement
Robert Dello Russo today owns Boston Barber Co., with locations on Beacon Hill and in the North End, but he got his start as a barber by the time he reached his early teens, inauspiciously plying his trade out of…
Prescott House Recommended to Receive $50,000 CPA Grant from City
The William Hickling Prescott House has been recommended to receive a $50,000 Community Preservation Act grant from the city. The funds are expected to cover about half of the estimated $100,000 cost to restore and rehabilitate the cornice, pilasters, balcony…
Bill Filed Allows for Long-Term Lease of Esplanade’s Lee Pool
Sen. Sal DiDomenico, together with Rep. Jay Livingstone, has filed new, updated legislation that would allow the state to lease Lee Pool on the Charles River Esplanade for a 30-year term, which would return the long-shuttered two-acre site to public…
St. Joseph’s Now Reaching Worldwide Congregation Via Virtual Masses
Since St. Joseph Catholic Church introduced virtual Masses one year ago in response to the pandemic, it’s had the unintended, yet advantageous, result of helping them reach a worldwide congregation. The second youngest of four children from the Flores family,…