In an atypical ruling, the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission (BHAC) voted unanimously to approve an application allowing the homeowner of 74 Chestnut St. to replace the cedar door of a coverless garage with one made of a composite wood product…
Author: Dan Murphy
Miguel Rosales Takes Home a Top Prize in 2019 Mayor’s Garden Contest
Beacon Hill resident Miguel Rosales took home first prize for the Shade garden category in Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s 2019 Garden Contest last week, tallying the second consecutive year he has been recognized in this self-described “citywide celebration of urban…
‘Moondance After Dark’ Returns to the Esplanade
The Esplanade Association will transform the park’s Fiedler Field into an outdoor ballroom on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 p.m. to midnight for its annual “Moondance After Dark” fundraising event. Besides dancing under the stars beneath a tent along the…
City Considering Sept. 22 for Car-Free ‘Open Charles Street’
To dovetail with the Beacon Hill Civic Association’s Fall HillFest, city officials are exploring the idea of closing Charles Street to vehicular traffic and transforming it into a pedestrian-only walkway for the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 22, for “Open Charles…
Demonstration Calls Attention to Major National Grid Gas-Leak
More than 100 demonstrators, many clad in orange-and-yellow safety vests, descended on Cambridge Street near the Government Center MBTA station on Wednesday, July 31, to call attention to one of National Grid’s major natural gas-leaks in Massachusetts – and a…
Monograms and Motifs : River Street Resident Launches Company Offering Embroidered, Personalized Goods
Eve Q. Casey marked both a significant career and personal milestone three weeks ago with the launch of her maiden business, The Bedlam Street Company – a self-described “bespoke embroidery company specializing in personalized monograms and motifs” that celebrates the…
Esplanade Association Seeking Donations for Murals
The Esplanade Association is currently seeking $10,000 in donations to underwrite the cost of installing new murals on three pump-houses in the park. The artists commissioned to paint the murals are Solei, a local artist, muralist and curator who serves…
BHAC Approves Application to Change Starbucks Signage
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission unanimously approved an application to replace the blade and storefront signage at Starbucks’ 123 Pinckney St. location to reflect the company’s trademark white-and-green colors with minor provisos during its July 18 public hearing at City…
Florina Tops ‘People’s Choice’ in Boston Pizza Festival
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…
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…