Business

Watertown Restaurant First Awardee of Group Looking to Save Local Eateries

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Watertown’s Donohue’s Bar & Grill received the first grant from the Step Up to the Table Foundation, a group looking to save local restaurants during COVID-19. Donohue’s was nominated by Josh Vernon, who sent in a letter talking about how much the restaurant has given back to the community since it opened in 1998, particularly to the Watertown Boys & Girls Club. “When you mention Donohue’s to anyone from the Watertown area, they think of family and a wonderful place to gather together for all reasons JD would never ask for help, so as a friend and customer I felt he deserved this nomination so he can continue giving back to his community and supporting his staff,” Vernon wrote in his nomination. Like restaurants across Massachusetts, Donohue’s has faced many hurdles during the pandemic, from being closed in the early days of COVID, to continued reduction of capacity and other restrictions. See a video, below, posted by the Step Up to the Table Foundation when it told owner JD Donohue about the grant:

Around Town

A Dozen Open Houses in Watertown This Week

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Check out the open houses in town this weekend. $829,000 – 14-16 Dwight St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down 2,320 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 11 Total Rooms, 4 Total Bedrooms Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$439,000 – 290 Pleasant St. Unit 106, Condo – Mid-Rise, 761 Living Area Sq. Ft.

Business

Banks Now Accepting Applications for PPP Loans

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Businesses can now apply for federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Applications can be sent to banks. The loans can be forgiven if 60 percent of the funds are used for payroll. In the first round, the loans could only be used for payroll and rent, but the list has been expanded and now includes employee health benefits, mortgage interest, utilities and expenses that are essential to business operations. Some changes have been made to the program, according to this Forbes magazine story.

Around Town

Planning Board Supports Major Project South of Watertown Square

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A view of the proposed life sciences building at 66 Galen Street viewed from Galen Street. Plans for an a new life science building on Galen Street near Watertown Square got praise from the Planning Board for taking steps to address traffic in the area, improving public transportation and creating green space for public use. The board voted unanimously on Jan. 13 to support Boston Development Group’s project at 66 Galen St., which includes the former Colonial GMC dealership and sits next to the MBTA’s Watertown Yard. On Jan.

Real Estate

Five Watertown Condos Were Sold This Week

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Five Watertown condos were sold this week. $615,000 – 104 Coolidge Hill Road Unit 14, Condo – Townhouse, 1,763 Living Area Sq. Ft., 6 Room, 2 Bedroom, 2 Full & 1 Half Bathroom

$592,000 – 29 Palfrey St., Condo – Townhouse, 1,400 Living Area Sq. Ft., 7 Room, 4 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom

$353,000 – 26 Carey Ave. Unit 8, Condo – Low-Rise, 600 Living Area Sq.

Real Estate

A Dozen Open Houses to Visit in Watertown This Week

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See this week’s Watertown open houses. $899,900 – 764 Belmont St. Unit 1, Condo – Townhouse, 2,280 Living Area Sq. Ft. (Includes Finished Basement), 8 Room, 3 Bedroom, 2 Full & 2 Half Bathroom, Open House: Sunday 11-12:30

$2,600,000 – 152 Cypress St., Multi-family Home – 3 Family – 3 Units Side by Side, 6,502 Living Area Sq.