Supporting efforts to reduce nips littering neighborhood streets Among other initiatives to improve the cleanliness and safety of Cambridge Street, the BHCA Cambridge Street Committee has been addressing the littering of nips sold at the street’s liquor stores. Toward that…
Month: February 2018
Below Stairs at the Ayer Mansion
Standing out amongst the Victorian styled brick row houses in the Back Bay, the Ayer Mansion located at 395 Commonwealth Avenue sticks out like a sore thumb with its white marble exterior and mosaic stained glass. At a special event…
BHAC Agenda
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold its monthly public hearing on Thursday, February 15 starting at 5 p.m. in the Piemonte Toom fifth floor City Hall . Design Review 18.582 BH 67 Mount Vernon Street: Paint previously painted lintels, sills and…
African-American Patriots Tours Help Celebrate Black History Month
Freedom Trail® Foundation’s acclaimed African-American Patriots Tours celebrate the African-American patriots that played a vital role in the start of the American Revolution in Boston and in the formation of our country. Led by 18th-century costumed guides, tour-goers have the…
Boy Scout Troop 74 Re-Established After Decade-Long Lull
Boy Scout Troop 74 was re-established Monday, Jan. 29, after a 10-year absence when its members made the transition from Cub Scouts during a “crossover ceremony” at the Park Street School. Ten Webelos – the oldest and highest-ranking Cub Scouts…
Police Briefs 02-06-2018
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny 01/24/18 – A victim reported he was eating in a Cambridge Street restaurant at around 2:10 p.m., when he went to the restroom and unknown person(s) stole his iPad, iPhone and…
Letter to the Editor
Support for Cognitive Rehabilitation for Brain Injury Survivors Dear Editor, I am writing to support important legislation that will help survivors of brain injury. In 2009, my life came to a halt when I was hit by a snowboarder in…
A Deserving Appointment for Senator Boncore
We wish to make note of the appointment of Senator Joseph Boncore of Winthrop as the new Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee by Acting Senate President Harriette Chandler. Although Senator Boncore is only in his first full term, his…
We Will Never Forget the Blizzard of ’78
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Blizzard of ’78, the momentous storm that wreaked havoc and devastation across Eastern Massachusetts during a 32-hour period on February 6-7. There have been many remembrances of that catastrophic event in the…
Hill House Dads and Donuts
Little ones bounced on a trampoline and painted donuts with colorful shaving cream during Hill House’s Dads and Donuts event on January 21. Children enjoyed a breakfast of donuts and juice, and a morning of playing on gym equipment with…