Laura Aiello and Michael Oliverio showed off some fancy footwork during the Community Boating Inc.’s 11th Annual Swingin’ on the Charles fundraiser on their dock last Saturday evening, Aug. 18. After a quick-moving storm passed by, dancers flocked to the…
Hill House Outreach Program Aims to Unite Neighborhood Families
The Pancake Breakfast and Family Safety Day, which comes to the Firehouse at 137 Mt. Vernon St. on Sunday, Sept. 23, is just one example of the free, community events that Hill House Outreach Program sponsors to unite families throughout…
BHAC Wants to See More Documentation for Proposals
Many applications at the August 16 Beacon Hill Architectural Commission hearing were continuations from previous hearings—some had required more information last time, and another was moved from administrative review to come before the full commission. At 36 Joy Court, the…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
This Wednesday – Historic Preservation Roundtable Come to the Museum of African American History this Wednesday evening, August 22nd at 6pm for a thought provoking discussion of “Sacred Spaces as Civic Places” and the challenges of restoring historically religious buildings,…
Neighborhood Roundup
Myrtle Street Playground summer programming Friends of the Myrtle Street Playground offers summer free programming on Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m., including; storyteller and magician BJ Hickman on Aug. 23; the New England Aquarium Touch Truck on Aug. 30;…
Secretary of State Galvin Faces Challenger Zakim in First Televised Debate
In anticipation of the Sept. 4 Primary, incumbent Secretary of State Bill Galvin faced challenger Josh Zakim during an often-contentious, televised debate on WGBH-TV’s “Greater Boston” last week. Host Jim Braude moderated the first, half-hour debate between Galvin, who at…