Westminster Stories

Lou has been working as a street cleaner on Westminster Street for about four years, pushing a distinctive yellow cart. “I do this in the mornings, and then at night I’m a drug and alcohol counsellor. I’ve been working there for about twenty years. It keeps me going.”

Juliette’s first language was French, and now she’s bilingual. She’s four years old, and goes to the Dr. Pat Feinstein Child Development Center on Westminster Street.

The final week’s stories, in the window at 191 Westminster Street, are all about things on the street.

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Kamilah works part time at the reference desk of the Johnson and Wales Library. “I like the easy-going pace, I like helping people, and I’m fascinated with books.” So we asked her to recommend us a book.

“Westminster Street is the place where I was first confronted with my destiny.”

This week’s stories, on display in the window at 191 Westminster Street, are about work.

Jane is on her way to a Spanish class.

“My youngest kid just went to college, so I thought I’d get something in place before she goes.”

Part avocado, with a brain the size of a shelled cashew, Mr Quasi Moto is a unique part of Westminster Street folklore. Right now he is doing his rounds. “Someone’s got to walk the streets.”

This week’s stories, in the window at 191 Westminster Street, are about food and drink.

Josie was managing a club in Taunton, MA about five years ago when “a dude walked in and put a gun to my head.”

Las historias de esta semana, puesto en la vitrina a 191 Westminster Street, se tratan de Hispanohablantes.