Dear Reader, I am taking a break from this column since this holiday deadline is earlier than usual. I’ve retrieved a column from December, 2009, that you might enjoy revisiting. I don’t know if women can now join the Clover…
Category: News
Boston First Night
First Night 2016 entertainment, ice sculptures, and other special attractions will take place in 3 areas in the heart of the city: Copley Square, Boston Common, and Boston Harbor. All official First Night entertainment and attractions will be free this…
New Bridge Planned on North Washington Street
The architect who designed the city’s iconic Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge was on hand at the West End Museum on Wednesday to present preliminary plans for the estimated $125-million replacement of the North Washington Street Bridge. Miguel Rosales,…
Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro Joins Saunders Family
Peter and Cecilia Rait, owners of the Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro, are scheduled to sell the Charles Street business and building to the Saunders Hotel Group at noon today, December 22. The decision to sell came partly from the…
Downtown View:North Station Transportation Troubles
Consider North Station. The Boston Redevelopment Authority has defined its area as extending from the river to New Sudbury Street and from Cambridge Street to North Washington Street. Parts of that area, especially around the terminal itself, used to offer…
The Campaign Trail for the State Senate
Rep. Livingstone announces campaign for State Senate State Representative Jay Livingstone, of Boston’s 8th Suffolk District, announced today that he will be a Democratic candidate in the upcoming special election to fill the State Senate seat soon to be vacated…
Esplanade Association to Restore Historic Lotta Fountain
The Esplanade Association, in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), has announced plans to restore the park’s historic Lotta Fountain beginning in 2016. The fountain revitalization is part of the “Esplanade 2020” vision project and follows on…
Ready for the Holidays
Santa was taking requests all evening at the Hill House, where he is shown here holding Kolton and Kane Kelleher after the boys assured St. Nick they’d been good all year.
Rep Livingstone Considering a Run for State Senate Seat
By Cary Shuman Beacon Hill’s State Rep. Jay Livingstone said he is “seriously considering” a run for the State Senate seat held by Anthony Petruccelli, who has announced that he will be stepping down from the position in January. “I’m…
Downtown View:Pots and Kettles
Opposition to Don Chiofaro’s Harbor Garage Project has heated up. But some of it is the pot calling the kettle black. Or people in glass houses throwing stones. Hypocrisy is addressed in the New Testament. “why beholdest thou the mote…