Month: July 2021
Under Review
Architectural Commission looks over latest plan for Charles Street Garage After hearing feedback from the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission and the community, the redevelopment team for the Charles Street Garage has scaled back parking to one level from two while…
City names Molly Griffin Liaison for Beacon Hill
A lifelong Bostonian, Molly Griffin has come on board as the city’s neighborhood liaison for Beacon Hill, as well as for Back Bay, Fenway-Kenmore, and Mission Hill. Griffin, who was born, grew up, and currently lives in Dorchester, earned an…
DA Rollins nominated for US Attorney by Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Monday the nomination of Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins as his pick to be the next permanent U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts – a post that would include the entire state.…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Planning Underway for the 2021 BHCA Fall HillFest! This year’s Fall HillFest will take place on Sunday, September 12th, from 12 to 4pm, on the flat of Mt. Vernon Street! It promises to be another fun, family-friendly neighborhood celebration. Plans…
LaMattina Endorses Murphy at-Large Councilor
Former Boston City Council Vice President Sal LaMattina, who represented East Boston, Charlestown, and the North End during his time in office, announced his endorsement on Friday of Erin Murphy for an At-Large City Councilor seat, saying that Erin embodied…
Neighborhood Roundup
Virtual program on ‘Etiquette of the Brahmin Summer’ The Gibson House Museum presents a return engagement of the virtual program, “Etiquette of the Brahmin Summer,” with Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick, on Tuesday, Aug. 17, from 6 to 7 p.m. Before…
Second seaplane company to begin operations in the Boston Harbor
A second seaplane company operating off Logan Airport will begin shuttling customers from Boston to New York City on August 3. Tailwind Air recently received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Coast Guard approval to take off and land just…
Councilor Baker endorses Jon Spillane for Boston City Council At-Large
City Councilor Frank Baker (District 3) has announced his endorsement of Jon Spillane for Boston City Council At-Large. “As someone who has been acutely focused on delivering services to unhoused Bostonians and those dealing with substance use disorders, I am…
COVID Cases Spike 115 Percent in the Area
For a third week in a row Beacon Hill, North End, Back Bay, West End and Downtown’s COVID cases have spiked most likely due to the Delta variant infecting unvaccinated and vaccinated people alike. Earlier this month a COVID outbreak…