For the second year in a row, Florina Pizzeria and Paninioteca was declared the winner of the “People’s Choice” in the third annual Boston Pizza Festival on July 13 and 14 at City Hall Plaza. “It was such an honor…
Month: July 2019
Veteran Real-Estate Broker Endures Changing Industry
In the more than three decades years she has worked as a real estate broker in Boston, Ivy A. Turner has seen the industry transform into what she describes as “very much a service-oriented business” where her clients expect the…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
What we do – Fundraising and Outreach Committees Membership Committee During fiscal year 2019, the Membership became an independent entity rather than a sub-group of the Events Committee. The Membership Committee is comprised of a few dedicated, off-board volunteers along…
Purr-Fect Get-Together : Back Bay Cat Celebrates 11 Years With a Party in the Public Garden
Symen the Russian Blue just celebrated his 11th birthday with a party in the Public Garden. His owner Nora Babich, a Back Bay resident, has been throwing birthday parties for her cat for five years. What started as a fun…
BHCA Seeking Grant Applications for Community Fund Projects
The Beacon Hill Civic Association announces that the Beacon Hill Community Fund (“Community Fund”) will now begin to accept grant applications for the funding of small, community-focused projects and programs for 2019. This Community Fund will be awarding small grants…
Friends Summer Party Blooms at the Four Seasons
The Friends of the Public Garden is preparing to host 200 guests for its annual Summer Party, to be held on Wednesday, July 11 at Four Seasons Hotel Boston. This annual event raises funds to renew, care, and advocate for…
Neighborhood Roundup
Summer Activities at the Myrtle Street Playground The Friends of the Myrtle Street Playground and Summer Horizons present summer programming on Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. at the playground, including a police car visit on July 18; “Popsicles &…
Licensing Board Chair Opposes Proposed Legislation That Would Further Restrict Beer Gardens
Kathleen Judge, chair of the city’s Licensing Board, has come out in opposition against a proposed bill that would put further restrictions on Boston’s beer gardens. In a July 15 letter to Sen. Paul Feeney and Rep. Tackey Chan, co-chairs…
Police Briefs 07-18-2019
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny 07/09/19 – A victim reported U.S. currency was stolen from her locker at a Stuart Street hostel sometime between 9 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Larceny 07/12/ – A victim reported a known male suspect stole four…
Yes, Drugs Are Bad, But Alcohol Is Still the Worst
We’ve all become aware of the opioid epidemic that has spread throughout the country in recent years and that has been responsible for about 60,000 premature deaths annually in the United States. The dangerous and deadly drug fentanyl, which often…