by Suzanne Besser Residents and neighbors of Temple Street had their first look at plans for the mega-redevelopment project proposed for their short one-block street when they met with its developers at a special meeting called last week by the…
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MGH Lecture Explores Healing Power of Storytelling
As a lecture sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital on Thursday illustrates, the art of storytelling often holds healing power for those suffering from physical, psychological or spiritual illnesses. “We can only control the physical aspects of health to a certain…
Lana Barakat and her December Thieves
By Suzanne Besser Like the boutique she owns at 88 Charles Street, Lana Barakat is at once classic and edgy, sophisticated and artsy, bold and trendy. Her warm smile and passion for artistry envelopes those who step into the unique…
Public Broadcasting Vet Named MAAH Executive Director
By Dan Murphy A longtime veteran of Boston public broadcasting was recently named executive director of the Museum of African American History, Boston and Nantucket (MAAH). Raised outside of Philadelphia in Lincoln University, Pa., Marita Rivero began producing public-affairs programming…
Downtown View:Is Traffic Bad?
Millennium will soon finish its tower, and new people will move in. Avalon Bay’s residential tower adjacent to the Tip O’Neill building has topped off. A hotel and residential building is rising on Dalton Street in the Back Bay. 888…
British Diplomacy at Beacon Hill Women’s Forum
Tonight, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) presents “The British are Coming!” with diplomate Susie Kitchen. Ms. Kitchen, who has seen a great deal of the world, currently is Britain’s Consul General in Boston and has lived on Beacon Hill…
Beacon Hill Gala on February 6
Plans are underway for the 44th Annual Beacon Hill Gala and the Gala After Hours Party to be held on February 6th at the Four Seasons Hotel. The Beacon Hill Civic Association After Hours Committee is busy preparing the 9-12…
Delicious Winter Wvents at the Boston Public Market Set for January 20
Presented as a joint initiative by the Trustees of Reservations, the Beacon Hill Civic Association Green Committee, and the Conservation Committee of the Beacon Hill Garden Club, you’re invited to attend a private tour of the Boston Public Market and/or…
Ready to Ring in ‘16
Workers put the finishing touches on the ice sculptures in Copley Square on Thursday morning in preparation for the 40th annual First Night celebration.
2015, A Year in Review
By Dan Murphy On Jan. 11, around 40 volunteers gathered to remove the traditional holiday garlands and bows from around 1,100 lamp-posts throughout Beacon Hill. On Jan. 13, Mayor Martin J. Walsh delivered his first State of the City address…