Welcome to Support Arlington Center

Support Arlington Center is a citizens' group dedicated to keeping Arlington Center thriving with diverse, successful small businesses. It was started in June 2016 during the alarming rate of empty storefronts and exorbitant rent increases. The group works with Town members, business owners and the community to encourage shopping and dining in Arlington Center. The group consists of Arlington residents, business owners, and visitors who love and support Arlington Center. We feel a special responsibility as the site of Town Hall, Robbins Library, Arlington High School, the Town Garden, Arlington Town Day, Jason Russell House, Cyrus Dallin Museum, Spy Pond, the Boys and Girls Club, the Senior Center, the main post office, and much more. Learn more about Support Arlington Center and join the conversation on Facebook. 

​"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead

Featured Business of the Month
​Restoration Services

Restoration Services, located in the heart of Arlington Center on 9 Mystic Street, offers restoration services for  fine art, pottery, glass, crystal, china, sculpture, porcelain and keepsakes. From the priceless antique to the sentimental object--if it’s broken, they can fix it. Restoration Services has more than thirty years of repair experience and is a member of the American Institute of Conservation. 

Restoration Services repairs, strengthens and consolidates materials to make sure the restored object is durable. They are skilled in all types of medium and materials—from porcelain to fine Japanese lacquer. They use only the most light-stable pigments and hand-make all their paints with conservation standard acrylics and epoxies. Restoration Services works with a range of artistic skills and the most up-to-date technology to restore objects to as close to the original appearance as a client desires.

Fun Fact: While Restoration Services is based in Arlington, they service clients throughout the United States and around the world. They have worked on major projects for the Peabody Essex Museum, The Worcester Historical Society, The Paul Revere House, The Cyrus E. Dallin Museum and many others.

If you have an object that needs careful repair, contact Restoration Services today!

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Events, Recent News & Articles

Aeronaut Arlington had a successful run in Whittemore Park in July, August and September
​- Take the beer garden survey
- Read press release 

​Letter to the Editor about Arlington's vacant storefront bylaw featured in the Boston Globe
How one Massachusetts town [Arlington] is tackling vacant storefronts
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Listen to podcast interview with Support Arlington Center
Arlington Entrepreneurs interviewed co-founder Alyssa Clossey about the importance of small business shopping and how Support Arlington Center was formed. 
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​Goals of the new bylaw for Vacant Store Fronts
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Boston Globe featured article: Residents pressure Arlington Center Landlords to fill growing vacant storefronts
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Arlington Cable News story on Support Arlington Center
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