Taking the Pulse of Newton’s Villages

Here’s a quick heads-up on a project we’re developing with the Chamber of Commerce.

We want to find opportunities to improve our village centers, and have fun in the process. We’re going to run scavenger hunts in our villages’ business districts, starting this fall. Teams will go out with cameras and work through a list of challenges like:

• Photograph a GREAT window display
• Find a senior citizen walking in the village
• Find a block of metered parking spots that are all taken
• Find empty parking spots in a private lot that would probably be used if it were allowed

After completing their lists, the teams convene at a restaurant to show off their findings and have a drink or two.

Chamber President Tom O’Rourke, restaurateur Seana Gaherin, Newton Villager Andrea Kelley and I did a dry run in Newtonville earlier this month.  It was a blast, even though we did  it in the rain.

If you’d like to be involved, please e-mail me here.