After months of debate, the proposed zoning overlay for downtown Belmont is off the table for the annual Town Meeting in May. Instead, town officials are looking to potentially include it on the warrant for a special Town Meeting in June, if…
As children living above their father’s hair salon on Leonard Street in Belmont Center in the 1980s, the deMagistris brothers often played soccer and tag in the street. Today, those three brothers — Dante, Damian, and Filippo — run The Wellington, a…
While some speakers at the meeting on March 26 warned of “analysis paralysis,” others urged town officials to pump the brakes on the Belmont Center overlay project and allow more time for parking and traffic studies and a fiscal impact analysis. “This…
Business owners on Leonard Street pleaded with town officials Thursday night to consider their concerns as they draft language for a zoning overlay in downtown Belmont. Chief among the concerns was parking, particularly with respect to the Claflin Lot. “If we lose…
The come and go of tariffs—those that are threatened and others already in place as of this week—have area business owners uncertain about potential impacts at the local level. As of March 12, the Trump Administration has implemented a 25% tariff on…
In this day of ubiquitous pharmacy chains, is there room for a locally-owned business specializing in friendly, personalized service? Dr. Xiaoyan Qin, owner of Union Pharmacy, thinks so. She will be opening a branch of her Union Pharmacy at 43 Leonard St.…
After a few months in operation, a local business owner’s desire for outdoor signage at his shop on Concord Avenue set into motion a retroactive process for acquiring the necessary permits to run his business in Belmont. “It was a little confusing…
Ovenbird Café’s customer-favorite breakfast slider loads an over-medium egg, spicy goat cheese, shaved Brussels sprouts, and ancho maple bacon on a brioche bun. For $5, it’s a tasty and filling way to start the day. The ever-rising price of eggs, however, may…
For musicians, the term “attacca” means “Keep going forward.” Liubomyr Senyshyn and Margaret Boswell, musicians, spouses and co-directors of the Attacca School of Music in Belmont, have taken that directive literally. The small school at the corner of Bartlett Avenue is about…
Sumptuous throw blankets. Handwoven rugs. Artisan-blown mirrored glass bowls. Italian terracotta garden vessels. These are just a few of the items available at Artefact Home/Garden, a home décor boutique based in Belmont. Owned by sisters Maureen and Sue Walsh and housed in…