Check Out This Week’s Watertown Open Houses

Several open houses to check out in Watertown this week. $599,000 – 25 Prospect St. Unit 25, Condo – 2/3 Family, 1,082 Living Area Sq. Ft., 5 Room, 3 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$807,500 – 80 Walnut St. Unit 80, Condex – Townhouse, 2,738 Living Area Sq.

Frank Pepe Pizzeria Opens Watertown Location

Pizza lovers can now order a coal-fired pie from Frank Pepe Pizzeria, which recently opened at Arsenal Yards. The opening of the Neapolitan pizza restaurant was announced by Arsenal Yards on Twitter this week. The restaurant started in New Haven, Conn., and specialty pizzas include the original tomato pie and white clam pizza. Salads are also available. The pizza news we've all been craving – @pepespizzeria is NOW OPEN at #ArsenalYards!Place an order for takeout, delivery or curbside pickup today.

Arts Community Invited to Town Hall Hosted by Watertown Business Coalition

The Watertown Business Coalition invites the arts related businesses and organizations, people working in the arts and others to a virtual Town Hall meeting to discuss strategies to get through the pandemic shutdown. “We need to support each other as a community to make it out of these leaner times for the arts/media/entertainment industry,” the announcement said. The event will be held on Friday, Aug. 28 at 9 a.m. Those invited to take part include:

Watertown-based arts related business or organizationWatertown residents who are in the Arts, Entertainment or Media fieldsLocal businesses that are dependent on their interaction with the Watertown community

To find out more and RSVP click here.

Long-Time Watertown Square Restaurant Closing This Week

The DPW discovered a culvert deep under Watertown Square that was not on any plans. An institution in Watertown Square for more than three decades will close its doors this week. Stellina Restaurant, at 47 Main St., announced that it will serve its last dinner service. “After 34 years in Watertown, Stellina will close after Saturday August 22. Please join us for our last week,” the restaurant’s website announced.

Watertown Accountant Named a Woman to Watch

Caroline Waweru of Watertown was named a 2020 Women to Watch Award winner by the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. Watertown resident Caroline Waweru, CPA, MBA, MSA was selected as a 2020 Women to Watch Award winner by the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA), the professional association of certified public accountants, representing over 11,000 members. The awards recognize women who have made outstanding contributions to the accounting profession, their communities, their firms or companies and to the development of women as leaders. Waweru, senior tax manager at Stone & Company, LLC, is one of seven women selected to receive a 2020 Women to Watch Award. She was selected in the Emerging Leader category, reserved for professionals with 15 years of experience or less.

Casual Mediterranean Eatery Opening at Arsenal Yards

Garbanzo is opening at Watertown’s Arsenal Yards. The following announcement was provided by Arsenal Yards:

The “Feel Brighter” Movement is building even more momentum in the greater Boston area. Following its recent opening in Boston Common, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, the leading fast casual Mediterranean franchise concept best known for its preservative-free, nutrient-rich menu, is expanding its “Eat Better – Feel Brighter” movement into Watertown. With the new location slated to open later this year in the Arsenal Yards development at 41 Bond Street in Watertown, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh offers a modern twist to Old World cuisine, breaking down the traditional paradigm of the Mediterranean diet. “We’ve enjoyed introducing Bostonians to the flavor vacay that is Garbanzo, and are confident that people in Watertown will be equally impressed by our scratch-made wonder food,” said Derek St.