The Newton Farmers’ Market at Cold Spring Park (1200 Beacon Street) is open on Tuesdays, 1:30PM to 6PM through October 15. The vendors — friendly and engaging — offer a wide range of high quality products. This week we learned that of all the balsamic vinegars offered there, the most…
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As Rielle Montague and her mother Joyce walked down Watertown Street in Nonantum doing errands, they were immediately drawn to Greentail Table’s window display and stepped inside. Greeted warmly by owner Linda de Valpine, Rielle Montague said she came in because the independent store “looked like it had local and…
The Newton Farmers Markets open this week and continue through October: Details and vendors are listed here.
Alice Lichtenstein has received the American Heart Association’s Award of Meritorious Achievement — the association’s “highest honor given to those that make a true impact” on its mission. She has worked for more than four decades in all levels of the AHA, prompting the expansion and exchange of knowledge on nutrition,…
After intently studying shelves brimming with an array of confections and weighing what to get, Jane Kennedy selected a small passion fruit truffle. However, she admitted, “I’m going to sample this and probably get the large size later.” Visiting relatives, Kennedy had never been in Sweet Dream, a new Newton…
An anonymous benefactor has donated $5.2 million toward the West Newton Cinema Foundation’s capital campaign to Save West Newton Cinema. The clock to save the historic,1937 Art Deco theater has been ticking since August 2022, when Mark Development purchased the West Newton Cinema for $5.6 million from the Bramante family,…
Mary Fitzgerald is organizing Newton’s Vegan Chef Challenge (May 1-31), pulling together local restaurants (currently 18), suppliers, volunteers, and community groups to highlight the benefits of plant-based eating. Participating Newton restaurants (map) will feature plant-based menu options throughout May. Customers can vote for their favorite dishes, and winning dishes will…
Finding a personal and meaningful gift for Mother’s Day is now easier thanks to Third Piece, a Boston-based knitting business with a new studio in Newton. Third Piece has partnered with Women’s Lunch Place, a daytime shelter for women in Boston, to offer a Learn to Knit Kit and Card…
The Street Chestnut Hill is hosting a Newton Children’s Business Fair where you can support local future entrepreneurs as they showcase their ideas. It will take place May 18, 11AM-3PM on the green at The Street Chestnut Hill (33 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill).
Many are concerned about plastic pollution and waste but get overwhelmed thinking about what can be done about it. Plastic and other kinds of packaging are so pervasive in modern life that it can seem impossible to do without them. But as chef Anne-Marie Bonneau has said, “We don’t need…