Art & Public Spaces Committee
BIG News for Egleston Square’s Peace Garden
Article from The City of Boston, October 19, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks Department Announce Acquisition of Egleston Square Peace Garden “Mayor Michelle Wu today joined Boston Parks and Recreation Director of Capital Planning Cathy Baker-Eclipse and Egleston Square community members to celebrate the City of Boston’s acquisition of the Egleston Square…
Read MoreLittle Amal Comes to Egleston Square
This past Saturday, Company One Theater and The Walk Productions brought Little Amal, the 12 foot puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee child, to Egleston Square. On his Instagram, Egleston neighbor Zack DeClerk wrote, “Little Amal made a stop in our neighborhood as she walks across the U.S. from Boston to San Diego.…
Read MoreLawson Park Beautification: NAACP Day of Service Volunteer Opportunity
Be part of the 114th NAACP National Convention’s Day of Action and Service by joining volunteers in Boston’s Egleston Square neighborhood on Saturday, July 22, 10:30a-2pm. Meet up at Lawson’s Barbershop & Beauty Salon, 1979 Columbus Ave, Roxbury. Join the Robert G. Lawson Park Friends Group and Egleston Square Main Street to beautify a historic…
Read More2023 Main Street Now Conference Highlights
From BNN Egleston Square Main Street Gives Out-of-Towners from National Main Street Conference a Glimpse of Neighborhood Local Businesses March 27- 29, 2023 Boston Main Streets welcomed visitors from the National Main Street conference to explore communities and exchange ideas. (Segment begins at 00:07:27, ends 00:12:37) Featured during the Egleston Square Main Street Mobile Workshop:…
Read MoreNews About the Egleston Square Peace Garden
With advocacy and support from many of you here in Egleston Square and beyond, the City of Boston has been in conversations with property owners Clear Channel Outdoor over the past year about acquiring the Egleston Square Peace Garden property to re-design and renovate as a permanent community park. The City invited Peace Garden advocates…
Read MoreNoticias sobre el Parquecito de Egleston Square (Jardin de la Paz)
Con los esfuerzos y el apoyo de muchos de ustedes aquí en Egleston Square y más allá, durante el último año la ciudad de Boston ha estado en conversaciones con Clear Channel Outdoor, dueños de la propiedad en las calles Washington y School, sobre la adquisición de ella como parque para rediseñarla y renovarla como…
Read MoreParade with us! The Wake Up the Earth Festival Parade is back! All are welcome!
Meet up in the parking lot of the Egleston Square YMCA next to the side entrance to Greater Egleston High School.We will proceed down Washington through Egleston, make a left down Atherton Street, cross Lamartine Street to Mozart Street, turn first right to Chestnut Ave, turn right to Center Street and turn right to Lamartine…
Read MoreLooking Back and Looking Forward: Reading Frederick Douglass in Egleston Square
Our beautiful community gathered for Egleston Square Main Street’s 6th annual reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Ula Café. Last year’s event was funded by a generous grant from Mass Humanities Reading Frederick Douglas Together program. For the last six years,…
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