The industry publication “The Hardware Connection” recently named Charles Street Supply Co. “the best little store in America.” “I’m totally pumped, and was happily surprised,” said owner Jack Gurnon. Gurnon said the publisher happened upon his store by chance while…
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Downtown View:Ducklings Then and Now
By Karen Cord Taylor Duckling Day is coming up. On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, starting at 10 a.m., the Harvard Marching Band will lead hundreds of parents and children dressed like ducklings from the Boston Common’s Parkman Bandstand into…
Beacon Hill Fire Displaces 25 Residents
By John Lynds The Boston Fire Department responded at 12:10 a.m. Saturday to a fire at 11 Temple St. on Beacon Hill. On arrival firefighters observed smoke billowing from the five-story brick apartment building. A second alarm was ordered once…
Beacon Hill Not Included in New BYOB Vote
By John Lynds Following the Boston City Council’s lead, the Boston Licensing Board (BLB) voted unanimously last Thursday lifting the long-standing ban on BYOB (Bring Your Own Bottle) in small neighborhood restaurants. However, Beacon Hill would not be included in…
Park Boston App Surges in Use,Producing Huge Revenue Numbers
By Seth Daniel Drivers looking to avoid a parking ticket would do well to pick up their smart phones, and put away the rolls of quarters. City officials, and most especially thousands of drivers, are hailing the new ParkBoston smart…
Police Body Camera Pilot Program Set to Start This Summer
By Seth Daniel Members of the Boston City Council have held hearings all over the city the past week to field concerns and comments regarding the police body camera program that will begin in all neighborhoods this summer, and the…
Dropped Call:Architectural Commission Stops any Additional Antennas on Beacon Hill
By Stephen Quigley The wireless connection could be getting a little weaker in the Beacon Hill area following the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission’s (BHAC) unanimous vote to deny without prejudice a request from a wireless provider to put an antenna…
Garden Club Adds Events to Annual Tour
In less than one month, the garden gates will open on Thursday May 19, when the Beacon Hill Garden Club will host its 87th annual tour of the Hidden Gardens. New this year is the addition of a special twilight…
Public Gets Another Look at New Plans for 33-61 Temple Street
By Dan Murphy The public got another look at the updated plans for what is slated to be the largest residential redevelopment project in Beacon Hill’s history on Thursday at a public meeting sponsored by the Boston Redevelopment Authority. Dedham-based…
Downtown View:1,200 New Street Trees
By Karen Cord Taylor The City of Boston started planting 1,200 trees along city streets in mid-April and will continue to do so until June. Every neighborhood gets them. Their hired contractor might grind out the stump of a dead…