Look and Feel: Roxbury Crossing stop is next to a beautiful community park. Gorgeous trees, excellent layout of paths and park amenities like playgrounds. The area near the station is very residential. Just a short walk from there, past cute semi urban garden-fronted houses up Beacon street, you'll find an adorable, more bustling part of jamaica plain.
Restaurants: The milky way serves excellent food from the Bella Luna restaurant upstairs. This is not your typical bar food, so come hungry.
Shops: There's a great book shop, a bar/restaurant/bowling alley called the Milky way, and much more. The circle is bursting with cute, non-chain stores. a welcome relief from other parts of the city.
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