Immediately after receiving word from Mayor Martin Walsh’s office on March 15 that restaurants would have to cut their capacity in half, Babak Bina set to work reconfiguring the floor plan for Bin 26 Enoteca. “We physically removed tables and…
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Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
A Bit of BHCA History The shelves at the Beacon Hill Civic Association at 74 Joy Street are full of ledgers and meeting notes dating back to the founding of the organization in 1922. The first meeting of what was…
Civic Association Distributes Free Face-Masks to Hill Seniors
This week, the Beacon Hill Civic Association began distributing 120 protective face-masks free of charge to seniors. Rob Whitney, president of the Civic Association board, tracked down the vendor, Custom Ink, a Fairfax-Va. Based online retail company that manufactures custom…
Olmsted’s Legacy Lives on Despite Cancellation of Birthday Party
While a large gathering at English High School to celebrate Frederick Law Olmsted’s 198th birthday on April 26 was cancelled due to concerns over COVID-19, the venerable landscape architect continues to be remembered in other ways. Olmsted 2022 Massachusetts, –…
Charles St.’s Uwila Warrior Featured on Good Morning America
Women-run underwear company Uwila Warrior may have had to close its Charles St. storefront due to COVID-19 regulations, but the company is still going strong. The business, which focuses on creating functional, comfortable underwear for all women in sizes XXS…
Walsh Eases Restrictions to Allow Boston Restaurants to Sell Groceries
When Mayor Martin J. Walsh temporarily eased restrictions last Friday to allow Boston restaurants to sell groceries, Earls Kitchen + Bar at the Prudential Center already had a jump on things since the restaurant’s location in Somerville’s Assembly Square had…
Walsh Appoints John Dempsey as Commissioner of the Boston FD
Mayor Martin J. Walsh last week announced the appointment of longtime Boston firefighter John (Jack) Dempsey as Commissioner of the Boston Fire Department. Commissioner Dempsey has served in the interim role of Commissioner since the retirement of former Commissioner Joe…
Walsh Says More COVID-19 Testing and Tracing Needed for Return to Normalcy
Mayor Marty Walsh said during a virtual forum last week he expects a greater capacity for testing for and contact tracing COVID-19 would need to be in place and more data collected before Boston can return to “some sense of…
Neighborhood Kids Reach Out to Beacon House Seniors
Neighborhood children connected with seniors living at Beacon House by sending them cards through an effort coordinated by the Beacon Hill Civic Association earlier this month. Patricia Tully, executive director of the Civic Association, got the word out through daily…