THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, DECEmbER 16, 2022 Page 3 ‘World Cup on the Ave’ event planned for Sunday’s Final Match, hosted by four Shirley Ave. small businesses T his Sunday, December 18, join Revere’s Shirley Avenue Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) partnership for a World Cup Final Match celebration at four small businesses on the Avenue. The event will take place at 10:00 a.m. EST. Shirley Avenue is a multicultural business corridor and family-oriented neighborhood located next to Revere Beach and accessible by the Revere Beach T stop. With over 30 active storefronts and an estimated 16 languages spoken among district merchants, soccer serves as something of a common language – a shared interest and passion that offers our business and residential community a chance to connect. The “World Cup on the Ave” event partners with four immigrant-owned businesses to offer $5 off to the first 20 patrons at each establishment during the World Cup Final. The vision is a thriving and culturally relevant downtown that welcomes new and long-standing residents alike to enjoy a common interest. The four participating businesses in the Shirley Avenue neighborhood of Revere are: 1. Las Delicias Colombianas, 86 Shirley Ave., Revere 2. F&J Juice Bar Café, 76 ~ GUEST COMMENTARY ~ End of Year Thoughts on Revere’s Human Rights Commission By Sal Giarratani I swear something has happened to our communal sense of time. While the hour still has 60 minutes and the day 24 hours, it does seem like our time has accelerated way too fast. Seems like just yesterday, I was over at Shea’s Beach in Eastie getting a good tan and now Thanksgiving has passed us by as we quickly approach yet another Christmas and New Year’s. I have been aging much faster than I would wish and must say the older I get I think of my mortality these days in the new “normal” we now occupy. This year I wish everyone, as I always do, the best holiday season they celebrate. Life is far too short to get all in an uproar over political differences. I will still tell bad jokes, as I always had, but I must remind folks that a good joke is meant to make laughter and today there are too many of us who are afraid to laugh in case it triggers stress in someone else. Remember Buddy Hackett, who was great for comic relief? Here’s an old joke of his: “My wife told me she wanted to be cremated. I asked her, ‘How does next Tuesday sound’?” Today, would people demand an apology for such a sexist joke told? I guess I may find out about that next week if the Advocate gets lots of readers writing in saying it was a bad joke for me to tell. Listen, I think everyone on the City of Revere’s Human Rights Commission needs to be congratulated for bringing up tough subjects at times and stirring up way too much drama. It is never a bad thing to make people think about issues that constantly effect our affect. It, I believe, is a good thing to challenge the way we think when in debate with others. All of us, no matter our politics, should be open enough to hear opposing views without being judgmental. When I first heard about this city’s Commission using the “Circle Process,” I laughed because liberals always seem to love circles and conservatives not so much. I have partaken of using the “circle” to facilitate discussions. Didn’t think I would like this alien idea, but it really wasn’t so alien when I saw people talking with each other without any negativity. My only concern is when any of us use ideology to silence debate. We need to use this holiday season to welcome the value of peaceful coexistence. We need to stop, look around and see what our life truly means. It isn’t about having the most toys ever. It isn’t about ranking other people below us. It is about using this life of ours to ensure we are all leaving a better world behind for our children and grandchildren and being remembered for the good we did with the time God has given us. Dan 1972 Shirley Ave., Revere 3. Valsos Table & Bar, 139 Shirley Ave., Revere 4. Sabrine Bakery & Café, 91 Centennial Ave., Revere “The restaurants’ leadership in hosting these viewing parties is a wonderful example of how small businesses working together help define the culture of a place; in Shirley Ave’s case as a vibrant, diverse neighborhood full of people looking for ways to connect with and give back to their community,” said Laura Christopher, the organizer for the event and the TDI Fellow for Revere. This event is hosted by Revere’s Shirley Avenue TDI Partnership, which includes Women Encouraging Empowerment (WEE), The Neighborhood Developers (TND), Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Revere CARES, the City of Revere and MassDevelopment’s TDI. 10% Off Senior Discount! 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