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See the open houses this week on the Watertown real estate market. $499,000 – 131 Coolidge Ave. Unit 116, Condo – Mid-Rise, 1,270 Living Area Sq. Ft., 5 Room, 2 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom, Open House: Sunday 1-2:30
$399,000 – 28 Duff St. Unit 28, Condo – Townhouse, 874 Living Area Sq.
In a time when gyms, exercise studios and other health and fitness business are struggling, a local business group have made it easy for Watertown residents to find local options. The Watertown Business Coalition has put a tab on its webpage (watertownbusinesscoalition.com) linking to nearly 50 health and fitness providers in Watertown. Rich Baez, who works at Boston Specific Chiropractic in Watertown Square, hopes the tab will help both local businesses and residents. “The health tab is really a great option for the community to get together and support each other,” Baez said. “A lot of businesses today are struggling to stay open or leverage their dollars smartly.”
The recently installed BlueBike station outside Arsenal Yards. Bikeshare company Lyft Bluebikes opened its latest docking station at Arsenal Yards with some fanfare last week. It is the fourth in Watertown with three more planned, and Town officials say they have already drawn a lot of interest. The first Bluebike station in Watertown opened in August, as part of a five community expansion, which also included Newton and Arlington. Three of the Town’s stations in are on public land, but four will be located on private property, said Laura Wiener, Watertown’s Transportation Planner.
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Business Coalition:
Join us to meet members of the Watertown business community and network at the Watertown Business Coalition’s Coffee Connect. The Watertown Business Coalition was started by a group of people doing business in Watertown and town residents looking to make local connections, and to support and strengthen the Watertown business community. WHEN: Wednesday, October 21, 9AM to 10AM
WHERE: The comfort of your own home! The Watertown Business Coalition invites the following groups to the Coffee Connect:
All in the Watertown Business CommunityWatertown Residents who own a business in or out of townEntrepreneurs seeking Networking OpportunitiesFormer Members of Watertown-Belmont Chamber of CommerceThose looking to connect with business owners in Watertown
To RSVP click here
Three condos and a Colonial sold in Watertown this week. $527,000 – 290 Pleasant St. Unit 316, Condo – Loft, 1,064 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Room, 1 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom
$894,000 – 118-120 Spring St Unit 1, Condo – 2/3 Family, 2,000 Living Area Sq. Ft.
Mincrogrants are available for micro-businesses in Watertown. Companies with five or fewer employees can still take advantage of the microenterprise grants that were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, and the deadline to apply is Oct. 23, 2020. A second round of grants has been announced by the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC). Applications will be accepted from Oct.
The giant pumpkin is on display now at Arsenal Yards. It had originally been grown to be in the Topsfield Fair. The following information was provided by Arsenal Yards:
Through the end of October, Watertown’s Arsenal Yards is making Fall a daily holiday with a new “Fall Falladays” activation. Guests and residents are invited to come out to the River Green at Arsenal Yards for autumnal activities taking place throughout the month. The River Green is decorated for the season with hay bales, pumpkins and gourds.
The following information was provided by Watertown Savings:
Watertown Savings Bank (WSB) is pleased to announce that they have won in multiple categories in Wicked Local’s Annual Readers Choice Awards. WSB has been voted as the Regional Gold Favorite for the eleventh year in a row. The Metro 2 and NW-1 regions represent 14 towns, including all five towns where WSB branches are located. WSB has been voted the Number One Community Bank in Arlington, Belmont, Lexington, Waltham, and Watertown once again. Readers Choice Awards is an annual contest that invites readers of Gatehouse Media and Wicked Local newspapers, to vote for their favorite local businesses in a variety of categories.