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…
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On Thursday, December 1st, Barney Heath, Director of Newton’s Planning Department, joined by members of his staff, launched the third in a series of seven community presentations on the proposed Village Center Overlay Design. This meeting, focused on Newton Center and Thompsonville, was not meant to be a public hearing,…
This weekend, over 370 student artists participated in Newton Cultural Development’s Halloween Window Painting event, now in its 23rd year. You can admire their work in the shop windows of Auburndale, Newton Centre, Newton Highlands, Newtonville, Nonantum, and West Newton. (Our photos in these links don’t do them justice. Please…
An incident on Union Street in Newton Centre last Thursday night inspired this artful response. Todd Miskell, owner of BMBI Fitness, arrived Friday morning to find a gaping hole in one plate glass window on the front of his gym and an outdoor chair askew on the floor inside. Upbeat…
Newton Cultural Development’s annual Halloween Window Painting event — October 29 (rain date: October 30), 9AM-4PM — offers opportunity for all Newton students in Grades 3-8 (under adult supervision) to decorate participating merchants’ windows with Halloween-themed artwork. The six villages in this year’s event are Auburndale, Newton Centre, Newton Highlands,…
In its October 24 meeting, the City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee reviewed a presentation of the preliminary mapping of proposed zoning districts in Village Centers. The presentation was made by the City’s consultant for this project, Utile, under the direction of the Planning Department. These selected slides from the…
The Newton’s 47th annual Harvest Festival will take place this Sunday, October 16, 11AM-4PM, on Newton Centre Green featuring live music, entertainment, food, and a record number of exhibitors. Browse crafted goods and learn about local businesses. At the GreenEXPO, you can discover ways to create an environment in better balance…
Historic Newton’s Free Community Weekends open the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds (286 Waverley Avenue) and the Jackson Homestead )527 Washington Street) free to the public on the first Saturday and Sunday of each month, 10AM-5PM.
The MBTA will temporarily close the Green Line Riverside (D) branch between Kenmore and Riverside, running shuttle buses along the route (except for Beaconsfield) during these closures: September 24-October 2, October 8-16, and October 22-30. Parking lots at Waban and Eliot stations will be not be available during these closures.…
Last Sunday, the Love Dogs rock band was the final act in Newton’s series of six summer concerts on Sunday evenings in Newton Centre. An enthusiastic audience of 300 — the largest audience in the series — attended this concert. Paula Gannon, Director of Newton Cultural Affairs, noted that the first four…