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Another Belmont Center Storefront Going Dark

May 19, 2025
Didriks, a fixture at 77 Leonard St. since 2017, will close by the end of September, owner Jonathan Henke said Monday. A closing sale has been announced. The news comes shortly after owners of Stone Hearth Pizza, also located on Leonard Street…

New Survey Gives Voice to Local Businesses and Consumers

May 17, 2025
With a new survey by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Implementation Committee, local businesses have a chance to share their experiences opening and operating storefronts in Belmont. Aimed at a better understanding of issues of diversity and access for local businesses, the…

Growing Fitness Fad Comes to Belmont

May 12, 2025
When Sevan Akian and her fiancé moved from Southern California to Watertown, Akian wanted to bring her passion for Lagree Fitness – an exercise method that strengthens and tones muscles while limiting excess stress to joints – with her. When the space…
Dante, Damian, Filippo de Magistris (Il Casale Courtesy Photo)

Belmont Eateries Are a Family Affair

April 3, 2025
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…

Belmont Center Rezoning ‘Tricky On So Many Levels’

March 14, 2025
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 Anxiety of Come and Go Tariffs

March 12, 2025
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…
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