Cyclists rally for expanded bike lanes near Beacon Hill

WCVB.com (Entertainment) 8/2 6:37A

The Boston Cyclist Union took to Charles Street Tuesday morning to show what a permanent bike lane would look like though the heart of Beacon Hill.

$250 per taxpayer rebate plan dies on Beacon Hill

WCVB.com (Slideshows) 8/1 3:15A

The plan, which lawmakers had promoted in recent weeks, died as the State House wrestled with an existing law that could trigger nearly $3 billion in tax relief this year.

Lawmakers have a lot to do in final day of legislative session

WCVB.com (Slideshows) 7/31 4:57A

Sunday is the final day of the legislative session on Beacon Hill and Massachusetts lawmakers have several negotiations to resolve before time runs out.

2 workers hurt in Beacon Hill manhole explosion

WCVB.com (Entertainment) 7/13 6:16A

The Boston Fire Department says two workers were injured Tuesday in a transformer explosion that happened in the city's Beacon Hill neighborhood.

2 workers injured in Boston transformer explosion

WCVB.com (Entertainment) 7/12 11:15P

Two utility workers were injured Tuesday night in a transformer explosion in Boston's Back Bay.

2 workers injured in transformer blast on Beacon Hill

WCVB.com (Slideshows) 7/12 4:22P

One of those workers suffered potentially life-threatening injuries.

2 workers seriously injured in Boston transformer explosion

WCVB.com (Entertainment) 7/12 1:25P

First responders flooded to the scene of the explosion in the city's Beacon Hill neighborhood.

2 workers seriously injured in Boston manhole explosion

WCVB.com (Slideshows) 7/12 12:45P

First responders flooded to the scene of the explosion in the city's Beacon Hill neighborhood.

Mass. drivers hope for relief at pumps as president pushes for federal gas tax holiday

WCVB.com (Entertainment) 6/22 5:22A

A state gas tax holiday has been met with resistance on Beacon Hill with lawmakers concerned the savings would never reach consumers and instead be absorbed by oil companies.

Beacon Hill overrides Baker's veto on licenses

WCVB.com (Entertainment) 6/9 12:00P

Beacon Hill lawmakers have voted to override Gov. Charlie Baker's veto of legislation that allows immigrants without legal status to acquire Massachusetts driver's licenses.

House votes to override Baker's veto on immigrant driver's license bill

WCVB.com (Entertainment) 6/8 8:59A

Beacon Hill lawmakers are poised to override Gov. Charlie Baker's veto of legislation that allows immigrants without legal status to acquire Massachusetts driver's licenses.

May Reading List

Trends and Tolstoy 5/31 10:36A Celina

I m finally back in a good reading groove! It s been a chaotic spring but as the days get longer, so too do my reading hours. These are a few of the reads I loved this month. Thank you Random House for gifting me these books, noted with a star....

Here’s why a helicopter was called in to help with a Beacon Hill project

WCVB.com (Slideshows) 5/14 1:05P

Streets around the Massachusetts State House were closed on Saturday for the so-called “Chopper Day.”

The Blue in My Eyes

Trends and Tolstoy 5/11 12:03A Celina

Spring has been slow to arrive this year, but that is allowing me to utilize my coats for a while longer. This one in a rich cobalt tweed with faux fur sleeves won great appreciation at a dinner I...

Sunday Snapshots

Trends and Tolstoy 5/8 1:00A Celina

From left to right:  1)  Lazy Sunday mornings reading the paper and strolling Brookline with my honey.  2)  It s that time of year! Expanding our garden into veggies this season.  3)  Getting back...