St. Marks Area Main Streets
The SMAMS Connection                                                        October 13, 2011  


In this issue...
Martinis on The Ave
Farmers' Market Canceled - CSA Shares Available
Cone, Inc Neighborhood Service Day
Commercial Space Available
     Our Sponsors

 

 

Trinity Financial Logo 08-15-07


CWC builders Logo


WinnResidential Logo
 

Boston Main Streets Foundation Logo

 

7th Annual Martinis on the Ave Nov 16, Featuring the Feeney-Tini!

 Dotini 2011 Graphic JPG

Mark your calendar!  Wednesday, Nov 16, 7:00 PM, at the Blarney Stone in Fields Corner - for the 7th annual "Martinis on the Avenue," a fundraiser to support the work of SMAMS and Fields Corner Main Street.

This year's event, featuring the Feeney-Tini, honors the long and dedicated service of our friend and District City Councillor, Maureen Feeney.

$30 advance, $35 at the door helps SMAMS and FCMS revitalize our Dorchester Ave business districts.  Enjoy the Blarney's great hors d'oeuvres and cash bar!  Meet old and new friends and try a Feeney-Tini! Bid on great items at our live auction, with auctioneer Rep. Marty Walsh! Advance tickets available soon at www.fieldscorner.org.  For more information, call 617-474-1432 or visit  www.fieldscorner.org

Thanks to our early sponsors:

Trinity Financial Logo 08-15-07  WinnResidential Logo CWC builders Logo  Mt Washington Bank Logo 

Carney Hospital Logo Oct 2011
Boston Main Streets Logo Boston Main Streets Foundation Logo
Dorchester House, Home Goods, Vargas & Vargas Insurance,  HNN Law, Eire Pub, H. Levenbaum Realty, Fields Corner CDC, McCourt Construction, Viet-AID

 
Farmers' Market Canceled - CSA Shares Available

Spring Brook Farm 7/22/2011
Spring Brook Farm (photo by Vicki Rugo)

Based on forecasts of heavy rain and thunderstorms Friday, the final Ashmont/Peabody Square Farmers' Market of this season has been canceled.  Those with CSA shares at Langwater Farm can pick up their shares between 3 and 7 PM in the SMAMS office, in the rear of the Carruth Building, facing Ashmont Station.

Thank you for a great season, featuring music from bluegrass to ukeleles to opera; bike safety checks; environmental health info; healthy recipes from UMass; arts & crafts from the Dorchester Arts Collaborative; and healthy, delicious, locally grown/produced fruits, veggies, flowers and baked goods.

Many thanks to our tremendous volunteer crew:  Vicki Rugo, Marc Poisson, Julie Simmons, Margaret Lamb and Tim Deihl


And thanks once again to our sponsors:  MBTA, Eastern Bank, Trinity Financial, WinnResidential, CWC Builders, Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition, Boston Main Streets, and the Boston Main Streets Foundation

Looking forward to seeing you next year!

Langwater Farm 07-22-11
Langwater Farm (photo by Vicki Rugo)

 

Cedar Grove Gardens 07-22-11
Cedar Grove Gardens (photo by Vicki Rugo)

 

Cone, Inc Neighborhood Service Day Oct 6

   

Cone, Inc Volunteers 10-06-11
Cone volunteers planting daffodils along Dot Ave at St. Mark's Church.

Many thanks to the folks from  Cone, Inc Marketing for a tremendous SMAMS/Fields Corner District cleanup on October 6!  100+ volunteers from Cone swept the streets & sidewalks and planted daffodil bulbs in both districts, painted a mural on the Fields Corner T bridge, and painted offices at the Girls' LEAP Self Defense program in the former St. Mark's School.

To see the writeup in Boston.com please click here

Many thanks to Alan Weatherbee, Jennifer Zak, Jens Bang and the entire Cone crew; Chris English in the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services; and Ryan Woods in the Parks Department, for organizing this great day!

Commercial Space Available

For Rent Sign    For Sale Sign

The SMAMS district is a great neighborhood to open your business!  The spaces below are available.  If you're interested, please contact the SMAMS office - 617-825-3846 or office@smams.org - and we'll put you in touch with the owner or broker (SMAMS is not a broker, and we don't take a fee).

  • 1773 Dorchester Ave  
    • Corner of Lonsdale St/Welles Ave  
    • Several small office spaces 
    • High-traffic intersection with new traffic light and sidewalks 
  • One Peabody Square  
    • Intersection of Dorchester Ave & Ashmont Street
    • 2,800 sf 
    • Next to new Peabody Square Clock Park
    • Former chiropractor's office
  • 573 Talbot Ave 
    • Peabody Square, at intersection of Dorchester Ave and across from Ashmont Station 
    • 2,250 sf including 750 sf of storage