Business

Watertown Savings Bank Appoints New Vice President

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Watertown Savings Bank (WSB) Chief Executive Officer Ronald Dean is pleased to announce that Connie Braceland has been promoted to Vice President. She now heads up the Bank’s Community Relations department and continues to oversee the Club 50 Travel program. “Not only does she do a terrific job, she is a terrific person,” said Dean. “We are fortunate to have Connie here at Watertown Savings Bank.”

Prior to these roles, Braceland was the Business Development Officer for WSB. She has 36 years of banking experience, and is a well-known member of the Waltham community.

Around Town

Local Yoga Studio Celebrating First Anniversary with Free Classes

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Simply Yoga will celebrate its one year anniversary with a day of free yoga classes. Located in Cushing Square in Belmont, and owned by Watertown’s Stephanie Mills, the studio has a line up of classes for people to check out. Simply Yoga sent out the following announcement:

April 29th

Our One Year Anniversary

FREE YOGA CLASSES ALL DAY!! Starting at 8:30 a.m. and continuing throughout the day until 4:15 p.m.! There will be local (and not so local) merchants in-house selling their wares and yoga clothing.

Arsenal Mall

Developers Creating Guidelines for Arsenal Yards, Must be Approved by Planning Board

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Developers of the Arsenal Yards announced plans to renovated the oldest buildings in the current Arsenal Mall to bring new life to them while adding a look reminiscent of the past. However, the anchor tenants will get more leeway to diverge from the historic look. Representatives from Boylston Properties, The Wilder Cos. and their design team discussed their plans for the first phase of the Arsenal Yards project at a Community Meeting on Thursday night. This phase includes the renovation of Building A (where Marshall’s is located) and Building E (which now houses Old Navy).

Real Estate

Four Homes Around Watertown Sold This Week

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Two homes in Watertown sold this week. $925,000 – 278 Belmont St., 3 unit, 15 total room, 6 total bedroom, 3 Family – 3 Units Up/Down multi-family home

$557,000 – 28 Rose Ave. Unit 28, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

Sponsored by:

$590,000 – 40 Elmwood Ave. Unit 40, 8 room, 5 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$510,000 – 36 California St. Unit 36, 7 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Half-Duplex condo/townhouse

Arsenal Mall

Redevelopment of Arsenal Mall Now Includes a 145-Room Hotel

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The firms behind the redevelopment of the Arsenal Mall have added a 145-room hotel along Arsenal Street to their plans. Boylston Properties announced that they plan to put a Hampton Inn and Suites by Hilton in what is known as Building B in their master plan for what is now called Arsenal Yards. Jeff Heidelberg, project manager for Boylston Properties, said that the hotel is replacing what was originally planned to be a 79-unit residential building. The difference in the number of hotel rooms compared to residential units is because hotel rooms are smaller than the apartments. Town Council President Mark Sideris said in the announcement that he welcomes the hotel and Steve Magoon, the Assistant Town Manager and Community Development and Planning Director, said it adds to the economic diversity of the project.

Real Estate

A Wide Variety of Properties Holding Open Houses in Watertown

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More than a dozen open houses around Watertown this weekend. $949,000 – 29 Winter St. Unit 29, 12 room, 5 bed, 4.5 bath victorian townhouse, Open Houses: Sunday 2-4 Monday 4-6

$439,000- 66 Forest St. Unit B, 7 room, 2 bed, 2 bath half duplex, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1:15 Sunday 1-2:30

$539,900 – 99 Watertown St. Unit 99, 7 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$339,900 – 14 Riverside St.

Business

Lexus of Watertown Teams Up With Red Sox to Strike Out Hunger

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For the second year in a row, Lexus is teaming up with the New England Sports Network (NESN) to launch the Strike Out Hunger program in an effort to raise awareness and funds for hunger relief across Eastern Massachusetts. Strike Out Hunger is a fundraising campaign where Lexus donates $50 to The Greater Boston Food Bank every time a Boston pitcher strikes out the opposing team’s hitter. The initiative launches on Opening Day and runs through all games in the 2017 Major League Baseball regular season. The second annual Strike Out Hunger campaign follows a highly successful inaugural year in 2016, with Lexus donating $68,100 and 1,300 pounds of food to The Greater Boston Food Bank for 1,362 Boston pitcher strikeouts. The contribution provided more than 200,000 healthy meals to those in need across Eastern Massachusetts.

Business

Watertown’s Donohue’s Has New Look, Ready to Serve More Diners

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One of Watertown’s best known eateries has a brand new look, but Donohue’s Bar & Grill will still serve up the food and drinks fans have enjoyed for nearly two decades. On the outside, Donohue’s has a new design with big windows. On the inside of the space bright and open. The center wall that once separated the two sides of the restaurant was removed and instead of two bars on opposite walls, there is one big one that wraps around the middle of the space. Owner John Donohue said the trend is for more and more people to eat at the bar, even at upscale restaurants.