Joan Lee Civic activist, patron of the arts and loving wife and mother Joan M. Lee, 94, beloved wife of Henry Lee, died at home on April 9. She was born in Boston on Nov. 26, 1924, the daughter of…
A ‘Rosy’ Green and White Ball Blossoms at The Four Seasons
As the weather warms and buds begin to bloom, the Friends of the Public Garden prepares for its signature springtime gala, the Green and White Ball, to be held on Friday, April 26, at Four Seasons Hotel Boston. The Green…
Miguel Rosales Discusses Iconic Bridges at TEA Annual Meeting
As the featured guest speaker of the Esplanade Association’s annual meeting, bridge designer Miguel Rosales compared and contrasted the longstanding and iconic Longfellow Bridge with the contemporary Frances Appleton Pedestrian Bridge on Tuesday, April 2, at the Park Plaza Hotel.…
The Vilna Shul Turns 100
The Vilna Shul will celebrate its centennial anniversary with a gala event on Sunday, April 28, at 5:30 p.m. at WGBH at One Guest St. “I think it’s important for Beacon Hill residents to know this [synagogue] has been part…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Councilor Ed Flynn visits the BHCA Councilor Ed Flynn visited the Beacon Hill Civic Association offices for our April First Friday Coffee Hour. Councilor Ed Flynn is a lifelong resident of District 2, where he has been involved as a…
Benjamin Zander: The Mystery of Music is Still Alive at 80
When Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) Conductor Benjamin Zander was just a boy, he would watch his father come home from a hard day’s work and sit at the piano and create a language that dazzled the young man – the…