Christopher Russell, a Brookline resident and emergency room doctor at Boston Medical Center, is taking over Distraction Brewing in Roslindale as a new owner under an LLC called Emergency Exit. Joining him as co-owners are Karim Azeb, METCO Coordinator at Brookline High School, and two Boston Medical Center colleagues, Dave Decoteau and Joe Leanza. They’re… Continue reading Why a Brookline doctor is opening a brewery in Roslindale
Author: Greta Gaffin
Inside a Brookline monastery, where 18 monks pray, translate religious texts, and bake bread
If you’ve been to Brookline Booksmith, you might have seen bread for sale that says it was made at the Holy Transfiguration Monastery. What are monks doing in Brookline – and why do they make bread? Brookline.News set out to find out. Holy Transfiguration, at 278 Warren St., is an Eastern Orthodox monastery that’s part… Continue reading Inside a Brookline monastery, where 18 monks pray, translate religious texts, and bake bread
New director takes the helm of Brookline Community Development Corporation
The Brookline Community Development Corporation, a local nonprofit aiming to build affordable housing and provide housing assistance to residents, has hired a new executive director. Giovanny Valencia, who has worked at the BCDC’s counterpart in Jamaica Plain for 10 years, will start the new position in the fall. The BCDC was founded in 1980 to… Continue reading New director takes the helm of Brookline Community Development Corporation