Beacon Hill Garden Club… What if they would help sponsor the creation of a special gift to the City in honor of the Club’s 90th Anniversary? After all, the Beacon Hill Civic Association for its part sponsored a gift to…
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Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Get Acquainted with the BHCA at our Monthly Events A colorful postcard has arrived in the mail boxes of all Beacon Hill residents and businesses this week, reminding them to go to www.bhcivic.org/membership to renew their membership to the Beacon…
Back Bay’s Warshaw Hosts Upcoming MGH Luncheon
On Friday, May 17, the Friends of the Mass General Cancer Center will host a spring luncheon for about 300 guests at Four Seasons featuring local authors Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, who wrote The New York Times bestselling children’s…
Officials Announces Season of Open-air Beer and Wine Gardens on Kennedy Greenway
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy today announced the opening dates for our 2019 season of open-air beer and wine gardens. Opening in May, these unique outdoor spaces build on the Conservancy’s history of engaging creative partnerships in the contemporary park…
Sixth Annual Charles Street Couture Fashion Show is May 14
By Laura Chassaigne The Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) will present the Sixth Annual Charles Street Couture Fashion Show on Tuesday, May 14. Forum members will gather at Hampshire House between 6 and 8 p.m. to view styles from the…
Luna Joins Massachusetts State Police to Help People in Crisis
The Massachusetts State Police recently acquired an English Black Labrador as the first-ever comfort dog. Luna, who is 4 months old and was bred for comfort dog work and donated to the Department, is assigned to the Employee Assistance Unit…
West End Museum Celebrates Jewish Heritage Month
Residents of Jewish descent comprised one of the largest ethnic populations in the melting pot of Boston’s old West End. To celebrate that fact, and recognize two individuals for their important contributions, the West End Museum, located at 150 Staniford St., will…
26th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Set for May 11
With the help of sponsors, volunteer organizations and U.S. Postal Service employees in 10,000 communities nationwide, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 26th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 11.Stamp Out Hunger is…
Gilmore Bridge Overnight Lane Closures Continue through July
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has announced that overnight lane closures and construction work on the Gilmore Bridge, which carries traffic on Austin Street between Boston and Cambridge, will continue through July 2019. Lane closures and construction work are currently…
Swans Return to the Public Garden May 10
Boston Parks Commissioner Chris Cook welcomes Boston’s most popular waterfowl back during the 31st Annual Return of the Swans event on Friday, May 10, with the celebration in the Public Garden beginning at 10:15 a.m. After wintering at the Franklin Park…