The Charles River Ferry

The Charles River Ferry

This Sunday’s Boston Globe featured a column by Yvonne Abraham about the Lynn Ferry.  It just started this past year.  It’s been widely successful with the customers.  It’s spurring economic development and increasing property values. Not knowing a...
If you see one play this year, this is it

“Faith Healer” opens this Friday

The first production of the new Newton Nomadic Theater opens this Friday.  “Faith Healer” by Brian Friel will be at Carriage House Violins in Upper Falls this weekend (9/26, 9/27).   It will move to Gregorian Rugs in Lower Falls the following week (10/3,...

Lower Falls water main break

I just saw this on the Lower Falls email list. “It’s clear that a pipe has exploded under (route) 16 at Concord.  You might want to fill up your bathtubs/pitchers.  My water pressure is already going.” Does anyone have any more...

What’s happening at Baza ?

I stopped into Baza, the Russian grocery market off Needham St this morning.  There was a big empty display case with a sign that said “Sorry for the inconvenience.  Baza is temporarily not selling alcoholic beverages”. Does anyone no know the story? ...
If you see one play this year, this is it

Help improve the riverside walking trails

Much of Newton’s Charles River water front is a wonderful recreational resource for our city.  Any day of the week you can see lots of folks walking, bicycling, strolling, bird watching, jogging along the river between Auburndale and Watertown Square. Further up...