U Mass Newton?
MassLive.com reported and Governor Baker confirmed that University of Massachusetts is in talks about acquiring Mt Ida College in Newton.Jeff Speck’s vision for Washington Street
I just received City Councilor Chris Mariewicz’s email newsletter and it had a link to this interesting 13 minute video that was presented last September. The video and accompanying text by Ellen Ishkanian, back when she was a freelance writer, is just as timely today as the city is diving into the larger Washington Street project..
Concert for Venezuelan humanitarian relief
Everyone is invited this Friday at 7:30 PM to the Concert for Venzuela at the beautiful First Baptist Church in Newton Centre. The concert is the brainchild of Maria Beatriz Arvelo who brought us the Newton Street pianos. She has rounded up 30 world class musicians...
Forget everything you know about the Newton Nomadic Theater
“Keep it simple”? No “Travel light”? No “Move from place to place” Just barely Fabulous acting? No these actors are idiots Everything’s going out the window for the American premiere of Dracula: The Bloody Truth. ...
New high school schedule makes everyone unhappy
The Newton School Department has released their proposal for a new schedule for the city’s two high schools and no one is happy. There’s been mounting pressure in recent years to switch to a later start time for the high schools. A wealth of evidence...
Story of the Week – Jerry Reilly
The Newton Nomadic Theater regularly hosts nights of storytelling called the Nomad Story Slam. From time to time I dive into the archive of 100’s of stories that have been told at the Nomad Story Slam over the last three years and pull out one for a Sunday morning... Story of the Week – Don Picard
The Newton Nomadic Theater regularly hosts nights of storytelling called the Nomad Story Slam. From time to time I dive into the archive of 100’s of stories that have been told at the Nomad Story Slam over the last three years and pull out one of my favorites....
Mmm soup!
The FREE!! annual Upper Falls Soup Social is this Saturday, March 24, 5-8 PM at the Emerson Community Center, Pettee St, Upper Falls. Come meet your neighbors and enjoy a wide selection of delicious soups provided by our local businesses. This great idea was dreamt up...
Next year’s schools budget
Here are some highlights from the School Commitee’s email news: There are no major cuts, and the budget proposal supports some program improvements. Here are some key takeaways from the March 19th meeting: Assistant Principal positions are being added to...
Winter fun fact
Now that we’re looking down the barrel of another winter Nor’easter (that apparently is all my fault) I thought I’d share a Newton winter fun fact that my wife learned at the last Upper Falls Area Council meeting. Amount of money that every inch of...
Porchfest needs you
The plans for the first annual Newton Porchfest on June 2 have been coming together nicely. I’ve been to a few porchfests in other towns and I’m tickled to hear that we’ll be having one of our own in Auburndale this year. It’s an afternoon of...