The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. Boston City Hall – Piemonte Room (5th Floor). Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Appropriateness on the agenda below,…
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King’s Chapel’s Tuesday Recitals King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., presents its Tuesday Recitals. Admission is by suggested donation of $5 per person; the donations are given to the performing musicians. Programs begin at 12:15 p.m. and last approximately 35 minutes;…
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For the Coming Year Livingstone’s Legislative Agenda Considers Both District-wide and National Issues
While State Rep. Jay Livingstone conceived his legislative agenda for the new year with his constituents firmly in mind, he hopes it will also reverberate on a national level. “I focused on priorities for the district, as well as thinking…
Adam Whitney Pens Award-winning MLK Essay
Adam Whitney, an 11-year-old Phillips Street resident and sixth grader at the Eliot K-8 Innovation Public School in the North End, recently received citywide recognition for his award-winning essay on Martin Luther King Jr. His essay, entitled “Dr. King and…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Tom Clemens, Zoning & Licensing Co-Chair, speaks at BHCA Coffee Hour In an effort to grow membership and involvement in the community, our monthly First Friday Coffee Hours will be hosted each month by a different BHCA committee chair. Last…
The Buzz: A Monthly Column on Living Well From the Beacon Hill Garden Club Choosing Houseplants
In New England’s outdoor world, February is the slow month. We’ve recycled the Christmas tree and some of the wreaths. The greens in our window boxes will last another month or so. We can’t do much in the garden, should…
The Whitney Boutique Hotel to Open This Spring
The Whitney, a new 66-room luxury boutique hotel, is set to open this spring on Beacon Hill. The property is revitalizing and expanding an existing hotel to create a new landmark at the corner of Charles and Cambridge streets. Named…
Children’s Winter Fest Returns to Boston Common Feb. 20
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will be bringing the annual Children’s Winter Festival to Boston Common in partnership with the Highland Street Foundation during school vacation week on Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 10 a.m.…
Dr. King and Affordable Housing: A Quest for Economic Justice in Boston
I live in Boston and I have noticed that there has been a lot of construction lately, with lots of nice, tall apartment buildings going up everywhere, like the Seaport area, the downtown area and near North Station. Whenever I…