News - Boston Main Streets

Projecting our Holiday Spirit in Jamaica Plain

September 16, 2019

Tags: Crowdfunding, Fundraising, Holidays, Jamaica Plain

Celebrate Jamaica Plain and support our community with holiday spirit, technology, and placemaking.

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.

Mayor’s 2018 Enchanted Trolley Tour

November 23, 2018

By: boston.gov

Tags: Family Friendly, Free, Holidays, Outdoor Events, Parades & Tours

Boston’s Enchanted Trolley Tour continues the festive tradition of lighting holiday trees throughout Boston.

Four Corners Plaza

October 26, 2018

By: Nicole Purvis

Tags: dorchester, four corners main street

Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (CSNDC) is pleased to propose a mixed-use affordable housing development project "Four Corners Plaza" in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.

Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening of Monarch in West Roxbury Main Streets

September 21, 2018

Tags: & Music Classes, Art classes (Toddler+), Child Friendly, Childbirth Education, Daddy-to-be Boot Camp, Family Friendly, Free, Free family friendly activities, Grand Opening, Hormone Balancing, Ribbon Cutting, Support groups on loss, West Roxbury Main Streets, Yoga for 5-10 year olds

On Saturday September 22nd, join us for the opening of West Roxbury’s newest storefront, The Monarch Studio.

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.

Boston Launches Age-Friendly Pilot Program within West Roxbury Main Streets

July 29, 2018

By: Saraya Wintersmith

Tags: Seniors, West Roxbury Main Streets

You might see a bright blue sticker in the windows of some Boston businesses. That’s because the city is rolling out a new recognition for establishments to make things easier for elderly.

West Roxbury Main Streets plans for 2017

February 14, 2017

By: Rishi Sidhu

Tags: West Roxbury Main Streets

Central to the WRMS vision is Imagine West Roxbury, a set of recommendations on how to continue improving the business district.

West Roxbury Main Streets announces Celebrate Centre

October 13, 2016

By: Wicked Local Roslindale

Tags: West Roxbury Main Streets

West Roxbury Main Streets will host Celebrate Centre on Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrate Centre will herald the return of the Sidewalk Sale.