Last week Beacon Hill’s cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate remained the same but the weekly positive test rate increased. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday, overall since the pandemic started 45,460…
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Beacon Hill Women’s Forum Set for March 9
By Ariana Hanley Calling all women of Beacon Hill! On Tuesday, March 9, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum will be hosting its March Forum for members to share any and all COVID stories. Let’s unwind the last year and connect…
Red Cross Calls for Healthy Blood Donors Following Severe Weather
Following record-breaking cold and winter storms that forced the cancellation of more than 10,000 blood and platelet donations in parts of the U.S. in February, the American Red Cross is urging healthy individuals, especially those with type O blood, to give…
AARP Massachusetts Urges Full-Scale Mobilization of COVID Vaccine Rollout
With people age 50 and older accounting for 95 percent of all deaths from COVID-19, AARP Massachusetts State Director Mike Festa and State President Sandra Harris testified at a legislative hearing held before the Joint Committee on COVID-19 & Emergency…
Street Sweeping; Ticketing Enforcement for Expired Inspection Stickers, Vehicle Registration to Resume
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) and the Public Works Department this week announced updated street enforcement regulations for the City of Boston. On Monday, March 1, street sweeping resumed in the North End, South End and…
MFA Receives Gift of 48 Henryk Ross Photographs Depicting Life Inside a WWII Jewish Ghetto
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has received a gift of 48 photographs by Henryk Ross (1910–1991), which offer an extraordinarily rare glimpse of life inside Poland’s Lodz Ghetto during the Holocaust. Donated to the MFA by collector Howard…
Kim Janey Announces Chairs of Mayoral Transition Sub-Committees
Boston City Council President Kim Janey has announced the co-chairs of her Mayoral Transition Sub-Committees, a diverse group of dedicated community leaders from government, business, advocacy, health care and other sectors who are providing valuable insight on their specific fields…
TEA recommended to receive $14,241 CPA grant from city
The Esplanade Association has been recommended to receive a Community Preservation Act grant from the city for the third consecutive year – this time in the amount of $14,241. Michael Nichols, executive director of the nonprofit that works in partnership…
Pinckney Street resident to open children’s store at 73 Charles St.
When Lindsay Perrelli’s educational/children’s bookstore, a self-described “Land of Learning,” opens at 73 Charles St. in June, it will realize an all-encompassing dream for the Pinckney Street resident, teacher and soon-to-be published author of a children’s book. “This not something…
BHAC approves outdoor signage at new Charles Street children’s store
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission unanimously approved an application for outdoor signage for a proposed Charles Street children’s store at its Feb. 18 hearing, which took place virtually. The applicant, who intends to open a store called “The Happy Journey”…