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From YouTube: Mayor on Main 2019 - Day 2
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The trolley rolls on for Day 2 of the "Mayor on Main" tour, honoring Boston Main Streets Awards recipients for their outstanding work as business owners and volunteers within their communities. The 2nd day of the tour sees the Mayor visit Uphams Corner, Grove Hall, and Four Corners.
A
I'm
Bob,
Hass
and
I'm
the
president
above
this
water
main
street
and
I,
want
to
thank
City
for
its
investment
in
our
businesses
within
all
the
business
districts
of
the
Main
Street
program,
because
that's
really
what
it's
going
to
be.
Our
future
and
I
want
to
thank
all
the
residents
of
the
businesses
for
their
investment
in
what
is
making
our
district
better
I
want
to
just
specially
point
out
that
there
are
some
women
here
who
went
and
planted
flowers
in
the
grant.
B
I
want
to
thank
Bob
and
the
entire
board
of
one
of
Main
streets
for
they've
done.
I've
known,
Bob,
I
meant
for
first
time,
I
met
him
I
think
goes
around
1988.
We
were
involve
a
before
that
in
award
committee,
113
democratic
committee
and
we've
lived
in
the
same
area
on
the
same
neighborhood.
Don't
leave
accomplice
in
neighborhood
and
I
had
a
chance
to
watch
his
activism
back
then,
and
then
I
got
a
chance
to
watch
him.
B
Be
somebody
who
truly
cares
about
the
community
and
I
want
to
thank
Bob
for
his
years
and
years
and
years
of
service
and
being
the
chair
of
the
board
is
important.
I
also
want
am
I
going
to
talk
too
long,
but
I
just
want
to
take
a
couple
minutes
on
Roberts
opponent.
I
want
to
thank
I
know.
It
was
celebrating
both
vote
on
Geneva
and
Epix
corner
for
acceptance
for
I
want
to
thank
all
the
rights
in
this
Runkles
corner
and
the
businesses
from
up
one
of
it
here.
B
This
area
is
a
special
area
to
John
bardos
into
myself
and
to
a
lot
of
other
people
as
I
was
driving
him
I
realized
we're
building
in
the
libraries.
You
know
it
up
its
corner,
which
is
going
to
be
out
to
my
right,
but
the
years
ago
the
old
library
was
actually
in
the
dental
office
down
here
on
the
left.
It
was
downstairs
there
and
then
it
moved
a
couple
times
and
now
it's
at
the
birch
tree
community
center
and
it
really
does
have
a
proper
home
and
and
we're
gonna
have
we're.
B
Gonna
have
a
new
library
coming
to
a
neighborhood.
We
have
our
fires
out
there
for
some
of
the
land
that
we
have
here,
working
to
to
try
and
come
up
with
a
system
on.
How
do
you
do
economic
development
without
gentrification
and
we're
doing
kind
of
the
first
test
case?
If
you
will
here
in
upins
corner,
we
want
to
be
able
to
build
and
grow,
but
we
want
to
be
able
to
the
people
that
live
here
be
able
to
stay
here
and
really
be
here,
and
if
this
works.
B
Volunteers
and
supports
the
community
events
when
you
ever
be
talking
about
before
your
businesses
and
it's
important
that
those
businesses
get
back
to
the
community,
and
we
have
them
here,
always
one
of
the
first
businesses
to
donate
to
the
tree
lighting
and
they
are
comfortable
and
one
of
the
best
tree
lightings
christmas
tree
lights
that
we
have
on
the
trolleys
here
right
here.
We
do
the
dorset
tree
lighting,
it's
the
most
well
attended
in
front
of
the
Strand
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that.
B
B
And
before
before,
I
get
to
the
next
round
of
awards,
which
is
both
Geneva
I,
want
to
just
say,
Main
streets
power,
our
economy,
they
power,
our
neighborhood,
is
strong
to
make
our
community
strong
and
we're
asking
everyone's
please
when
you're
shopping,
think
about
the
local
business
district,
try
and
do
some
buying
and
in
neighborhoods,
because
that's
what
keeps
our
businesses
strong
and
keeps
our
storefronts
full
and
many
of
these
businesses
that
we
talk
about
their
family-owned
businesses.
They're
invested
people
put
their
whole
life
into
them,
oftentimes
the
immigrant
on
it
as
well.
B
B
B
B
Peter's
I
would
love
to
have
you
there
if
you're
in
the
neighborhood
Empire
fashion
is
the
business
of
the
year
for
bones:
Geneva
Main
streets,
it's
a
woman's
retail
store
or
store
owned
by
Lucy
polio,
who
celebrates
all
types
of
beauty,
brings
energy
energy
and
a
sense
of
community
same
table
delivering
creative
marketing
as
our
in
the
Empire
fashion
and
national
following
and
it's
amazing
to
see.
What's
had
gone
on
the
boat
Geneva
area
in
the
last
15
years
with
the
businesses
so
I
like
to
have
Empire.
A
B
The
volunteer
the
Arrowwood,
goes
to
a
woman
who's
standing
right
next
day.
President,
a
meeting
house
Hill,
Civic
Association
board,
member
of
Bowdoin
Geneva
main
streets,
helping
bring
in
the
business
community
and
the
civic
communities
together
and
when
I
was
a
stair
represent.
I
often
went
to
meeting
how
so
civic
association
was
on
the
fringe
of
my
district
and
it's
great
to
see
that
the
community
and
the
business
districts
coming
together,
because
it
really
is
so
important.
It's
vital
that
they
don't
work
in
silos.
They
work
together.
So
congratulation.
D
D
And
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
I'm,
so
blessed
to
have
my
wonderful
grandchildren
here
with
me.
My
family
is
here:
they
just
landed
just
got
back
in
town
with
enough
time
to
say:
hey.
We
appreciate
you
mom
and
they
shared
me
with
you
all
constantly.
Thank
you
for
everybody
being
here
and
I
want
to
say
it's
so
important
to
get
involved.
I
have
a
meeting
house
Hill
Civic,
the
president.
D
There
I'm
on
board
in
Geneva
Main
Street
I'm
on
kab,
trying
to
bring
back
some
goodness
back
into
our
community
and
safety
in
health,
a
lot
of
things.
So,
if
you
see
me
walking
the
neighborhood,
which
I
often
him
just
stop
by
and
say,
hi
and
you
can
catch
me
in
my
yard,
I'm
always
there
Thank
You
Shirley.
D
B
I,
wouldn't
you
just
make
sure
we're
done
with
this
part
of
the
show?
We
just
want
to
make
sure
that
as
you're
going
home
or
if
you're
going
somewhere
great
supermarket
around
the
corner.
This
is
your
business.
If
you
have
some
clothes,
you
need
to
watch
this
come
right
hand.
Throw
them
in
here.
Go
shopping
over
here,
create
new
restaurants
up
on
Dudley
that
we
just
opened
and
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
great
things
happening
in
this
neighborhood.
B
E
E
Explain
why
this
is
I'm
sure
to
do
this
mayor
when
you
got
elected
I
started
my
job
roughly
a
month.
From
the
same
time
you
did,
and
if
you
remember
in
your
first
inaugural
address,
when
you
gained
your
state
of
the
city
address,
you
talked
about
having
a
Main
Street
makeover
and
you
named
two
places:
greater
gold,
Hall
and
bond
Geneva,
and
so
for
people
over
here
we
can
see
the
largest
restar
project
in
the
city,
these
sidewalks
that
are
out
front
here
about
two
million
dollars
of
sidewalk
improvements.
E
We
I
pointed
to
that
building
at
the
time
it
was
about
two
million
dollars
of
renovation.
Over
there
we
work
with
ISD,
we
got
the
Freedom
House
has
a
new
building,
the
new
crosswalk
in
front
of
mother,
Caroline
Academy,
and
so
and
again
it's
let
me
have
new
trees,
new
crosswalks
and
all
that
kind
of
stuff
is
part
of
the
Main
Street
makeover.
So
we're
not
finished,
but
I
just
want
to
let
you
and
all
of
the
work
for
the
city.
E
B
Let
me
just
first
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
the
board
of
the
greater
growth
of
all
Main
streets.
Thank
you
to
all
the
board
members
that
are
here,
I
want
to
thank
for
you
incredible
work
to
all
the
volunteers
here.
Thank
you
to
the
businesses
that
are
present
here.
Thank
you
to
Ed.
I
want
to
give
a
special
thanks
to
Ed.
It's
absolutely
right.
I
was
in
office,
probably
a
few
months
when
we
took
a
walk
through
walk
through
Grove
hall
and
the
sidewalks
were
in
bad
shape.
B
If
you
remember,
the
streets
were
in
bad
shape,
they
were
all
they
were
all
dug
up
and
as
washing
cars
come
through
and
as
we
started
talking
about,
you
know
how
do
you
not
give
to
a
community
and
something
that
was
really
important
for
us,
because
you
want,
we
want
to
make
sure
our
community's
beautiful.
We
want
the
people
in
the
neighborhood
who
are
beautiful
to
understand
that
we
respect
them
and
that's
what
we
did
here
and
and
greater
growth.
Hall
has
been
an
amazing
partner
here.
B
The
one
thing
I
will
ask
the
residents
that
are
here
today
make
sure
when
you
walk
around
when
you
see
the
new
businesses
a
little
feud,
a
lot
of
new
businesses
popping
up
make
sure
if
they're
not
here,
to
get
involved.
They
need
to
be
involved
in
Main
streets
because
it
makes
a
huge
difference
and
also
we
want
you
to
shop
the
local
businesses
and
make
sure
that
the
businesses
get
supported.
When
four
years
ago,
five
years
ago,
when
I
came
through
first
was
a
brand
new
hat
shop
up
the
corner.
B
It
was
amazing
place
and
they
had
some
great
great
stuff
in
there
and
a
few
years
later
they
went
out
of
business.
They
went
out
of
business
because
people
were
ordering
online
or
going
to
lids
or
wherever
they
were
going
to,
and
here
in
this
neighborhood
there
was
an
amazing
store.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
see
that
happen
again,
because
the
businesses
that
are
here,
we
know
this
most
of
you
that
are
here
and
in
these
neighborhoods,
it's
your
life
saving
going
into
these
businesses.
B
You
put
everything
you
have
to
make
them
work
and
our
job
as
the
city
is
to
support
you
and
our
job
as
a
Main
Street
to
support
you.
So
we
want
to
just
let
you
know
we
do
care
about
you
want.
We
want
to.
Thank
you.
The
business
of
the
Year
award
ironically,
goes
here
to
one
United
Bank,
the
largest,
the
largest
African
back,
the
largest
african-american
bank
in
the
United
States
and
two
years
from
now
this
time.
Next
year
we
will
be
wrapping
up
the
NAACP
convention.
B
That's
coming
to
the
city
of
Boston,
so
we're
gonna.
One
of
the
places
that
we're
gonna
take
people
that
are
here
from
the
convention
is
to
grow,
fall,
we're
gonna.
Let
them
see
the
community
see
the
neighborhoods,
because
that
what
I
was
I
was
down
in
Detroit
last
week
with
John
Bowers
and
a
bunch
of
us
and
all
the
convention
goers
that
were
coming
to
Boston
and
say
we
want
to
see
the
city
we
don't
want.
B
You
want
to
see
the
convention
area,
we
won't
actually
go
into
the
city
and
we
started
talking
about
with
with
Tunisia
solve
another
folks
in
Michael.
Curry
we
want
to
bring
people
into
the
neighborhoods.
We
want
people
to
see
the
history
and
feel
the
history
of
the
city
and
feel
the
history
of
neighborhood
and
one
United.
Bank
is
very
much
part
of
that
history.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that.
This
is
this
Bank
right
give
you
this.
Let
me
say
a
couple
nice
things
about
you.
B
This
paint
host
fund
raises
and
recognizes
local
business
leaders,
something
that's
really
important.
I,
remember
back
when
I
first
got
elected
as
a
state
Rep
in
97,
the
strength
of
a
community
was,
we
didn't,
have
a
lot
of
local
banks
and
our
neighborhoods
at
the
time
before.
Remember
back
then
97
and
one
of
the
things,
if
you
get
a
bank
in
your
neighborhood,
that
shows
you
neighborhoods
moving
forward
in
this
neighborhood
has
more
than
one
bank.
So,
but
this
is
the
bank
were
celebrating
today.
B
One
United
big
supporter
of
Main
streets
annual
event
supports
African
American
founded
tech
businesses,
a
leader
in
the
freeze-frame
presentations
which
focus
on
economic
advancement
in
the
african-american
community
and
I,
want
to
thank
the
bank
and
the
staff
here.
All
the
folks.
Behind
the
glass,
thank
you
for
what
you
do
every
day,
the
people
that
keep
you
safe
here.
Thank
you
for
that.
The
people
that
open
the
door
in
the
morning
thank
you
and
for
the
refreshments
and
food
we
want
to.
Thank
you
as
well.
B
B
Also
want
to
thank
Sheila,
Dillon,
cheaper
housing
to
see
her
with
us
today.
Shoot
bedford
benefit
is
the
the
mergency
management
chief
emergency
management,
john
burroughs,
chief
economic
development,
chief
Uli
from
EMS
and
superintendent
Nora
Bastion
for
the
vasa
Police
Department,
who,
who
is
leading
efforts
and
actually
literally
changing
the
way
we
do
community
policing
in
the
city
of
Boston?
So
I
want
to.
Thank
you
all.
B
The
foundation
behind
a
strong
main
street's,
the
leader,
obviously,
is
important,
but
what
really
makes
makes
makes
the
wheels
go
round
on
Main
streets
is
the
volunteers.
The
people
that
you
go
above
and
beyond
that
are
part
of
a
community
that
are
vital
to
any
Main
streets
will
bring
forward
and
the
volunteer
of
the
year
is
Angela.
Williams
Mitchell.
B
Angela
helps
local
businesses,
access
to
resources
that
Boston
main
streets
offer,
works
in
translation
and
advocates
for
spanish-speaking
businesses
as
well,
and
really
making
sure
that
that
we
have
and
I
didn't,
say
this
in
might
when
I
talked
about
small
businesses,
the
majority
of
our
small
businesses
in
the
city
of
Boston
are
created
and
built
by
the
sweat
of
immigrants.
So
it's
important
for
us
not
to
forget
the
immigrant.
E
E
Try
to
be
as
inclusive
as
possible,
I
probably
got
40%
of
the
business
in
the
area
are
Spanish
speaking
or
English
is
the
first
language
so
having
somebody
who
not
only
speaks
the
language
but
is
willing
to
sit
down,
because
it
also
assumes
a
lot
of
the
services
from
the
city
and
things
that
are
required.
Use
of
a
computer.
So
to
have
somebody
sit
down
with
you
and
walk.
You
step-by-step
online.
Take
you
through
the
whole
process,
and
now
we
saw
everybody.
You
pay
taxes
just
like
everybody
else.
E
B
You
very
much
we
started
these
tools
a
couple
years
ago
to
kind
of
bring
out
people
out
in
the
community
and
today
we're
recognizing,
obviously
greater
growth
Hall,
but
we're
also
recognized
in
West
Roxbury,
Main
streets
and
the
importance
behind
all
of
this
is
that
we
flip
around
from
year
to
year
and
and
to
bring
different
Main
streets
a
different
neighborhood,
so
everyone's
not
just
siloed
in
their
own
neighborhood.
So
we
can
see
what's
going
on
and
build
collaboration
and
leg,
Jacob
Robinson
to
come
on
up
and
say
a
few
words.
The
director
of
West.
C
Just
a
few
words
about
the
co-operative
bank
because
they
helped
out
so
incredibly
much
with
our
biggest
fundraiser
of
the
year,
bringing
out
I,
don't
know
25
volunteers
to
help
with
the
event
our
taste
of
West
Roxbury,
which
we
we
are
so
grateful
for
and
and
they're
recognized
pillar
and
what
West
Roxbury
with
staff
actively
involved
in
all
aspects
of
our
community.
So
I.
C
You
know,
I'll
also
jump
ahead
to
say
just
a
few
words
about
Elizabeth
who
unfortunately
couldn't
be
here
today,
but
she's
also
was
one
of
our
core
planners
of
the
taste
of
West
Roxbury
she's,
demonstrating
an
incredible
commitment
to
our
our
efforts,
and
you
know
just
to
give
you
a
sense
of
some
of
the
Main
Street
type
of
initiatives
that
Elizabeth
has
helped
lead.
She
helped
put
on
a
spring
Spring,
Street
fashion
show,
as
well
as
our
winter
holiday
market
she's,
also
a
local
business
owner
of
top
it
off
accessories.
B
Thank
You
Jacob
and
Jacob
Sark
a
little
bit
about
the
business
of
the
co-operative
bank.
The
community
bank
that
meets
the
needs
of
its
neighbors
provides
high
quality
service
and
products
works
with
individuals,
obviously,
in
families,
in
small
businesses
and
the
core
they
said
earlier
of
having
a
bank
in
your
community
means
so
much
particularly
a
bank.
That's
engaged
in
the
neighborhood.
It
can
be
a
game-changer.
There's
no
question
about
it.
B
The
staff
are
active
community
members,
volunteering
and
a
whole
bunch
of
different
programs
so
on
including
structuring,
Main,
Street,
Parkway
YMCA
in
other
areas
and,
as
I
said,
he
bought
this
Bank
here
on
banks.
The
key
I
mean
the
key
to
our
neighborhood.
The
key
and
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
West
Roxbury
Main
streets,
because
if
you
haven't
been
done,
Center
Street
in
a
while,
you
can
really
literally
see
the
face
of
a
changing
and
in
the
challenges.
B
What's
Roxbury
has
is
the
same
challenges
that
other
places
have
this
open
storefronts,
and
how
do
we
deal
with
that?
We
have
businesses
that
own
the
business
and
only
own
the
buildings,
and
they
don't
necessarily
want
to
upgrade
them
all
the
time
and
how
do
we
convince
them
and
push
them
to
do
that?
So
this
challenge
is
not
just
the
challenge
that
happens
in
in
Roxbury
dortmund
a
pain
in
a
high
park.
B
B
And
before
I
talk
about
Elizabeth
I
just
want
to
take
one
minute
to
do
two
things
to
do.
Make
sure
and
I
think
I
said
this,
but
it
won't
say
it
again
make
sure
that
we
support
our
local
businesses
a
lot
of
times
we
shop
online
or
we
go
to
the
go
to
a
mall.
We
go
someplace
else.
We
get
all
our
stuff
there
and
the
local
businesses
really
need
our
support.
Is
they
thrive
by
by
us
going
in
and
doing
our
shopping?
B
So
we're
asking
everyone
not
just
during
Christmas
time
but
throughout
the
closely
you
know,
make
sure
you
utilize
the
different
businesses
in
your
neighborhood,
something
that's
really
important
and
also
we're
proud
that
the
National
Main
Street
organization
is
chosen
Boston
as
the
2021
National
Convention,
so
we're
gonna
be
able
to
showcase
in
our
city,
our
Main
Street
programs,
they're
gonna,
be
I,
think
Dallas
is
the
next
year
and
the
year
before
us
and
then
we're
gonna
be
the
year
after.
So
that's
a
big
win
for
the
city
of
Boston.
B
B
Lastly,
volunteer
the
Elizabeth,
who
wouldn't
shy
I,
get
it
right
on
track
nice
all
right.
What
member
of
West
Roxbury
Main
streets,
a
local
business
leader
fundraisers
for
the
Main
streets,
especially
through
the
annual
Taste,
as
as
Jacob
said
earlier,
taste,
the
voice,
rarara,
very
passionate
and
dedicated
volunteer,
takes
the
leading
roles
in
many
of
the
streetscape
projects
and
and
we're
just
talking
here,
men
to
go
about
the
streetscape
I
mean
it's
not
just
the
businesses
either.
B
It's
about
making
sure
the
street
looks
good,
whether
it's
planting,
whether
we
have
new
bands
coming
here
by
the
way
grow
up.
All
the
new
bands
are
coming,
whether
it's
new
banners,
whether
it's
making
sure
bringing
pride
into
our
community
I,
know
right
here
in
Grove
hall,
Christmastime
right
in
the
middle
of
the
island
down
the
street,
where
the
kids
decorate
the
tree.
We
have
a
tree
lighting,
we
get
the
whole
community
involved
and
there's
no
difference
in
West
Roxbury,
so
so
Elizabeth
who
couldn't
be
with
us
today,
I
want
to
thank
you
congratulate
you.
B
B
F
So
I
am
actually
very
honored
to
be
hosting
and
being
part
of
this.
This
great
occasion,
I,
want
to
start
out
by
welcoming
and
thanking
mayor
Walsh,
as
well
as
the
other
city
officials
for
joining
us
today.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
neighbors,
the
stakeholders,
the
friends,
the
peers,
particularly
greater
Ashmont
and
field's
corner
of
Main
Street
programs.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here.
I
know
that
there
is
a
number
of
local
businesses
and
I
appreciate
that
you've
taken
the
time
from
your
business
is
to
join
us
in
celebrating
today's
awardees.
F
F
F
It's
really
amazing
and
I'm
excited
about
just
the
opportunities
that
were
beginning
to
explore
to
connect
businesses
to
businesses.
Again,
we
have
the
answers
to
our
challenges
here.
It's
a
matter
of
figuring
out
how
to
how
to
work
through
them
and
I'm.
Very
grateful
that
my
board
has
embraced
equity
and
inclusion
as
key
values.
It
makes
the
wheel
turn
a
little
slower
because
it's
hard
at
work,
but
it's
important
to
work
and
so
I.
Thank
you
all
you
guys
sitting
on.
B
This
Main
streets,
four
corners,
the
first
congratulations
to
all
three
Main
streets
are
recognized
and
today
we're
going
to
talk
about
your
businesses
and
you
volunteers
in
a
minute.
But
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
four
corners
when
four
corners
was
becoming
a
Main
Street
district
trying
to
become
Main.
B
Street
district
I
worked
with
the
civic
associations
and
we
worked
with
common
square
in
four
corners
and
I
was
a
state
representative
and
I
sent
a
letter
and
support
and
the
community
really
stood
up
and
did
a
lot
of
amazing
things,
and
one
of
the
first
things
that
the
community
really
worked
on
was
the
little
park
next
door
about
bringing
pride
back
to
the
neighborhood,
and
that
was
something
that
working
with
a
lot
of
the
leaders
that
I
hear
today.
The
civic
leaders
that
that
have
been
involved
in
the
community
for
for
25
years.
B
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
great
work
you've
done,
because
without
you
we
wouldn't
have.
What
we
have
here
today
in
four
corners
has
become
one
of
the
main
streets.
That's
really
been
this
stallworth
in
this
neighborhood,
really
adding
to
the
community.
So
thank
you
for
that.
I
want
to
thank
my
coach
and
the
boy
I.
B
20
years
ago,
Boston
was
not
known
as
a
foodie
City,
and
today
we
are.
We
have
food,
all
kinds
of
different
food,
different
food,
all
over
the
city
apart,
so
we
have
in
our
neighborhoods
we
have
in
downtown
and
with
the
opening
of
the
casino
over
and
every
that's,
creating
more
opportunity.
More
need
to
have
more
chefs
in
this
this
facility,
right
here
on
Washington
Street.
B
The
four
corners
is
providing
great
opportunity
in
great
expert
training
to
these
next
young
people
that
are
all
going
to
be
future
future
gourmet
chefs
down
the
road
and
I
said:
don't
forget
us
when
you
get
famous,
we
have
a
food,
show,
don't
don't
leave
this
out
now
we
want
to
be
part
of
that,
but
I
want
to
ask
snapchat
to
come
on
up
here
and
my
close
and
anybody
from
the
board
of
four
corners
main
streets.
Please
come
on.
E
E
B
The
next
snap
chefs
ACA
was
important
because
they
are
part
of
business
community.
We
have
the
volunteer
of
the
one
won't
volunteer.
The
Arrowwood
to
a
member
of
the
four
corners
Main
Street
supporter
director,
often
for
us
to
commit
to
projects
always
want
to
contribute,
be
part
of
it.
It
doesn't
let
bad
weather
stop
right.
So
I
apologize
for
canceling
the
last,
but
they
know
we
can't
say
sorry
Sarah.
We
can't
sit
on
you
because
of
the
hot
weather,
so
we
say
rain
and
snow.
In
my
remarks.
A
B
Those
of
you
that
just
not
not
understand
if
you're
new
to
this
neighborhood
for
years,
four
corners
felt
that
cartman
square
I
got
all
the
attention
and
that's
really
when
you
start
to
the
Civic,
Association
and
folk
force
it
in
the
business
community
to
get
active
and
it
really
changed
and
we
out
won
one
big
street.
But
there
are
the
state
different
neighborhoods
here
so
to
all
the
four
corners
people.
Congratulations.
G
D
G
And
if
you
were
inside
just
a
few
minutes
ago,
you
might
have
had
some
of
their.
What
was
that
Dona
mochi
donut,
yes,
so
good,
so
cocoa
leaf
has
been
in
fields
corner
for
a
couple
years
and
this
year,
if
you
have
been
in
the
Back
Bay,
you
might
notice
that
base.
They
opened
their
second
location
on
Newbury
Street
last
month,
so
they're
doing
really
good
stuff
in
Dorchester
and
also
outside
of
Dorchester.
So
come
on
up.
B
Let's
go
police
making
their
way
up,
I
just
want
to
I.
They
are
amazing,
I
think
everyone
had
fruit,
and
then
you
had
to
go
over
to
the
other
station
and
saw
the
eat
some
of
that
Vietnamese
style
cafe
with
a
creative
menu.
The
owners
are
active
in
support
of
the
community
through
the
use
of
this
space,
something
that's
really
important
during
their
first
three
years
in
Phil's
corner,
they
have
contributed
to
the
community
and
and
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Phil's
corner
as
well.
B
It
feels
going
to
Main
streets
that
you
know
again.
They
were
there
before.
I
became
a
state
rep,
but
that
was
in
the
heart
of
my
district
and
really
seeing
the
transformation
of
Phil's
corner
in
so
many
different
ways,
and
when
you
go
in
touch
job
and
you
you,
you
see
the
businesses,
whether
it's
ice
cream
shops
or
the
Palani,
was
what
kind
of
one
of
the
anchor
stores
and
really
being
engaged
like
you
mean
I
want
to
I
want
to
thank
feels.
Connor
manager
is
doing
some
incredible
work.
B
B
B
She
was
amazing
being
involved
in
the
Columbia
in
the
seven
Hill
Little
League
at
the
time,
and
then
she
went
to
work
for
the
city
of
Boston
as
a
DPW,
Street
worker
and
I
can't
tell
you
if
you
ask
people
around
the
city
of
Boston,
but
what's
the
cleanest
stretch
of
Dorchester
they're,
going
to
tell
you
Dorchester
Avenue,
because
Joe
and
Sullivan
is
just
amazing.
She's
been
recognized
before
in
different
areas
because
of
she
gives
a
lobster
a
job
and
loves
doing
her
job
and
loves
beautifying
community
in
and
having
an
attitude
like.
B
That's
amazing
and
I
certainly
wouldn't
think
anything
less
of
Joanne.
She
helps
educate
the
local
businesses
and
what
they
can
do
to
keep
the
streets
clean,
and
that
means
letting
businesses
know
that
they
have
responsibility
to
clean
in
front
of
their
stores.
Building
relations
up
cuz.
She
works
hard.
She
lets
them
know
that
she
works
hard
and
if
she
works
hard,
they
should
work
hard
corn,
any
donations
for
local
youth
who
need
bicycles
and
other
supplies.
B
I
know
Joanne
does
a
lot
of
work
with
different
organizations,
whether
it's
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club
or
other
organizations
endorse
her
and,
as
I
said
to
you
without
looking
at
my
nose.
She
was
an
amazing
mother,
an
amazing
mother,
to
have
her
son
on
my
team
and
her
two
other
sons
1
through
7,
Little,
League
and
Bobby
and
Barb
is
a
great
swimmer
and
all
that
now
they're
old
and
now
and
she's
still
giving
back
to
the
community.
Why
not
Joanne.
H
My
name
is
Jan
cart:
I
am
the
director
of
Greater
Ashmont
main
street,
and
our
business
of
the
year
this
year
has
had
five
years
as
a
brick-and-mortar,
but
much
longer
doing
her
thing
and
getting
skilled
at
the
area
of
expertise.
She's
one
of
our
niche
clothing,
boutiques
tasha,
michelle
closet
and
michelle
plumbers
here
as
the
as
the
owner
entrepreneur
for
this
special
business
from
the
outside.
It
looks
maybe
just
like
a
clothing
store,
but
it's
the
specialty
of
customized
customer
experience
that
she
provides
to
all
of
her
clientele.
That
makes
it
different.
H
If
you
are
going
to
a
specific
gala,
michelle
writes
down
which
gala
you're
going
to
and
no
one
else
going
to
that
gala
can
buy
that
dress.
She
hosts
parties
and
after-hours
events
for
groups
of
friends
to
do
their
shopping
together.
Two
weeks
after
the
Emmys,
she
has
her
sources
in
New,
York
and
LA.
That
can
get
you
copies
of
JLo's
gown
and
everything
she
has.
H
She
only
has
in
three
or
four
like
three
or
four
of
that
item,
so
you're
guaranteed
the
sort
of
unique
custom
experience
when
you
step
into
her
store
in
the
past.
A
little
bit
she's
expanded
into
more
accessory
items.
More
than
anything,
hers
is
the
storefront
in
our
district
that
I
get
comments
and
compliments.
It
turns
over
constantly,
sometimes
it's
a
bit
edgy,
but
her
creativity
is
always
on
display
and
it's
always
welcoming
to
the
community.
H
Over
the
last
two
years,
michelle
has
taken
advantage
of
the
Small
Business
Services
programs
through
Boston
Main
streets
and
updated
her
signage,
with
a
brand-new
blade
sign
that
has
an
icon
of
herself
on
it.
Looking
fabulous
and
gotten
website
design,
work
and
marketing
help
and
we've
also
begun
the
same
work
with
an
expansion
business
that
she's
partnered
in
up
the
street
I
am
fashion
which
is
immense
booty.
So
it
was
our
honor
and
an
obvious
choice
for
us
to
honor
Michelle
as
our
business
and
touch
them
yourself,
closet
as
our
business
of
the
year.
B
So
Michelle
come
on
up
here
and
I
want
to
thank
you
as
well
for
what
you
do
in
the
community,
and
you
know
as
I
talk
a
little
bit
about
greater
action-y,
Main
Street
says
really
I've
done
some
amazing
things
as
well,
and
those
of
you
that
might
not
think
about
what
kind
of
Main
Street's
do
a
little
before
as
Ashmont
means
she
was
being
created.
There
was
an
empty
parking
lot
in
front
of
ashwin
station.
B
The
community
got
together
and
really
talked
about,
creating
something
different,
that's
where
the
carruth
came
out
of
and
when
that
kind
of
got
the
ball
rolling
and
then
Greater
Ashmont
merged.
A
little
later
with
saint
mark
saying,
you
just
have
to
see
some
really
amazing
things
going
in
the
community
American
provisions
and
other
places
down
there.
B
So
most
of
the
businesses
are
all
homegrown
they're,
not
national
chains,
they're
homegrown
companies
that
come
in
it's
not
small
and
maybe
struggle
for
a
few
years,
and
then
eventually
you
see
them
do
well,
because
we
support
them
and
we
need
to
continue
to
support
our
small
businesses.
So
congratulations,
Michelle.
B
I
want
to
thank
genders
well,
who
I
was
the
director
of
great
international
on
Main
streets
and
thank
the
Board
of
Directors
that
greater
Astron
for
the
great
work
you
do,
because
without
the
strong
board,
members
and
directors
and
volunteers,
you
don't
really
have
a
lot
and
greater
Ashland
is
no
stranger
to
having
great
volunteers
and
the
volunteer
of
the
year
is
mark
Redman,
a
skilled,
jazz
musician,
who
used
the
dips
Bertie's
to
grow
the
the
dot
jazz
series.
He
is
partnered
with
greater
action
on
Main
streets
to
add
a
music
to
Main
Street
scene.
B
H
Today,
I'm
accepting
this
award
on
marks
behalf
mark
is
a
amazing
resource
for
us
to
be
able
to
capitalize
on
and
we're
so
lucky
that
he
chose
us
as
a
partner
for
this
he's
a
psychotherapist
by
trade,
and
he
couldn't
rearrange
his
his
clients
kettle
to
make
the
reschedule
time.
But
he
wanted
me
to
just
talk
about
how
this
came
about.
H
We
mark
has
been
doing
mandorla
music
series,
mostly
events
in
Somerville
and
Cambridge,
for
the
last
five
years,
he's
produced
over
a
hundred
shows
under
that
label
at
third
life
studio
and
a
few
other
venues
in
Cambridge,
but
he
lives
he
used
to
live
in
Asheville
on
me
now.
He
lives
right
over
in
East
Milton
Square
and
was
sad
that
such
a
saturated
market
as
Cambridge,
where
he
was
getting
like
40
people
with
national
artists
and
couldn't
we
do
something
locally.
Our
partnership
with
st.
H
mark
hung
with
All
Saints
Church
provided
a
space
that
was
affordable
because
of
defends
and
family
rate,
and
at
our
first
concert
with
Jason
Palmer,
we
had
65
paying
attendees
and
then
that
summer
Jason
went
on
to
play
Newport
Jazz
Festival.
Since
then,
we
did
the
series
bimonthly
last
year
and
not
a
single
concert
had
less
than
50
attendees
and
we
usually
had
student
tickets
for
free.
H
We've
got
a
couple
of
the
schools
in
with
their
music
programs
over
the
core,
and
this
year
we've
expanded
and
have
a
full
ebook
series
from
September
to
May
for
a
monthly
jazz
concert
in
All
Saints,
so
the
ticket
price
of
$15
to
make
real
live,
music
accessible
to
the
community
between
the
dot
Java
series
and
Ashmont
Hill
chamber
music
I.
Think
the
Greater
Houston
area
I've
been
really
proud
of
what
it's
offering
up
into
the
music
and
art
scene.
B
And
I
just
want
to
I.
First
of
all
thank
everyone
for
coming
out
today
and
make
sure
you
shop
local,
make
sure
you
as
you're
going
around
and
you
know
you're
on
you're
on
Amazon
or
you'll,
go
to
them
all
and
you
get
to
buy
something
think
about.
What's
in
your
local
shops,
think
about
what
businesses
you
have
in
your
neighbor
it'd
be
so
important
to
make
sure
we
continue,
because
our
local
businesses
are
the
bread
and
butter
of
our
community.
B
They
employ
people,
they
donate
to
the
little
leagues
they
donate
to
the
Soccer
Leagues
they
give
back
to
the
community.
They
hire
our
people.
So
we
want
you
to
support
people
here
as
well
and
making
sure
you
can
do
that.
Also,
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Kathy
mcLaughlin
c
11
and
the
cs.
O--
c
11,
commune
service
hoppers
be
doing
an
amazing
job
very
active
in
the
neighborhood.
B
I
also
want
to
just
end
by
saying
I'm,
proud
to
announce
that
in
the
National
Main
Street
Organization
has
chosen
Boston
as
the
location
of
the
2021
National
Convention,
so
they're
coming
to
Boston,
they're
gonna,
be
here
when
you
showcasing
and
highlighting
our
community
and
something
is
really
exciting
and
then
a
couple
months
later,
the
NAACP
is
gonna,
be
here
in
Boston
and
then
national
conventions,
so
they're
excited
about
coming
here
as
well.
So
when
are
you
bringing
people
to
the
community,
so
we're
gonna
show
its
best
to
Boston
to
everyone
in
City.