Newton Small Business Center to Offer Drop-in Office Hours

Need some advice for your new or current business? Stop by the Newton Small Business Center.

Newton officials will be doing their part to celebrate National Small Business Week this week (May 21-25) with a number of drop-in "office hours" throughout the city aimed at helping current and future business owners.  The Newton Small Business Center will offer advice on starting a business, permits, licenses, small business loans and business expansion.  A set of office hours will be held in a different village each day, Monday-Friday, starting tomorrow, May 21. The times and locations are included below: For more information, contact Amanda Stout in the city's Planning Department at 617-796-1127 or astout@newtonma.gov. 

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Pinkberry, Cinema de Luxe Coming to Newton's Chestnut Hill Shopping Center

WS Development announced Friday the National Amusements Cinema will be a Cinema de Luxe, and teased two other stores coming to the shopping center.

Pinkberry will soon be joining the line-up of stores in the revamped Chestnut Hill Shopping Center, joining Shake Shack, which announced it was coming to Chestnut Hill last week, Sports Club/LA and a National Amusements theatre. In an email sent Friday afternoon, WS Development Director of Corporate Marketing David Fleming told Patch that the frozen yogurt shop is coming in addition to Bernard's restaurant and a Cinema de Luxe. The new tenants will be located in a new, 115,000-square-foot building that will be built on the former Macy's site. Pinkberry, a high-end frozen yogurt shop from the West Coast, also has locations in Cambridge and Boston's Back Bay. Bernard's is currently located in the Mall at Chestnut Hill. The shops are expected…

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Sold: Homes Purchased in Newton, May 10-16

A sampling of homes purchased in Newton this week.

Click on the photo to look at a gallery of properties that sold in Newton between May 10 to 16. 386 Highland St. List Price: $1,299,000  Sold Price: $1,220,000 Sold Date: May 15, 2012 Living Area: 3,018 sq. ft. Rooms: 11  Bedrooms: 5  Baths: 3 full, 1 half 13-15 Cook St. List Price: $699,900  Sold Price: $635,000 Sold Date: May 11, 2012 Living Area: 4,142 sq. ft. – Four units Rooms: 19  Bedrooms: 9  Baths: 4 189 Carlton Road List Price: $710,000  Sold Price: $730,000 Sold Date: May 15, 2012 Living Area: 1,870 sq. ft. Rooms: 7  Bedrooms: 3  Baths: 1 full, 1 half 18 Ripley St. #18 List Price: $899,000  Sold Price: $929,500 Sold Date: May 11, 2012 Living Area: 2,700 sq. ft. Rooms: 8  Bedrooms: 4  Baths: 2 full, 1 half 25 Truman Road List …

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Comm Ave. Wine & Spirits is Now Open

The new liquor store offers fine wines and a selection of craft beers.

After some debate from the Newton Board of Aldermen and bit of building renovations, Comm Ave. Wine & Spirits is finally open for business. Located at 543 Commonwealth Ave. in Newton Centre, Comm Ave. Wine & Spirits just opened its doors last Monday, May 7, according to one of the store employees. A sandwich sign out in front of the business also advertises its official "open" status. The business advertises gourmet food, gift baskets, fine wine and craft beer. According to minutes from an October 2011 Land Use Committee meeting, the owner, Anastasios Giannopoulos, also owns Brookline Fine Wine & Gourmet on Harvard Street in Brookline, which is a high-end package store that also specializes in gift baskets. The liquor store's new space was…

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Have a Business in Newton? Claim Your Listing!

A listing for your business is already on our site. But we want your help to make it better.

When Newton Patch launched in October 2010, editors and freelancers ventured to local businesses in order to collect information for our directory. Now, 15 months later, Patch Places is a spot where users can find descriptions, hours, accepted payment methods, and much more for spots around town. All users can add events taking place at local spots, can rate the business on a scale of one to five stars, and can add a review. But owners of local businesses get extra bonuses when they claim a listing. Owners or managers should search for their business listing and select "claim you listing" in order to make updates to the page. A form will pop up asking for your name, contact information, and proof of ownership. Within a few days, someone …

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House Hunt: Open Houses in Newton, May 12-13

A look at what's open on the housing market this weekend.

Searching for a new place to call home? Here is a sampling of open houses this weekend in Newton. Flip through our photo gallery to take a peek at the open properties. Details about the property and open house are included in the photo caption. Are you selling your home or are you an agent? Add a photo of your house and leave the address, price, number of bedrooms and baths and open house day and time in the caption.

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