Special to the Times The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing today, Dec. 21, at 5 p.m. via Zoom. This hearing will only be held virtually and NOT in person. You can participate in this hearing by…
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‘A Christmas Carol’ Comes to the Omni Parker House
Special to the Times On Saturday, Dec. 9, over 150 attendees grabbed their holly, cast aside their “bahs and humbugs,” and dashed over to the historic Omni Parker House for a live reading of Charles Dickens’ timeless holiday classic “A…
Holiday Stroll on Beacon Hill
Mayor Wu Announces Designation For Redevelopment of West End Branch Library
Special to Times Mayor Michelle Wu, the Mayor’s Office of Housing, and the Boston Public Library (BPL) have announced that the City of Boston’s Public Facilities Commission has tentatively designated the development team of Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) and…
Teuscher Chocolates Returns With Pop-Up Inside DeLuca’s
Although Teuscher Chocolates closed its Newbury Street retail shop in July, the Swiss candy company has returned to Boston for the holidays with a pop-up location inside DeLuca’s Market on Charles Street. From now through at least mid-February, Teuscher –…
FOPG Announces Future Installation of Plaque Honoring Kershaw
The 85th-birthday luncheon for Tom Kershaw held Nov. 29 at the Hampshire House brought a major announcement that the Friends of the Public Garden intends to honor the venerable Beacon Hill businessman and philanthropist this spring with the installation of…
Neighborhood Roundup
Christmas Celebration Set for Dec. 16 at First Church Boston Director of Music Gigi Mitchell-Velasco leads the First Church Boston Choral Ensemble in ‘A Ceremony of Carols: A Christmas Celebration’ featuring Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols on Saturday, Dec. 16, at…
Construction Look-Ahead for the North Washington Street Project Through December 23
The scheduled work is as follows: Traffic to Shift to New North Washington Street Bridge • MassDOT will shift all pedestrian and vehicle traffic from the temporary bridge to the east side of the new bridge beginning at 6 a.m.…
State and Federal Leaders Cut the Ribbon on Veterans Home
By Adam Swift There were big names on hand from the State House and Washington, DC last Friday for a ribbon cutting at the new Massachusetts Veterans Home in Chelsea, but the focus was on the services the new state-of-the-art…
Upstairs Downstairs Welcomes Holiday Revelers
Special to Times Once again, the Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll on Thursday, Dec. 7, was a wonderful and joyous event. The street was alive with the sights and sounds of the season. Joyful residents and their children paraded up and…