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Several Openings Anticipated at Arsenal Yards in Coming Months

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Arsenal YardsArsenal Yards in Watertown, already featuring several restaurants and retailers, has several new additions coming in 2022 and early 2023. The following information was provided by Arsenal Yards:

Arsenal Yards, the thriving new neighborhood in Watertown from Boylston Properties and Wilder, is celebrating continued growth and development with the opening of many highly anticipated dining, shopping, fitness, and entertainment venues throughout the neighborhood this summer and fall.  

Since its official redevelopment and expansion at the site of the former Arsenal Mall in 2017, the lively 1 million + square foot mixed-use neighborhood has flourished into a dynamic destination and neighborhood hub. Residents and visitors alike can eat, live, work, play, and experience all that the high-energy community in Watertown’s historic East End has to offer with dining, shopping, and entertainment right at their fingertips.  

With the goal of further expanding its lineup of popular restaurants, retailers and service and entertainment offerings, Arsenal Yards is eager to welcome many exciting additions to the neighborhood this year. Openings coming soon include Pokeworks, Taffer’s Tavern, Restore Hyper Wellness, Central Rock Gym, Bond Vet, and F45 Training, along with new offerings including a Starbucks, James Joseph Salon, AT&T and GNC all slated to open before the end of the year, and KinderCare in early 2023. Blvd & Bond, the neighborhood’s residential offering with 302 units across three buildings, is nearly 100 percent leased, while all life science space within Arsenal Yards and the new building at 100 Forge is entirely leased as well.

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“Bar Rescue” Star’s Restaurant Hiring at Watertown Location

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Taffer’s Tavern is opening at Watertown’s Arsenal Yards in 2022. Bar Rescue’s Jon Taffer will be opening a restaurant in Watertown, and the restaurant is now hiring. Taffer’s Tavern aims to open in the fall of 2022, according to RestaurantNews.com. Taffer, the star of the Paramount Network show, stopped by the space in Arsenal Yards in May. The description on the Arsenal Yards website says: “Taffer’s is the quintessential pub, a place to meet old friends while making new ones.

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Charles River Chamber Hosting Free Networking Event in Watertown

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The Charles River Chamber will host a free coffee networking event at Arsenal Yards in July. Make connections at the event at the River Green near Roche Bros. in Arsenal Yards. Also joining the event will be the Watertown Business Coalition. Members of both groups and non-members are welcome

The Charles River Chamber serves Watertown, Newton, Needham, and Wellesley.

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Summer at Arsenal Yards: Picnic in the Park, Fitness Classes and a Biergarten

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Arsenal Yards has plenty planned this summer. The following information was provided by Arsenal Yards:

With summer just around the corner, Arsenal Yards, the thriving new neighborhood in Watertown, invites area residents and visitors to get outside and enjoy the weather in a beautiful setting this season. Guests, local employees, and residents alike can enjoy the return of the popular Picnic in the Park series, a series of complimentary fitness classes, and the brand new Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co. pop-up outdoor biergarten! 

“With the return of both our summer picnic series and popular outdoor fitness classes, and the exciting addition of the Mighty Squirrel biergarten, we’re thrilled to invite the Watertown community back for a fun-filled, jam-packed schedule of events this season,” said Jessica Reed, Marketing Director at Arsenal Yards. “This year, we’re bringing back Picnic in the Park better than ever, bringing in popular acts such as Couch and Fish House, local bands with loyal followings that we think our neighborhood will love. And, as many are eager to get back outside and spend time with friends and family again, there’s no better time for our residents and visitors to enjoy notable new openings at Arsenal Yards, including the recently opened Tori Jiro, Condesa Restaurante & Tequila Bar, and Kura Sushi, plus soon-to-open additions like Vitality Bowls and Taffer’s Tavern, while experiencing everything that Arsenal Yards has to offer all summer long.”

Guests and residents are invited to munch and move their way through summer with Picnic in the Park, a monthly outdoor event series featuring a schedule packed with a variety of entertainment, including Peter Gross, Magic & Other Suspect Activities, Fish House, and Couch.

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Vitality Bowls Opening New Location at Arsenal Yards

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Vitality Bowls

The following announcement was provided by Arsenal Yards:

Vitality Bowls, which specializes in açaí bowls – a thick blend of the Amazon’s antioxidant-rich açaí berry, topped with a variety of superfoods, announced the anticipated opening of its café at Arsenal Yards in Watertown on June 10. Under the ownership of local entrepreneur, Tim Johnson, the new Arsenal Yards café marks the brand’s breakthrough entrance into Massachusetts. “I’m incredibly eager to bring the Vitality Bowls experience to Massachusetts, and specifically the Watertown community. I couldn’t be more excited to open our first MA location at Arsenal Yards” said Johnson, who previously served as a C-suite executive in the tech industry for several years before venturing into entrepreneurship with Vitality Bowls. “There is something for everyone on the menu and I know that the café will be a great place for people to enjoy delicious, clean food they can feel good about.”

The new café will be conveniently located at 113 Bond Square, in the Arsenal Yards neighborhood, which offers shopping, dining, fitness and entertainment, along with residences, a hotel and life science space.

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Mighty Squirrel Brewing Opening Beer Garden in Watertown

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Mighty SquirrelMighty Squirrel Brewing will be serving its creations at the new biergarten at Arsenal Yards. Beer lovers will enjoy the latest addition to Arsenal Yards: a biergarten. Local craft brewer Mighty Squirrel Brewing will be running the beer garden, that will be located in the center of Arsenal Yards. Arsenal Yards provided the following information:

Just in time for warm weather and patio drinking season, Arsenal Yards, the thriving new neighborhood located along the Charles River in Watertown, announces the addition of a brand–new Mighty Squirrel Biergarten opening this Saturday, April 30th at 11 a.m.! Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co.A view of Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co.’s biergarten located at its Waltham brewery.

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New Revolving Sushi Bar Opens at Arsenal Yards

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Jakob LaymanSome of the more that 140 offerings at Kura Sushi at Arsenal Yards. Arsenal Yards proudly announced that Kura Sushi USA, Inc., a technology-enabled Japanese restaurant concept known for its revolving sushi bars, opened their first New England restaurant at Arsenal Yards, the thriving new neighborhood located along the Charles River in Watertown, Massachusetts. Established in the United States in 2008, the 37th Kura Revolving Sushi Bar location at 101 Bond Square, Watertown, MA 02472 brings the freshest sushi and most authentic Japanese cuisine to the Greater Boston community. With a focus on premium ingredients and a distinctive dining experience, Kura Sushi adheres to the Japanese virtue and philosophy of serving healthy and natural meals in a unique setting. Since the first restaurant opening in Japan in 1977, the Kura Sushi brand offers more than 500 locations across Japan, Taiwan and the United States.

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Fire Side Events at Arsenal Yards Start This Week

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The following information was provided by Arsenal Yards:

Winters in Watertown just got warmer! Arsenal Yards invites residents and visitors alike to get toasty by the fire and enjoy a variety of entertainment in the vibrant new neighborhood. Hosted this season in a new location on the City Works patio, guests and residents of Arsenal Yards are invited to sit around the fire pit and enjoy bites, bevvies and de-lightful weekly events all winter long! “As New Englanders continue to embrace outdoor activities and winter weather, we could not be more thrilled to bring back our popular Fire Side program this year!” said Jessica Reed, Marketing Director at Arsenal Yards. “Our second-annual Fire Side series gives our residents at Blvd & Bond, AY guests and the entire Greater Boston community the chance to warm up by the fire and enjoy delicious food and drink from City Works and spirited winter fun, right on the City Works patio, and also experience all the shopping, restaurants and entertainment Arsenal Yards has to offer.”

Fire Side will be every Tuesday beginning January 18th through March 1st from 5:30–7:30pm – perfect timing for after-work drinks, apps and laughs with friends, or a light dinner with the family.