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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Auburndale residents — many of whom have been asking for a local place to grab dinner and a drink — will have their wishes granted later this month.

The Bocca Bella Cafe & Bistro will be opening soon at 442 Lexington Street, around the corner from highly rated village diner The Knotty Pine. Bocca Bella will be a full-service restaurant, serving “great food and libation.” The restaurant’s phone number is — or will be– (617) 928-1200.

Space adjacent to the restaurant houses the LuckArt Gallery, which will host musical concerts and art exhibits.

Bocca Bella joins relative newcomer Wally’s Wicked Good Ice Cream & Treats , also highly rated, which offers gourmet ice cream flavors like Purple Cow and Kahlua Chip, and Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip frozen yogurt.

Hungry yet?

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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Here’s a quick heads-up on a project we’re developing with the Chamber of Commerce.

We want to find opportunities to improve our village centers, and have fun in the process. We’re going to run scavenger hunts in our villages’ business districts, starting this fall. Teams will go out with cameras and work through a list of challenges like:

• Photograph a GREAT window display
• Find a senior citizen walking in the village
• Find a block of metered parking spots that are all taken
• Find empty parking spots in a private lot that would probably be used if it were allowed

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