The state’s June total unemployment rate is up eight-tenths of a percentage point at 17.4 percent following a revision to the May rate of 16.6 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. It is the highest unemployment…
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Vacation Cancelled? Take a Trip to the Boston Public Garden instead
The Boston Public Garden is known for being a place to relax, unwind, and enjoy nature, and this summer, be sure to stop and smell the hibiscus. For more than 100 years, city gardeners have prided themselves on ornamental planting…
Neighborhood Roundup
Virtual Lecture Looks back at Images from Women’s Suffrage Movement Join the Nichols House Museum and Professor Allison Lange for “Images in the Women’s Suffrage Movement”- a virtual lecture on the visual history of women’s suffrage – on Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 6…
State Continues to Advance Solar Progress with Incentive Program Updates
The Baker-Polito Administration announced final updates to the Commonwealth’s Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program after filing emergency regulations in April. As a result of a robust stakeholder and public comment process, the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) implemented revisions…
ALKU Scholarship COVID-19 Relief Funds Are Now Available
ALKU, in partnership with Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP), has awarded additional relief funds to its ALKU Scholarship recipients to use towards their education. Recent events directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic have created new obstacles for students everywhere, but especially…
Pandemic Causes Esplanade Events To Go Virtual
While the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation has postponed group events on the Charles River Esplanade through the end of this month, some organizations that had events planned in the park during this time have taken a cue from…
Charles Circle Bluebikes Station Busiest in Metro-Boston System
The Charles Circle Blubikes station is now the busiest in the metro-Boston system. The station’s ridership was estimated at 3,704, up from 3,291 last June, making it one of the few stations in the system with higher ridership last month…
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. Streets & Sidewalks Committee The Streets…
Pierce Leaves Behind Legacy of Commitment To Neighborhood After Work on BHAC
When Joel Pierce stepped down as a member of the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission (BHAC) this month after serving for nearly three decades in the role, he left behind a long and enduring legacy as a stalwart who always put…
Beacon Hill Architectural Commission
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing on July 16 at 5:00 p.m. in a Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81061136686 Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, reviews of architectural…