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Spring Fete at Nicholas House on June 6
The Nichols House Museum, located on historic Beacon Hill, will host its popular celebration, the Spring Fête, on Thursday, June 6, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the elegant setting of The Boston Athenaeum. This popular party has become a rite of spring for...
Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit Alive with the Divine, Ancient Relics
There is so much to be thinking about in May that it could be very easy to miss the launching of one of the more important exhibits to hit Boston in years – the Museum of Science’s ‘Dead Sea Scrolls: Life in Ancient Times.’...
Memorial Day
Memorial Day usually is the unofficial start of the all too brief summer in New England. Temperatures become hotter and days also become longer. For many grade school students,...
Special Primary is on Tuesday
Given the timing following the three day weekend, we remind local voters that there will be a special Democratic Primary on Tuesday, May 28 to fill the State Representative...
Police Briefs 05-21-2013
May 6 37 Newbury St. – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 553 Boylston St. – Larceny in a Building, $200 & Over 49 Gloucester St. – Investigate Person 815 Boylston St....
Architecture Blossoms in Spring
“I don’t divide architecture, landscape and gardening; to me they are one.” (Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín, Mexican architect 1902 – 1988)
TEA Outlines Memorable Achievements During Year
The Esplanade Association (TEA) outlined its noteworthy achievements of fiscal ’13, recapping a fruitful business year that included a merger with another non-profit dedicated to enhancing park life, the...
Democrats Square off at State Representative Candidates Forum
On Tuesday, May 7, the Beacon Hill Civic Association, the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay and the West End Civic Association presented a State Representative Candidates Forum for...
Police Briefs 05-14-2013
April 29 16 Newbury St. – Breaking and Entering, Non-Residence, Night – Force 329 Newbury St – Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 320 Newbury St. – Larceny, Bicycle, $200...
Sweet Sound of Spring
This Northern Cardinal sang long and loud from a Back Bay tree top. His song is a way to attract a mate and declare this territory as his. The redder the...
TEA to Hold Annual Meeting on May 7
The Esplanade Association (TEA) will host its 12th annual meeting at the Hampshire House, 84 Beacon St. in Boston, On Tuesday, May 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. The...
LaMattina Seeks Private Development Dollars to Improve City’s Parks
Boston City Councilor Sal LaMattina is calling for a hearing to find ways to link private development dollars with improving the city’s dynamic public park system. With Boston’s 2,200...
Police Briefs 05-08-2013
April 22 20 Gloucester St. – Property – Found 85 Newbury St – Disorderly Person 119 Clarendon St. – Investigate Person April 23 941 Boylston St. – Assault and...
Pansies in Spring
Despite their delicate look, pansies are tough, little plants. In some neighborhood gardens, they survived the winter and started blooming again in spring. Here, they were planted en masse...
‘Backyard Dash” is Saturday
On Saturday, May 4, Hill House families, friends and neighbors are invited to take to Fiedler Field and the Esplanade Pathways for the seventh annual “Backyard Dash & Girls...
Dawson Receives Firefighters’ Endorsement
Josh Dawson, Democratic candidate for 8th Suffolk District State Representative, was formally endorsed by the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts, Boston Firefighters Local 718, and Cambridge Firefighters Local 30 on...
Annual Duckling Day Parade Scheduled for May 12
The Friends of the Public Garden will celebrate Mother’s Day with Boston-area families during its annual “Duckling Day” parade on Sunday, May 12. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m....
Police Briefs 04-30-2013
April 15 671 Boylston St. – Ballistics Evidence/Found Boylston Street – Sick/Injured/Medical – Police 259 Beacon St. – Investigate Person 811 Boylston St. – Sick/Injured/Medical – Police 755 Boylston...
Marathon Flags
Boston Marathon flags remained aloft this week, flying from the steeple of the Old South Church in Copley Square.
Local Group Sees New Downtown School as Good First Step
Downtown Schools for Boston has welcomed the news of the city’s plans to open a new public elementary school at 585 Commercial St. in September of 2016, but the...
Behind the Scenes: BPL Digital Projects
Before an image of a map, a photograph, or the text from a book can pop up on a computer screen in the Boston Public Library (BPL) or your...
A Despicable Act an Unspeakable Tragedy
Perhaps I am still in sense of shock as the details and the reality of the bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday sink into...
Police Briefs 04-23-2013
April 8 150 Newbury St. – Drugs – Possession of a Class D Substance – Marijuana, etc. 505 Boylston St. – Larceny in a Building, $50 to $199 182...