March 5th – March 16th 

Weston Centre, Masona Grill, Rox Diner, DeNo’s, West Roxbury Pub, Red-Eyed Pig, Porter Café, The Real Deal, West Napoli

PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS will donate $1 FOR EACH BURGER to FUND WRMS community revitalization efforts, $1 equals one vote for best burger

Check back for a full menu of the delicious burgers
available at each restaurant

Shop Local • Eat Local

For more information, contact: Kara O’Connor, WRMS Executive Director, at (617)
325-6400 or director@wrms.org

The Challenge for Sustainability helps businesses save money by increasing energy
efficiency, reducing resource consumption, decreasing solid waste, and reducing
overall greenhouse gas emissions.  ABC provides participants with hands-on technical assistance, access to energy audits, guidance in developing and implementing a sustainability plan, and connection to a network of sustainability professionals and practitioners for
networking and best practices sharing.

Participation for businesses throughout Boston’s Main Streets districts has been made
possible through a partnership with the City of Boston and funding from The
Boston Foundation.  ABC and the City of Boston are targeting small to medium size businesses in all 19 districts, and hope to serve 50 Main Streets businesses in 2012.   Masona and West on Centre join 16 other Main Streets businesses that have already signed on to the program and represent the West Roxbury district.  “We believe that  participation in the Challenge for Sustainability will bring small businesses the knowledge and tools they need to receive significant savings while protecting their bottom line,” said Kara O’Connor, of West Roxbury Main Streets.

Wade Winters, representing Au Bon Pain in the Challenge states that, “A Better City has been vital in providing the contacts, resources, and data necessary to avoid the red tape and
efficiently pursue energy saving initiatives for Au Bon Pain.  The ABC team members provide experiences and information that help others avoid mistakes and pitfalls”.

The Challenge for Sustainability was launched in 2009 by A Better City, a
non-profit business association focused on transportation, land development,
and environmental initiatives aimed at improving the economic competiveness of Greater
Boston.

Monday, February 27th

6:30pm

West On Centre, 1732 Centre Centre Street, West Roxbury

Speakers will include representatives from, Boston Buying Power, Renew Boston, and A Better City

]]> http://wrms.org/events/wrms-energy-efficency-and-go-green-seminar/feed 0 http://wrms.org/news/wrms-seeks-social-media-marketing-internvolunteer?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wrms-seeks-social-media-marketing-internvolunteer http://wrms.org/news/wrms-seeks-social-media-marketing-internvolunteer#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:01:03 +0000 Kara O'Connor http://wrms.org/?p=1213 West Roxbury Main Streets (http://www.wrms.org)
is looking for a dynamic motivated intern or volunteer interested in exploring,
building and/or refining a career in social media marketing.  This is a perfect opportunity for a student, recent college grad, or anyone looking to gain experience in the realm of
Social Media Marketing.

About West Roxbury Main Streets

West Roxbury Main Streets (WRMS) is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization that promotes and enhances West Roxbury’s business
district. WRMS embraces a four prong approach to achieving its revitalization
goals: enhancing the physical appearance of the commercial district; improving
its economic stability; marketing its features and benefits; and promoting
community involvement.

The intern or volunteer will assist with the following areas:

• Update and maintain WRMS social media presence on
  Twitter and our Facebook page,
  and grow our Flickr and LinkedIn presence, including responding to posts and
  messages or referring to WRMS Executive Director for follow up
• Review materials posted by all local media
  outlets relating to West Roxbury member businesses and post relevant items through
  social media channels and on wrms.org
• Market all WRMS events via social media outlets and
  wrms.org
• Assisting with events-related press releases to
  local media (West Roxbury Transcript, Bulletin and Patch news outlets) and
  maintaining events calendar items on http://WestRoxbury.Patch.com
• Brainstorming new ideas to increase WRMS’s
  exposure through its existing web presence and beyond (particularly in the area
  of third-party efficiency applications, like Hoot Suite or Tweet Deck)
• If local to the West Roxbury area, be available
  to assist with traditional forms of marketing (e.g., flyers, posters)

Qualifications

• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications
• Familiar with social media applications
• Organized and detail oriented
• Demonstrated interest in social media marketing
  and public relations
• Must be able to commit to approximately 1 hour
  each business day (timing flexible)
• Virtual or remote work (home-based) preferred
  (with periodic meetings)
• Able to begin work as soon as possible; duration
  negotiable

Please send a note explaining why you are the best person for this
internship, and a resume to Kara O’Connor, WRMS Executive Director, at director@wrms.org.

Compensation

This is an unpaid internship/volunteer role with the opportunity for college
credit.  We are open to discussing
expanding the job description and hours if there are specific requirements for
college credit.

7:00pm at Rox Diner

1881 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA

West Roxbury Main Street’s Economic Restructuring Committee has been hosting meetings with our businesses owners based on industry.  This month’s meeting will focus on our restaurant owners. Network with fellow business owners, learn about new programs being offered by WRMS that can assist your business, and share feedback regarding how WRMS can help your business.

For more information contact Kara O’Connor, Executive Director at director@wrms.org

With the help of a Cookshack smoker, the tiny storefront turns out large amounts of barbecue for a neighborhood hungry for something different. “There’s plenty of pizza and Chinese food already,’’ Casey points out.

One look at the menu says this isn’t your average BBQ joint.

Article by: Devra First

For complete article visit: http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2012/01/06/barbecue-restaurant-red-eyed-pig-smokin-new-addition-west-roxbury/VB0msIZiPa9LXlMmecY4LP/story.html?camp=localsearch:on:twit:HLboston/westroxbury&dlvrit=183111

In the last 16 months, a new breed of shop has opened in answer to those hopes. What’s more, those shops Wicked Sharp Ski and Snowboard,GC Skate, and Busted Knuckle Bicycle have worked together to help each other and the Centre Street economy at-large.

“They complement each other very well,” saidWest Roxbury Main Streets Executive Director Kara O’Connor. “And they bring in a lot of business from outside [West Roxbury].”

“New business and new life,” said Wicked Sharp’s Aaron Thompson, “always helps the community.”

Wicked Sharp opened its doors at the start of September, 2010, just in time for snow sport season. They were followed in December by GC andBusted Knuckle in April. As the oldest of the three, Thompson said Wicked Sharp was able to offer advice to Sherike Morris at GC and Jay Devitt at Busted Knuckle as they prepared to open.

Read more: Wicked Sharp, GC, Busted Knuckle Represent a New Centre Street

Article author: Adam Vaccaro, Patch.com

Kids and parents in West Roxbury know The Music Man from appearances at local eateries and parties all across the neighborhood.  Ed will lead the children in song while you are invited to dine on one of West Roxbury’s premier lunchtime food destinations, the locally owned and operated Upper Crust.West Roxbury Main Streets will be sponsoring one appearance by The Music Man per month through March at The Upper Crust.

Visit wrms.org for further information or like us on facebook.And visit The Music Man at http://home.comcast.net/~thechildrensgarden/ or The Upper Crust’s West Roxbury location at http://theuppercrustpizzeria.com/locations-west-roxbury.php

An official in the city licensing department says that, in the past, the office had lacked solid communication with other city departments that also issue permits and the licensing division’s small staff has been unable to keep close tabs on whether businesses that need the license actually have one.

Meanwhile, some food service providers, including major, longstanding Boston institutions, have overlooked, for years if not decades, their need to ever obtain the permit that renews annually.

Some organizations that provide food service as a secondary function to their core business, like hospitals, say that in the past they did not think their food courts and cafeterias needed the license.

“For years, a lot of these places didn’t have them,” the chief handler of “CV” license application and issuance, licensing board administrative clerk Nancy Mickiewicz, said by phone recently. “There are so many places in Boston that sometimes some go unnoticed.”

Now, tthe Boston licensing department has launched a new effort aimed at making the common victualler license less rare.

Read more: Boston trying to make common victualler license less uncommon

Article author: Matt Rocheleau, Town Correspondent, Globe Staff