October 16, 2009 marked the fourth year for CitySquares.com, a reflective milestone for co-founders Ben Saren and Bob Leland who recognize the successes and growth of CitySquares.com since its launch in 2005. CitySquares.com began as a small website with information about local businesses in seven Boston area neighborhoods to what is now a national hyperlocal [...] [...more]
Part of CitySquares‘ mission is to give small merchants a voice. We’re still quite a ways from achieving that goal, but we’re getting closer and you’ll see more of that in the coming months. If one thing is certain though, it’s that consumers have lots and lots of ways to express themselves. You might even [...] [...more]
We first launched CitySquares back in 2005, for just a few neighborhoods in Somerville and Cambridge. Now, three years later, we’re rolling out the site nationwide. Bob, Justin, Michael, and Clay (our product team) are doing some amazing things, and working very hard to bring CitySquares to every community across the country, and the goal [...] [...more]
I’ve long believed that at the heart of our communities, be they urban neighborhoods or rural villages, there are a few things that define the character of the community. Those things are… 1) the small businesses along the streets, with their storefronts, their goods and services, their owners who employ the locals and teenagers during the [...] [...more]
CitySquares started in 2005 with only seven neighborhoods on the site. We wanted to provide a useful and relevant hyper-local resource for local residents and for the small businesses. Those seven neighborhoods in Somerville and Cambridge Massachusetts (Davis Square, Porter Square, Harvard Square, Kendall Square, Union Square, Central Square and Inman Square) are now the [...] [...more]
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