Looking to hear something new at a local concert? Some of the most unique performances take place in intimate, comfortably lively settings – the living rooms of dedicated music-lovers. This weekend, you can cozy up in couches and folding chairs to hear performances by folk collective Floyds Row (September 27th)…
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Newton Theatre Company (NTC) kicked off its fall production of the musical Fun Home at St. John’s Episcopal Church this past weekend. The crowd laughed, contemplated, and watched intently on Saturday night, the third performance of this production directed by Olivia Moriarty. A year ago, Moriarty directed her first show…
Local business owners, public officials, and candidates for office funneled into West Newton Cinema to celebrate six notable local businesses in the first inaugural Newton Small Business Awards, hosted by the Charles River Regional Chamber. Guests enjoyed small bags of theatre popcorn as well as refreshments catered by Flora’s wine…
Looking to hear the next great classical pianist perform? You won’t have to travel across the globe to faraway concert halls: Newton’s 11-year-old piano prodigy, Rui Gong, performs a lot closer to home. Video of his solo recital at Newton’s Scandinavian Cultural Center on September 7 provides a glimpse of…
Clark Zeigler will retire as Executive Director of Massachusetts Housing Partnership next February. He has been with MHP since its inception in 1985 and has been chief executive since it became a quasi-public state agency in 1990. During his tenure, MHP has delivered financing for more than 33,500 units of affordable rental housing,…
Newton’s Land Use Committee held its first hearing Tuesday on Mark Development’s proposed revision to its approved development planned at the Riverside MBTA station. Reflecting market movement away from commercial development, the revision would reduce office space and increase residential units from 550 to 750. The meeting included presentations from…
Ed. Note: During August, Fig City News conducted interviews with each of the 10 School Committee candidates who are running in competitive elections. This notice was sent to all candidates prior to the interviews. All interviews were completed before any were published. Your website highlights your career in anti-poverty advocacy and justice…
Ed. Note: During August, Fig City News conducted interviews with each of the 10 School Committee candidates who are running in competitive elections. This notice was sent to all candidates prior to the interviews. All interviews were completed before any were published. Why did you decide to run for School Committee? I’m…
It’s fitting that an ophthalmologist with an eye for detail recently earned first place in the Newton Art Association (NAA) 2025 Members Show, which is on display at the Newton Free Library now through the end of September. Dr. Deborah Schlossman’s oil painting, Garden Roses, which features blooms from her…
JJ Kazakoff-Eigen, a first-time candidate challenging incumbent Maria Greenberg for the Ward 1 Councilor seat, sent an email on September 15, saying he is suspending his campaign. This leaves Ms Greenberg without an active opponent in this race, meaning she will almost certainly retain that seat on the City Council.…
On Sunday, September 14, the West Newton Cinema was filled with memory, humor, and resilience as actress, screenwriter, and essayist Marianne Leone and her husband, Chris Cooper, read from her new novel Christina the Astonishing. The free event was jointly organized by Newtonville Books and the West Newton Cinema as…
On September 3, the City Council’s Public Facilities Committee voted unanimously to authorize a peer review of a request by local developer Betsy Harper for a main drain extension on Newton Centre’s Chapin Road — a project that, if implemented, would open up new land for development. It’s the latest…