Minot Rose Garden Winthrop Square renovation to begin Fall 2009

In June 2008 I attended a meeting regarding the renovation of Winthrop Square (Minot Rose Garden), the park between Still St. and St. Paul St., by Annie Blair, Landscape Architect - Park Planner for the Town of Brookline Parks and Open Space Division. It was thought then that the renovation would begin in Spring 2009, but according to the Events/Schedule page of the Friends of the Minot Rose Garden website, the renovation is slated to begin September 2009 and

improvements include repairing the perimeter fence, replacing the toddler play equipment, replacing all the benches and providing a variety of seating options, replacing the concrete walkways, and improving internal circulation, replacing diseased crabapple trees, removing the brick planter beds and replacing the [Friends of the Minot Rose Garden] toolbox. For more information contact Annie Blair. . . at Ann_Blair@town.brookline.ma.us. or 617-730-2616.

Social networking in Brookline with http://yourbrookline.org

According to its founders:

YourBrookline.org is a social networking website dedicated to building social capital and increasing civic engagement in our community.

This community-building tool was initiated by Brookline Community Foundation and Social Capital Inc. to develop a site to connect people to people; people to resources & opportunities, people to groups & organizations; and people to ways to get involved in their community.

Yourbrookline.org provides a virtual town square, a central clearinghouse of community activities, a place to share and publicize your work in the community.

yourbrookline.org does seem like a very promising site for building community in Brookline. I just added an event to their calendar.

Stillman's Farm CSA delivers just north of Coolidge Corner

I enjoyed a half share of produce from Parker Farm last season, but this year I'm giving Stillman's Farm a try since they deliver at Clear Flour Bread on Sunday afternoons just north of Coolidge Corner. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, for the uninitiated. You pay the farmer up front for a whole summer of fresh vegetables.

New Blog: Coolidge Cornered

When I've searched Google or Twitter for "Coolidge Corner" I tend to find interesting tidbits, so I created this blog and associated Twitter account ("coolcorn" was unsurprisingly available when "coolidgecornered" exceeded the character limit) to contribute to the conversation.  I'll probably cover surrounding neighborhoods a bit as well.