The Starbucks coffeehouse in Waban Village carried out its last day of business on Saturday, September 27. The Waban store had become a staple of the neighborhood that will be sorely missed by residents. Two days prior, the staff received notice that the store was shutting down. This is one…
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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…
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 request from the Newton Highlands Area Council, the Newton Department of Public Works (DPW) held an Open House for residents to view the current version of the Newton Highlands Village Enhancement Project. The open house took place late in the afternoon of September 11 in the meeting room at…
Perfect weather and a celebratory crowd came out for Upper Falls Village Day in 2025. See the gallery at https://photos.figcitynews.com/2025/2025-Upper-Falls-Village-Day
Fashion lovers, bargain hunters, and conscious consumers can mark their calendars for Fall into Something New to You – a sale of high-end, pre-loved women’s clothing and accessories – hosted by the Newton-based nonprofit ThreadED: Fashion for a Future. The event takes place September 18 (4PM-7PM) and September 19 and…
Newtonville Books and West Newton Cinema will jointly host the launch of West Newton resident Hank Phillippi Ryan’s latest thriller, All This Could be Yours, at the Cinema (1296 Washington Street) on September 10, 7PM-9PM. Early arrivers may browse books and mingle in the lobby starting at 6:30PM. At 7PM, Hank…
On August 28, 2025, the West Newton Cinema Foundation invited the community to the theatre for a day of free movies and a party — with birthday cake! — to celebrate the first anniversary of the nonprofit foundation’s acquisition of the West Newton Cinema (WNC). WNC Theatre Manager Jesse Cerrotti…
Newton’s Neighborhood Area Councils function as an all-purpose solution for a plethora of problems. From discussion about new development projects to debate about how to best use and protect an area’s historic spaces, you can bet that any hyper-local happening will be brought to the table. There are four Area…
Two months and a day after Nonantum residents were surprised and angered by the late-night grinding of the roadway on Adams Street – and the appearance of double-yellow lines in place of the colors of the Italian flag – the City sent a team of contracted power-washers to again remove…