Business owners and a leading community activist on the west side of Centretown are pointing to positive changes in the streetscape on the corner of Somerset and Preston streets as a boon for store owners and area residents alike. 
David KawaiA small garden spruces up the sidewalk outside Luciano Foods at the corner of Somerset and Preston streets in Little Italy. During recent reconstruction of Somerset sidewalks and roads, landscapers added the garden.
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