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Little 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 MoreSee what’s coming to Egleston Square!
Egleston Square Main Street (ESMS) is creating a community space for small business, art and culture at 3171 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain. This blank canvas will be a hub of activity. Egleston Square Main Street is a community-based, grassroots 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Our mission is to build our community, strengthen our business district and revitalize…
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 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 MoreChurros & Chocolate is back! Save the date for Saturday, December 10th to light up the night in Robert Lawson Park!
Churros & chocolate. Music & dancing. Family, Friends, & neighbors. The perfect mix to warm up and celebrate the season! We hope to see you there. Many thanks to our kind sponsors that helped make this event possible: Friends of Robert Lawson Park Ula Cafe La Parada TribeRise A Trike Called Funk Lawson’s Barber Shop…
Read MoreA New Project to Support Affordability, Small Business, and Local Culture in Egleston Square
Egleston Square Main Street, a registered 501(c)3 nationally accredited as a Main Street program since 1997, serves a culturally rich commercial district on the border between Roxbury and Jamaica Plain in Boston. ESMS is raising $600,000 from private, government, corporate, and foundation funders to purchase and launch community-owned retail space in Egleston Square to help…
Read MoreInformative ESMS workshop focused on using your voice to impact community development
This workshop was originally presented on Monday, April 25th via Zoom. We have happily made available the recording. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Denise Delgado at denise@eglestonsquare.org. Also, find out how you can be active in community development conversations by joining the Economic Development Action Team! Your Voice Has Power!…
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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