Snapshots: Charles River Chamber’s Newton Small Business Awards
The Charles River Regional Chamber held its first-ever Newton Small Business Awards Wednesday night, paying tribute to people who, as Chamber Board of Directors Chair [...]
Little Luke’s faces another construction headache this week
In June, Little Luke's Cafe in Upper Falls reopened after several months of closure due to a construction project nearby, related to the Northland development [...]
Newsmakers: A scholar, an author and a Catholic board appointment
Editor’s note: Newsmakers is a regular feature spotlighting accomplishments of Newton community members, businesses and organizations. Newton North grad named Thoreau Scholar Findlay C. Toone, [...]
Chamber announces Newton Small Business Award honorees
On Sept. 17, the Charles River Regional Chamber will host the first Newton Small Business Awards, part of its Newton Night at West Newton Cinema. [...]
Hilliards Chocolates secures West Newton location
Newman Properties purchased the building at 1 Chestnut St. in West Newton last summer, intent on finding a long-term tenant. Then a real sweet business [...]
New olive oil entrepreneur takes tough hit with tariffs
You may have seen Daniel Danes Valenzuela’s olive oil—Titin is the brand—at Newton’s farmers’ markets. It’s a new line with a new company Valenzuela started [...]
Little Luke’s Cafe in Upper Falls is back in business
Little Luke’s Cafe, located at 1225 Chestnut St. in Newton Upper Falls has reopened. They’re serving hot coffee, frozen drinks, breakfast food, and a new [...]
Trader Joe’s officially announces second Newton location
Earlier this year, Trader Joe's execs said they were planning a second store location in Newton, to go along with its existing one in West [...]
Newsmakers: Summer drama and a board appointment
Editor’s note: Newsmakers is a regular feature spotlighting accomplishments of Newton community members, businesses and organizations. 11 young Newtonians take the stage in Weston summer [...]
Colombian cake and coffee shop coming to Newton Centre
Newton Centre is getting a new cake and coffee shop this summer: Luna’s Cakes and Coffee, run by sisters Valeria and Valentina Restrepo. They have [...]
Two women from Lasell are changing how generations interact in the workforce
Employers have not bought into Gen Z, which has spawned the roots of a youth employment crisis in the United States, but two local [...]
Lavender Café adds taste of Venezuela to West Newton
There’s a new restaurant in West Newton offering a kind of food that can be harder to find in the area: Lavender Café, which serves [...]
Newsmakers: A volunteer, a grant and a powerful essay
Editor’s note: Newsmakers is a regular feature spotlighting accomplishments of Newton community members, businesses and organizations. Boston University Academy 11th grader and Newton resident wins [...]
Teens create AI chatbot for workouts
Have you ever wanted to make sure you were accurately counting reps in your workout routine? Now you can, with RapidRoutines, a rep counter and [...]
The personalities behind Jinny’s Pizzeria in Newton Centre
The following story first appeared on The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students, with which the Newton Beacon has formed a partnership. Stories [...]