By Ariana Hanley Members of the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) gathered virtually on Zoom Tuesday, October 13 for the October 2020 Forum. To introduce our Neighborhood Narrative we took a virtual trip down Charles Street and got a tour…
Proposed West End Monument Would Pay Tribute to Former Neighborhood Resident Leonard Nimoy
A monument proposed for the West End would pay tribute to one of the neighborhood’s favorite sons, Leonard Nimoy, while also honoring Mr. Spock – the character he immortalized on “Star Trek” and whose signature Vulcan hand salutation (along with…
BPS Suspends All In-Person Learning; Every BPS Student Will Switch to ‘Remote’ Learning
A week after the Suffolk Superior Court rejected the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) request for an emergency injunction so teachers won’t be forced to teach in-person until the positive test rate in Boston goes below 4 percent, Boston Public School…
COVID-19 Update for Beacon Hill; Positive Test Rate Level off in the Area for Now
After a 40 percent increase in the COVID-19 positive test rate increased in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods two weeks ago the numbers here have seemed to level off according to data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC)…
City Announces Mayor’s Pumpkin Carving Contest
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced that it will be celebrating Halloween with Mayor Walsh’s Pumpkin Carving Contest featuring a grand prize provided by Xfinity. Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Parks Department recognize the effort that Boston…
Neighborhood Roundup
Virtual Meeting Kicks off ‘Programming Study’ for West End Branch Library A “programming study” for the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library kicks off with a virtual community meeting today, Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m., which is…