Anyone feel like Town Center work has been going on forever? Does anyone actually remember what Weston looked like without huge trucks, pavement “surprises” and orange cones? So, here’s your good news of today: we’re in the end game. Le coup de grace. Das Ende. O fim. Out of languages, so moving on. The final work on “the largest road
Read moreThere’s a new fitness space in “downtown” Weston and the Owl could not resist dropping by to meet its owner, Nicole Cotnoir. While the soft opening is this week (as in, drop on by and get to know the space), the grand opening of The Training Lab will be next Saturday, September 25 from 9 am to 12 pm. More
Read moreDo you know a kid aged 6-13 years old who has a business idea and is ready and/or willing to show it off? This year marks the first Weston-Wayland Children’s Business Fair, which “inspires children to discover their inner entrepreneurs.” A couple of days ago, the Owl got a chance to chat with Janika LeMaitre, board member of the Weston
Read moreBefore you go out and buy a new iPhone 40000000 today, keep in mind that tomorrow and Sunday (August 14 and 15) are part of the tax-free weekend here in the Bay State. As long as you keep that individual purchase under $2500, you can save that 6.25% and put it into a college savings account. Yay! There are a
Read moreLast week, the Owl got a chance to meet new business owners Laura Martel and Hailey Roque at their beautiful facility in the “Walgreens Plaza” of Weston. Outfitted with all kinds of exercise, recovery and stretching “stations”, it was hard not to feel excited to get moving! Open since September 2020, Intuitive Wellness is all about meeting their clients’ current
Read moreIf you haven’t already gotten your Mother’s Day present for your mom, or for yourself, or for a friend, the day is young to get out to the local places. Here are three recommendations for last minute gifts, without the crazy of a big-box place (and yeah, sadly I’m counting some of the big garden stores in that right now–bring
Read moreSome people know spring is truly here when the daffodils and crocuses appear, the leaf blowers rev up, and the garden stores re-open. Others eagerly await the hanging of the Dairy Joy sign, which signals a return to swirls of Vanilla, Chocolate, Marble Twist and Coffee, Raspberry, Javaberry. And so spring sprang yesterday at 1 pm when Dairy Joy opened
Read moreYesterday, the Weston Owl sat down for a zoom chat with Weston resident Janet Kraus, co-founder and CEO of Peach, a fashion brand focused on helping women thrive. Kraus’ dry sense of humor and infectious energy had the conversation moving from the joys of entrepreneurship to parental mentors to regional shopping preferences, and the challenges of Covid in a relationship
Read moreSerendipity struck the Weston Owl yesterday, International Women’s Day, when we were able to zoom in and have a metaphoric beer and actual conversation with Weston resident, Esther Tetreault, co-founder of Trillium Brewing Company. Sometimes known (at least on Instagram) as Mrs. Trillium, Esther and her husband JC founded Trillium in 2013. It is a 300-employee organization during peak seasonal
Read moreIf you’re like many folks, the Facebook memories of exotic travel of years past are slowly torturing you. Those smiling faces in front of the Eiffel Tower, leaping into the wide open of the Grand Canyon, or even just visiting your family in Kansas City make us all realize what the last year has taken from us. Now, as the
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