Newton LoveFEST Newton’s small, independently owned, brick-and-mortar businesses have special offers for Valentine’s Day. They have been weathering challenges of Covid, inflation, labor shortages, and online competition. o help spur sales, many are participating in a week-long Newton LoveFEST. “The goal of LoveFEST is to increase local dollars flowing into…
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Rep. Jake Auchincloss has announced that his guest at President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday will be Dr. Xiaoyan Qin, owner of Union Pharmacy in Newton Center. After working as a pharmacist and pharmacy manager in Newton Center for 15 years, Dr. Qin opened Union Pharmacy in…
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller held a two-hour online Town Hall Forum on January 26 to answer questions about the proposed tax override. A recording of the meeting has been posted here. On Sunday, February 5 at 2PM, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Interim Superintendent Kathleen Smith will host a Tax Override Forum…
The Charles River Regional Chamber will host an online Newton Business Community Town Hall on February 7, 8:30AM-9:30AM to discuss Newton’s Proposition 2.5 override ballot questions, with a particular focus on the business and nonprofit community. The online event is free and open to members and non-members. Register here to…
[DEADLINE EXTENDED] The Charles River Regional Chamber invites everyone to nominate outstanding business leaders of color who work or serve on boards of businesses or nonprofits in Newton, Needham, Watertown, Waltham, Wellesley, Natick or Framingham. Nominations are open through February 14, and multiple submissions are encouraged. There are two categories…
For nearly nineteen years, Artitudes Gallery, on Washington Street in West Newton, has been an attraction, a place to find original jewelry, crafts, and accessories. The gallery, three doors from the West Newton Cinema, has been a magnet for the long lines of movie-goers waiting for their show to start.…
Barely a month into retirement, Shiuchin Chang knew it just was not for her. After decades cooking in restaurants, she wanted to return to the kitchen and whip up savory Taiwanese fare for hungry customers. With her family behind her, she recently opened Grandma’s Kitchen, a Taiwanese restaurant in Newtonville,…
“We are a community and we’ve helped each other. We take care of each other,” says Raina Tessler, Events Coordinator at Newton Center’s Union Street Restaurant. Local Newton Center restaurants and businesses have been working together — since March of 2020, when Governor Baker issued an order closing all indoor…
For Ryan Gott, owner of The Cork and Board at 1207 Centre Street in Newton Centre, shopkeeping is a second career and the realization of a dream. The longtime family and probate lawyer decided during the pandemic to open a specialty foods store with a local New England focus, and…
Newtonville Books Mary Cotton knows her customers and her literature. On a recent weekday, the owner of Newtonville Books (10 Langley Road) enthusiastically offered recommendations to a new customer who came in looking for a crime story. That personal touch, knowledgeable advice, and those unique offerings are what differentiate local,…