A look back at life on the Hill in ’22

2022 was a year filled with milestones on Beacon Hill.

This year marked the 100th anniversary of the Beacon Hill Civic Association while another neighborhood institution, the Boston Athenaeum, began a new chapter with the opening this fall of its expanded and renovated Beacon Street headquarters.

The eagerly awaited Beacon Hill Books & Café opened at 71 Charles St. to much fanfare this fall while two other longstanding Charles Street shops celebrated their respective anniversaries this year – Blackstones turned 40 while Linens on the Hill celebrated 35 years in business. Another longstanding neighborhood business, Rouvalis Flowers, turned 40 this year as well.

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