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		<title>What will happen to traffic when I-95 grows wider?</title>
		<link>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2012/02/what-will-happen-to-traffic-when-i-95-grows-wider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Cuddy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All villages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newton Highlands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Upper Falls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 8, 2012; 8:00 pm; ] As you may know, MassDOT is working to widen I-95 to include four travel lanes from Route 24 to Route 9. The design work will likely be completed in fall 2012, with construction to begin in 2013 and completed in 2016.  The proposed 127 million dollar project will widen 3.3 miles of I-95 including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Village Business Profile: Big Picture Framing</title>
		<link>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2012/01/village-business-profile-big-picture-framing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam Boiros</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newton Centre]]></category>
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Big Picture Framing
81 Union Street, Newton Centre and 60 Needham Street, Newton Highlands (plus other locations)



Barry Stahl &#38; Bob Clayton opened Big Picture Framing, Boston&#8217;s premier chain of custom framing stores, in 2000.  (Barry was raised in Newton, but now lives in Metrowest.)

What motivated you to get into business? 11 years ago, we looked around at how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Village Business Profile: Lash L’Amour</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam Boiros</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newton Centre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merchants]]></category>

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Lash L&#8217;Amour
55 Langley Rd
Newton Centre



Cynthia Tsang, of Boston, opened Lash L&#8217;amour in 2010.  Lash L’Amour is an upscale eyelash &#38; eyebrow extension boutique providing an array of beauty services including manicures and pedicures and wedding make-up.  They employ the latest techniques used on Hollywood’s celebrities and highest quality semi-permanent eyelashes and medical grade adhesives in their process.

What motivated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why not another bank?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Cuddy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All villages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shops. merchants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Folks in Newton have been concerned about the proliferation of banks in our village centers for some time now.  Alderman Vicki Danberg, for one, has been leading an effort to change zoning to make it harder for banks to take space in our villages.  The city&#8217;s Economic Development Commission is considering a moratorium on banks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newtonville&#8217;s Taste closed for renovations, plans to reopen next month</title>
		<link>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2012/01/newtonvilles-taste-closed-for-renovations-plans-to-reopen-next-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2012/01/newtonvilles-taste-closed-for-renovations-plans-to-reopen-next-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Sisson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newtonville]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I drove my yesterday and saw kraft paper covering the windows, I worried we might have lost another Newtonville gathering place. Heard with relief the coffeehouse news: Taste will reopen as George Howell Coffee next month.
My thanks to the journalists at Village 14, a great new local news resource started by former Newton Tab publisher [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Dewar leaves Newton Centre, and other comings and goings</title>
		<link>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2012/01/john-dewar-leaves-newton-centre-and-other-comings-and-goings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2012/01/john-dewar-leaves-newton-centre-and-other-comings-and-goings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Sisson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newton Centre]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 30+ years, John Dewar has closed its Newton Centre location and consolidated its operations at its newer Linden Square store in Wellesley. The local store closed January 9.
India Paradise on Union Street has closed &#8212; meaning there&#8217;s not one Indian restaurant in the 18 square miles of the Garden City. Residents will have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Village Business Profile: Duchess</title>
		<link>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2012/01/village-business-profile-duchess/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2012/01/village-business-profile-duchess/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam Boiros</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newton Centre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merchants]]></category>

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Duchess
77 Union Street, Newton Centre



Owner Rachel Sciaba of Brighton has owned and operated Duchess since 2009.   Duchess features women’s contemporary apparel.

What motivated you to get into business?  I wanted to provide a cozy, friendly, and customer service driven environment where it’s fun and easy to shop.  I have an eye for “wearable fashion” and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Village Business Profile: The Urban Grape</title>
		<link>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2011/12/village-business-profile-the-urban-grape/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2011/12/village-business-profile-the-urban-grape/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam Boiros</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chestnut Hill]]></category>
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The Urban Grape
7 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill (near Star Market)
Business hours: Monday through Wednesday, 9:30AM to 9:30PM; Thursday through Saturday 9:30AM to 11:00PM; Sundays from 12:00PM to 6:00PM)




Husband-and-wife team TJ and Hadley Douglas of Boston opened The Urban Grape in 2010 offering a vast selection of wine, spirits, beer and sake with a philosophy of unparalleled customer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post Office Branch Closures: a Loss for Village Life</title>
		<link>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2011/11/post-office-branch-closures-a-loss-for-village-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2011/11/post-office-branch-closures-a-loss-for-village-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Kelley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public spaces]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Postal Service is considering shutting down five Newton Post Offices: West Newton, Lower Falls, Boston College, Newton Upper Falls, and Nonantum.  Nationally, 3700 offices are potentially being eliminated, with a disproportionate five here in Newton. The traditional town center used to include an assortment of places that made for civic life:  a village green, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arts Stroll &amp; Shop in Newton Centre</title>
		<link>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2011/11/arts-stroll-shop-in-newton-centre/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newtonvillages.org/2011/11/arts-stroll-shop-in-newton-centre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Cuddy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newton Centre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ December 8, 2011; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Directly from the Newton Cultural Alliance...
The Stroll features one-night only sales, music, cold weather goodies, a community sing-a-long, dance, visual art exhibits and sale, dining and more!  Join your friends and neighbors for this exciting evening. Make it a new family tradition!




Ready for the holidays?

The Newton Cultural Alliance’s Arts Stroll &#38; Shop is making holiday shopping and [...]]]></description>
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