Beacon Hill News

Patch readers, we asked for your favorite place to celebrate a graduation in the Greater Boston area, and you answered - here are some of the top choices our readers picked in this week's "Reader's Choice": Beacon Hill :A Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro , 25 Charles St.

But Saturday will beautiful, with a high sun and a high of 85. Sunday and Monday maintain temperatures in the mid-70's, with a chance of rain.

Hitting the road for work needn't be a loathsome chore. Our picks for the best cities for business travel have it all--entrepreneurial culture, stylish hotels, great eats and the elusive "fun" factor.

The state Senate is scheduled to debate its version of the fiscal 2013 budget this week, and if it follows the House strategy, it'll happen in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it fashion.

The state's largest hospitals, led by politically influential Partners Health-Care Systems, are mounting a large scale lobbying campaign against health care cost reduction measures currently under way on Beacon Hill.

Check out our top stories of the week below :i»¿i»¿i»¿ PHOTOS: Hidden Gardens Shine Under Bright Morning Sun :A Hundreds of visitors waited in lines to see picture-perfect Beacon Hill gardens Thursday.

I wasn't even at Daley Plaza for two minutes when I ran into Vermin Supreme. From Austin to Boston to here, I've seen him more than I've seen my family over the last six months .

The evening will be partly cloudy, with a low around 52. 2. Look for artists all over the city today, capturing the beauty of Boston for the Copley Society of Art's 24th annual Fresh Paint Day .

Wednesday, May 23, Boston African American National Historic Site will present Hidden on the Hill.

Charlestown is notable for many things-Bunker Hill, the USS Constitution, the movies made here-but it's also notable for its cheaters , according to infidelity networking website AshleyMadison.com. The site recently released statistics on the cheating-est Boston neighborhoods, and, well, Charlestown made the list.

On May 7 at Park Street School on Brimmer Street, Park Street School and Park Street Kids students, parents and staff unveiled eight pieces of art, lovingly created to hang on the walls of Christopher's Haven, a home away from home for families who have traveled to Boston for their child's treatment for cancer.

Mitt Romney's credentials as a bully made a big splash Thursday. In a typical display of what Kossack AlyoshaKaramazov calls "Romnesia," the all-but-official presidential nominee conveniently couldn't remember the incident in which, aided by some of his pals, he attacked a gay student at his prep school and, while others held the boy to ground, ... (more)

Editor's note: The following is from the Elizabeth Peabody House: Somerville, MA - Haitian-bornA pediatricianA Dr.

"I'm sure that part of it's a [number] crunch. But maybe he thinks it's the right thing to do," said Robin Jones of Beacon Hill.

If residents cannot find appropriate bags at area stores, they mayA contact WasteZero at 617-299-8012 or www.wastezero.com/boston , which will contact neighborhood stores to carry the recycling bags.

Below is a notice from the Beacon Hill Civic Association: Historian Robert Allison will kick off the Beacon Hill Civic Association's 90th Anniversary year-long celebration at its May 21 Annual Meeting with an engaging talkA on "90 Years of Civic Engagement on Beacon Hill." A A A A A A A A A A A Allison holds both a MA and a Ph.D. in History from ... (more)

Below is a press release from the Park Street School and Park Street Kids: On Monday evening, May 7, 2012 at 5:30 PM at Park Street School on Brimmer Street, Park Street School and Park Street Kids students, parents and staff will unveil eight pieces of art, lovingly created to hang on the walls ofA Christopher's Haven , a home away from home for ... (more)

As all great universities, Harvard has its quirks, its follies, its weird little secrets that very few people share.

What if you could improve Virginia's economy by eliminating state income taxes on the working poor - and cutting taxes for everyone else - while creating thousands of new jobs? And, what if, at the same time you stimulated hundreds of millions in new business investments, while eliminating three job-destroying business taxes? According to a new ... (more)

Few students over the past 25 years have made it through college without waiting in long weekend lines to chow cheap, satisfyingly schlocky pseudo--Mexican at the Border Cafe in Harvard Square.