Liz Vizza was promoted to president of the Friends of the Public Garden during the nonprofit’s 50th annual meeting, which took place virtually on Thursday, Aug. 6. “Liz has been such a driving force for not only our parks, but…
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Owl’s Next Beer Garden Returns to the Esplanade
Albeit arriving later in the season than usual, a sure sign of summer returned to the Charles River Esplanade over the weekend as the Owl’s Nest beer garden kicked off its third season in the park. Everett’s Night Shift Brewing…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Beacon Hill Civic Association Committees Every spring, the Beacon Hill Civic Association publishes its Annual Report covering committee accomplishments during the past year. We’ll be sharing the committees’ reports here over the next weeks. Membership Committee The Membership Committee is…
Amid Uptick in Cases, Baker Puts the Brakes on State’s Reopening Process
Governor Charlie Baker last Friday announced that Step Two of Phase Three of the state’s reopening plan is postponed “indefinitely,” after public health data showed an uptick in positive COVID-19 cases. “We cannot say this enough—COVID-19 is highly contagious,” Baker…
July Revenue Collections for State Total $4.456 Billion
Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder announced that July revenue collections totaled $4.456 billion, $2.43 billion or 120 prcent more than the actual collections in July 2019. Of the $4.456 billion July collections, approximately $2.293 billion is income tax payments and…
The Whitney Re-Opens for Business
When The Whitney Hotel Boston opened at the end of June 2019, no one could have ever anticipated the pandemic and how it would impact business for the fledgling luxury hotel. The 65-room hotel at 170 Charles St., which was…
Councilor Bok Resumes In-Person Neighborhood Office Hours
City Councilor Kenzie Bok will resume offering in-person neighborhood office hours this week in outdoor locations, allowing her to again meet individually with constituents while adhering to social distancing and other safety precautions. Her office hours on Saturday, Aug. 15,…
West End Museum News and Notes
MGH Historic Preservation Public Meeting On Wednesday August 19, the BPDA will be hosting a virtual meeting to discuss historic preservation and the MGH expansion that threatens the Winchell School and West End House building. If you are interested in…
Beacon Hill Architectural Commission
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold its monthly public hearing on Thursday, August 20, at 5 p.m. Attention: This hearing will only be held virtually and NOT in person. You can participate in this hearing by joining the meeting…
Markey Election Campaign Twitter Surpasses 100k Followers
On Monday, Sen. Ed Markey’s campaign announced that the campaign account surpassed 100,000 Twitter followers, outpaced Joe Kennedy’s campaign on the platform, and released a long-awaited video of Senator Markey saying “That’s no malarkey, I’m Ed Markey.” On March 12,…