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Wednesday, June 9, 2021 After continued CELEBRATING PRIDE MONTH fight, federal Berberian to build money finally first Bike Trail comes to Everett By Seth Daniel facing business The federal American By Seth Daniel notable operations as the Rescue Plan was supposed SkyZone, Revolution to be a piece of very wel- The old Coleman Man- Axe, Bone Up Brewery, come good news earlier ufacturing building might Village Bar & Grill and so this year, but ended up have an address of Waters many others. being a sharp stick in the Avenue, but a new vision Berberian said they eye for Everett and Chel- for the old property faces purchased the Coleman sea when the two hard- the other direction – not Manufacturing building hit COVID communities towards the street like in February 2020 with the were shorted on their most business, but rath- idea of orienting it to the funding due to antiquated er towards the Northern walking path and the rest formulas used in Washing- Strand Bike Path. of the renaissance going ton, D.C. to divvy up the New building owner on to the west of the prop- money. Gregory Berberian told erty. They purchased it It sparked a tremendous the Independent this week from Mr. Coleman, whose amount of outrage, only to that he is in the midst of family had operated the see state and local officials building out a new ice business for 100 years work closely with Gov. cream and coffee shop in over three generations. He Charlie Baker to figure out a portion of the old Cole- said they would call the a way to make up the lost man building, and it will building ‘The Coleman.’ funding to the two impact- be a business that looks to “We love the area,” he ed communities. On Fri- capitalize on the busy bike said. “It’s getting bigger day, after some last-min- trail and parkland and not and there’s synergy be- ute dramatics, Gov. Baker so much the street and car tween it all and the more announced Everett would market – one of the first we have here, the better receive $33.3 million in bike path-oriented busi- for the entire area. The extra Rescue Act money nesses to spring up on the difference is you don’t to supplement the lower Northern Strand in Ever- have to build the destina- numbers they got through ett. tion now. The destination the formula earlier this “My dream here, the is here already and you COURTESY PHOTOS vision and plan I have is year. With a rainbow of balloons for Pride Month on June 1, speakers and elected officials just need to build out in- Chelsea got $28.5 celebrated the occasion outside City Hall, including State Sen. Sal DiDomenico, Dom to take the front door on teresting uses.” million, and Methuen Washington, Kayla Mangan, Mayor Carlo DeMaria, Stacy DeMaria, School Committeeman Waters Avenue and Elm The build-out of the got $26.3 million, while Marcony Almeida Barros, Governor’s Councilor Eileen Duff and State Rep. Joe McGonagle. Way and focus the entry Coleman comes just as Randolph got $21 mil- Immediately after, Mayor Carlo DeMaria and friends cut the ribbon on the new LGBTQ+ on the back of the build- the City is expanding the lion. Those were the four Youth Space and Resource Center at the former Pope John High School. See Page 6 for ing because I want to Northern Strand under communities that were more photos. open the building up to Revere Beach Parkway, impacted by COVID and the walking trail,” he said behind Gateway Mall didn’t seem to get the on Monday. “We’re going and connecting to the proper amounts of funding to build out a coffee shop Mystic River waterfront through the Rescue Plan. and ice cream store our- at Encore. A future bike/ State Sen. Sal DiDome- Headed to Harvard selves, and we’re talking pedestrian bridge is on nico – after being alerted with two operators right the books to be built at by Everett CFO Eric De- now. It sounds promising the terminus, and if ever mas – was one of the first EHS Valedictorian hopes for career in health but if not we’ll operate completed, it would open to raise a bullhorn and it ourselves. We’ve tak- the Northern Strand to begin shouting about the By Seth Daniel en the old boards off the thousands of riders from unfair nature of the issue. When Everett High window and have a new Boston, Cambridge and This week he said he was School (EHS) Senior doorway we just put in. Somerville as well. grateful that the governor Karen Portillo was check- We’re excited and the City The new coffee and was able to work it all out. ing all of her acceptance is excited. We’re going to ice cream shop would be “After I brought this is- letters last April while have it up and running this phase one for the building sue to the Governor I am on a Zoom call with her summer. Everett has been and would be located on grateful that he worked friends, most of the dream good to us.” the south side of the build- with us to dedicate funds schools and Ivy League The Berberian fam- ing. Through COVID from the American Res- schools she applied to ily owns a tremendous times, Berberian said they cue Plan to Everett and weren’t panning out. amount of property in the focused on solidifying Chelsea,” said DiDo- She checked the last Air Force Road area, and menico. “This has been one, which was Harvard is the landlord for such See BERBERIAN Page 2 a month’s long process University, and surpris- working alongside the ingly, she saw the word Governor’s administra- ‘Congratulations.’ DPH field team in Everett tion, our Federal dele- “I thought it was a mis- gation, Senate President take when I first saw it,” spreads vaccine information Spilka, Mayor DeMaria she said. “I refreshed the and City Manager Am- browser, and logged out of Staff Report cine. Trained canvassers brosino to get these much the portal and logged back worked with local busi- needed resources to Chel- in to make sure it wasn’t a In recent weekends, nesses as well as traveled sea and Everett. Our cit- mistake. I couldn’t believe the Massachusetts De- door-to-door to answer ies have been hit hard by Everett High Valedictorian Karen Portillo will be heading to partment of Public Health questions and hand out it. It was such a surprise.” Harvard University in the fall, but not before she gives her COVID-19 and these fed- Not only was her ac- (DPH) field team fo- information for residents Valedictorian Address during the Everett High Commence- cused efforts in Everett to get vaccinated. These ment Exercises at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Weds., SeeMONEY Page 2 See PORTILLO Page 3 June 9. to spread information about the COVID-19 vac- See VACCINE Page 3 Area breweries have steady re-opening after COVID By Seth Daniel Now, though they said it room we had Plexiglas model…We have been seems weird, they are tran- barriers at all our tables operating with modified The once-booming sitioning back to the nor- and around the bar,” she table service, which is a brewery scene in Everett mal tap room settings that said. “In terms of decid- complete change from – some of the hardest hit once were the highlight of ing how much came down how we’ve operated in businesses in the City – are after-work gatherings in and what came down, I Everett since opening. slowly gathering their for- the area. let that decision rest with “That was definitely a mer momentum this week Night Shift Tap Room those working in the tap huge learning curve last since Gov. Charlie Baker General Manager Mel room because they’ll be year trying to get people lifted COVID-19 restric- Galindo said it has been a operating under these accustomed to being be- tions a week ago and bar slow return to normal for conditions. We wanted to hind a bar to learn serving service started again on them, with Memorial Day make sure we were doing experience,” she contin- Monday. weekend’s bad weath- what they were comfort- ued. “Many were eager to Breweries like Night er tempering crowds and able with. We took a vote get back to bar service.” Shift and Bone Up in the people returning in larger and kept it anonymous to At Bone Up Brewery, Fermentation District said numbers every day. find out what conditions they did not have indoor this week that the last 15 For Galindo, the chang- felt comfortable. Some 80 service during COVID-19, months were a testament es to the tap room were percent wanted to take all but had a huge, successful to being flexible, to figur- dictated by her employees the Plexi down and were outdoor beer garden last ing out how to grow their – what they were comfort- ready for that. That made summer and fall that they Young members of the DPH field team stationed them- business in new ways, and able with and not comfort- it easy and especially easy plan to keep going this selves in the center of Everett to help spread the facts relying on the solid sup- able with.