First Night Boston, New England’s largest New Year’s Eve party, returns to celebrate the start of 2023 in Boston’s Back Bay. The free and family-friendly event runs from 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2022 through 12:30 a.m. on Saturday,…
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Ordinance Signed Requiring Captions on Public-Facing TVs To Increase Access for People With Disabilities
Mayor Michelle Wu last Friday signed an ordinance requiring that places of public accommodations in the City of Boston such as restaurants, bars, banks and gyms turn on the closed captioning function on any televisions in public areas. The ordinance,…
City of Boston Traffic Advisory to December 18
Events happening in the City of Boston this week will bring some parking restrictions and street closures. People attending these events are encouraged to walk, bike, or take public transit. Information on Bluebikes, the regional bike share service, may be…
Neighborhood Roundup
Holiday Art Show at Cobblestones Cobblestones at 30 Charles St. will hold its Holiday Art Show on Saturday, Dec. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event will feature artists Mary Keating, Karen Lee Sobol, Brigid Williams, Rachel Chaflin and…
City Council Praised for Unanimously Passing Resolution Calling for Immediate Action on IDP
Special to the Times-Free Press At the December 8, Boston City Council meeting, lead sponsors Councilors Kendra Lara, Ruthzee Louijeune, and Liz Breadon introduced a resolution calling for immediate action to improve the Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) to remedy Boston’s…
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Presents Otherworldly Realms of Wu Junyong
In Otherworldly Realms of Wu Junyong, heroes face off in mighty clashes with their enemies; charming animals growl at one another, vying for superiority; and troubled souls retreat into murky caves, searching for inner peace. The exhibition, on view at…
Beacon Hill Holds Holiday Stroll
Prescott House To Host Holiday House Dec. 9–11
The National Society of Colonial Dames of Massachusetts will be opening up its headquarters, The William Hickling Prescott House at 55 Beacon St., from Friday, Dec. 9, through Sunday, Dec. 11, for its first holiday open-house. Friday’s activities will run…
Friends—for Different Seasons and Reasons—Make Life Better
Special to Times Everyone knows friends make life better. The year 2022 was made better by the incorporation of a nonprofit women’s friendship group, Chestnuts Friends Over Fifty (CFOF). It was originally conceived in 2016 by residents Martha McAllister and…
Resident Petition Urging City To Change Trash Pickup Time
In an effort to help curb the neighborhood’s prolific rodent problem, one resident has started a petition urging the city to adopt an 8 a.m. pickup time on Mondays and Fridays for trash and recyclables on Beacon Hill, as well…