Category — West Newton

Artitudes 1286 Washington St., West Newton Square Gregg DiBiaso & Valerie Miller of West Newton opened Artitudes, a gallery of fine American Crafts & Jewelry, in 2004. They have three employees, plus seasonal help.

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West Newton Hearing Center 1298 Washington St., West Newton Celebrating its 25th year in Newton, West Newton Hearing Center is owned by Deborah Guthermann and Rhonda Ruby. Debbie (pictured, seated left) has been a Newton resident for 29 years; Rhonda (pictured, seated right) has lived in Westwood for 26 years. This private, owner-operated Audiology Practice provides diagnostic hearing testing and professional hearing aid sales and service.

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It’s never a happy thing to report that a local candy store may be closing, especially as we enter the season when “visions of sugar-plums” dance in children’s heads.

The storefront at 1263 Washington Street, if it does not stay a candy shop, might be a good spot for a wine & beer shop or convenience store. The village center has lost both services in recent years.

Granted, the village may not need another restaurant. West Newton stays a popular destination for dining out, with:

• 3 pubs (Cherry Tree, Paddy’s, The Local),
• 2 pizza places (Sweet Tomatoes, West Newton Pizza & Grill),
• Italian (Comella’s),
• Ice Cream & Sandwiches (Coney Island Ice Cream & Cafe),
• Fine dining (Lumiere)
• Chinese (Shing Yee)
• Thai (Mango),
• Barbeque (Blue Ribbon BBQ), and, of course,
• Doughnuts (Dunkin’ Donuts). This is New England.

Apologies if I missed any, but I need to go find something to eat.

In this age of 3-D films and TiVo, it may be easy to overlook the good old-fashioned performance spaces in our village centers. But, perhaps this holiday season, we can take time to enjoy them.

Newton Villages welcomes efforts of the Newton Cultural Alliance (NCA) to create collaborations between the city’s arts organizations and our local merchants.

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Clint Schuckel, associate City Engineer, will present proposed signage improvement plans around the Newton Corner Rotary (Exit 17) and West Newton Square (Exit 16) at 6:30pm on Wednesday, November 17, in Room 202 at City Hall.

Residents and merchants — and anyone who utilizes these rotary-style interchanges — are invited to comment. If you have questions ahead of the meeting, please contact David Koses, (617) 796-1133, dkoses@newtonma.gov.
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A futurist view?

File this under “wishful thinking,” but… [Read more →]