Beacon Hill

Icon: Beacon Hill Door Knockers

Benjamin’s pattern books, the unadorned knocker was as common as the boot scraper. When Boston became a center of wealth, homeowners sprung for fancier hardware. […]

A Most Proper Con

For decades, the man who called himself Clark Rockefeller searched for a place where he could lead the life he always felt he deserved. The exclusive story of how he finally found it—at least for a few idyllic months—right here on Beacon Hill.

City Life

Beacon Hill Fight Club

We know times are hard for everyone right now, but there comes a point in one’s working life where the strain of the job just […]

City Life

Big Shots Coming to Beacon Hill

It was with great sorrow that I reported to you last week that Donald Trump declined his invitation to a Dec. 18 State House hearing […]

City Life

Hanukkah-tastrophe Averted at Beacon Hill

Last night, Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray assures us, dradels were spinning across the Commonwealth. On Beacon Hill, children’s choirs and a brass band, candies and […]

City Life

Battle of Beacon Hill

We here at Boston Daily would like to think that today’s hearing on gambling-related social ills in the legislature is all about figuring out whether […]

Restaurants

Dining Out: Beacon Hill Bistro

Beacon Hill Bistro conjures a fantasy of a first-class dining car. But chef Benjamin Knack needs to keep the kitchen on the rails and the […]