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.
More than 200 people gathered at the Harry Parker Boathouse Friday night for Brighton Main Streets’ annual gala.
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.
Twelve MIT graduate students presented initial results of their three month study of the Brighton Main Streets district at the Presentation School Community Center in Oak Square.
The Brighton Main Streets group has been doing everything possible to help out local businesses.
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