Nearly 70 years ago, the Belmont Lions Club sold its first Christmas tree. “Back then … a few of the fellas drove down to Haymarket in Boston with a pickup truck, got Christmas trees and brought them to Belmont Center and sold…
Handselling might not be a well-known term, but if you’ve ever been to an independent bookstore where a staff member makes a personal recommendation, you’ve experienced it. Some booksellers are better at it than others, and Belmont Books’ Audrey Huang—who was just…
If you asked longtime public radio producer David Freudberg and Belmont resident who his most memorable interview subject has been, it isn’t the Dalai Lama, Muhammed Ali, or Betty Ford’s name you’d hear— although those are just a few of the big…
The Louis XVI Roll Cylinder desk, standing along the left-hand wall inside Styylish at 55 Leonard St., stands out. The finish on the kingwood veneer is flawless, glimmering under the lights. The intricate diamond-shaped, yew-wood inlay gives the cover a three-dimensional appearance.…
Four years ago, just as most other places did, Gifts and Thrifts at Peppermint Place closed its doors to the public. But while many businesses never came back after the COVID-19 pandemic, Gifts and Thrifts wasn’t among them. Last month, at long…
The idea for Belmont Athletics Development Association (BADA) was born this spring through conversations between founders Royce Pang, Thomas Borkowski and Sophia Pang. The intention? To help prepare younger athletes — those between the ages of 7 and 15 — for high…
Family mythology is the idea that every person has a story to tell, that you don’t need to be a king or a kingmaker to be interesting. “You don’t have to be Oprah Winfrey to have an interesting story,” said Belmont resident…
Seven branches of TD Bank are expected to close this fall, with the location on Trapelo Road among them. “As one of the nation’s top 10 banks, TD Bank continuously evolves its business to better serve its customers, colleagues and communities and…
A new clinic on Belmont Street combines the feeling of a spa with that of a dermatology office, providing patrons with a spot for all their dermatologic needs. Renascence is for “anyone who wants to look like a refreshed, more youthful version…
Did you ever have a colleague whom you could trust with your deepest concerns, fears and secrets? Someone to mentor you, boost you up and listen to you rant when things just got to be too much to manage? For a long…