By Cary Shuman Harriet Cross, a career diplomat with extensive experience in international relations, is the new British Consul General of Boston and New England. Mrs. Cross began her work on Aug. 22 in the esteemed position as the leader and liaison for the 70,000 British nationals living in the region, succeeding former Consul...
Pop-Up Farmers Market at the Fall HillFest
By Suzanne Besser No need for Beacon Hillers to trek their way up and down a grocery aisle this weekend. Instead, they can make their way to Mt Vernon and Brimmer streets where a Farmers Market will pop up Sunday between noon and 4 pm at the Beacon Hill Civic Association’s Fall HillFest. At...
Biergarten, Farmers Market, Family Activities at Fall HillFest
By Suzanne Besser This Sunday, September 18, marks the fifteenth year the Beacon Hill Civic Association has welcomed residents back to the Hill by throwing a block party on Mt. Vernon Street between Charles and Brimmer streets from noon to four. This year, though, it’s far more than a block party. It’s new name,...
Thursday’s Primary Results are Posted
By Beth Treffeisen Last Thursday, Massachusetts voters cast their ballots in the state primaries. Due to the Labor Day holiday, the election was held later in the week, landing on the first day of school for Boston Public Schools. Due these events and the fact that there were few contested races the voter turnout...
‘Awakening to Joy’ Class Set at First Church Boston
First Church Boston is offering a class “Awakening to Joy” beginning on Tuesday, October 11 from 6:30 – 8 pm. It will be presented by H. Constance Hill, author, artist, and Inner Life coach, on the second Tuesday of every month in the relaxed setting of Hale Chapel. First Church Boston is located at...
Police Briefs 09-13-2016
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny from Motor Vehicle 09/04/16 – A victim reported he left his 2007 Toyota Camry parked on Mt. Vernon Street at around 10 p.m. on Sept. 3, but when he returned at about 10 a.m. the next day, the front passenger’s side window was smashed, the...
Preparing Boston Children to Take Exam School Entrance Test
By Superintendent Tommy Chang As we approach the start of the 2016-2017 school year, we are setting out to increase awareness of the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) for entrance to the city’s three examination schools, Boston Latin Academy, Boston Latin School, and John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics & Science, and highlight that...
How Boston Public Works Helps You
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh While we may want to think that winter is a long way away, the reality is that the season is just around the corner. In order to keep our infrastructure winter-ready, our Department of Public Works has spent the summer preparing our City for snowier days. They have been...
Remembering the Heroes of 9/11
For every generation of Americans for the past near-century, there have been seminal events for which those who were of a certain age can recall “where they were” when they “heard the news.” Every member of the Greatest Generation could recall with vivid clarity the announcement by President Roosevelt of the Day of Infamy...
Genealogical Society Holds Open House
Tricia Labbe, an education assistant at the New England Genealogical Society, speaks with Cheyenne Thompson, the center’s youngest member, outside the open house on Friday, Aug. 19. The Open House attracted record numbers to the Society and the free event was sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation.
State Primaries to be Held on September 8
By Beth Treffeisen In Beacon Hill, the Massachusetts state primary will be held on Thursday, September 8. Polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Below is a guide to who is running, where you can vote, and where you can find additional information on the candidates running for office: Voting...
Spark Boston Holds “Chief Chat” with Boston’s Chief Information Office and Chief Digital Officer
By Beth Treffeisen On Thursday evening, young professionals and students crowded into Bill’s Bar on Lansdowne Street next to Fenway Park during an otherwise quite away game night. As people got after work drinks and snacked on appetizers, conversations on digital technology and government filled the room. During the second “Chief Chat,” hosted by...
Beacon Hill Women’s Forum Kicks Off New Season
By Kathy Hull On Tuesday September 13 at 6:00 p.m., the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) welcomes everyone back to town with its first speaker’s event: “On the Media: Straight Up with Emily Rooney, Margery Eagan, and Jadiann Thompson.” In a panel format, these three prominent, award-winning Boston journalists will share their experiences in...
MassDOT Plans to Consolidate Construction on Longfellow
Last week, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced implementation of a plan to re-sequence construction on the Longfellow Bridge by combining Stages 4 and 6 – a measure which the contractor White-Skanska-Consigli (WSC) said would result in faster completion of the project in June 2018, three months earlier than previously anticipated. This...
Downtown View:Autumn Required Poetry
By Karen Cord Taylor New Englanders have a complicated relationship with autumn. We brag about it and invite outsiders to enjoy it with us. After all, who wouldn’t like those maples and oaks turning orange, crimson and yellow? Trees turn color in Illinois and Iowa too, but because those places have few hills, you...
West End Social Planned at Museum on Sept 15
Original and current West Enders, your family and friends are invited to the next West End Social at the West End Museum on Thursday, September 15th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Admission is FREE and light refreshments will be served. Come mix and mingle, and hear about the old days and the new in...
‘Boston Blooms with Daffodils’ Program Slated to Return in October
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced that the “Boston Blooms with Daffodils” beautification initiative will distribute 20,000 daffodil bulbs this fall to volunteers for planting on public ways citywide. “Our Boston Blooms volunteers always do a great job of beautifying our neighborhoods through this citywide planting program, and we are looking forward to another...
Julie Burros Takes A Look At Boston Creates Cultural Plan
By Beth Treffeisen Summer in the city has been a big season for art in Boston. Starting the season off in June was the unveiling of the Boston Creates Cultural Plan, a ten-year outline that aimed to elevate arts and culture in the city while integrate the arts into the everyday life of Bostonians....
Historic Sermons Re-Created
Last Sunday, King’s Chapel parishioner and vestry member Patricia Bass, shown above, recreated a sermon preached at King’s Chapel on the death of the abolitionist Massachusetts senator, Charles Sumner, who lived on Beacon Hill and was infamously bludgeoned with a cane in 1856 by Preston Brooks, a congressman from South Carolina, because of his anti-slavery...
Restaurant Letter Grading Has Owners Concerned
By Beth Treffeisen A new health code letter grading system is soon coming to food establishments in the city of Boston. The new law that was passed at the Boston City Council’s August 24 meeting will require food establishments to start posting the letter grade that corresponds with health inspection by the Inspectional Services...
Boston Nearly Last in Rankings for Being Pet-Friendly City
By Seth Daniel The population of dogs in Boston is em-“barking” on a continuing surge in numbers, but a recent study on pet-friendly cities has indicated that out of the top 100 cities in America, Boston ranks 98th – and some dog owners agree that the City needs to do more to accommodate pets...
Champney Place Gate Denied by BHAC
By Beth Treffeisen During the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission (BHAC) meeting held on Thursday, August 18, a proposed plan to install a wrought iron gate on the entrance of Champney Place in Beacon Hill was denied without prejudice. Due to lack of specific dimensions, the commissioners agreed to visit the site before the submission...
Downtown View:A Month in the Country
By Karen Cord Taylor Karen is taking a break. Here is a column from August, 2013. For the first time since I was 18 years old, I have spent a month in the country. And what a beautiful country it is. Fifty shades of green complimented by the bluest sky ever. Puffy clouds ranging...
TEA to Celebrate 15th Anniversary at Moondance Gala in September
On Saturday, Sept. 24, the Esplanade Association will celebrate 15 years of Making Life Better in the Park at their annual “Moondance Gala” to be held along the banks of the Charles River in Boston. As one of the most beautiful evenings of the fall social season, this year’s “Moondance Gala” is expected to...
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