CNA BOARD AND OFFICERS

Officers and Board 2008-2009

Officers:

Co-Presidents: David Pimenta & Rebecca Wettemann

Vice President: Kelly Cronin

Treasurer: Fabian D'Souza

Secretary: Karen Bommart

Board:

David Friedman

Brian Hurley

Chris Roche

Franco Campanello

Barbara Peck

Alyssa Freeman

Tony Coia

Sarah Kelly

Development Committee:

Betsy Johnson

To Contact us, e mail to cnaboston@gmail.com

CNA hosted its 20th Annual Street Fair on June 6th. Despite an early morning chill and threatened rain, the day was glorious and scores of residents, children, and dogs wandered down Wellington Street, to buy other people's treasures, munch on Rebecca's quiche and Berta's lemon cake, listen to jazz from Wally's, and chat with old friends, as well as to bid on raffle prizes. Kudos to the CNA board for making this great event happen once again. The CNA Street Fair is the oldest continuous street fair in the South End, and possibly in the City.

                                                                                                     CNA balloons away!

                        More Street Fair Pictures on Events page   

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South End Garden Tour Comes to our Neighborhood.

June 20th, the day of the Garden Tour, was the one sunny day in a two week uninterrupted deluge. The weather gods were surely looking out for us, as hundreds of visitors came to the neighborhood to tour our gardens.  

A sample of the gardens on the tour                                             

                    

           Entrance to Rose Garden                                     5 Wellington Street   

              

                3 Wellington Street                                   11 Wellington Street

         

                17 Wellington Street                                            28 Wellington  Street

                                                                                                                                                                                                         Butterfly Garden                                            Wellington Green

                             

 Back Fence  221 West Springfield                      Worcester Square Gardens                                                                                              

            

Front Garden, Purple Shamrocks              Back Garden, 221 West Springfield   

                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                   201 West Springfield                                                  

                                                                                    

                                                          

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Updated Neighbors Recommend Guide ready: We've polled our membership and we've gathered more NEW recommendations for the best of the best of South End vendors. If you're looking for a plumber, a hairdresser, a good place to eat, or anything in between, visit the Neighbors Recommend piece on our "Extras" page and click on the link "Neighbors Recommend." If you have a recommendation, contact Roberta at Bertabenjamin@aol.com.

Wally's Cafe:Recently won The Henry Hampton Award for minority owned businesses, given by Black and White Boston. Congratulations to Elynor Walcott and son Frank Poindexter(also a CNA board member), who accepted the award on behalf of Wally's from Mayor Menino. Please visit our "Spotlight" page to learn more about this South End jazz institution. And if Wally's is one of our oldest neighborhood businesses, check out Uptown Espresso, one of our newest additions at the "Spotlight"page, which this year won a "Best of Boston" Award. Kudos to Faye.

Info from Survey: In response to our e mail survey, we received a gratifying response from over 45 of our members. Crime, trash, and green space were major areas of concern or interest to residents. Results for complete report, click on Surveyresults.

Membership: Now is the time to join or renew your membership and update your e mail addresses for timely information and alerts on neighborhood issues. Watch for a mailing soon.

The Claremont Neighborhood Association (CNA) was founded in 1945 and is the second oldest neighborhood association in the South End, and one of the oldest in Boston.

It consists of the 14 blocks bounded by West Newton Street, Camden Street, Southwest Corridor Park and the median of Tremont Street.

Today, residents of the Claremont neighborhood reflect a microcosm of the diversity of Boston: single, married, old, young, gay, straight, ethnically diverse, students, professionals and retired.