Anyone who goes westbound on Storrow Drive after the Longfellow Bridge cannot help but notice this Christmas decoration.
Category: News
Suffolk Outlines Campus Expansion
More than 50 neighbors were in attendance at a public meeting Wednesday as Suffolk University officials outlined plans for the proposed campus expansion. Suffolk intends to erect a building at 20 Somerset St., with eight floors above grade and an…
Petro Plans to Step Up Volunteer Work on Hill After Retirement
When Donna Petro retires from her post as vice president of the Cambridge Trust Company at the end of December, she won’t be leaving Beacon Hill, but instead intends to step up her philanthropic efforts in the neighborhood. “I’ve had…
Free Holiday Concert Planned for December 14
The Friends of the Public Garden is ushering in the holiday season with a series of return performances by the Back Bay Ringers at the Boston Common and Commonwealth Avenue Mall. “It’s a romantic holiday tradition to hear music played…
Single to Two Family is a No Go Home at 75 Hancock St.
Amid concerns about the precedent it would set for future residential development in the neighborhood, the Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) Zoning and Licensing Committee voted Wednesday to oppose granting the variances necessary to convert a single-family home at 75…
Massdot to Hold Hearing on Government Ctr. Project
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has scheduled a Public Information Meeting on the MBTA Government Center Station Project on Wednesday, December 12 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at 100 Cambridge Street, Second Floor, Conference…
School Choice Decision Process Delayed Until January
It looks as though a decision on how the city and Boston Public Schools will reorganize the school choice system for students and families will be delayed. Mayor Thomas Menino’s External Advisory Committee on School Choice (EAC) was to make…
Holiday Cheer
David Jones was out on Sunday decorating the lampposts on Joy Street as part of the annual Decorate the Hill event.
Suffolk Plans Construction of $63M Classroom Facility
Making good on a commitment to shift its student population away from Beacon Hill, Suffolk University is moving ahead with plans to build a new $62 million classroom facility in the Ashburton Place area while selling off two buildings on…
DCR Changes Operator for Storrow Dr. Parking Lot
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) announced Monday that LAZ Parking is the winning bidder of a five-year permit for operation of the Charles River Reservation Storrow Drive parking lot – previously rented and used by Mass Eye &…