Tag: Newton Massachusetts

Featured Store: Kiki D. Design & Consign

Beth Kurson has been a jewelry designer for a number of years and just this past year she decided to combine her love of designing jewelry and high end designer clothes and opened Kiki D. Design & Consign on 214 Sumner Street in Newton Centre. This lovely shop has designer clothes beautifully displayed and in fantastic condition. Recent finds: Chanel jacket, Malo cashmere sweater, Louis Vuitton and Coach bags in perfect condition. Beth is meticulous and also has a great eye. Have a designer item in your closet that is getting no wear? Bring it by and have Beth look it over. You will most likely leave with a new addition to your wardrobe! Ask her to put together a new look for you – she can work with existing pieces and really pull an outfit together.

From the website:

At Kiki D. Design & Consign, owner Beth Kurson has filled her store with a fantastic array of consigned high end designer clothing, handbags and accessories for women. Bottega Veneta – Prada – Girbaud – Marni – Jimmy Choo – Louis Vuitton and so much more is waiting for you when you walk in the door!

The shop also houses Beth’s own line of jewelry, Kiki D. Design. The line includes an eclectic mix of vintage and new elements, creating at once, classic and contemporary designs for today’s fashionable woman. You will find her layering one-of-a-kind pieces that mix rough cut pave diamond beads or pendants with vintage watch chains and findings, pearls mixed with antiqued sterling silver chain and even a stingray cuff with a vintage rhinestone shoe buckle.

Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am-5pm

All major credit cards, debit cards, checks and cash accepted.

Kiki D. Design & Consign is conveniently located in Newton Centre at 214 Sumner St. right next to Lee’s Burgers and across the street from Home on Sumner and the old post office.

January 7, 2012

See What Is Cookin’ with A Step Up and Boston Medical Center

There is a group of really dedicated women who have taken it upon themselves to find local charities who need a boost or, if you will, a step up. They focus on small, local non-profits that do not have huge marketing budgets but that are doing good work. It is an informal gathering of women (sorry, guys – you can send a check, though!) and the suggested donation is only $35. It is a really nice way to connect within your community, socialize a little and make a difference. I encourage you to go (it is fun), get involved and do some good. I wrote about my experience here and they liked it so much they asked to put it on their website.

The next fundraiser is…

A Prescription of Wellness from A Step Up and the Boston Medical CenterPlease join A Step Up to hear what’s “cooking” in The Nutrition Resource Center (NRC) at the Boston Medical Center.

TUESDAY, January 10 7:30pm

at the home of Amy Briney, 93 Beethoven Avenue, Newton

*a suggested donation of $35 made payable to the Boston Medical Center

The BMC is changing the lives of their patients by providing exceptional care without exception, serving all patients regardless of their social and/or economic circumstances. A Step Upwill be raising funds for the Nutrition Resource Center, an innovative program, that includes an onsite prescription food pantry and demonstration kitchen, that is meeting patients nutritional needs right alongside their medical needs. Come learn more about a service delivery approach at the NRC that is consistent with the thoughtful wraparound services that are meeting the needs of the diverse patient population the BMC serves.

To RSVP please reply to this email. If you are unable to attend the event but would like to donate, please click on the link below:
https://development.bmc.org/astepup

Sincerely,

Amy Briney, Stacey Keenan, Lori Mendik
Carolyn Shaughnessy, Gina Saltonstall

To learn more about the BMC: https://development.bmc.org

For more information about A Step Up, please check out our
website at www.astepupma.org.

January 6, 2012

Wegmans Food Market Coming to Newton!!

Wegmans Food Markets Inc. said Monday it plans to bring a smaller urban concept store to Newton, Mass.

The Rochester, N.Y. family-owned supermarket chain, which opened a full-scale store in Northborough in October, plans to build a 70,000-square-foot food store at the Chestnut Hill Square development on Route 9 (Boylston Street), directly across from The Mall at Chestnut Hill in Newton. The company does not have a construction schedule or opening date planned, however, according to a press release.

“Though smaller in size, this store will have almost everything customers have come to expect from Wegmans, including a Market Café,” says Bill Congdon, vice president and New England division manager, in a press release. “We are thrilled with the success of our Northborough store, which broke every previous grand opening record set by our company.

“We’re delighted that Wegmans will be part of our Chestnut Hill Square development,” said Douglass Karp, executive vice president of New England Development, in the release. “We’ve always wanted to have a grocery store as part of this development – a sentiment that has been expressed both by Newton residents and by prospective retailers. Wegmans, with its emphasis on customer service, quality, value pricing, and community outreach, is the ideal grocery store for this location.”

Founded in 1916, Wegmans Food Market is a 79-store supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts.

p.s. This exciting news is via my mom friend Nathalie and The Boston Business Journal.

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They will be hiring for the new store and CNNMoney voted Wegmans #3 for Best Companies to Work For.

Rank: 3 (Previous rank: 3)

What makes it so great?

This customer-friendly supermarket chain cares about the well-being of its workers, too. This year, 11,000 employees took part in a challenge to eat five cups of fruit and vegetables a day and walk up to 10,000 steps a day for eight weeks.Another 8,000 took advantage of health screenings that included a flu shot and H1N1 vaccine — all covered by Wegmans.

Headquarters:
1500 Brooks Avenue

Rochester, NY 14603

2009 revenue ($ millions): 5,193
Website: www.wegmans.com

December 9, 2011
What Does This House Say to You? Not Your Grandparents’ Victorian House!

My real estate agent pointed out this house to us a decade ago when we were looking at houses. I’ve always loved this house with its vibrant colors and I’m happy that it’s stayed colorful. This is what the house says to me:

1. I am not afraid of color.

2. Happy people live here.

3. We have a really good house painter.

4. Our city has no ordinances about house color.

5. I am not trying to blend in.

6. I may be on the Historical Society list of houses, but I am not Traditional.

7. I invite feedback.

8. I am in my happy place.

9. I bring the sun.

10. I influence neighbors because…

Meet my next door neighbor! …

and this house says…

1. I really like my neighbor.

2. We use the same house painter.

3. I own a paint company/I am a house painter.

4. We are thinking of adding pink flamingos to the yard.

5. We make a statement.

6. I thought of this first. (No, I did.) (You painted first, but I thought of it first — remember, we talked about it?). (Oh yeah!) (But I thought of the pink flamingos.)

7. Pink flamingos are a good idea.

8. You can never have too much color.

9. Happy people live here.

10. We are not afraid of color.

What do you think these houses say? Please share!

December 5, 2011
The Transformation of Newton North High School: A Photograph Exhibit by Sharon Schindler

It’s gone, but you can still see it here!

Please join us for the Opening Reception of a photograph exhibit on the old but beloved Newton North High School. Photography is by local acclaimed photographer Sharon Schindler.

Opening Reception: Wednesday, December 7th from 6:00-8:30 pm

Location: New Art Center, Main Gallery, 61 Washington Park

Exhibit Timeframe: December 7 -14, 2011. Holzwasser Gallery Hours: M-F 9-5, Sat 1-5

November 30, 2011
Newton’s Own Carol Reichert: Book Reading At Newtonville Books Monday (11/7) at 7pm

Join Best Women’s Travel Writing 2011 editor Lavinia Spalding and contributors Marcia DeSanctis, Abbie Kozolchyk and Newton’s own Carol Reichert for an evening of sharing true travel stories from around the world at Newtonville Books this Monday, November 11th, at 7 pm.

Any woman whose passport has been stamped a few times knows the surest method of keeping her travel fire alive: by reading and telling tales from the road, passing them along like a torch in a relay race.

From Travelers’ Tales comes The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2011: True Stories from Around the World –the seventh collection in the annual best-selling, award-winning series that invites readers to ride shotgun alongside intrepid female nomads as they travel the world to discover new places, people, and facets of themselves. The stories in this year’s edition are as diverse as the geographic locations, the common thread being fresh, compelling storytelling from a woman’s perspective aimed at making readers laugh, weep, wish they were there, or be glad they weren’t.

In The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2011, readers will:
* Have lunch with a mobster in Japan and drinks with an IRA member in Ireland
* Learn the secrets of flamenco in Spain and the magic of samba in Brazil
* Deliver a trophy for best testicles in a small town in rural Serbia
* Fall in love while riding a camel through the Syrian Desert
* Ski a first descent of over 5,000 feet in Northern India
* Discover the joy of getting naked in South Korea
* Leave it all behind to slop pigs on a farm in Ecuador…and more.

Editor Lavinia Spalding, author of Writing Away: A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler (named one of the best travel books of 2009 by the L.A. Times) and With a Measure of Grace: The Story and Recipes of a Small Town Restaurant, has put together a collection of tales in The Best Women’s Travel Writing that speaks to the reasons why we embark on a journey, and the many reasons why we keep doing it.

Here’s an excerpt of Carol Reichert’s piece and I highly recommend that you hear her reading. It’s a treat for your senses!

November 3, 2011
Totally Renovated : 8 Arapahoe St in Newton – SOLD

Thank you to everyone who came to see the house.

It’s sold.

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New to Market!

8 Arapahoe Road

$699k

Near Intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Washington Blvd.

Newton, Massachusetts

Please call for a showing. Tai (617) 413-3853 or email tailee100@verizon.net

House: 1680 sq ft

Lot: 5076 sq ft

Built in 1920

Total Rooms: 8

3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bath

Finished Basement

Colonial Style

Elementary School: Peirce or Williams

Central A/C

High Efficient Combination Boiler/Tankless Water Heater

Washer/Dryer on 2nd floor

New hardwood floors throughout

Master Bathroom with Double Sink. There is a huge walk in slate shower. The flooring is dark grey slate.

Living Room. This elegant, spacious space also has a window seat.

Honed Black Granite and Stainless Steel Kitchen. The appliances are Bosch. The faucet is Grohe. The French Doors lead to a small deck perfect for a BBQ.

Master bedroom. It’s a spacious room with an entire wall of double closets.

Family Room. This room is off the Living Room and is a perfect cozy space for the TV.

Bedroom 1. Larger than bedroom 2, Bedroom 1 also has a new closet.

Bedroom 2. The first room off the stairs, this bedroom would also make a perfect nursery.

The Upstairs bathroom is Carerra Marble and white tile. It has a clean, minimalist look.

The basement is now finished. It can be a great playroom, rec room, office space, gym, den or man cave. It’s just waiting for your touch.

This gorgeous window box graces the large front window outside the living room. It was created by Zoe Forbes of Fleuri Designs. She says that winter is her favorite season to design window boxes, home floral and wreath decorations and container gardens because it lasts and lasts! Though this window box plant and flower collection lasts only the brief fall season, it does evoke autumn!

Front Door

Front of house.

Another View of Front of House.

Back Yard. There’s plenty of room for a playset or lawn furniture in the grassy back yard.

Photography by Sharon Schindler Photography. Her name might sound familiar because she also shot the Newton North High School Coffeetable Book.

October 8, 2011
Get Gorgeous (Your Garden and Home): Fleuri Garden Designs UPDATED2

I walked by the most gorgeously decorated home walking my dog, stopped short to admire it (with my dog protesting), and then realized that it’s my Mom Friend Zoe who is a professional garden (indoor and out) decorator. Those are my words. Her company description is below. She also does gorgeous holiday decorating! And here’s how to reach her: Let Fleuri Garden Designs add instant curb appeal to your home or business with seasonal outdoor arrangements for spring, summer, fall and winter. Centerpieces for your holiday table are also a specialty!

For more information please contact zoeforbes@verizon.net or call (617) 721-0047.

p.s. Her gorgeous arrangements are quite reasonable. She just told me that she could do window boxes for Dream 3 Bedroom House For Sale In One Week for $75 each! Wow! That’s a great price! Stay tuned for images from that! My friend, DesignTrackMind, also commented today at a CoffeeShopBloggers meeting how talented Zoe is. High praise from another talented designer!

October 8, 2011
The Freedman Center for Child and Family Development (formerly Warmlines): A Great Resource for Parents

Navigating the Rocky Road of Adolescence FREE!

Four Sessions – November 2, 9, 16, 30, 7:00-8:30 pm

Newton Cultural Center, 225 Nevada St.. Newtonville

FREE four session Parent Group Series for parents of teens, led by licensed psychologist Deborah Weinstock-Savoy, Ph.D. This group series will explore the many changes that occur during adolescence, and how they affect relationships at home and school. Parents will discuss relevant topics such as promoting healthy choices, setting realistic limits and appropriate consequences; understanding when and how to negotiate; dealing with changes and crises (e.g., divorce); identifying risk factors for anxiety and depression; handling experimentation with sex, alcohol, drugs, and learning to “let go” while maintaining family connections.Sponsored by the Friedman Center for Child and Family Development and The Newton Partnership. Pre-registration required: click here or call 617-244-INFO.

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I knew this organization as Warmlines and it’s changed now The Freedman Center for Child and Family Development. It continues to be a great resource for parents, especially those with very young kids with great programs including:

New Babies/New Moms Group

Music Classes from 3 months to 4 years with adult

Parent Support Groups

Playgroups including Free Fun Playtime

Parenting Teen Classes

Diet and Development for Children Classes

They also offer continuing education classes for adults at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology.

Finally, they have great content on their site including Tips for Parents series:

Top Ten Tips for New Parents

The Continuing Importance of Freedman CenterNew Parents Groups

Five Tips for Easing the Stress of New Parenthood

Fostering Baby’s Growth and Development with Music

Top Ten Tips for Adding a Sibling to Your Family

Top Ten Tips for the Transition to Preschool

Top Ten Tips for the Transition to Kindergarten

Top Ten Tips for the Transition to Middle School

October 1, 2011
Vinyasa Slow Flow Class at L’Aroma Cafe with Bea Abascal of Hola Yoga
Slow Flow Vinyasa at L’Aroma Cafe in West Newton

Beatriz Abascal, CYT, RYT provides a warm and playful environment for your yoga practice. Alignment, breath and core work are the primary focus, along with soothing energy to refuel you for the day. You will be nurtured and challenged. And then stay for tea … or espressso!
Where: L’Aroma Cafe, 15 Spencer Street, West Newton (behind West Newton Cinema)

When: Mondays 9:30-10:45, OCTOBER 17 thru DECEMBER 12 (make‐up DECEMBER 13)

Cost: $135 for the session, $48 for 3 Pass

Sign Up: email beehiveflow (at) yahoo (dot) com. Replace the (at) with @ AND (dot) with .

Keep Up with Bea: Twitter (@HolaYoga), and Blog (BeaAbascal.Wordpress.com).
September 25, 2011