Our Urban Oases
October 29, 2015
By: Michele D. Maniscalco
Tags: Washington Gateway Main Street
The South End has welcomed several new parks in the few years.
The South End has welcomed several new parks in the few years.
Over the last 20 years, more than seven acres of urban renewal parcels on Washington Street were rebuilt from the demolition of vacant buildings of the late 1970s.
The American Planning Association (APA) likes what it sees happening in Fields Corner and has named the Dorchester community one of this year’s 10 greatest neighborhoods in America.
The grants, which will support initiatives in seven Main Streets Districts.
The Greater Grove Hall Main Streets has hired Ed Gaskin as executive director.
Spanish-language television is on, barely audible above the blare of blow dryers and the din of women animatedly talking, a typical afternoon at Marlen Beauty Salon in East Boston