News - Boston Main Streets

Mayor boosts Boston business districts

August 1, 2019

By: India Glenn

Tags: Business Support, Greater Grove Hall Main Streets

Local businesses recognized for contributions to neighborhoods

Clang, clang, clang goes the trolley

July 17, 2019

Tags: Business Support, four corners main street, Greater Ashmont Main Street, Greater Grove Hall Main Streets, Trolley Tour, Upham's Corner Main Street

3 days, 9 stops, 40 small businesses celebrated. Mayor Martin J. Walsh is returning for the “Mayor on Main” trolley tour, a three-day event that will highlight Boston’s Main Streets districts.

BEST OF BOSTON 2019 names The Haven-JP “Best First Date Restaurant”

July 1, 2019

By: bostonmagazine.com

Tags: food, Hyde/Jackson Square Main Street

In Boston’s sea of rowdy, singles-filled Irish bars, this rare Scottish gastropub stands out as unique, friendly, and approachable—just like the ideal date.

How to eat like a local in East Boston

June 4, 2019

By: Kara Baskin, Globe correspondent

Tags: East Boston Main Street, food

Over the course of the past several days, I’ve eaten four of the best lunches of my life. Three, in fact, were on the same block in East Boston’s Maverick Square.

Crowdfunding for Placemaking: The Successes and Challenges

January 29, 2019

By: Main Street America

Tags: Greater Ashmont Main Street, Greater Grove Hall Main Streets

Local Main Street Directors Jenn Cartee and Ed Gaskin of Greate are presenting the "Crowdfunding for Placemaking: The Successes and Challenges" at this year's Main Street NOW Conference in Seatle.

Boston Main Streets districts help local businesses like these find their footing

September 19, 2018

By: Devra First

Tags: dorchester, food, four corners main street, vegan

Oasis Vegan Veggie Parlor is the coziest corner of Four Corners in Dorchester, an island of calm at the busy intersection where Washington meets three other streets.

Coco Leaf Dessert cafe is a success in Dot: Vietnamese café and community hub set for expansion

September 19, 2018

By: Yawu Miller

Tags: Fields Corner Main Street, food, vietnamese food

There was no place in Boston that sold Vietnamese dessert. While bubble tea shops abound in Boston, the fare Ly and Om now serve at Coco Leaf Dessert Café.

Roxbury Memory Trail Mobile App: A Smart App to Make our Community’s History Come Alive

May 18, 2018

Tags: Greater Grove Hall Main Streets

We invite you to be part of Roxbury Memory Trail Mobile App. The most urgent need at this moment is raising the $5,000 in matching funds. You can help by spreading the word or donating today.

Crowdfunding Campaign to Build The Roxbury Memorial Walking Trail App

May 14, 2018

Tags: Greater Grove Hall Main Streets

Boston Main Street Foundation and Greater Grove Hall Main Streets are working to develop an app that highlights the over 100 historic points of interest. Learn more at: Patronicity.com/RoxburyTrail

Supporting small business: Boston entrepreneurs talk challenges and ideas at hearing

May 5, 2018

By: Karen Morales

Tags: Accelerate Boston program, Business Equity Initiative, Dudley Square Main Streets, Eastern Bank, Greater Grove Hall Main Streets

The Boston City Council Committee on Small Business and Consumer Affairs held a hearing last Tuesday at the Bruce C. Bolling Building on the opportunities and challenges facing small businesses.

Ed Gaskin, Executive Director of Greater Grove Main Streets honored as community leader at MLK event

March 7, 2018

By: Staff, Wicked Local Randolph

Tags: Greater Grove Hall Main Streets

“Ed has been instrumental in implementing changes in the Greater Grove Hall area from economic development efforts, urban planning initiatives and community development,” said Karen Bunch.

Greater Grove Hall Main Streets Hosts Mass Innovation Nights

May 25, 2017

By: Marketwired

Tags: Greater Grove Hall Main Streets

Mass Innovation Nights (MIN) and the Greater Grove Hall Main Streets are collaborating on a technology showcase and networking event.