Big city, small town feel: One community

Hi, I’m Irwin, and I’m excited to share my first blog post as a Board Member of the Friends of Titus Sparrow Park! I've been living in Boston for a bit over two years, and in the St. Botolph section of Back Bay for almost 18 months. With the Hancock Tower looming, the Pru a block away, it sounds implausible to say living in the heart of the city feels like a small town, but I will anyway. 

The Southwest Corridor is St. Botolph's Main Street, and the South End's, too, north of Columbus especially. The Corridor is where two neighborhoods connect, merge, coalesce. I walk this Corridor countless times a day, sometimes with a destination, other times without. I exchange smiles with people I don't really know, and kind words with those I do, neighbors from both sides of this dividing line that isn't. I share things along the Corridor as well; the gardens, the Blue Park, Carleton Court Dog Park, and yes, Titus Sparrow Park.

My grandchildren play in both Blue and Titus, as they refer to two of their favorite parks; terms of affection since they're apparently on a first name basis with both. There is more to life in our small town of Boston. The sheer abundance of parks in the South End, some passive and small, others active and large. The tireless efforts of our numerous Neighborhood Associations, some as small as a few blocks in size.  The NA's focus is hyper local, for the betterment of their Associations, which in turn, benefits us all.

As a Board Member of The Friends of Titus Sparrow Park, we take great pride in sharing the commitment to community that our Neighborhood Associations and Parks exhibit daily. The FTSP hopes to collaborate more closely, and partner more effectively with both. In that spirit, The FTSP asks you to Save The Date, Saturday May 3 at 10 AM. We will celebrate St Botolph and the South End, our Neighborhood Associations and Parks, gathering together as One Community.