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
​​Help Around Town

Arlington, do wish you had someone to help with your yard work? Do you need to move furniture in your house? Need help walking your dog, cooking for the family or running errands? Consider checking out HelpAroundTown. This company was founded by local mom Reem Yared as an initial means to keep teens employed doing much needed neighborhood tasks. It has expanded as an online business service that connects neighbors to fill a job need, and workers to find jobs -- all in one resource. 

HelpAroundTown enables people to supplement their income. Whether new to the job market (students have earned up to $7,000 a summer), mothers re-entering the workforce, owners of home-based businesses; under-employed professionals; or retirees supplementing their income, users can select jobs compatible with their schedule, location and interest. 

HelpAroundTown stands out in protecting users’ privacy, integrating parents of minors in the job process, enabling helpers to keep 100% of what they earn, providing free job alerts customized to the helper’s interest and location, and making jobs searchable within a mile of of one’s location.

Whether you want an opportunity for additional income, or you want to post a job opportunity/task that needs to be fulfilled, check out HelpAroundTown and review all the local press this business has generated over the years for their successful business model. 

Learn more at: HelpAroundTown.com

Events, Recent News & Articles

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Boston Women's Market Arlington returns to Arlington on Saturday, Sept. 7th!
25 women makers will be at the Arlington Visitor's Center in Arlington Center from 11 am - 4 pm with handmade jewelry, vintage clothing, hand-poured candles, health and beauty products, and more!
Learn more >

​Aeronaut Arlington beer garden continues in Whittemore Park through September 7, 2019
​​Read more >

​​Two new Arlington Center businesses opened in July 2019 -- Butternut Bakehouse and Jose's
Visit Butternut Bakehouse >
Visit Jose's >

​Letter to the Editor about Arlington's vacant storefront bylaw featured in the Boston Globe
How one Massachusetts town [Arlington] is tackling vacant storefronts
Read letter >

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. 
Listen now >

​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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