The Public Garden has long been a place of respite for Lynn Page Flaherty, but she was unaware of the Friends of the Public Garden before she leaned they were seeking a fresh hire to fill the newly created role…
Author: Dan Murphy
Feeding Wildlife in City’s Parks Can Have Unintentionally Adverse Effects
While visitors to the city’s park who feed the wildlife there are likely doing it with only the best of intentions, this seemingly benign act can have unintended but adverse consequences. Besides increasing the likelihood that someone could get scratched…
Local Shops Prosper on Small Business Saturday
As more are making a conscious effort to shop locally while lending a hand to struggling small and independent merchants in their own neighborhoods, Small Business Saturday followed that trend and subsequently proved a boon for some Charles Street retail…
Happenings on Charles Street: Holiday Safe Stroll and Holiday Wreath Tour Coming to Neighborhood This Weekend
The neighborhood is getting into the swing of the holiday season this weekend, with the return of the Beacon Hill Business Association’s eagerly awaited Holiday Stroll on Saturday, followed by the Nichols House Museum’s first-ever Holiday Wreath Tour on Sunday.…
Red Wagon Is Temporarily Leaving Beacon Hill on Dec. 23
Red Wagon is leaving its home of the past 20 years at 69 Charles St. on Dec. 23 and relocating to Belmont Center, but the owner of the longstanding purveyor of children’s clothing said emphatically that the move is meant…
EA Seeks Resident Input on Public-Park Usage
The Esplanade Association is asking people to take approximately 10 minutes to complete a survey to help them better understand usage of Downtown Boston’s public parks. “The last time we did a major survey like this was over 10 years…
Council Hearing Comes After Citywide Uptick in Car Crashes
In response to a recent uptick in the number of fatal and serious auto crashes throughout the city, the City Council’s Joint Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation Public Health held a virtual meeting on Monday, Nov. 23, to tackle…
Proposal for Acorn Street Security Gate Under Advisement
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission took the proposed installation of a security gate on Acorn Street under advisement at its monthly meeting last week, which took place virtually on Nov. 19, although the commissioners agreed that the applicant would first…
Happenings on Charles Street: Savenor’s Christopher Walker Goes from ‘Chopped’ Viewer to On-Air Finalist
Christopher Walker, general manager of both the Charles Street and Cambridge outposts of Savenor’s Market, was already a regular viewer of “Chopped” when he was selected to appear as a contestant on the Food Network game show earlier this month,…
Building on Its Initial Success, Beacon Hill Seminars to Expand Virtual-Learning
With Beacon Hill Seminars just wrapping up its first virtual education program, the nonprofit comprising self-described “life-learners” is looking to build on this initial success, and has just finalized an expanded curriculum for the spring. BHS will kick off 2021…