Around Town

Two Local Leaders on Chamber’s Panel for Most Influential Business People of Color

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The leader of a Watertown-based theatre company and a vice president at Tufts Health Plan will be a panelists for the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber’s 50 Most Influential Business People of Color event. Michael Bobbitt, who took over as artistic director at NewRep in August 2019, will be one of five people on the panel at the event that will take place virtually on Nov. 12. He will be joined by Juan Lopera, vice president of marketing and Rhode Island Medicare at Tufts Health Plan, headquartered on Mt. Auburn Street.

Business

Dance Classes for Kids, Scholarships Available

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Ballroom in Boston is excited to offer scholarships through its non-profit, Dancing Feet, for all of the upcoming kids programs! Check out all of the class details at www.ballroominboston.com/kids

Click here for the scholarship application. Harry Potter Kids Camp

Thursday, November 12  |  3:00pm – 4:30pm  |  $35/child  |  Ages 7-10

Does your kiddo love Harry Potter and all things Wizarding World? We do too! Your kiddo won’t want to miss out on this one day camp featuring the sorting hat, a House Cup competition, wand making, facing off against the Whomping Willow, Potions class and so much more!

Real Estate

A Single Family Home, Three Condos Sold in Watertown This Week

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See this week’s property sales on the Watertown real estate market. $725,000 – 129 Palfrey St., Single Family – Detached Ranch, 1,392 Living Area Sq. Ft. (Includes Finished Basement), 5 Room, 3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom

$453,000 – 40 Bigelow Avenue Unit 29, Condo – Garden, 825 Living Area Sq. Ft., 3 Room, 1 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom

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$725,000 – 32 Commonwealth Road Unit 2, Condo – 2/3 Family, 2,118 Living Area Sq.

Real Estate

Halloween Weekend Filled with Open Houses in Watertown

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See this week’s Watertown open houses. $1,099,000 – 8 Brandley Road, Single Family – Detached Colonial, 4,000 Living Area Sq. Ft. (Includes Finished Basement), 14 Room, 6 Bedroom, 3 Full & 2 Half Bathroom, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$1,200,000 – 1-3 Theurer Park, Multi-family Home – 2 Family, 2,576 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 10 Total Rooms, 4 Total Bedrooms, Open House: Saturday 12-2

$549,000 – 730 Belmont St.

Real Estate

Watertown Home Sells for $2 Million, 1 of 6 Sales This Week

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A five-bedroom Victorian fetched more than $2 million this week. Five other sales were reported in Watertown this week. $350,000 – 164 Galen St. Unit 46, Condo – High-Rise, 670 Living Area Sq. Ft.,2 Room, 1 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom

$919,000 – 149-151 Pleasant St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down, 3,220 Living Area Sq.

Real Estate

Many, Many Open Houses Around Watertown This Week

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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.

Business

Health & Fitness Businesses Highlighted by Local Biz Group

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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.”

Business

Bluebikes Opens New Station at Arsenal Yards, Officials Say Bike Share Has Had a Good Start

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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.