This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described below. Description of Scheduled…
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Old North Church and Historic Site restore windows
The Old North Church and Historic Site restored the windows of the early 20th century St. Francis Chapel, which houses the Old North Gift Shop, with funding from The George B. Henderson Foundation. The St. Francis Chapel has an unexpected…
Brewer Fountain on Common Returns to Life After Two Years
After lying torpid for nearly two years due to the pandemic, Brewer Fountain has returned to life on the Boston Common, Tables, chairs, and umbrellas have been set up there for guests, while weekday piano performances by Berklee College of…
DeLuca’s Plan to Offer Table Service With Beer and Wine Meets With Strong Opposition
DeLuca’s Market’s plans to offer table service that would include serving beer and wine at its Charles Street location were met with strong opposition during a city-sponsored meeting held virtually on July 14, where many of the around 25 abutters…
Beacon Hill’s Keeta Gilmore Named a Commonwealth Heroine
Last month, Rep. Jay Livingstone announced he nominated longtime Beacon Hill activist and neighborhood leader Keeta Gilmore with the 2021 Commonwealth Heroine Award for her commitment to improving the quality of life in the neighborhood and beyond. Gilmore is a…
Vilms Receives Industry Honors
Vilms Consulting has announced that Michelle Vilms, CEO, has been named a 2021 100 Top ProAdvisor by Insightful Accountant and one of the Top 50 Women in Accounting by Practice Ignition for 2020. Insightful Accountant is an independent news and…
The Boch Center Announces First Holiday Programming for the 2021 Season
Special to the Times From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on…
Neighborhood Roundup
Boston Ward 5 Dems Make Endorsements Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee made the following endorsements at its July 20 meeting: Michele Wu for Mayor; Jon Spillane and Ruthzee Louijenne for City Councilor at Large; Ed Flynn for City Councilor for…
Summer in the City: Remembering Charlesbank Beach
By Leigh Blander For some, summer in the city is a reminder of Charlesbank Beach, where thousands of Bostonians flocked to the banks of the Charles River in the West End to go swimming. Charlesbank – which ran from the…
Beacon Hill COVID Update Listed
Throughout June and the beginning of July COVID infections were virtually nonexistent in the neighborhood with an average of 0.10 percent of residents testing positive week after week. However, with new variants of the virus penetrating the US, Beacon Hill,…