Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2024 Mid-grade Regular $3.78 3.05 67 54 Over 45 Years of Excellence! Full Service $2.99 Order online at angelosoil.com City looks to expand parking options for Broadway Business District By Barbara Taormina T he staff of the City’s Planning & Community Development Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 Dan - 1972 Department and their consultants from the engineering fi rm Stantec presented their results from a Broadway Corridor Parking study to the City Council this week. The goal of the study was to fi nd ways to increase parking to promote economic development and to ease parking troubles for residents. According to Stantec consultants, there are 2,400 parking spaces on Broadway, many in private lots. The chief recommendation from the study is to direct drivers to spaces on side streets and lots behind Broadway. They proposed wayfaring signs to direct drivers to cheaper, available spaces a short distance from Broadway. City offi cials proposed creating a pool of public parking by possibly leasing space in private lots and combining it with underused space, such as the City Hall lot and Central Street lot. Spreading out available parking spaces could be combined with higher fees for parking in the core areas of Broadway, particularly during peak hours. The consultants believe Revere is poised to make those changes in part because of the parking district benefi ts fund. They suggested spending funds on sidewalk maintenance and improvements, such as landscaping, would draw drivers to side streets for cheaper parking. During their presentation, planners revealed that only 40 to 50 percent of the spaces on Broadway were utilized during the study. “If we’re only using 40 to 50 percent of our inventory, why this rush to increase the amount of parking spaces?” asked Ward 4 Councillor Paul Argenzio. Planners said the idea aligned with the Broadway corridor master plan and with eff orts to promote economic development. In a recent survey conducted in conjunction with the study, residents said they typically spend fi ve minutes searching for parking on Broadway. The City Council referred the parking study to the economic development subcommittee. Fifth Dot’s Army Annual Cornhole Tournament and BBQ set for Sat., Sept. 7 D By Melissa Moore-Randall Open Labor Day with Special Deals! We Sell Cigars & Accessories! OT’S ARMY, a local Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Chris 2023 * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES ALL MAJOR BRANDS Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes SMOKER’S DELIGHT! 15 HANDMADE CIGARS! Four-Year-Old Tobacco * 100% Long Filler * Cellophane $49.95 STORE HOURS: Mon. - Sat.: 9AM - 7PM Sunday & Holidays: 9AM - 6PM R.Y.O. TOBACCO & TUBES ON SALE! SPECIAL SALE! TRAVEL HUMIDORS & ALL BONGS! A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 --------HUMIDORS ON SALE! STARTING AT $99. COMPLETE! --------Walk Team, will host their 5th Dot’s Army Annual Cornhole Tournament and BBQ on Saturday, September 7 (rain date September 8) at Griswold Field behind St. Mary’s Church. The event will include a single elimination, 21-point adult tournament (18+), with a $200 cash prize for the winning team. All ages are welcome. The event begins with registration at 11:00 a.m. followed by the National Anthem performed by Revere’s own Olivia Freni at 12:15. The cornhole competition will begin at 12:30. In addition to tournament action, The Bent Water Brewery Beer Tent will be there from 12 p.m.-4 p.m., and burgers, hotdogs and drinks will also be available for purchase. There will also be a chance at winning raffl e items, including gift cards, a 50/50, custom baskets by Bent Water Brewery and Dave & Busters! The event is coordinated annually by Renee Gallant Griffi n, Angela Chamberlin, Dorothy Morgan, Danai Griffi n and Susan Connolly. Past Winners have included the 2018 Pineholes, the 2019 Beachmont Boys, the 2020 Dynamic Duo, the 2021 Beachmont Boys and last year’s winner, the father and son duo Sack Attack. Renee Gallant Griffin spoke of how Dot’s Army came to be: “Dot’s Army was formed to celebrate the end of the battle for one of our own. At the time, members of Dot’s Army and our several fundraising volunteers expected this would be a one-and-done event. When Walk Day came, 32 of us crossed the fi nish line, among us and the most important of whom, crossed with her family by her side. Words can’t explain how it felt to witness so many brave survivors and fi ghters cross that line. This was anything but one-and-done. If you’ve ever known a person battling cancer, you know they are not the only ones in the fi ght. It takes a literal army to fi ght this disease and to keep life as normal as possible during it.” Gallant added, “The support and love Dot’s Army has received from the Revere community is the reason fundraising was so successful and how it grew to be the Dot’s Army we celebrate today. What started out as selling snacks, slush, candy, and drinks to fundraise at Griswold Field in 2018, is now a 5-year Cornhole Tournament fundraiser with almost $30,000 raised for cancer research.” Using the (supplied) QR code, you can register your team, buy a Dot’s Army t-shirt, donate and register as a walker with Dot’s Army. You can also text the keyword DOTSARMY to 53555 to donate.
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