The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing on February 15, at 5 p.m. Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, reviews of architectural violations, and such businesses as…
Zuckerberg, Et Al:The Worst of the Worst
Last week’s dramatic hearing in the U.S. Senate, in which the heads of a number of social media companies testified in front of a gallery that was filled with parents who lost children because of the pernicious effects of social…
…And Those On-Line Sports Betting Companies Are Not Far Behind…
A while back we wrote an editorial about the clear and obvious evils of the easy availability of sports gambling via smartphones. This past Sunday evening, the news program 60 Minutes had a segment on exactly that topic, highlighting how…
Guest Op-Ed: A Little Bit of Kindness To Protect Massachusetts Parklands and Foster Community
By Brian Arrigo Just under a year ago, I had the honor of being appointed to lead the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the state’s largest landowner and steward of roughly half a million acres across Massachusetts. It’s been…
BHAC Approves Three New Windows on Side Façade of 48 Beacon Street
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission voted unanimously to approve as submitted an application to add three new windows on the side façade of a 12-story building at 48 Beacon St. during the commission’s monthly public hearing held virtually on Thursday,…
BHWF Hosts Guest Speaker Alyce Lee
Photos & Story by Marianne Salza Non-profit professional, Alyce Lee, former chief-of-staff for the late Boston mayor, Tom Menino, discussed her philosophy of “Doing Well by Doing Good” during her January 9 Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) presentation at The…