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About West Roxbury
Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood is unlike any other part of the city and has been dubbed by some as “Boston’s leafy suburb.” Due to its majestic tree-lined streets, spacious single-family homes and the fact that it has more than 3 –times the amount of open space on average than any other of Boston’s neighborhoods, West Roxbury presents its residents with a uniquely suburban feel in and urban setting
Bordered by Roslindale, Hyde Park, Dedham, Brookline, Newton, and Needham, West Roxbury's main thoroughfare is Centre Street, lined with local restaurants and commercial establishments. Today, the neighborhood's tree-lined streets and mostly single family homes give it a suburban feel in an urban setting. Life in the neighborhood centers on political and civic activism as well as local parishes and youth athletic leagues. West Roxbury is home to many of Boston's civil servants. The community boasts a significant proportion of persons of Irish descent as well as a smaller number of more recent Irish immigrants. The Roxbury Latin School, founded in 1645 is located on Saint Theresa Avenue in West Roxbury since 1927. The school's endowment is estimated at $143.8 million, the largest boys school in the United States.
Neighborhood History
Founded in 1630 (contemporaneously with Boston), West Roxbury, Massachusetts was originally part of the town of Roxbury and was mainly used as farmland. West Roxbury seceded from Roxbury in 1851, and was annexed[1] by Boston in 1874. The town included the neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain and Roslindale.
Links and Resources:
http://www.wrhistory.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Roxbury,_Massachusetts
http://www.bostonhistory.org/?s=neighborhoods&p=histmarkers&sub=m_wroxbury
West Roxbury School Information
The residents of West Roxbury take the education of their children, like most parents, very seriously. This is evidenced not only in the quantity but also in the quality of schools that call West Roxbury their home. By the numbers there are five (5) elementary schools (3 public—Linden Pilot school, Joyce Kilmer and combined schools of Beethoven and Ohrenberger--, and 2 private—St. Theresa and Holy Name Schools). Additionally, .there are three (3) high-schools (2 private—The Roxbury Latin School and Catholic Memorial and one (1) public—The West Roxbury Educational Complex) all with a five mile radius.
Links and Resources:
K-8
http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/
http://www.boston.k12.ma.us/lyndon/
http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/node/468
http://www.ohrenberger.org/
http://www.sttheresaschoolboston.com/
http://www.holynameparish.com/html/school.html
Highschools
http://www.roxburylatin.org/
http://www.catholicmemorial.org/
http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/node/366
West Roxbury Park Information
Speaking of open space, or “green” space, another of West Roxbury’s unique characteristics, geographically speaking, is that it is virtually surrounded by hundreds of acres of public parks and conservation land, as well as a substantial portion of privately maintained open spaces. Some of the larger public open spaces include Boston’s newest and largest park named Millenium Park, Stoney Brook Reservation and Allandale Woods. On the Privately owned side, Roxbury Latin and the West Roxbury quarries also contain 100 of acres of open spaces.
Links and Resources
http://www.cityofboston.gov/parks/
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/metroboston.htm
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/stony.htm
http://www.dahubbub.com/blog/west-roxbury-open-spaces-and-urban-wilds/
West Roxbury Transportation Information
Because West Roxbury is within Boston’s city limits, it benefits from having access to a world class transportation system. Whether it’s by bus, subway, commuter of any one of Boston’s special purpose transit systems, there is no place you can’t get to throughout the entire city. Additionally, access to major highway routes (interstates 95 and 93) are within a couple of miles and are easily accessible.
Links and Resources:
http://www.mbta.com/
http://www.cityofboston.gov/transportation/
http://www.cityofboston.gov/transportation/modes.asp
http://web.mit.edu/scholars/intlscholars/general/transportation.html
West Roxbury Neighborhood News
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Google Instant search and its effect on SEO — Thu Sep 09 05:44:48 UTC 2010
Google launched its Instant search on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, and it will likely prove to be one of the major wathershed events in the history of Google search. Instant uses the keyword suggestion drop-down list to populate the search engine resu...
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at: Home Depot - Whittier reloads, Madison Park in the mixWhittier reloads, Madison Park in the mix
Whittier reloads, Madison Park in the mix — Thu Sep 09 04:57:51 UTC 2010
Whittier rode the golden arm of Dillon Ryan to an undefeated season and a Super Bowl title. While graduation claimed Ryan and several of his talented teammates, no one in the Commonwealth Athletic Large will be shedding any tears for head coach Kevin B...
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Division 4 Dandy Dozen — Thu Sep 09 04:57:00 UTC 2010
Derek Bent, Sr., LB, 6-4, 220, Shawsheen: Al Costabile is expecting big things from returning CAC Large all-star. Alex Carr, Sr., QB, 5-11, 170, Manchester-Essex: Completed 82-of-144 passes for 1,615 yards and 15 touchdowns last season. Marcus Delgado,...
about: Al Costabile Alex Carr , Sr Bishop Ernesto Figueroa , Sr Joe Pizzuto , Sr Khayree Hudson , Sr Linebacker Marcus Delgado , Jr rss/outsidein/sport Running back Sports Wide receiver - Division 4 players to watchDivision 4 players to watch
Division 4 players to watch — Thu Sep 09 04:56:02 UTC 2010
CHRISTIAN ADLEY, Sr., DB, 5-8, 140, Blue Hills JEFFREY BALBI, Sr., OT, 6-2, 240, Greater Lawrence NICK BERGON, Sr., DE, 6-1, 230, Bristol-Plymouth STEPHON BRAITHWAITE, Sr., WR, 5-9, 160, Madison Park MIKE BRIGHAM, Sr., DE, 5-10, 185, Cape Cod Tech PAUL...
about: ADAM FERREIRA , Sr AUSTIN CAMPOS , Jr Bishop BOB GREENWOOD , Jr Bristol CALVIN COOK , Sr CHRISTIAN ADLEY , Sr DANNY DIMATTEO , Jr DANNY LECLAIRE , Jr DARYL INSTASI , Sr DEMETRIUS CELESTINO , Sr DEREK DOLAN , Jr GEORGE CASTANEDA , Jr JEAN CARLOS GOMEZ , Sr JEFF FEELY JEFFREY BALBI , Sr JOHN CURRAN KENNEDY GOMES , Jr LEROY DAVIS , Jr MARVIN DEPAZ , Jr MATT CUNNINGHAM , Sr MIKE BRIGHAM , Sr NICK BERGON , Sr PAUL BUCCOS , Sr rss/outsidein/sport Sr STEPHON BRAITHWAITE , Sr WB - Division 4 teams breakdownDivision 4 teams breakdown
Division 4 teams breakdown — Thu Sep 09 04:55:00 UTC 2010
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David M.'s Review of Thai Spice - West Roxbury (3/5) on Yelp — Thu Sep 09 04:37:02 UTC 2010
The food here is pretty fantastic and the portions are huge. Most often times I get their pad thai with chicken and shrimp. It's very obvious that the ingredients are fresh and they don't skimp -?
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Buffalo Bo's Reopens as a Food Truck — Thu Sep 09 04:33:00 UTC 2010
Boston now has a food truck that features chicken wings, and the name of the truck may be a familiar one to some.According to the West Roxbury Transcript and Wicked Local, Buffalo Bo's has reopened as a food truck after having two different bricks-and-...
about: American Legion American Legion Highway Boston chicken wings food truck food trucks Hospitality Recreation Jamaica Plain Boston Jamaica Plain restaurants Roslindale Boston Roslindale restaurants Washington Street West Roxbury restaurants - David M.'s Review of Deno's Pizza & Subs - West Roxbury (2/5) on YelpDavid M.'s Review of Deno's Pizza & Subs - West Roxbury (2/5) on Yelp
David M.'s Review of Deno's Pizza & Subs - West Roxbury (2/5) on Yelp — Thu Sep 09 04:23:18 UTC 2010
As far as sub places go, Deno's is pretty good - standard fare. Their prices are a huge downfall however. Recently I ordered two large steak and cheese subs and two large orders of wings (delivery)?
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at: Deno's Pizza & Subs - Reminder: State Primary Election is September 14Reminder: State Primary Election is September 14
Reminder: State Primary Election is September 14 — Thu Sep 09 02:36:00 UTC 2010
This coming Tuesday, September 14 is Massachusset's State Primary Election day. Voting polls in Brookline will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. A sample of the ballot may be viewed here. Below is a list of voting poll locations for Brookline residents:...
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at: Heath School Town Hall - Boston condo salesBoston condo sales
Boston condo sales — Thu Sep 09 01:40:34 UTC 2010
Click on chart to enlarge Boston condo sales for: Allston, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Brighton, Charlestown, Chinatown, Dorchester, East Boston, Fenway, Financial District, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Leather, Mattapan, Midtown, North End, Roslindale, Roxbur...
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West Roxbury's Real Estate Trends
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