Category — Newton Highlands

International Walnut Market 20 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands International specialty store that features all foods from European to Middle Eastern to Asian, as well as a boutique line of beer and wine, with Persian rugs to boot!

Moe Khalaj, a Needham resident, established International Walnut Market in 2004.

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Giggle Kids Music A drop-in music studio for young children 6 months to 3 years 22 Lincoln St., Newton Highlands (in the yoga studio upstairs at Green Planet Kids) Linda Emmanuel, Newton Highlands resident, established Giggle Kids Music in 2004.

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bb café 27 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands Homemade soups, salads, sandwiches and paninis, along with a full breakfast daily. Michael Baker, a Newton resident, established the restaurant in 1984.  He has 30 employees.

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Limited Editions 1176 Walnut Street, Newton Highlands Home and fashion accessories, American Crafts Jo-Ann Freedman, Newtonville resident, established Limited Editions in 1976. She has 3 employees.

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You may have thought once or twice before, “Why do developers do our planning for us?  They tell us what they want, and we react.  Why don’t we have our own vision?”

Mayor Warren has convened a committee to create that vision–the Comprehensive Plan Mixed Use Task Force (MUTF). The group is led by the rightly esteemed Phil Herr, who led the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee that gave us our 2007 Plan.

[NOTE:  Two Newton Villagers (Andrea Kelley and John Pears) are serving on the MUTF.  As updates on the MUTF work are available, we will post them here.]

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Despite the persistent gray skies, the rain stayed away, and hundreds of people turned out for Village Day in Newton Highlands on Sunday.

A crowd milled along Lincoln Street on Sunday.

Several blocks of Lincoln Street were closed to traffic as local merchants opened their doors and in many cases took to the sidewalks and street to meet and greet neighbors and friends.  [Read more →]