Author: Matthew Eadie

Get ready to climb: New ‘Rock Spot’ bouldering gym to open near BU

A climber in the new Brookline gym Rock Spot. Photo by Matthew Eadie

Rock climbing enthusiasts, both serious and amateur, will have a new location in Brookline to climb when Rock Spot Brookline opens in the coming weeks. The gym at 880b Commonwealth Ave., near Amory Street, is the newest of Rock Spot’s eight locations across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. The gym is a bouldering-only gym, meaning… Continue reading Get ready to climb: New ‘Rock Spot’ bouldering gym to open near BU

Hanging in Boston’s City Hall, a Brookline artist’s work makes a statement about sustainability

"There Is No 'Away,'" an art piece by Adrienne Shishko and Suzanne Moseley, hangs in Boston City Hall. Photo by Matthew Eadie

Walk into Boston City Hall and look up. Suspended above the ground in the cavernous concrete building hangs an art installation, woven from colorful synthetic materials leftover from a convention center trade show. The installation curves in the air, hanging above employees and visitors at City Hall as they sip coffee. It’s the art of… Continue reading Hanging in Boston’s City Hall, a Brookline artist’s work makes a statement about sustainability

Project Pop-Up aims to help small businesses try out a storefront

From left to right, Maxiel Beltre, Issamal Mejia and Shirley Salas, owners of three of the inaugural small businesses sharing Project Pop-Up Brookline until May. Photo by Matthew Eadie

Three small business owners celebrated the opening of a new pop-up storefront on Monday, part of a town program giving businesses the opportunity to temporarily test out their companies and products in the community. Project Pop-Up Brookline opened on Monday at 440 Harvard St. in the JFK Crossing neighborhood. The shop will welcome small businesses… Continue reading Project Pop-Up aims to help small businesses try out a storefront

Washington Square veterinary clinic closes abruptly

The now-closed Brookline Veterinary Center. Photo by Matthew Eadie

Brookline Veterinary Center in Washington Square closed abruptly on Tuesday August 1, leaving patients scrambling to find new veterinarians. A sign posted on the front door of the building cited “staffing and facility size constraints” as the reasons for closing. The sign also says that patients will be given two options for continued care at… Continue reading Washington Square veterinary clinic closes abruptly

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New bike repair shop opens on Beacon Street

Zach Meszoely is the owner of Brookline’s new bike repair shop, Back In Action Bikes. Photo by Matthew Eadie

Brookline bicyclists finding themselves with a snapped chain, or a hankering for an upgrade, have a new shop to turn to on Beacon Street. On July 1, Zach Meszoely opened Back In Action Bikes, a one-man bike repair shop in a former nail salon at 1018 Beacon Street, across from the St. Mary’s Street Green… Continue reading New bike repair shop opens on Beacon Street