Saturday’s Boston Pride Parade, in which mayors from across the nation and coast-to-coast joined with our Mayor, Marty Walsh, in showing their support for the Rainbow Resistance, was a manifestation of the depth of support for the LGBTQ community throughout…
Month: June 2018
‘I Speak for the Trees for the Trees Have No Tongues’
Miguel Rosales, co-chair of the Beacon Hill Civic Association Tree and Civic Beautification Committee, watering the Phillips Street Playground/Park.
Neighborhood Locksmith Wears Many Other Hats
While many know Bob Whitelock as the neighborhood’s resident locksmith who has faithfully served Beacon Hill for the better part of the past 34 years, he is also an accomplished actor, author and musician. The eldest of nine siblings from…
Longfellow Bridge Reopens
One day after the Longfellow Bridge fully reopened for the first time in five years, this milestone was commemorated Friday with a reception on the Charles River Esplanade. “This is indeed an opportunity for celebration,” Gov. Charlie Baker told the…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
The Beacon Hill Civic Association has various committees that focus on a targeted range of issues and initiatives that align with the BHCA mission. Committee chairs volunteer their time and share their expertise to implement plans that relate to the…
SHSB Releases Annual Beach Quality Report Card
The environmental advocacy organization Save the Harbor/Save the Bay (SHSB) released their annual Beach Water Quality Report Card on the Metropolitan Region’s public beaches – just in time for summer. The report card is based on water quality data collected…
DCR to Close Segments of Multi-Use Path on Esplanade for Renovations
Through the month of June, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is closing access to approximately 3,100 feet of the Paul Dudley White Multi-Use Path along the Charles River Esplanade between the Boston University Bridge and Massachusetts Avenue for…
Charles River Water Quality Earns an A- for the Second Time in the Past Five Years
The EPA has given the Charles River a grade of “A-” for bacterial water quality in the river during 2017. This is only the second time the river has earned a grade as high as an “A-minus,” and both have…
New Signs Will Welcome Visitors to the Esplanade
Representatives from the Esplanade Association and the state’s Department of Conservation were on hand Friday to unveil new Welcome Signs for the Charles River Esplanade. “These are going to be the front door to the Esplanade for many years to…
Police Briefs 06-05-2018
Beacon Hill Beat Breaking and Entering – Commercial 05/23/18 – A Stuart Street rental agency reported the office was broken via the garage between 9:13 and 11:18 a.m. The manager said numerous car rental keys were stolen from the locked…