With as many as 10,000 cannabis enthusiasts expected to descend on the Boston Common on Saturday, Sept. 16, from noon to 8 p.m. for the 34th Boston Freedom Rally, event organizers are already taking measures to mitigate its impact, particularly…
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Esplanade Association Named Official Charity of 128th Boston Marathon
The Esplanade Association (esplanade.org) has been selected to be a part of the 2024 Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program. Fifteen runners will have the opportunity to support the Esplanade Association’s work to revitalize, enhance, maintain, and program…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Applications Open for the 2023 Beacon Hill Community Fund In 2019, the Beacon Hill Civic Association decided that a special purpose fund – the Beacon Hill Community Fund – should be created within the BHCA for the purpose of making…
Boston Residents To Participate in Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk
In all, 229 residents from Boston will participate in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai on Sunday, October 1. Tina Gee, Paul Riddell, Jennifer Chan, Tina DeNofrio, Sarah Brown, Marilyn Hammer, Molly DiLullo, Nilay Sethi, Inneke Carmola,…
Beacon Hill Architectural Commission
Notice Of Public Hearing The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing on September 21, at 5 p.m. ZOOM: HTTPS://ZOOM.US/J/97132528544 Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, reviews of…
Neighborhood Roundup
BHBA’s Fall Sidewalk Sale Returns Sept. 23 and 24 to Charles Street A beloved neighborhood tradition returns this weekend when the Beacon Hill Business Association’s annual Beacon Hill Sidewalk Sale comes to Charles Street on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23 and…
City of Boston Announces Recovery Month Documentary Film Series
In celebration of National Recovery Month during the month of September, the City of Boston today announced the Recovery Month Documentary Film Series. Three documentary feature films will be screened at the Boston Public Library’s Central Library in Copley Square…
News Briefs
Parks Department Announces Fall Hike Boston Schedule The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced the fall 2023 schedule for Hike Boston, a daytime hiking series aimed at providing guided group hikes and interpretive programs led by Urban Wilds staff…
Historic Music Room Could Be Lost With Planned Redevelopment of Jordan Mansion on Beacon Street
With the recent sale of the Eden D. Jordan Jr. Mansion and its proposed redevelopment, some fear that the building’s elegant and historic first-floor music room could be demolished and lost to history. The five-story multifamily dwelling, located at 46-47…
Bridge Designed by Miguel Rosales Now Adorns USPS Stamp
A twin steel-arch bridge designed by Miguel Rosales of Beacon Hill now adorns a USPS stamp. The I-74 Mississippi River Bridge, which spans the river connecting the Quad cities between Iowa and Illinois, comprises a pair of twin steel arches,…