West Roxbury For All

From : It’s a sad reality that almost no community welcomes a homeless shelter, and Boston is no different.

Opinion: NIMBY-ism shouldn’t win in West Roxbury - The Boston Globe The need for a shelter outweighs the concerns of local residents.

This coming Saturday, Circus on Centre!

First up in our Summer on Centre series! 🎪🎡🤹🤡

Come support our small businesses, and have fun while you do it! Join us for a fun-filled day of entertainment and giveaways!

WR rallies after flag burning
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By Jeff Sullivan

More than 70 residents came to the Perfect 10 Unisex Salon on Centre Street in West Roxbury on Tuesday morning to stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community.

The impetus behind the rally stemmed from an incident last week, where on Wednesday morning salon owner Kanessa Alexander came to open her shop to find the Pride flag she keeps on her shop partially burned and left on a bench, presumably for her to find.

Alexander said the moment affected her deeply, and while not a member of the LGBTQ+ community herself, she still wanted to “stand with them as human beings who exist, who matter, and who deserve to live without fear, discrimination, or disrespect.”

At the rally, Alexander credited a friend of hers who pushed her to bring the issue to light.

“There are no words to express the way I felt when this hate crime – and that’s exactly what it was – occurred, but I also want to express what’s happening now and that’s the love that I feel,” she said. “I appreciate you all showing up, and for me personally, I have to thank my friend, because he answered my call at 2 a.m., and the support I received from him made this happen.”

Alexander said she wanted this to be a starting point for the West Roxbury community.

“It’s unfortunate this event occurred, but sometimes things happen for a reason,” she said. “And while I wish that it never happened, when I see what’s now occurring, I want us to ride off this momentum and keep it going.”

Resident Maggie Bagarella said she felt it was important to stand up for her community. “Why are we doing this?” she said. “I’m gay, and this brings me back to when I was hiding in bars without letting people know who I was. I feel like we’re going backward instead of going forward.”

Solidarity Standout in West Roxbury Supporting small businesses and the LGBTQ+ community, because hate has no place in our city.

Thanks to Perfect 10 Unisex Salon, LLC, Councilor Ben Weber, State Rep. Bill MacGregor for organizing this event.

Julia for Boston Boston City Councilor At-Large Erin Murphy West Roxbury Main Streets Progressive WRox/Roz Ward 20 Democratic Committee Boston Universal Hub Bulletin Newspapers and the Norwood Record

Would love to see the community come out to support Perfect 10 Unisex Salon, LLC as well as the LGBTQIA2S+ community of West Roxbury at this standout hosted by Councilor Weber and Representative MacGregor.

West Roxbury Main Streets Universal Hub State Rep. Bill MacGregor Senator Mike Rush Councilor Ben Weber

Join Councilor Ben Weber and I on Saturday, July 26 for our July Munchkin Hour! Bring the kiddos for a great morning with friends and neighbors. See you there!

Three Boston City Councilors standing for democracy!

Universal Hub

https://www.universalhub.com/2025/roslindale-residents-city-councilors-call-return-democracy?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6-7D5v0MpNcm_mObZ4GvBEKbqpZCkyKvWHYU_pU88RgIrZjNcvKBej-tQ6hg_aem_yloWfIdkK0RTmrxmSlO47w

Roslindale residents, city councilors call for return to democracy About 100 people gathered in Adams Park in Roslindale this afternoon to raise some of John Lewis's "good trouble" - and to listen as three Boston city councilors read a resolution protesting pretty much everything the regime is up to.

Super excited for this fun series! 😎☀️🎪🧁🐶🎤🪩🎉

Stay tuned for details for each event. Come on down to Centre Street each Saturday in August- special programming, sidewalk sales, support our businesses, and have fun!

Shameful. Hate has no place in our city. We hope the police find those responsible.

West Roxbury salon owner comes to work to find Pride flag burned, carefully placed on bench where she would see it Kanessa Alexander, owner of Perfect 10 on Centre Street in West Roxbury, reports (with video) on what she saw when she arrived at the salon on Monday: Read more.