The only award winner from Beacon Hill, as well as a first-time contestant, Sally Reyering of Pinckney Street took first place last week in the Shade Garden category in the 25th annual Mayor’s Garden Contest. Reyering’s garden has two levels,…
Author: Dan Murphy
Black Ink to Hold Third Annual Origami Fundraiser in Support of St. Francis House
Continuing what is becoming an annual tradition, Black Ink, a shop at 101 Charles St. specializing in paper goods, is collaborating with Garden Street resident Gregory W. Skaff again next month on their third Origami fundraiser in support of St.…
BHAC Approves Application for Transformed Charles Street Garage
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission approved an application for the proposed transformation of the Charles Street Garage during its Aug. 19 monthly hearing, which took place virtually. Developer, Related Beal, is partnering with the architectural firm, Hacin + Associates, on…
Councilor Bok Tours The Vilna Shul
City Councilor Kenzie Bok took a tour of The Vilna Shul on Aug. 11 to see for herself the extensive renovation completed at the Jewish cultural center on Phillips Street just before the pandemic struck. Councilor Bok, along with her…
Gibson House Museum Offering Micro-Weddings
The Gibson House Museum, located at 137 Beacon St., held its first micro-wedding two years ago when a couple with no family nearby who was searching for a unique and historic venue for their nuptials reached out to the museum…
New Sculpture by ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ Sculptor Nancy Schön Installed in Dorchester’s Upham’s Corner
Nancy Schön, who created the iconic “Make Way for Ducklings” sculpture on the Public Garden, was on hand for the installation of her latest work of public art on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at the Nonquit Street Green in Dorchester’s Upham’s…
Additional Accommodations for Vehicles With Resident-Parking Stickers to Expire
Effective Sept. 7, vehicles with Boston resident stickers will no longer be allowed to park in metered or two-hour parking spaces, thus ending a practice that the city put in place at the beginning of the pandemic. “Beginning September 7,…
Old South Church Installation Depicts Inhumanity of Slavery
A large banner now hanging outside Old South Church depicts people packed as cargo into a ship juxtaposed against those of the faces and families of those who might be descended from former slaves, or what these people might’ve looked…
Esplanade 5K Returns on Aug. 29
The eagerly awaited Esplanade 5K, which was held virtually last year due to the pandemic, will return to the park as an in-person footrace on Sunday, Aug. 29, kicking off at the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell at 9 a.m. Runners…
India Day Festival Returning to Hatch Shell on Aug. 15
After a three-year absence, with the event going virtual last year due to the pandemic and moving to City Hall Plaza for two years in both 2018 and 2019, respectively, the India Association of Greater Boston’s long-running India Day Festival…