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October 23, 2023

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October 18, 2023

Raising up Black women leaders on Blue Hill Ave. – The Bay State Banner

At a time when some conservative leaders are questioning the legitimacy of Black studies and disparaging lessons about Black history or racism as “woke” or mislabeling them as “Critical Race Theory,” we at Greater Grove Hall Main Streets did something different.

October 14, 2023

People Power with Priscilla

September 14, 2023, People Power with Priscilla on Boston Praise Radio and TV.. We are Boston’s first and only FCC licensed, church-based, Black-owned, WBPG-…

October 14, 2023

Gaskin: Project recognizes Black women who shaped Boston

We celebrate 212 of Boston’s most admired, beloved, and successful Black Women leaders who were responsible for shaping Boston through their work.

Portraits honor Boston’s Black women leaders in Roxbury

More than 200 portraits tell the stories of Black women leaders in Boston. WBZ-TV’s Mike Sullivan reports.

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October 11, 2023

Blue Hill Ave. banners honor Black women leaders – The Bay State Banner

The “Black Women Lead” public art project adorns Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester and Roxbury with 212 banners spotlighting iconic Black women – in almost every field of work – who’ve shattered glass ceilings by being the first Black woman to do something, inspiring many and making a difference in our communities.

October 7, 2023

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200 Black women leaders from Massachusetts honored at State House

Eighty of the 200 recognized are still alive and attended Friday’s brunch at the State House.

October 7, 2023

The MAMLEO Broadcast on Boston Praise Radio & TV, 10-7-2023 Part (3)

October 7, 2023, PART 3, The MAMLEO BROADCAST ON Boston Praise Radio & TV. We are Boston’s first and only FCC licensed, church-based, Black-owned, WBPG-LP 10…

October 8, 2023

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October 6, 2023

10.6.23 BNN News Interview with Ed Gaskin and Kamali Thornell, Black Women Lead Banner Project

If you find yourself traveling down Blue Hill Avenue, make sure to look up. Greater Grove Main Streets and the New England Patriots Foundation came together …

October 5, 2023

Look Up, Boston! Banner Display Of Black Women Leaders Grace Blue Hill Avenue

The “Black Women Lead” project installed a banner display to honor over 200 Black women in Boston who are female firsts in their industries.

October 5, 2023

Portraits in Roxbury honor Boston’s Black women leaders

More than 200 portraits line Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury, telling the story of Black female leaders in Boston.

October 5, 2023

Roxbury pays tribute to Boston’s influential Black women leaders | The Massachusetts Vibe | NewsBreak Original

Discover the inspiring stories of over 200 Black women leaders in Boston, immortalized through a unique portrait exhibition in Roxbury. Join WBZ-TV’s Mike Sullivan as he delves into this powerful tribute to these trailblazing figures.

October 4, 2023

Portraits honor Boston’s Black women leaders in Roxbury

More than 200 portraits tell the stories of Black women leaders in Boston. WBZ-TV’s Mike Sullivan reports.

October 2, 2023

Organizers hope to inspire next generation with banners honoring iconic Black women in Boston – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

BOSTON (WHDH) – History is on display in Boston via more than 200 banners featuring iconic Black women. Young students helped decide which women would be Read More

September 25, 2023

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September 21, 2023

Black women leaders honored with street pole banners in Grove Hall

Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of hedge fund firm Citadel, is making headlines in the real estate world again. The Florida native continues to purchase homes and land in Palm Beach as he prepares to build one of the most expensive residences in the world.

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September 20, 2023

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August 25, 2023

New public art project honors history-makers Black women

The Black Women Lead project highlights more than 200 Boston-area women.

June 28, 2023

In Grove Hall, a banner display to spotlight Boston’s ‘hidden figures’ – The Boston Globe

Black Women Lead is a years-long effort by Greater Grove Hall Main Streets to amplify the role Black women played in Boston’s development and ensure they hold a more visible piece of Boston’s history.

June 1, 2023

Boston While Black on LinkedIn: Grove Hall banner array will honor Black women leaders past, present

IntheNews: June has already given us plenty to celebrate, and now Grove Hall has added one more reason to the list. The “Black Women Lead” project, which has…

May 16, 2023

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May 15, 2023

Whittier Street Health Center CEO Frederica M. Williams Honored During Black Women Lead Event at State House

Frederica M. Williams, president and CEO of Whittier Street Health Center, a community health center with a mission to serve as a center of excellence that provides high-quality and accessible health care and social services that achieve health equity, social justice, and the economic well-being of a diverse patient population, was among 200 Black women honored during a May 12 special event at the Massachusetts State House hosted by Amaka Ubaka of Channel 7 News.

May 15, 2023
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May 12, 2023

Special ‘Black Women Lead Brunch’ at State House honors Black women who have made a difference in Boston – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

BOSTON (WHDH) – A special event was held at the State House Friday to honor Black women who have made and continue to make a Read More

May 12, 2023

Cityline’s Karen Holmes Ward among those honored at Mass. brunch

Massachusetts city and state representatives honoring female leaders of color during the “Black Women Lead Brunch” at the State House.

May 10, 2023

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2023 Ad – Greater Grove Hall Main Streets – Bay State Banner

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May 10, 2023

Grove Hall banner array will honor Black women leaders past, present

More than 200 Black women leaders past and present will be honored with street pole banners along Blue Hill Avenue (from Quincy Street to Franklin Park), Washington Street, and Seaver Street in Grove Hall this summer in what organizers say will be the largest such public display in the city.

April 24, 2023

Boston’s “Black Women Lead Project, 2023” Honors Evelynn Hammonds

Honorary Committee members Senator Elizabeth Warren, Attorney General Andrea Campbell, State Representative Brandy Fluker-Oakley selected Prof. Hammonds as “an excellent role model for our young Black girls and boys,”

April 29, 2019

Mass Innovation Nights Hosts Third Annual African & African-American Founders Event at Greater Grove Hall

BOSTON, April 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On Thursday, May 9, 2019, Mass Innovation Nights, Massachusetts’ leading monthly new product showcase, will host its new product event with Greater Grove Hall Main Streets. The event will feature tech businesses led by African and African-American founders.

December 10, 2018
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September 16, 2018

2017 Health and Wellness Fair | Harvard Street

Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center (HSNHC) hosted its annual Health & Wellness Fair at One Franklin Park Road (near Franklin Park Zoo Entrance and Blue Hill Avenue) on Saturday, September 16, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

July 26, 2018

Afrocentric mural finds its place on Quincy St. wall

Just for fun, Jojo Vallera decided to take a different route through Grove Hall to visit her godson on Sunday. With him in tow, Vallera shuffled down Quincy Street until she let out a gasp and immediately scrambled for her iPhone.

Freedom House on Twitter

Freedom House, in collaboration with Greater Grove Hall Main Streets would like your help in getting community participation on the proposed Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and First Lady, Coretta Scott King Memorial. It is very important that the community is heard.

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July 26, 2018

#bostonmainstreetsfoundation hashtag on Twitter

See Tweets about #bostonmainstreetsfoundation on Twitter. See what people are saying and join the conversation.

July 26, 2018

Afrocentric mural finds its place on Quincy St. wall

Just for fun, Jojo Vallera decided to take a different route through Grove Hall to visit her godson on Sunday. With him in tow, Vallera shuffled down Quincy Street until she let out a gasp and immediately scrambled for her iPhone.

July 19, 2018
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July 10, 2018

City-Funded Afrocentric Mural – Once Deemed ‘Too Powerful’ – Has Found Its Place In Dorchester

Just for fun, Jojo Vallera decided to take a different route through Grove Hall in Dorchester to visit her godson on Sunday. With him in tow, Vallera shuffled down Quincy Street until she let out a gasp and immediately scrambled for her iPhone.

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Mass Innovation Nights #111: African & African-American Tech Founders | Mass Innovation Nights

It was our second time at the Thelma D Burns Building for Mass Innovation Nights #111. Attendees enjoyed the beautiful and spacious event space thanks to our sponsor, Greater Grove Hall Main Streets. #MIN111 featured all African and African-American tech founders.

June 20, 2018

Campaign Eyes Roxbury History App

The executive director of Greater Grove Hall Main Streets, Ed Gaskin talks about a campaign to fund development of a mobile app to highlight places and people of interest in the history of Roxbury. Interview for BNN News. Aired June 20, 2018. For information about the crowdfunding campaign: http://roxburymemorytrail.org/

June 19, 2018
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June 15, 2018
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June 14, 2018

In vacant storefront and lot hearing, councillors highlight inequities and possible solutions

While Boston is seeing a decrease in commercial vacancies, city councillors worry progress is not moving quickly enough to energize potentially vital storefronts across the city. And, rhyming with other inequities across Boston, most disused, vacant, or blighted lots are disproportionately concentrated in historically underrepresented neighborhoods with large communities of color.

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May 29, 2018

Meet the Xconomists 2018 – Xconomy

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May 17, 2018

Community Groups, Zoo Joining in Cleanup

Ed Gaskin of Greater Grove Main Streets and Cindy Mead of Zoo New England, talk about spring cleanup efforts, including the “Love Your Block” event Saturday May 19, 9 am to 3 pm, starting from 320 Blue Hill Avenue. Interview for BNN News. Aired May 17, 2018.

April 18, 2018

ArtWeek Events Start April 27

Jane Long of the Boch Center and Ed Gaskin of Greater Grove Hall Main Streets talk about some of the events happening around Boston during ArtWeek, April 27-May 6. Interview for BNN News. Aired April 19, 2018.

April 18, 2018

Supporting small business – The Bay State Banner

The Boston City Council Committee on Small Business and Consumer Affairs held a hearing last Tuesday at the Bruce C. Bolling Building on the opportunities and challenges facing small businesses in the city such as access to capital, equitable liquor license distribution and navigating the permitting process.

April 11, 2018

Committee on Small Business & Consumer Affairs on April 11, 2018

Docket #0290 – re: Opportunities and challenges facing small businesses in the City of Boston (Off-sIte: Bruce C. Bolling Building 6th Flr Community Room 2300 Washington Street, Roxbury)

April 7, 2018

News- Page 2 of 13 – Boston Main Streets

On June 13, Hyde Park Main Streets (HPMS) named Thien Simpson as its newest Executive Director, The Boston City Council met on Monday to discuss the idea for curbside compost pickup in the city.

April 4, 2018

Making Boston Sidewalks Walkable

As the City of Boston looks to close the gap in sidewalk conditions in different neighborhoods, the executive director of Greater Grove Hall Main Streets, Ed Gaskin, explains why those conditions matter to residents and shoppers. Interview for BNN News. Aired April 3, 2018.

March 16, 2018

Community Discussion About MLK Memorial

Ed Gaskin, the executive director of Greater Grove Hall Main Streets, talks about a community discussion March 19 on the proposed world-class memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in Boston. Interview for BNN News. Aired March 16, 2018.

In sidewalk analysis, city finds inequality – The Boston Globe

The divide between the haves and have-nots in Boston has always been stark, often measured by the quality of schools and the safety of streets. But a new city analysis underscores a basic disparity that is often overlooked, though it’s in plain sight: Residents in the city’s poorest neighborhoods – Roxbury, Mattapan, and parts of Dorchester – are much more likely to contend with buckled asphalt, cracking concrete, and tree roots smashing through their sidewalks.

February 28, 2018

Biz forum highlights solutions – The Bay State Banner

An audience of some 350 people gathered Monday night at the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston for a discussion of solutions to racial and economic inequalities in Massachusetts. The event, organized by the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, brought together political, government and business experts.

February 18, 2018

A focus on small business – The Bay State Banner

During her first speech from the floor of the city council, District 7 City Councilor Kim Janey called for a hearing to examine the opportunities and challenges facing small businesses in Boston and spoke about her intention to focus on increasing homeownership and supporting entrepreneurship, especially among women, immigrants and people of color.

February 2, 2018
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November 27, 2017
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November 27, 2017

Seniors on the Move: Ed Gaskin – Grove Hall Main Streets | Boston Neighborhood Network

Ed Gaskin, executive director of Grove Hall Main Streets, talks with Yvonne Powell and audience members of “Seniors on the Move” about the social, commercial and residential growth of the Grove Hall neighborhood of Boston.

November 23, 2017
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November 22, 2017

Art Breathes Life – The Bay State Banner

Ed Gaskin, executive director of Greater Grove Hall Main Streets, is actively fostering public art projects as a way to promote economic development in the area. As a result of over $70,000 in grant funding, Grove Hall is regularly producing murals, walking tours and streetlight banners.

November 10, 2017
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November 10, 2017

“Office of Workforce Development” – Myra Kraft Open Classroom

On October 25, 2017, we explored Children’s Savings Accounts, Building Pathways/Operation Exit, and Boston Bridge/Tuition-free Community College programs at the Myra Kraft Open Classroom.

November 10, 2017
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September 19, 2017

Event to Spotlight Grove Hall Development

The executive director of Greater Grove Hall Main Streets, Ed Gaskin, talks about its annual awards night fundraiser on September 21, and potential for development to benefit the community. Interview for BNN News. Aired September 19, 2017.

June 21, 2017

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Innovation Night June 14 in Grove Hall *************************************** Ed Gaskin of the Greater Grove Main Streets program, talks about the Mass Innovation Nights No. 99, scheduled for June 14 in Grove Hall.

June 19, 2017

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June 17, 2017

Seniors on the Move: Ed Gaskin – Author and Activist | Boston Neighborhood Network

Ed Gaskin, author of the LATANYA series of books about gangs, girls and guns, talks with Yvonne Powell and members of “Seniors on the Move” about his writing (both fiction and non-fiction). His newest work is THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH IN REDUCING GANG VIOLENCE: THE COMPLETE TOOLKIT.

June 17, 2017

Mass Innovation Nights event highlights black tech founders – The Bay State Banner

Katia Powell, a self-described “nutrition geek” with a background in biology and health policy, saw a problem in existing nutrition and dieting programs that failed to address cultural issues for women of color. So she founded Black Girls Nutrition, a digital health company that guides and connects those who want to improve their diet without sacrificing culture and food traditions.

June 16, 2017

99th Mass Innovation Night – Promo

Greater Grove Hall Main Streets hosted it’s 99th Mass Innovation Night event in Dorchester. Mayor Walsh checked out innovative startup ideas created by African-Americans in the tech industry, reinforcing Boston’s goal to support it’s women and minority-owned businesses. To watch the full event please visit: https://youtu.be/xi7HwfD9KgY

June 15, 2017
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June 15, 2017

Moon Selfie lights up MIN #99 in Roxbury – FoundersWire

BIG WINS AT MIN: The top teams from the MIN #99 showcase celebrate their pitches Wednesday night. FOUNDERSWIRE PHOTO By JARIANA OLUKOGA BOSTON-Four companies shone bright Wednesday night as they emerged winners of Mass Innovation Nights #99-but one was especially over the Moon.

June 14, 2017

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From the Black Market to Greater Grove Hall Main Streets. Wake Up With Tayla Andre

June 14, 2017
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June 9, 2017

Justin Springer

Mass Innovation Nights comes to Grove Hall 6/14. Introducing Ed Gaskins, Executive Director of Greater Grove Hall Main Streets. RSVP at mass.innovationnights.com

June 8, 2017

BEJI Report 6-8-17

Ed Gaskins and Minister Priscilla Flint-Banks talk about the community and the event that that he is sponsoring.

June 5, 2017

Greater Grove Hall Main Streets Hosts Mass Innovation Nights – The Bay State Banner

Mass Innovation Nights (MIN) and the Greater Grove Hall Main Streets are collaborating on a technology showcase and networking event in the Thelma D. Burns Building, 575 Warren Street, Dorchester, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on June 14th, 2017.

June 5, 2017

Innovation Night June 14 in Grove Hall

Ed Gaskin of the Greater Grove Main Streets program, talks about the Mass Innovation Nights No. 99, scheduled for June 14 in Grove Hall. Interview for BNN News. Aired June 5, 2017.

June 1, 2017

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Mass Innovation Night June 14th. 6-8pm. The Thelma Burns Building 575 Warren St. In× w Beautiful Uptown Grove Hall.

May 23, 2017

Mass Innovation Nights June 2017- presentation by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

Mass Innovation Nights June 2017- presentation by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

March 16, 2017

How neighborhoods could be hit by Trump’s budget cuts

After city investments and federal money helped to revitalize some stores, they say that private investments followed and the neighborhood improved.

March 16, 2017

Boston Mayor, Residents Concerned by Trump’s Budget

Boston’s mayor and some of its residents blasted President Trump’s proposed federal budget Thursday, concerned by what it will mean for people who benefit from programs in the city. “This is not a responsible budget,” Mayor Marty Walsh said. “This is a reckless budget, and it’s a heartless budget.

Ed Gaskin

My recent testimony at Boston City Hall on creating a Green Innovation District, developing an urban manufacturing strategy based on creating opportunities for residents of Roxbury, Dorchester,…

January 4, 2017

New insurance business opens on Roxbury’s Blue Hill Avenue – The Bay State Banner

A new insurance agency has opened on Roxbury’s Blue Hill Avenue, serving clients in both English and Spanish and offering vehicle, home and business coverage plans. A ribbon cutting for Maryleny Insurance was held in December, attended by Mayor Martin J.

December 13, 2016

Ed Gaskin

My recent testimony at Boston City Hall on creating a Green Innovation District, developing an urban manufacturing strategy based on creating opportunities for residents of Roxbury, Dorchester,…

June 22, 2016

Bizs face hurdles to liquor licenses – The Bay State Banner

The neighborhood-restricted liquor license program dropped the financial barrier that had blocked some restaurateurs from becoming authorized to serve alcohol. As this restriction was lifted, a host of other barriers emerged that prevent many from even reaching the point of license application.

June 15, 2016

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May 5, 2016

Banking on rebirth

OneUnited isn’t alone in struggling for profits. The low-interest-rate environment and competition for loans has eaten into the bottom lines of many small community banks. Four smaller Massachusetts banks posted losses in 2015, including Boston-based Admirals Bank, which did so for the second year in a row.

May 5, 2016

OneUnited looks for reinvention with falling profits and deposits – The Boston Globe

OneUnited Bank opened its Grove Hall branch in 2007 to much fanfare, with a visit from the mayor and promises by bank officials to rejuvenate the Roxbury neighborhood and lend hundreds of millions of dollars to the Boston community. The reality has been much more sober for the country’s largest African-American-owned bank.

April 27, 2016

Prince Hall Hotel? Freemasons consider new land use – The Bay State Banner

Prince Hall Freemasons from around the world came to Boston last weekend to celebrate the founding of their organization, the oldest black Masonry group. While the Masons commemorated the branch’s colonial roots – beginning with an Irish soldier’s initiation of the first black Freemasons in 1775 and made official with the issuing of a charter in 1784 – members of the local Prince Hall Grand Lodge also have been looking to their lodge’s future.

April 26, 2016

Facing political pressure, Amazon to offer same-day delivery to Roxbury in ‘coming weeks’

Facing heaps of political pressure, Amazon on Tuesday announced it plans to bring same-day delivery service to Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. The company had excluded the predominantly minority neighborhood in its same-day coverage area. “We are actively working with our local carrier to enable service to the Roxbury neighborhood in the coming weeks.

April 22, 2016

Snub-prime! – The Bay State Banner

Jule Pattison-Gordon BOSTON – Tuesday, April 26, 2016 – This story has been updated – STATEMENT OF MAYOR WALSH ON AMAZON SAME DAY DELIVERY Mayor Martin J. Walsh today released the following statement after speaking with Amazon: “After speaking personally with the executives at Amazon, the company informed me today that they will now be offering same day service to every neighborhood in Boston.

December 11, 2015

Mayor tours Grove Hall business district – The Bay State Banner

Grove Hall Main Streets Director Ed Gaskin led Mayor Martin Walsh and city officials on a tour of the commercial district last week, underscoring the opportunities and challenges facing businesses and shoppers in the area. The tour was part of Walsh’s Holidays on Main Street effort, in which he is challenging Bostonians to make five purchases in neighborhood business districts this holiday season.

December 2, 2015
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In sidewalk analysis, city finds inequality – The Boston Globe

The divide between the haves and have-nots in Boston has always been stark, often measured by the quality of schools and the safety of streets. But a new city analysis underscores a basic disparity that is often overlooked, though it’s in plain sight: Residents in the city’s poorest neighborhoods – Roxbury, Mattapan, and parts of Dorchester – are much more likely to contend with buckled asphalt, cracking concrete, and tree roots smashing through their sidewalks.

September 2, 2015

Car-sharing services expand in Roxbury, Dorchester – The Bay State Banner

Boston Transportation Department’s new DriveBoston program seeks to fill transportation gap in Roxbury, Dorchester and other underserved neighborhoods by bringing Zipcar and Enterprise car share vehicles. The project hopes to reduce car ownership, ease traffic and parking pressures, and provide transportation opportunities and greater connection.

March 12, 2015

HUD program brings funds to Grove Hall social services – The Bay State Banner

In the next few weeks the city’s Department of Neighborhood Development will begin accepting applications for federal funding for economic development projects in the Grove Hall area. The process will begin when the DND releases its formal Request for Proposals (RFP), the letter the agency sends out to community groups as the first step in the development process to solicit applications for the projects.

July 3, 2014

Merchants, volunteers honored at Main Streets event

Merchant leaders from the city’s Main Streets districts were honored at the 18th annual Boston Main Streets Awards, which took place at the historic Strand Theatre last Thursday, June 26.

June 10, 2014

Senior Moving Forward

New Executive Director, Ed Gaskin, talks about is new role with Greater Grove Hall Main Streets

May 21, 2014

Boston Redevelopment Authority changes aimed at transparency – The Bay State Banner

The administration of Mayor Martin Walsh announced changes to the Boston Redevelopment Authority last week officials say will bring greater transparency to the development process. Brian Golden, acting director of the BRA, said the city felt an important step in improving its main development authority was to get information out to the public earlier in the development and approval process.

April 17, 2014

Mayor Martin Walsh announces increase in Boston Main Streets funding – The Bay State Banner

Mayor Martin Walsh gave a big boost to Boston Main Streets organizations, announcing that funding will increase $400,000 city-wide for their efforts to support local businesses. Walsh’s budget has allocated $75,000 for each of the city’s 20 Main Street organizations, which is a 30 percent increase from last year.

April 9, 2014

Boston launches Wicked Free Wi-Fi network starting in Grove Hall – The Boston Globe

The network dubbed Wicked Free Wi-Fi will bring Internet connectivity to an area of Boston where many families live in public housing and can’t afford speedy broadband, giving anyone with a smartphone or a capable PC the chance to log on and browse the Web for free of charge.

April 3, 2014

News Briefs

A Worcester Federal Court jury awarded a settlement to a woman who filed a federal rights claim against Worcester Police Officer Jeremy Smith, charging him with false arrest and assault and battery. The plaintiff, Wakeelah Cocroft, of Chicago, was a passenger in a car driven by her sister, who was pulled over into a gas station by Officer Smith and charged with speeding.

March 12, 2014

Main Streets Director Ed Gaskin sees bright future for Grove Hall

When Ed Gaskin talks about Boston’s Grove Hall, he sees the community’s assets first and foremost – its proximity to Franklin Park with its golf course and zoo, a newly-constructed nearby commuter rail station, the surrounding housing stock of stately one- and two-family Victorians, and commercial anchors like the One United Bank and Bank of America branches and the Grove Hall Mecca Mall.

February 13, 2014

Grove Hall advocates look to increase connections to the community

As development comes to Roxbury and specifically Grove Hall, advocates for the community are looking for ways to improve the neighborhood’s infrastructure to increase economic development, support existing businesses and attract new ones, and encourage outsiders to visit the bustling urban area.

January 1, 2014

Ed Gaskin new executive director of Greater Grove Hall Main Streets

The Greater Grove Hall Main Streets has hired Ed Gaskin as executive director. His unique skill set and experience working with us to further our economic development agenda in the Greater Grove Hall market means that more and more businesses in the Grove Hall community can learn about the services the city provides through the Main Streets program.

December 30, 2013

Greater Grove Hall Main Streets names new executive director

Ed Gaskin, the former chief operating officer of the Boston TenPoint Coalition, has been named the new executive director of the Greater Grove Hall Main Streets, which has been without a director for over a year.

December 31, 2013
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October 7, 2013

Greater Grove Hall Main Streets moves forward with hiring new executive director

After Axel Starke, the former executive director of the Greater Grove Hall Main Streets, left the organization a little more than a year ago, the city and members of group’s board are moving forward with the process to select a new executive director.

June 26, 2013

Volunteers lauded for Main Streets work

The city’s Main Streets Foundation heralded its top volunteers last week during an awards ceremony at the Strand Theatre- an event that raised $200,000 for the program aimed at boosting neighborhood business districts.

March 12, 2012

HUD program brings funds to Grove Hall social services – The Bay State Banner

In the next few weeks the city’s Department of Neighborhood Development will begin accepting applications for federal funding for economic development projects in the Grove Hall area. The process will begin when the DND releases its formal Request for Proposals (RFP), the letter the agency sends out to community groups as the first step in the development process to solicit applications for the projects.

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