By now, Westonians are familiar with Intuitive Wellness, a downtown Weston wellness facility that opened in 2020, and has been covered twice in the Owl (here and here). Many Metrowest folks are personally acquainted with it–from small group classes to pilates to personal training or even sports massage, it’s one of the best places to go to work those bodies
Read moreYesterday morning, the Owl was taking her 15-year-old guest around “downtown” Weston, including a visit to Heirloom for coffee and random sightings of friends and neighbors, and had just finished a sentence about how we were missing stores to wander about it and browse. And then, she did a double take…had she had too much coffee and was seeing double…or
Read moreOn Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, prepare to again be wowed by what kid-preneurs can come up with–map art, handmade soap, candy–you can expect a little bit of everything at the Weston-Wayland Children’s Business Fair. If you have a business-minded kid, please consider applying for this year’s fair, sponsored as always by the Weston-Wayland Rotary
Read moreIn a masterful pivot due to the snowstorm, the February 13 Valentine’s Day Cheese and Chocolate Board workshop has morphed into the Leap Year Cheese Board Arranging Workshop now to be held on February 29. There are tickets still available. ++ Join your friends at the Golden Ball Tavern for a delightful evening of creativity and indulgence at the Leap
Read moreOn Wednesday, the Owl was lucky enough to meet the man of the hour, aka Brian Piccini, the Weston resident who will be opening up The Woods, not with chainsaws and weedwackers, but hopefully with some plates of mussels, and for those of you with knowledge of the most inside of inside Weston jokes, edamame. The Woods restaurant at the
Read moreThe Weston Cultural Council (WCC) received 28 grant applications in the fall of 2023, and voted to support 13 of them in 2024. Available WCC funds included $5,500 from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and a matching grant of $5,500 from the town, for a total of $11,000. “We received a wide variety of grant applications this year, and were
Read moreUpdate: This event has been moved to February 29 due to snowstorm. Join your friends at the Golden Ball Tavern for a delightful evening of creativity and indulgence at the Valentine’s Day Cheese Board Arranging Workshop. This in-person event will take place on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 from 6.30 – 8:00 p.m. at the Golden Ball Tavern Museum, also known
Read moreToday, December 16, and tomorrow , December 17, are your last two chances to shop at the Land’s Sake Farmstand in the Animal Barn…ever! In early 2024, this space will be converted into an Animal Barn & Education Center (as originally envisioned)) and the new Farmstand building completed. This weekend, the Barn will be have vegetables, baked goods, gift items, and
Read moreLocal market Weston Provisions was recently named by the Boston Globe as having one of the best Italian subs in the metro Boston area. You can read the article here if you are a Globe subscriber or I can cut to the chase on a very detailed article: “fresh bread and quality meats are key to a good sandwich —
Read moreHere’s the news, Weston: you are already late. I have been late to fully 100% of my meetings today so I feel like I am WINNING IT! What I probably won’t be winning is this fun challenge brought to you by the Weston Community Children’s Association and the Weston Community League for the third magical year. It turns out the
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