To provide a fun incentive to support the shops and restaurants still recovering
from being closed for so many months during the pandemic, the Concord Together initiative is launching the “Summer Solstice Passport Event”
which will run through August 20th.
Shops all across Concord have worked hard to reconfigure their storefronts, install plexiglass sneeze guards, create distance markers, integrate no-touch or low-touch point of sale technology, and train their teams to be in compliance with all sanitizing and safety standards put forth by the state. And while the shops are all business when it comes to safety, they are truly so happy to see their friends and customers again!
Many people visiting Concord Center for its historical, cultural, and shopping attractions may not be aware of its little sister on the other side of Route 2, West Concord. Fairly recently, buildings on this side of town were falling into disrepair and there was little to tempt a curious traveler. When I encouraged an old friend of my mother’s to join us at a music festival, she remarked, “In West Concord? In my day, we only ventured over there on Sunday afternoons, for charitable work.”
