Daily Archives: December 8, 2015

Ramos: Without stores, there’s no Main Street

Especially at moments of global crisis, it sounds petty for people in upscale parts of Greater Boston to complain that there are too many banks within walking distance. But the ample supply of branches in some neighborhoods is a first world problem in more ways than one. The same factors that have buffeted advanced Western…

Could shutting down Clematis for street parties harm retailers?

The price of doing business on Clematis Street is eternal vigilance — against street closures. That’s the word from Penny Murphy, owner of Pioneer Linens, a longtime downtown West Palm Beach retailer at 210 Clematis St. “It’s like the sun comes up, and somebody closes the street,” Murphy said. Every year, and particularly during the…