The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) has sold the John Jeffries House to a Boston real-estate investment and development firm for $25 million, according to published reports. The 46-room hotel at 170 Charles St. will continue to be operated…
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BHGC Donates Record Amount to 50 Non-Profits
The Beacon Hill Garden Club, coming off one of the most successful Hidden Garden Tours in its 89-year history, is poised to contribute more than $98,000 to about 50 local, regional and national environmental and horticulture non-profits. That amount includes…
Join Us On The Esplanade for The Summer
Fiends of the Esplanade offer the following free summer programs and events. Healthy, Fit & Fun Beginning Tuesday, July 12 Beginning Tuesday, July 12, the Esplanade Association will be offering our hugely popular free fitness classes in the park. This…
Annual Evening on the Esplanade Set for July 13
Friends and Beacon Hill residents are invited once again to a summer evening filled with music, camaraderie and gourmet food at the opening night of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra on Wednesday, July 13th, at the DCR Hatch Shell on the…
Downtown View:The Toxic Culture of Guns
By Karen Cord Taylor Everyone is saying race relations are at a new low. We have to have a conversation, a dialogue, a national catharsis of speech. I can’t figure out how any of this will help unless we get…
Grand Re-Opening of Boston Public Central Library
by Marianne Salza Mayor Marty Walsh, Boston Public Library (BPL) staff, the Board of Trustees, elected officials, and more than 1,000 residents attended the grand re-opening of the Central Library, in Copley Square. Attendees commemorated the July 9 milestone with…
ParkARTS Children’s Workshops Return July 5
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s annual ParkARTS program, sponsored by Holly and David Bruce, is pleased to announce the return of its series of children’s arts workshops giving kids the opportunity to express their creativity while working on fun…
International Phenomenon Le Dîner en Blanc Returns to Boston this Summer
The international epicurean phenomenon Le Dîner en Blanc returns to Boston Saturday, July 30, 2016. On the heels of last September’s epic rain-soaked event at Boston City Hall Plaza, this July’s secret affair promises another unforgettable evening of elegance, beauty…
Boston Transportation Department Offers Free Cycling Clinics For Women This Summer
The Boston Transportation Department will be offering free cycling clinics for adult women this summer at locations around the city. Women who never learned to ride a bike, as well as those who would like to refresh their skills, are…
Local Seniors Graduate from NCDS
Beacon Hill residents Caroline Diggins (West Cedar St.) (left) and Katherine Holman (Chestnut St.) graduated on June 9 from Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. The 136th commencement exercises were held in the Sunken Garden at the school.…