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Triple Grand Opening April 16!
 
Please join your neighbors and elected officials Saturday, April 16 for the grand opening of three grand new businesses: Ashmont Cycles, Fisher & Associates, and Sea Breeze Mexican Grill!
The formal ribbon-cuttings begin at 10:45 am at Ashmont Cycles (551-A Talbot Ave, next to Ashmont Grill), but the fun begins much earlier: A/C is hosting a morning ride to the Blue Hills, leaving the shop at 8:00 am and returning at 9:30. Throughout the day they'll have workshops on choosing the right bike, bike maintenance, and city riding tips; a family ride; and a charity "velosprint" challenge. Also, reduced prices on everything in the shop (except labor). Please click on the link above for times and details.
Fisher & Associates (571 Talbot Ave, also next to Ashmont Grill), specializing in tax preparation, accounting and property management, will be holding raffles for beautiful gift baskets and providing refreshments. And Sea Breeze (1782 Dot Ave, at the corner of Shepton Street) will be offering half-price tacos and enchiladas from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Many thanks to the City's Department of Neighborhood Development for their assistance to these three businesses. The beautiful awning at Fisher & Associates was designed and financed through DND's ReStore program, and Ashmont Cycles and Sea Breeze are currently working with ReStore on signage for their shops.
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Mark Your Calendar - Main Street Open Returns Monday, June 20!
Start your summer right with a great day of golf at the third annual Main Street Open golf tournament!
Monday, June 20, at the beautiful Franklin Park Golf Course, Dorchester. Breakfast/Registration at 7:00 AM, shotgun start at 8:00.
Best Ball scoring - as long as one of your group can hit the ball straight, you're in the hunt for the championship! After the round, enjoy the awards lunch with great prizes.
Price is $500 for a foursome (or $125 each for singles). You can register online via PayPal by clicking here, or call the SMAMS office at 617-825-3846.
Thanks to our major sponsors!
 
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Langwater Farm offers "CSA" Shares at Ashmont/Peabody Square Farmers' Market
Langwater Farm of Easton, Mass., is happy to offer CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) memberships at the Ashmont/Peabody Square Farmers Market this year!
Membership in Langwater's CSA includes 15 weeks of Certified Organic produce starting the first week of the farmers' market (July 8) and ending the second week of October. CSA shares are $450 for a full share and $250 for a half share.
Each week shareholders will get a variety of 5-10 different types of organic veggies, with the variety changing according to the season. Members will get a newsletter each week with delicious seasonal recipes and the latest news about the farm.
Pickup for all CSA shares will be at the Ashmont/Peabody Square Farmers Market, at Ashmont Station Plaza on Dorchester Ave on Fridays from 3-7 pm.
Langwater will have a board at the farmers' market each week listing what shareholders will get that week (for example, two pounds of tomatoes, one pint cherry tomatoes, a melon, a bag of arugula, a pound of beans, a bunch of basil, a head of garlic, and a half-pint of hot peppers). Shareholders pick their own items from the display to match the list. Arrangements can be made to set aside your share if you'll be arriving late.
To reserve your spot in the CSA, or for more information, please contact Langwater at langwaterfarm@gmail.com or 508-205-9665. For more information about the farm, please call or email, or visit www.langwaterfarm.com .
(Note, the registration deadline has been extended to the end of May!) |
| Dot Ave Zoning Update Meeting
April 20
The next working group meeting for the BRA's Dot Ave Zoning Update process will take place Wednesday, April 20, 6:30 pm, at Viet-AID, 42 Charles Street (near Fields Corner Station).
This project will incorporate Dot Ave zoning into the zoning for the rest of Dorchester, correct inconsistencies, and, where appropriate, update the zoning to reflect current and potential future land uses.
All meetings in this process are open to the public. For more information, please visit http://www.dotavzoning.org or contact Jeremy Rosenberger at the BRA, 617-918-4431.
Thanks to SMAMS affiliates Karen Henry-Garrett of Dot-2-Dot Cafe and architect Len Osborne for their work on the project Advisory Group.
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| SMAMS Annual Meeting May 11
SMAMS will hold its Annual Meeting Wednesday, May 11, 6:30 PM at All Saints Church Hall, 209 Ashmont Street. We will vote on our work plan and budget for the coming year and elect members to the board of directors. All are welcome to attend (note, only current SMAMS members are eligible to vote). More details to follow re our guest speaker.
Current SMAMS members, please update your dues ($20 individual, $50 business) by clicking here and following the instructions for online payment or mailing a check.
Thanks to All Saints for hosting!
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| Elsewhere in Dorchester
Dorchester Speakers' Forum Presents a Conversation with Labor Historian James Green - Friday, April 15
The Dorchester Speakers' Forum presents a lecture and discussion with UMass Boston Professor and noted Labor Historian James Green. At a time when unions are dominating domestic news, this presentation will attempt provide some context to consider when thinking about the conflict. The program is FREE and open to the public and takes place in Peabody Hall at All Saints Church, 209 Ashmont St., Dorchester (near the corner of Dorchester Ave., adjacent to Ashmont Station) on Friday, April 15, 2011 at 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7. There is ample free parking in the church parking lot. The presentation will be followed by a Q & A session.
Green is professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Boston where he directs the graduate program in public history. He also teaches courses on the history of Boston, working class history, and social justice movements.He is author of Taking History to Heart: The Power of the Past in Building Social Movements (2000) and Death in the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement, and the Bombing that Divided Gilded Age America (2006). He has served as president of the Labor and Working Class History Association, as a lecturer in the Harvard Trade Union Program, and as research director for the PBS series The Great Depression.
For more information, please email dsf@ashmontmedia.com. |
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