At the end of the month, a commercial and social anchor of Belmont Center will become one more empty storefront on Leonard Street. The Trinktisch beer hall and restaurant, along with the Craft Beer Cellar, will be closing their doors as of…
The Belmont Winter Holiday Art Market returns on Dec. 2 for the second time after taking a hiatus last year. The market will feature local artisans and crafts in its new location at Trinktish. Vendors will sell pottery, hand-knit scarfs, jewelry, and…
It’s been a year since a poster first appeared in the storefront window, announcing the imminent arrival of Butternut Bakehouse, a scratch bakery and cafe between Champions Sporting Goods and the recently closed Coco bubble tea shop in Belmont Center. With each…
The Belmont Voice is thrilled to announce that veteran New England journalist Jesse Floyd will be our inaugural editor-in-chief, beginning on Nov. 6. Jesse has spent more than 30 years in newsrooms throughout the region. Most of that time, almost 27 years,…
There’s a new sheriff in town in Cushing Square. At the corner of Common Street and Trapelo Road, a Deputy Dawg-like cartoon figure — holding hot dogs instead of revolvers — welcomes visitors to Teddy’s Kitchen. The new logo comes with the…
Belmont was once home to dozens of farms, but only one remains. Belmont Acres Farm is tucked behind the trees and houses near the busy rotary at Washington, Blanchard and Grove streets at 34 Glenn Road. The farm is a subsection of…
We’re striking a balance. That’s how Belmont Select Board Chair Roy Epstein described a pair of decisions Monday night connected to the new protected bike lane on Concord Avenue. The bike lane, which debuted last summer, enables cyclists to ride to the…
On Monday night, the Belmont Select Board will consider two changes along Concord Avenue that some residents say are pitting seniors against cyclists. (See below for a link to the agenda.) The proposed changes could alter the protected bike lane created last summer.…