Long time Beacon Hill artist Jean Cain stands with her artwork on display at Core de Vie, 40 Charles St., where her work will be showcased. The artist, friends, and neighbors stopped by last Thursday evening, March 30, for the…
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A Leader of Boston’s Palace of the People Comes to BHWF
On Tuesday evening, April 11, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) welcomes Vivian Spiro, Chairman of the Board of the Associates of the Boston Public Library, and a key leader in mustering financial support for the ongoing digitization of the…
Downtown View:Baffling
So many things I don’t understand. Maybe you don’t either. Some people in some states are all in a lather about women sharing bathrooms with transgender persons who are now female. My question: how would you know? This person presumably…
BHCA Community Corner
Cambridge St. Committee Launches New Initiatives The Cambridge Street Quality of Life Committee has launched several initiatives to help keep the street and surrounding areas clean and safe by working with its merchants, the A-1 Boston Police Department and larger…
City Breaks Ground on Common Renovations
By Dan Murphy The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has broken ground on its $3.3 million renovation of Parkman Plaza at the Visitor Information Center and Tremont Street edge on the Boston Common. The project includes improvements to Parkman Plaza…
Related Beal Launches Parking Space Sales at Charles Street Garage for Beacon Hill and West End Residents:Select Parking at 144 Charles Street Converting to Deeded Condominium Spaces
Related Beal, a fully integrated real estate firm focused on development opportunities in Boston and its surrounding areas, today announced the launch of sales for deeded parking spaces at the Charles Street Garage located at 144 Charles Street in Beacon…
Hill Applies for City’s ‘Neighborhood Slow Streets’ Program
By Dan Murphy Under the auspices of the Beacon Hill Traffic and Parking Committee, the neighborhood has applied to participate in the city’s “Neighborhood Slow Streets” program. Each year, residents, neighborhood associations and other community-based organizations can apply for traffic…
Max Reger Gala
Haig Hovsepian performed a Max Reger solo on the violin during the annual Max Reger Gala at the Church on the Hill Saturday night, March 25. Residents and performers gathered at the church to support the cause of providing support…
Certificate Issued for Temple Street
By Dan Murphy The city’s Environment Department issued a certificate of appropriateness on March 15 for the proposed residential redevelopment of the Hiriam J. Archer and Frank J. Donahue buildings at Temple and Derne streets. Dedham-based JDMD Owner, LLC, plans…
Re-Shaping the BPDA:Women Now Make Up the Majority of Workers at the Agency
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) formerly the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) was formed in 1957. Throughout the years, this agency has decided in many ways what direction the City should go in by having a…