Not everyone gets tested for COVID-19 but everyone goes to the bathroom and scientists studying the recent data at the MWRA’s Deer Island’s waste treatment facility in neighboring Winthrop are seeing an alarming trend. In June, the MWRA Board of…
Month: October 2020
Neighborhood Roundup
Webinar explores Chinatown’s ‘Lantern Stories’ Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy presents “Lighting the Way: Exploring ‘Lantern Stories’ in Boston’s Chinatown” – a webinar featuring a conversation between artist Yu-Wen Wu and Conservancy Director and Curator of Public Art, Lucas Cowan speaking…
Be Sure to Vote
Okay — this is it. The long presidential campaign has come to an end and it will all be over by the time this newspaper is published next week. Although a record-breaking number of Americans already have taken advantage of…
It’s Us Vs. The Virus
The stunning announcement this week by Trump administration officials that they will be doing nothing to halt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has grave implications both for the health of every American and for the U.S. economy. With an…
Guest Op-Ed: This November 3, Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh We are slowly approaching the most important day of the year: Election Day. This year, although we’ll be voting under different circumstances because of the COVID-19 pandemic, please be assured the City of Boston is…
Letters to the Editor
Open letter to neighborhood residents from residents of Temple Street Dear Beacon Hill Neighbors, We are writing to let you know that, as residents of Temple Street, we have asked the City of Boston to do a pilot project that…
Neighbors Go for Lighting at Temple Street Park
It’s a hole in the wall. Or maybe it is a vest pocket park. A mini-park? Perhaps it is simply an unlikely open space in a line of rowhouses that almost didn’t happen. Technically, it now belongs to the city.…
Happenings on Charles Street: Upper Crust under New Management
When the opportunity arose to help restore The Upper Crust to its past glory as one of city’s most beloved and widely renowned pizzerias, it was a chance Anthony Ackil said he couldn’t pass up. “When I was growing up,…
Boston Residents Have Until Oct. 24 to Register to Vote
While Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, is less than two weeks away, Boston residents still have until Saturday, Oct. 24, to register to cast their ballots. City residents can register to vote by that date at https://www.sec.state.ma.us/OVR/, or if unsure…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Living in a Historic District, A Guide for Beacon Hill Homeowners What is the difference between the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission and the Beacon Hill Civic Association? The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission (BHAC) is a division of the City of…