Brookline Releases 'Diverse And Inclusive Business Directory'

BROOKLINE, MA – Brookline’s Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Relations has released its 2023 Diverse and Inclusive Business Directory.

The directory “highlights and celebrates Brookline’s diverse, accessible, and inclusive independent business community,” according to a summary attached to it.

The businesses highlighted in the guide include women-owned, BIPOC-owned, LGBTQ-owned, and veteran-owned businesses, as well as businesses that are fully accessible to people with disabilities.

The directory is the culmination of community canvassing and several online campaigns that invited and encouraged Brookline businesses and organizations to be included in the new directory.

Ten new businesses were added to the directory this year, which features coffee shops, restaurants, shops, art studios, health studios, non-profits and more.

The directory comes with a visual key allowing users to determine businesses owned by Diverse Business Enterprises as well as those that are fully accessible.

The directory was released following Black History Month and with the arrival of Women’s History Month, which runs from March 1 through March 31.