Rose Advanced Skin Care (d/b/a Advanced Beauty Lab) in Newtonville is one of 48 small businesses in Massachusetts to win a MassDevelopment Biz-M-Power Grant in the 2025 cycle. This award was for $50,000 toward the cost of a laser hair-removal system, which was delivered in January. MassDevelopment had intended to…
Posts published in “West Newton”
“Healthcare Not Warfare.” “Hate Won’t Make Us Great.” “Santa Hates ICE. These are just some of the many messages that members of the Highlanders Visibility Brigade spell out from a bridge over the segment of the Mass Pike (I-90) that passes through Newton. Since June 2025, the group, sponsored by…
The Book Ladies’ Book Swap is held monthly at West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). The next Book Swap at the Cinema will be on Saturday, February 21, 12:30PM-3PM. Find future dates on The Book Ladies’ Facebook page. A bit of history… Nancy Brown and Annette Seaward started…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton’s (FUUSN) Social Justice Speakers Task Force is holding a discussion with Christine Nguyen, Jefferson Hussey, and Renee Hamilton, volunteer organizers with the Eastern Service Workers Association (ESWA), on Sunday, February 22 at 12PM in the FUUSN Alliance Room (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). ESWA is an all-volunteer association of…
The Newtonville Area Council is conducting a survey of opinions and usage of the Washington Street Pilot changes made to Washington Street between Chestnut and Lowell Streets. The city recently finished changes on Washington Street – reconfiguring the street. The Newtonville Area Council is asking residents to share their opinions on…
Newton Baroque presents Bringing It Home with Brescianello: Concerti a Tre from the Stuttgart Court at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). Purchase tickets for Friday, February 27 or Saturday, February 28. The concert starts at 7:30PM.
Come and hear the wonderful musicians of the First Unitarian Universalist Society (FUUSN) in concert on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2PM in the FUUSN Sanctuary (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). This concert is a fundraiser for the UU Urban Ministry. You’ll hear classical chamber music by pianists Paul Antonucci and Lois Shapiro,…
The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton) and Cherry Street Music present “From Scotland to America” on Saturday, March at 7:30PM. “From Scotland to America” is a high spirited evening of Scottish and American traditional tunes reimagined by some of Boston’s finest fiddlers including Kathleen Parks, Jenna Moynihan, and friends.…
Commonwealth Chorale presents “Comfort, Awe, and Hope” on Sunday, March 8 at 4PM at the Second Church in Newton (60 Highland Street, West Newton). Tickets are $40.
As part of the Cherry Street Music concert series, 25-year-old piano sensation Yuki Yoshimi takes the stage at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton) on Sunday, March 8 at 3PM for an unforgettable evening of Mozart, Bartók, and Schumann. Tickets are $30-$60. Yoshimi captured international attention when he became the youngest-ever winner…