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JANUARY 31, 2019 TTHEHE BBEACONEACON HHILLILL TTIMESIMES THERE ARE NO TIMES LIKE THESE TIMES A SLIPIN' AND A SLIDIN' Gearing Up Plans for bike lanes on Craigie Bridge move forward By Dan Murphy lane into the Museum of Science, according to The Massachusetts Following the end of the pub- Department of Transportation lic comment period on Jan. 22, (MassDOT). the state is now moving forward MassDOT and the Department with plans to install dedicated bike of Conservation and Recreation lanes on the Craigie Bridge. (DCR) unveiled two bike-lane Current conditions on the options, as well as planned safe- bridge, which carries traffic on the ty improvements for the bridge, McGrath O'Brien Highway (Route on Dec. 18 at the MIT Stratton 28) between Land Boulevard in Student Center in Cambridge. Cambridge and Leverett Circle in New safety measures, which Boston, include six travel lanes are slated for completion by this with no dedicated bike lanes leav- spring, include changing speed-lim- it signs to 25 mph; installing “speed ing bicyclists to use travel lanes or Cyan the sidewalks and no defined turn (BIKE LANES Pg. 7) Magenta Photo by Marianne Salze Beacon Hill Pub reopens Matthew, Kevin, Timothy, and Brendan, taking a break from visiting their father’s office in the Old John Yellow Yellow Hancock Building on Jan. 26, slip and slide on the frozen Boston Public Garden pond. By Dan Murphy Deeds. “The big thing is we’re keeping Nearly three months after its the iconic dive-bar experience on Black abrupt closure, the Beacon Hill Beacon Hill the same,” said Jeremy City Council holds hearing on early voting Pub reopened under new owner- Scanlon, director of operations. ship on Friday. “This place means a lot to a lot of hearing was very positive. Janey said. “It’s high time that we By Lauren Bennett The Greater Boston Bar Co., people so we didn’t want to make “I want to make sure that look at our city election.” which also owns and operates the many changes.” The City Council Committee on Boston is leading on this,” said Councilor Ed Flynn said this Tam at 222 Tremont St., Sullivan’s One significant change from Government Operations, chaired Councilor Josh Zakim. He spoke was a civil rights issue in his opin- Tap at 168 Canal St. and Mary before, however, is that the bar will by Councilor Michael Flaherty, highly of the early voting that ion and he is interested in what Ann's on Beacon Street in Brighton, soon offer live music. held a hearing on January 28 con- is currently offered for state and kind of positive impact this early is the new proprietor. The invest- “We have a pretty cool stage cerning a petition for a special federal elections in Massachusetts, voting would have on veterans and ment group bought the building setup that’s perfect for band or a law regarding an act authorizing and said that adding municipal those in the disability community. housing the Beacon Hill Pub for deejay,” Scanlon said, adding that the City of Boston to offer early elections “is an opportunity to Councilor Matt O’Malley said $5,543,500 million last summer, the bar has yet to book any live voting in municipal elections. continue moving forward.” that “anything we can do to make according to records on file with Flaherty said that if passed the “We see voter suppression in it easier for folks to vote earlier is a the Suffolk County Registry of (PUB Pg. 4) hope would be to start this for other parts of our country and it’s step in the right direction.” the 2019 election. Support from important that Boston be a lead- the City Council members at the er on this front,” Councilor Kim (VOTING Pg. 5) Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner BHCA Young Friends the age of smart phones and other digital dis- The Beacon Hill Civic Association is pleased tractions. All three group leaders signed up for to announce that our Young Friends group has BHCA membership to become more engaged been re-energized! The group is comprised of and involved in all aspects of their communi- young professionals who live on Beacon Hill, ty and they seek to connect with and attract and is led by Annabel Kupke, Andrew Falacci like-minded young people. As Falacci said “This and Michael Madigan. is another reminder of how strong a neighbor- The BHCA membership demographic ranges hood can be when different cohorts find each from under 30 to over 80 years old, and each other and come together as one community”. section of that range is important to us. The The next Young Friends Social will take Young Friends bring an energy and commitment place on Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 7-9 p.m., to becoming civically involved that is inspiring! at Harvard Gardens on Cambridge Street, and “There is tremendous value in knowing your neighbors”, Falacci said recently, especially in (BHCA Pg. 6) Jeremy Scanlon, director of operations, and Jeremy Garside, general manager, of the Beacon Hill Pub. 2 PAGE 2 THE BEACON HILL TIMES JANUARY 31, 2019 editorial THANK YOU, BOB DELEO It's hard to believe that it has been 10 years since Winthrop/Revere State Rep. Bob DeLeo was elected the Speaker of the House by his col- leagues. (Yes, time flies.) We wish to make note of the 10th anniversary of Speaker DeLeo's ascension to that post because it was marked by two significant events that occurred in January, 2009. First, Bob was chosen by his colleagues after a succession of House Speakers had been forced to resign because of various scandals, the last having been Sal DiMasi, who was indicted on corruption charges by federal prosecutors for which DiMasi eventually was convicted and sen- tenced to time in federal prison. The second was that Bob assumed the Speakership amidst the greatest economic downturn to face not only Massachusetts, but the entire coun- try (and the world) since the Great Depression. Needless to say, January of 2009 was a difficult period for anyone to become Speaker of the House, given the history of the House during the previous decade and the enormity of the challenges that the state was facing. However, from the perspective of looking back over the past 10 years, it is fair to say that Bob DeLeo has been more responsible both for restoring the people's faith in our legislature and for guiding our state through an incredibly-difficult fiscal period than any other person in state government. Governors have come and gone, as have State Senate presidents, but the one constant has been the steady hand of Bob DeLeo at the helm of Black the House of Representatives. Not only has Bob DeLeo been the principal architect of a state budget process that has been both prudent and forward-looking, but he, more GUEST OP-ED than any other person on Beacon Hill, has been able to bring together disparate groups and has worked with both the Senate and Republican administrations to create an atmosphere of collegiality that is unparal- The state of our City is strong leled in our nation today. By Mayor Martin J. Walsh ten more than 1,600 chronically and expanding our democracy. The achievements in our state over the past decade under the homeless people into safe, sup- We’re reactivating the Human Speakership of Bob DeLeo are a testament to the ability of one person Earlier this month, I gave portive housing. To build on this Rights Commission to provide a to have a profound effect upon the lives of the people he serves -- and my State of the City address at success, last year we launched the forum for Bostonians to address Massachusetts unquestionably is a better place thanks to Bob DeLeo's Symphony Hall. It’s one of my Boston's Way Home Fund and set discrimination and secure the tenure as Speaker of the House for the past 10 years. favorite events because it’s a a goal of raising $10 million over promise of equality. I’ve also chance to speak directly to the four years for supportive hous- appointed a Census Liaison to people of Boston about the prog- ing. After just one year, we have make sure that every resident of ress we’ve made, the challenges already raised $5 million. Boston is counted, because every that remain, and where we’ll go We are committed to lifting resident of Boston counts. We will Myles’ Musings from here. It’s also a time to talk people up, not locking people also lead the way on addressing By Myles Striar about how Boston’s leadership is up. Over the last five years, our inequities in our city: later this needed now more than ever. police officers have taken more month, I’ll sign an executive order The Perfect Presidential Candidate for 2020 Right now is a pivotal time for than 4,100 guns off the street. that requires all City employees our country: too many people, in Through partnerships with the be trained on how to recognize The polls have revealed nothing new, Man: too many communities, are being community, we've put thousands and correct disparities in city ser- Everyone’s looking for a Harriet Truman left out. But here in Boston, we of young people on pathways to vices. remain committed to moving our opportunity. As a result, we've We are a community for city forward, expanding our prog- seen arrests come down by 25 every generation.

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