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Annual Easter Egg Hunt
The Myrtle Street Playground Annual Easter Egg Hunt takes place at the playground on Saturday, March 31, at 10 a.m. (In case of rain, the event will be held at 74 Joy St.) Come celebrate spring and Easter with your friends and little ones at the first event at the playground since the winter...
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Envy? Not Us by Karen Cord Taylor
It’s looking as if we might have to put up with Mitt Romney for awhile. We have found out what we expected—he is a rich man, not just in the top 1 percent, but in the top .006 percent. And Mitt says we envy...
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Residents Support Councilors Arroyo and Ross’ Commercial Trash Pick-up Proposal
Boston residents packed the City Council Chamber last month for a hearing on a Home Rule Petition introduced by City Councilors Felix Arroyo and Mike Ross to allow the city to regulate commercial trash collection timing that currently wakes up neighbors in the middle...
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Evening Celebrates ‘victorian Baseball in Boston’
Red Sox fans will have the opportunity to view the present and visit the past on Opening Day of the 2012 Major League Baseball season. Not longer after the...
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Thinking Cup Gets BHCA Non-opposition Support for Space
Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) Zoning and Licensing Committee voted Wednesday not to oppose the permits and relief necessary for the Thinking Cup Coffee Shop to open at 14-16...
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Is the Winter Finished?
The clocks have been changed and we’ve gained an hour. The sun is out longer during the day and it comes out earlier in the morning. By all first...
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Welcome and Good Luck
Boston Police Captain Thomas Lee has taken over command of District A-1. This is our district and one of the most important commands in the city of Boston. He...
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Police Briefs 03-14-2012
From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny from Motor Vehicle 02/29/12 – A victim reported her 2007 Acura TSX was parked on Beacon Street between 2 and 3:30 p.m., when...
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MassDot Unveils Alternative for Longfellow Bridge
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) unveiled its preferred alternative for the state’s planned $260 million reconfiguration of the Longfellow Bridge Thursday at a public meeting to vet the...
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Hill Residents Help Make ‘Feast of Music’ a Success
New England Conservatory (NEC) is celebrating the most successful “Feast of Music” in the gala’s history. The annual event regularly attracts more than 400 guests and features a unique...
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Behaving Like Bostonians
You’ve probably read about the Esplanade Association’s vision for the Esplanade for the next century. The goals are sound, and the plans are ambitious. As with any civic project,...
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Menino Plans More Growth for Biking
Mayor Thomas M. Menino released the annual Boston Bikes Annual Report last week, highlighting the success of Boston’s biking initiatives and previewing plans for its continued growth. Menino launched...
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It Takes a Community Effort
The Friends of the Phillips Street Play Area are holding their first planning meeting of 2012 at the Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips Street, Thursday, March 15 from 7 to...
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MBTA to Avoid Cuts
It is becoming obvious that every effort is being made by the MBTA, and the governor, to avoid cancellation of T services in Greater Boston in return for a...
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Police Briefs 03-06-2012
From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny from Motor Vehicle 02/23/12 – A victim reported his 2009 Volvo XC90 had the driver’s side window broken and an iPod, two pairs...
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New Wing at Gardner Museum Grand Opening
Local residents who attended the opening gala of the new wing at the Isabella Stewart-Gardner Museum are shown in photograph.
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Ward 5 Democratic Committee Elects Delegates, Alternates to the State Convention in June
At its scheduled Feb. 18 caucus, the Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee elected 25 ward delegates and four alternates, to the 2012 Massachusetts State Democratic Convention, according to Ross...
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Celebrating the Love in Your Life
Seeing life through the eyes of a child is one of the most rewarding and refreshing experiences. As adults, we rush through life from one “chore” to the next,...
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Charles Street Market Prevails for Now
The desire of Capital One Bank to take over the commercial space now occupied by the Charles Street Market caused a great stir among many residents and organizations like...
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Police Briefs 02-28-2012
Breaking and Entering – Residence 02/15/12 – A Beacon Street resident reported a male suspect entered her residence through an unlocked rear door at around 2:43 p.m. After the...
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Linear Realty Withdraws Application for Capital One’s Charles St. Location
Linear Realty has withdrawn its application to the city’s Zoning Board of Appeal for a conditional-use change that would enable Capital One to occupy 62-66 Charles St., said Beacon...
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BHV Hosted its First “Valentines and Victuals”
Beacon Hill Village (BHV) hosted its first “Valentines and Victuals” brunch on Sunday Feb. 12, at the Hill House in Beacon Hill. More than 60 members enjoyed a delicious...
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Beating Back the Banks
One result of the agitation over the flood of banks displacing loved and needed businesses has been to point out how Boston could do more to provide the best...
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Camargo to Step Down as BHCA Chair
Ania Camargo will step down as chair of the Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) in May, curtailing her two-year term by one year. Camargo, who cited “family health reasons”...
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