Wednesday, December 5, 2012
West Roxbury's Top It Off won last year! If you own a business or home in Boston, you could be this year's winner of a citywide holiday decoration contest.
Do you go all out at your home or business to get in the holiday spirit? If you have the best display in Boston in one of several categories, you could be one of this year's winners of the Boston Deck the City contests. And last year's business window winner, Top It Off, hails from West Roxbury! Top It Off is back in the game this year, as is Fabutique, which held a launch party for its holiday display. Check below for all participating West Roxbury businesses. There are two contests, one for businesses and one for residents. New this year to the contest is the "Deck the Rooftops" contest for residents. Winners in multiple categories will be awarded, including one- or two-family homes, triple deckers, a porch or balcony or a multi-…
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Matthew Gruber was named West Roxbury Main Streets' Volunteer of the Year; and West on Centre was named Business of the Year.
Some local faces and places took him awards at the Boston Main Streets 16th Annual Awards Ceremony held at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester on May 17. Awards were presented to the 2011 Boston Main Streets Volunteers of the Year and Businesses of the Year. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Department of Neighborhood Development Director Evelyn Friedman, WPLM Easy 99.1’s “Strictly Sinatra” host Ron Della Chiesa, and the Boston Latin School Wolftones presented awards. Including Matthew Gruber being named West Roxbury Main Streets' Volunteer of the Year. "Matthew Gruber has been an integral part of the West Roxbury Main Streets Board of Directors for many years. In addition to being the treasurer of our Board, Matt co-chairs our Economic …
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West On Centre
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Saturday, May 19, 2012
Matthew Gruber was named Volunteer of the Year for West Roxbury Main Streets.
Boston Main Streets held its annual awards ceremony on Thursday night at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, and Boston Main Streets leaders, recognized award recipients from the Main Streets districts throughout the city. Each of the neighborhood-based districts recognized one 2011 Business of the Year and one Volunteer of the Year. Matthew Gruber was named West Roxbury Main Streets' Volunteer of the Year. "Matthew Gruber has been an integral part of the West Roxbury Main Streets Board of Directors for many years. In addition to being the treasurer of our Board, Matt co-chairs our Economic Restructuring Committee which has planned several Industry Events for business owners in the past few months. WRMS would…
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West On Centre
1732 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Mayor Thomas Menino congratulated Top It Off co-owner Elizabeth Hoenscheid for winning citywide Deck the Windows contest.
Top It Off co-owner Elizabeth Hoenscheid put a shawl on Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. The Mayor smiled and let it be known that he's not the kind of guy who wears red shawls. Minutes before, Menino awarded first place to Top It Off for winning the Deck the Windows of Boston Main Streets contest. The contest took place in Boston's 18 Main Streets districts, with more than 350 small businesses decorating their windows, with the winner being chosen through an online survey. In a quick ceremony emceed by Janet Wu, Top It Off was crowned the champion of the contest. Hoenscheid received a plaque for the storefront display. She spoke about the window before the ceremony. "The inspiration was this dress," said Hoenscheid, pointing to a red dress …
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Top It Off
162 Spring St, West Roxbury, MA
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Saturday, July 9, 2011
Michael Loconto, president of West Roxbury Main Streets board and a resident of West Roxbury since 2003 helps utilize his role in the organization to promote a healthy business district.
In June more than 100 people gathered in the House of Blues on Lansdowne street in Boston and raised more than $21,000 for families dealing with childhood cancer. “Put the Cuffs on Cancer” and was hosted by both West Roxbury Main Streets and Cops for Kids With Cancer, both nonprofit organizations with strong ties to the community. Michael Loconto, board president of WRMS, said that part of the reason they chose to partner with Cops for Kids With Cancer, was the amount of officers who actually reside in West Roxbury. “The Boston Police are heavily involved,” he said. “[This event] is a link to our community. When we hold these events, it gives us a chance to highlight businesses and the things that they provide. Not to mention, we also …
Friday, June 10, 2011
Hickman named Volunteer of the Year for WRMS; and Rox Diner chosen as Business of the Year by WRMS.
The Rox Diner and Karen Hickman were honored as the West Roxbury Main Streets' Business and Volunteers of the year at the Boston Main Streets 15th Annual Awards Ceremony last night. The Rox and Hickman were two of the close to 40 individuals and businesses honored by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, together with Department of Neighborhood Development Director Evelyn Friedman and WPLM Easy 99.1’s “Strictly Sinatra” host Ron Della Chiesa, “For the past 15 years Boston Main Streets has had tremendous success helping revitalize our neighborhood commercial districts, and there are many people here tonight to thank for all their hard work in helping us make that possible,” said Menino. "This event is special because we get to honor the people in …
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Rox Diner
1881 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA
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6:15 pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Thanks Mike and Main Streets for all you do! P.S., on our end of Centre, there's plenty of parking for Busted Knuckle Bicycle and General Contractor Skate! more ›