The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has scheduled two Public Information Meetings for the Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project. Tuesday, May 24, 2016 6:00 – 8:00 PM Multicultural Arts Center 41 Second Street, Cambridge, MA and Wednesday, May 25 6:00 – 8:00…
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On the Garden Tour
West Cedar Street garden will be open for both the Garden Soiree Tour Preview Cocktail Party and on Tour Day.
Opposition Continues for Pinckney St Variance
By Dan Murphy After arriving at a tie 3-3 vote on Wednesday, the Beacon Hill Civic Association Zoning and Licensing Committee upheld its standing opposition against granting the zoning relief requested by the homeowner of 4 Pinckney St. The applicant…
Women’s Forum Fashion Show Set for Tonight
By Kathy Hull According to the poet Emily Dickinson, “A little madness in the Spring is wholesome even for the King.” With that in mind, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) cordially invites you to tonight’s Third Annual Charles Street…
Minimizing Construction Impacts
By Suzanne Besser Just as springtime brings much anticipated flowering trees and colorful window boxes, it also spurs a proliferation of less than welcome construction sites popping up around the neighborhood. Construction projects on Beacon Hill are not easy on…
Downtown View:Chain Store Sorrows
By Karen Cord Taylor Local businesses or chain stores. Which is best for Boston neighborhoods and such shopping attractions as Faneuil Hall Marketplace? The tension has resurfaced recently with a local merchant at Faneuil Hall threatened with eviction, two San…
BH Garden Club Introduces Jardin Boutiques, A Tour Day Pop-Up Shop
On Thursday May 19, the Beacon Hill Garden Club will host its 87th annual tour of the Hidden Gardens. There will be ten private gardens on tour and four “ribbon” gardens, which will be viewed behind a ribbon. This year’s…
Boston Bubble Festival Coming to Common,May 14
The air will be filled with fun as Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department bring the first-ever Boston Bubble Festival to Boston Common on Saturday, May 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Building on…
New App for Commuters to Comment on the Silver Line
Silver Line passengers are now be able to share feedback on their riding experience by rating their bus trips using a new smartphone app from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the MBTA. The app allows individuals to anonymously share…
The Esplanade 5K Sunset Run to Benefit TEA
The setting sun behind the Boston skyline and over the winding pathways of the Charles River Esplanade, will be the backdrop for the inaugural Esplanade 5K Sunset Run on Thursday evening, June 2, at 6pm. Presented by the Esplanade Association,…