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by Chuck Tanowitz | Jan 17, 2016 | Newton
Every week, I post a single video story from the Nomad Story Slam archive. This week’s story is from our first Nomad Story Slam more than a year ago. Mayor Setti Warren told a story about a neighbor and friend and her effect on everyone she knew. Our apologies...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jan 14, 2016 | Newton |
About 30 years ago I opened a bank account at BayBank in Newtonville. Over the years through the endless mergers, acquisitions, and consolidation in the banking industry, BayBank became Bank Boston, then Fleet, and finally Bank of America – the evil empire....
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by Chuck Tanowitz | Jan 14, 2016 | Newton |
The grand opening of the new Upper Falls Greenway won’t be until sometime in the spring. Between now and then there are various details that will be added/finished (benches, signs, etc). In the meantime though the trail itself is done and ready for...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jan 10, 2016 | Newton
This past week I saw my first rehearsal for the Newton Nomadic Theater’s upcoming production Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel. It’s the story of a blind woman and her sighted husband who brings her to a doctor in hopes of curing her blindness. Meanwhile...
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by Chuck Tanowitz | Jan 10, 2016 | Newton |
Every week, I post a single video story from the Nomad Story Slam archive. This week Village14’s own Gail Spector tells a wonderful story on the theme “a long way from home”. Don’t miss our next Nomad Story Slam on Saturday January 16. Come...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jan 8, 2016 | Newton |
I was lucky enough to get a delivery this morning. The Boston Globe’s Weekend section featured an album review of pop singer “Newton Centre-raised Rachel Platten”. I’ve never heard of her but that’s not much of a surprise … not my...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jan 6, 2016 | Newton |
The rebuilding/expansion of the Angier School is complete and the school re-opened this morning. Congratulations to all involved. As anybody who’s ever done any home re-modelling can attest, finishing a project of this scale right on schedule and under budget...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jan 4, 2016 | Newton |
Last week the City Councillors were sworn in for their new term. Tonight at City Hall the four neighborhood Area Councils (Newton Highlands, Waban, Newtonville, and Upper Falls) were sworn in by the mayor. The photo is the incoming Upper Falls Area Council The mayor...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jan 3, 2016 | Newton |
The Upper Falls Greenway was a project to turn a mile long stretch of abandoned overgrown railroad tracks into a neighborhood park for walking, jogging and bicycling. The construction started over two years ago and was meant to take just a few months. The contractor...
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by Chuck Tanowitz | Jan 3, 2016 | Newton
Every week, I post a single video story from the Nomad Story Slam archive. This week Walter Frankel tells an “imagine my surprise” story about going home for the holidays. Don’t miss our next Nomad Story Slam on Saturday January 16. Come and listen...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Dec 26, 2015 | Newton
Every week, I post a single video story from the Nomad Story Slam archive. For this Christmas week’s story Ofri Gilan tells an amazing “imagine my surprise” tale that takes place in the Holy Land, involves a young boy, some camels and a miracle....
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by Chuck Tanowitz | Dec 20, 2015 | Newton |
The Newton Nomadic Theater is planning the next Nomad Story Slam. The date’s not been finalized yet but it will be mid-January, most likely Fri 1/15 or Sat 1/16. The theme for the night will be “not what I had in mind”. Stories should be 5...
