News - Boston Main Streets

Age-Friendly Benches

November 26, 2019

Tags: Age-Friendly, Age-Strong

This program aims to improve public spaces and address the lack of benches in Boston.

Age-Friendly Businesses in Boston

November 26, 2019

Tags: Age-Friendly, Age-Strong

Learn about age-friendly and dementia-friendly businesses, and how to certify your company.

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.

JP Festival Trolley for JP Porchfest – Saturday, July 13, 12-6pm

July 2, 2019

Tags: Free, JP Centre/South Main Streets, Trolley Tour

JP Centre/South Main Streets presents the JP Festival Trolley, a free trolley that will span the district and Jamaica Plain.

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.

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.

Mayor Walsh to host ‘Mayor on Main’ trolley tour

June 21, 2018

Tags: Mayor, Trolley Tour

“I’m excited for another year of the ‘Main on Main’ trolley tour, which is an incredible opportunity to celebrate some of Boston’s most dynamic small businesses,” said Mayor Walsh.