Two households file lawsuit to stop Dunstan East project
Three residents (representing two households) who live near the Dunstan East mixed-use development project in West Newton filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Massachusetts Superior Court to appeal the Newton Zoning Board of Appeals comprehensive permit for the 40B project....
Dunstan East project wins approval
The Dunstan East project was approved last night 4-1 by Newton’s Zoning Board of Appeals. The three-acre mixed use project is located on Washington Street just outside of West Newton Square. It stretches back to Cheese Cake Brook and includes the buildings where The...
Flora’s Wine Bar to open after “one inspection”
It looks like Flora’s Wine Bar in West Newton is about to open its doors. They’re just “one inspection” away from opening, possibly this coming weekend. The restaurant, from the founders of Mei Mei and Beer Mobile, a craft beer food truck, gave...The last month for Lumiere; Flora’s Wine Bar to open soon
This is it for West Newton’s Lumiere. According to Boston Magazine, the last day for the bistro will be Feb 29. But they’re holding a “Last Supper” a few days before on Feb. 20. And, of course, you can celebrate Valentine’s Day there too....Do these look like historic landmarks to you?
On Jan. 2, one day after she was sworn in to the Newton City Council, the newly elected Ward 3 Councilor Julia Malakie filed an “urgent” request with the Newton Historical Commission to landmark the Washington Street used car dealership pictured above and six other West Newton Buildings for landmark status.
Also on Malakie’s list is this property at 978 Watertown Street
…also on Councilor Malakie’s urgent landmark list is the
Flora’s to open in W. Newton
While we can mourn the loss of Lumiere, we have a name for the new concept moving in where Coney Island had been. It’s called Flora’s and I missed the post on Boston Restaurant Talk when it hit a few weeks back, but it looks to be a 20-seat concept that,...The Slippery Slope of Size
To listen to the Right Size argument in Newton is to hear a lot about the heights of buildings. Right Sizers living near the Northland property think it has too many apartments, while those over near Riverside fretted (until recently) that it had too few housing units...
West Newton favorite, L’Roma Bakery & Cafe is for sale
One of Newton’s most beloved coffee shops/gathering places — L’Aroma Bakery & Cafe — is on the market, according to this listing. It appears the Salie family is looking to sell the building, at 15 Spenser Street, to someone who might want...
Why we need to rethink our streets
Tuesday afternoon I was sitting at the stoplight at Cherry and Washington waiting to turn left from Washington to Cherry. The all-walk was lit and a man in an electric wheelchair was trying to cross the street from the corner next to the Cherry Tree restaurant to...
SATURDAY: Here’s your chance to dunk Robert Korf and Damien Chaviano
Have you been pining for a chance to let out your aggression on Mark Develpment’s Robert Korf and Damien Chaviano? Well you can have your chance this Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at a Mark Development sponsored block party in the back parking lot of 1314...
Mark Development plans a 40B along Washington Street in West Newton
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