Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

Developers eye Davis Square hotel project

A boutique hotel in Davis Square? A group of almost 50 potential hotel developers met in the parking lot at Herbert and Day streets—home to the Davis Square Farmers Market–to check out the City of Somerville-owned location before the RFP deadline on Monday, Feb. 4. The land,  valued at $1,001,400, has an illustrious history as the former West…

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Midnight!!! Madness!!! Midnight!!! Madness!!!

DARBI’s annual Midnight Madness returns to Davis Square offering table after table of local goody gum drop bric-a-brac.

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POLL: Will You Miss Johnnie’s Foodmaster?

  The recent announcement that Whole Foods has purchased the leases to six Johnnie’s Foodmaster locations signals the end of an era for the Foodmaster franchise. As Foodmaster shoppers prepare to say goodbye to the closing stores, including the Somerville location, tell us how you feel about Johnnie’s departure and the arrival of Whole Foods…

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FRIT Earnings Call Offers Some Assembly Row Insight

Donald Wood, the president and CEO of Assembly Row developers Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRIT), spoke about third-quarter earnings with analysts recently.

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Whole Foods Coming to Somerville

Whole Foods has announced that it has bought the leases to six Johnnie’s Foodmaster locations in the Boston areas — including one in Somerville. It intends to turn all six stores into Whole Foods locations, and the Johnnie’s stores will close by Nov. 30.

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Are Somerville and the New England Revolution Playing Ball?

Interviews with Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Revolution President Brian Bilello, as well as reports from other media outlets, reveal that the Krafts and the City are talking about building a 20,000- to 25,000-seat soccer-specific stadium in Assembly Square. The likelihood of that happening and the extent to which it would benefit the city remain unclear.

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Somerville Stained Glass Studio to Close, Beer and Wine Shop Opening

Daniel Maher, the owner of Daniel Maher Stained Glass (500 Medford St.) is selling his building and is seeking new space while temporarily working out of Avon Place Glass in Cambridge. Maher is also changing the business’s name to Daniel Maher, Glass Artist.

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MEM Tea Moves From Somerville to Watertown

MEM Tea Imports moved from its 316 Highland Ave. location to a larger warehouse in Watertown at 49 Elm St. on July 31.

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Home Brewin’

BY AARON DENTEL-POST Call it love at first sip. Dann Paquette and Martha Simpson-Holley met at the New England Real Ale Exhibition in 2004. Martha had dragged her roommates to the event. When she left, she’d gotten more than a look into the industry. She’d found a lifelong guide to American craft beer, who would…

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Somerville Residents, City Officials Discuss Union Square Revitalization at Public Hearing

Little outright opposition was expressed to the city’s proposed Union Square redevelopment plan at a public hearing on the plan Sept. 19, though many Somerville residents urged city officials to tread lightly in implementing the long-range plan.

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