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Porchfest returns to Watertown for the third year on May 16. (Photo from Watertown Porchfest)
The third year of Watertown Porchfest is the biggest yet, with in excess of 200 performances at more than 80 locations around the City on Saturday, March 16 from noon to 6 p.m.
A rendering of National Development’s plans to renovate part of the Watertown Mall. The green sign is where Joyful Garden will move, and the red sign is a new retailer.
The new owners of the Watertown Mall showed plans to revamp part of the mall, which include creating a new space for a popular restaurant and creating space for a new retailer.
Mighty Squirrel Brewing opened its new biergarten at Gore Place. (Photo from Mighty Squirrel)
There’s plenty going on in Watertown’s food and drink scene, with a new beer garden, a restaurant headed to a bigger space, and a newish restaurant getting the attention of regional media.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
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The Watertown Free Public Library Board of Library Trustees shared the following announcement:
The Red Leaf Café will be leaving its location in the Watertown Free Public Library on September 30, 2024. Thank you to Donald Bleech for his dedicated service to this community during the past 15 years. Donald has been a fixture in our library, and he will be missed.
The Watertown Transportation Management Association (TMA) and the City of Watertown received a joint grant to assist efforts to cut the number of motor vehicle trips to and from work or residential developments. Gov. Maura Healey announced the Watertown grant and 17 others as part of Climate Week.
The building that house the Watertown Main Post Office was torn down on Sept. 24, 2024. (Photo by Chuck Dickinson)
The building that housed the Watertown Main Post Office for many years is no more. The structure was torn down on Tuesday, Sept. 24 to make way for a new project.
Fit-Z’s Bar and Grille, a fixture on the Westside of Watertown since 2007, will be closing at the end of September.
Work will soon begin on the improvements to Saltonstall Park. (Courtesy of the City of Watertown)
The following information was provided by the City of Watertown:
We are excited to announce that the Saltonstall Park Improvements Project will begin in the second week of October, 2024. Construction will continue from Fall 2024 to Spring 2025 and the upper Saltonstall Park work area will be closed to the public during this time.
The following announcement was provided by the Pigsgusset Initiative:
Watertown’s 3rd celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day will be held on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, from 12:00 to 4:00 PM at the Hosmer Elementary School, 1 Concord Road, Watertown, MA. The free event will feature Indigenous musicians, artists and vendors.
Watertown’s Nicole Kootz teaches violin and viola.
Watertown’s Nicole Kootz teaches violin and viola and discussed what the Suzuki Method and Alexander Technique are in the “Little Local Conversations” podcast.
The following announcement was provided by the City of Watertown:
The Watertown Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Watertown Recreation Department have concluded that the Saltonstall Field must be shut down immediately due to poor field conditions resulting from overuse and inclement weather.