St. Marks Area Main Streets
The SMAMS Connection                                                      June 29, 2012 


In this issue...
Farmers' Market
Main Street Open Wrap-up
Liberty Mutual Cleanup Day
Commercial Space Available
     Our Sponsors

 

 

Trinity Financial Logo 08-15-07


CWC builders Logo


WinnResidential Logo
 

Boston Main Streets Foundation Logo

 

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Farmers' Market Grand Opening July 6! 
Tavolo, Red's Best Seafood lead crop of new vendors
Farmers' Market 07-22-11
(Photo courtesy of Vicki Rugo)

The Ashmont/Peabody Square Farmers' Market returns for its fourth season Friday, July 6.  Our Grand Opening Celebration, featuring the Irie Roots Band,will kick off at 2:30 p.m. on Ashmont Station Plaza.  Please join us!

The market will run every Friday, 3-7 p.m., through October 19.

We welcome several fantastic new vendors this year, including Tavolo Ristorante and
Red's Best Seafood, with more in the works!

We're also glad to welcome back our long-time vendors: Spring Brook Farm of Littleton, family-owned for 299 years and offering fruits, veggies, eggs, honey, preserves, and more; Langwater Farm of North Easton, certified organic and featuring "Community Supported Agriculture" - full or half shares, plus a new weekly option through their "Organic Harvest Box;" and Dorchester's own Cedar Grove Gardens, featuring fresh flowers, plants and gifts.

Many thanks to our host the MBTA, market sponsor Eastern Bank, and district sponsors Trinity Financial, CWC Builders, WinnResidential, Boston Main Streets, and the Boston Main Streets Foundation

Farmers' Mkt 07-10-09 #5
Irie Roots Band performing 2009 at our former location, ODWIN Learning Center

 
Thanks from the Main Street Open!

Main Street Open 2011 Basic Image
 

Thanks to all who partnered, sponsored and participated in the 4th Annual Main Street Open June 18 at Franklin Park Golf Course!

Congratulations to 4-time champions Team O'Neill; Long Drive winners Ed Frechette and Kay Currier; Closest-to-the-pin winner Rich Swietek, AND our first-ever hole-in-one, by Chris Douglass of Ashmont Grill/Tavolo!

Thanks also to our event committee/volunteers:  Lisa O'Neill, Rachel Donovan, Bill Richard, Judy Tuttle, Heather Brigham, Tom Monaco, Jack Cunningham; and Bik Ng and Maria DiStefano of Boston Main Streets.

For photos of the event, please visit our Facebook page

Presented this year in partnership with Mass Affordable Housing Alliance and Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester

     

Thanks to our partners and our many sponsors!  

                  H. Levenbaum Insurance Logo 

Mt Washington Bank Logo


Dorchester Mutual Insurance Company

Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester Logo  MAHA Logo

Au Bon Pain Logo
Carney Hospital Logo Oct 2011

CWC builders Logo Trinity Financial Logo 08-15-07 WinnResidential Logo

Boston Main Streets Logo   Boston Main Streets Foundation Logo

Lavender Designs Logo

Hole and Raffle Sponsors:  Hon. Thomas Menino; Hon Martin Walsh; Hon. Linda Dorcena Forry; Hon. Frank Baker; Saint Mark Parish; EST Associates; The Residential Collaborative/Tim Deihl & Amy Butterworth/Residential Real Estate Brokers; Eric Abenaim/Omega Mortgage/A Division of Lowell Bank; Julie Simmons/Jack Conway Real Estate; 1810 Realty Group; Tevnan|Tevnan Attorneys; Dolan Connly Attorneys; Ligris & Associates, PC, Attorneys; Law Office of Reginald Blanchard; Vargas & Vargas Insurance; SBLI; Yankee Insurance; Mass. Property Insurance Underwriting Association; Nardella & Taylor CPAs; St. Joseph Rehab/Nursing Care Center; Eire Pub; Tavern at the End of the World; Centre Bar; Welles Liquor Mart; Ashmont Cycles; Midland Construction; Ashmont Auto Collision;   Metalsmiths, Inc.; Ashmont Tire; Micci Fuel; Connelly Management; Sea Breeze Mexican Grill; O'Brien's Market & Deli; Fruit Center Market; Tedeschi Food Shops; Super 99 Cent Plus; Designer Draperies; Hair Stop Beauty Supply; Princess Hair Palace & Spa; Deutsche Bank Classic; Sentry South Lincoln; Norwood Country Club; Shattuck Golf Club; Franklin Park Golf Club.
Liberty Mutual Cleanup June 22

Liberty Mutual Cleanup Volunteers June 22, 2012

Many thanks to Liberty Mutual Insurance for their neighborhood cleanup project Friday, June 22.  Braving 90 degree temperatures, Liberty's 10 volunteers swept and picked up trash from Beale Street/Ashmont Station to St. Mark's Church. 
 
Keeping the streets clean is one of the simplest, yet most effective, ways to revitalize our business district.  Thanks again to our volunteers, and to Jovita Fontanez at Boston Main Streets for connecting us with Liberty Mutual.

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).

And for more info on the district, please click here!  

  • 571 Talbot Ave 
    • Peabody Square, at intersection of Dorchester Ave and across from Ashmont Station  
    • 840 sf
  • 1720 Dorchester Ave 
    • Across from St. Mark's Church
    • 8,140 sf, can be divided
    • Loading bay, freight elevator
    • Parking in rear
  • 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