The COVID-19 positive test rate increased by 40 percent in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods but the infection rate remains steady according to Boston Public Health Commission data released last Friday. The infection rate in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods…
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Vilms Consulting Offers Help to Struggling Local Businesses in Need of Financial Guidance
When businesses are interested in operating more efficiently and planning to grow, they hire Vilms Consulting for outsourced accounting, business advisory and training. As the pandemic unfolded here in March, CEO Michelle Vilms, like many, found herself in an unexpected…
Hill Resident Michelle Vilms Named Top ProAdvisor
Michelle Vilms, CEO of Vilms Consulting and a Beacon Hill resident, has been named a 2020 100 Top ProAdvisor by Insightful Accountant, an independent news and information source written specifically for the small business advisor to keep up with current technology,…
Walsh Urges Everyone to get the Flu Shot this Year
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) are urging all Boston residents to get a flu vaccination as soon as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I got my flu shot (Friday) because we know the best…
Neighborhood Roundup
Virtual architectural tour explores five city landmarks The House Museum Alliance of Downtown Boston presents “There’s No Place Like Home: A Virtual Architecture Tour” on Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 6 to 7 p.m. From Colonial to Federal to Victorian, the…
Walsh Announces Applications Open for the 2021 SPARK Boston Council
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced applications for the 2021 SPARK Boston Council are now open and available online.Mayor Walsh’s SPARK Boston Council is a leadership and civic engagement council made up of 20-35 year old individuals, charged with spearheading the…
City Councilors Address Housing Discrimination in Boston
On Tuesday, Oct. 13, City Councilors Matt O’Malley, AnnissaEssaibi-George, Kenzie Bok, Liz Breadon, Ricardo Arroyo, and Chair of the Housing and Community Development Committee, Lydia Edwards addressed housing discrimination based on race, disability status, family size, source-of-income, and other socioeconomic…
BSNJ Announces ’20-21 Concert Series
The Boston Society of the New Jerusalem/Church on the Hill has announced its 2020-2021 Concert Series. This year all of the concerts will be available on the Church’s website and is free of charge. Some of the featured performers are: Charles…
Mayor, BPS Hit Pause School Reopening Plan
With the city’s positive test rate exceeding the 4 percent threshold last week, Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said the city would hit the pause button on the phased-in hybrid reopening plan that was to…
Longfellow Bridge to Receive International Award for Historic Preservation
The Longfellow Bridge, which underwent an extensive, $300-million-plus restoration that wrapped up in 2018 after five years of construction, will receive the prestigious Abba G. Lichtenstein Medal later this month in recognition of “a recent outstanding achievement in bridge engineering…