by Dan Foley | Aug 17, 2012 | Auburndale, Lower Falls, Newton Corner, Waban |
We all have our favorite local stores and restaurants – that favorite place to grab a cup of coffee, the place with the unusual kids toys, or the place with the artisan jewelry. We also know the business that make a difference by donating to our kids’ schools or...
by Greg Reibman | Jul 31, 2012 | Newton |
As Mike Striar noted earlier , the Joe Kennedy III for Congress Campaign has had an enthusiastic crew of young supporters doing regular stand-ups along Needham and Oak Streets this summer. Now if the only the campaign would hand-out binoculars to the people driving...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jul 12, 2012 | Newton |
The Upper Falls Greenway, a plan to build a new mile long park/walking trail/bike trail in Upper Falls just took a big step forward. The MBTA Board of Directors voted yesterday to enter into a 99 year lease of the railroad property to the City of Newton. The lease...
by Dan Foley | Jul 5, 2012 | Business |
As we look for ways to bring vitality and new business back into our City, Newton Patch has begun running a column called Visions for Vacancies. This solicits input and ideas from readers about selected empty storefronts throughout the city, asking what they would...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Jun 10, 2012 | Lower Falls, Newton TAB, Riverside |
In 1975, the Newton Conservation Commission published a visionary plan called the Charles River Pathway for linking the entire Charles River water front with walking paths from Cutler Park in Needham to Watertown Square. In the intervening years, the DCR has built a...
by Greg Reibman | May 24, 2012 | Newton |
The Globe reported Thursday that Nordstrom Inc. is looking to open its first store in Boston with its discount brand, Nordstrom Rack, at the former Filene’s Basement site in Boston’s Back Bay. I say, they should go all in and open a Rack at the site of the...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 4, 2012 | Newton |
The brand new Jonathan’s Bar & Grill opens tonight at 215 Needham St. in Newton. It’s open till 1 AM. So get on down there and then get right back here and write us a review.
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by Chuck Tanowitz | Apr 14, 2012 | Newton |
When McDonalds on Needham St said that they were closing for “remodeling”, they weren’t messing around.
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by Sean Roche | Feb 9, 2012 | Newton |
Ashley Studley brings a must-read wrap-up of some of Newton’s choicest development battles. (Not sure I would have gone with the provocative headline that dominates the front page.) But, there’s a huge hole in the segment about Stop-and-Shop on Needham...
