Notice Of Public Hearing The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing on September 21, at 5 p.m. ZOOM: HTTPS://ZOOM.US/J/97132528544 Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, reviews of…
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Neighborhood Roundup
BHBA’s Fall Sidewalk Sale Returns Sept. 23 and 24 to Charles Street A beloved neighborhood tradition returns this weekend when the Beacon Hill Business Association’s annual Beacon Hill Sidewalk Sale comes to Charles Street on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23 and…
City of Boston Announces Recovery Month Documentary Film Series
In celebration of National Recovery Month during the month of September, the City of Boston today announced the Recovery Month Documentary Film Series. Three documentary feature films will be screened at the Boston Public Library’s Central Library in Copley Square…
News Briefs
Parks Department Announces Fall Hike Boston Schedule The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced the fall 2023 schedule for Hike Boston, a daytime hiking series aimed at providing guided group hikes and interpretive programs led by Urban Wilds staff…
Historic Music Room Could Be Lost With Planned Redevelopment of Jordan Mansion on Beacon Street
With the recent sale of the Eden D. Jordan Jr. Mansion and its proposed redevelopment, some fear that the building’s elegant and historic first-floor music room could be demolished and lost to history. The five-story multifamily dwelling, located at 46-47…
Bridge Designed by Miguel Rosales Now Adorns USPS Stamp
A twin steel-arch bridge designed by Miguel Rosales of Beacon Hill now adorns a USPS stamp. The I-74 Mississippi River Bridge, which spans the river connecting the Quad cities between Iowa and Illinois, comprises a pair of twin steel arches,…
Sumner Tunnel Reopens to Motorists
The Sumner Tunnel in East Boston reopened Friday, Sept. 1 after a two-month closure due to the beginning of the first phase of a $160 million restoration and renovation project to the 89-year-old tunnel. State Rep. Adrian Madaro and State…
Fabled Antiques Welcomes Back Neighbors
‘Let the Children Sing’ Concert To Honor Legacy of Abolitionist Schoolteacher, Susan Paul
Special to Times Wandering the narrow streets of Beacon Hill, and using a little imagination, it’s possible to hear the voices of Bostonians-past who worked, loved, and lived here long before us. And in doing so, it is easy to…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Upcoming BHCA Meetings and Events The Young Friends Shindig – has been RESCEDULED to Friday, November 10, 7-10pm; UMass Club. Join other Young Friends members at The Shindig for a night of cocktails, bites, and dancing, with a spectacular view…