Did you know there are more than 15 women-owned businesses in Winchester? Offerings range from books, hair salons, gifts, classes in art and pottery, fashion, flowers, a restaurant, old-fashioned candy and novelties, and a bakery-café. While these businesses are in store fronts, there is one homebased and unique operation. Dear
The following was submitted by Winchester Co-operative Bank: Winchester Co-operative Bank (WCB) is proud to announce a $10,000 donation to the North Suburban YMCA. This contribution will support the YMCA’s important work in fostering youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility in our community. This donation highlights our
The following was submitted by Cummings Properties: Twenty-one local students will return to school this fall with new practical skills and professional experience after a summer at Cummings Properties, including Winchester residents Jack Mackey and Ella Matule. Each year, the Woburn-based firm provides young adults from high school to graduate
Picture it: Aug. 1, 1985, downtown Winchester. Everyone was eagerly awaiting the grand opening of a new North End Italian restaurant right on Mount Vernon Street. There was food, there were limousines...and there was Jay Leno. That’s right, Jay Leno kicked off the festivities when Filippo and Anna
The following was submitted by Conquer Ninja Gyms: Local families and fitness enthusiasts have a convenient new destination for active fun. Conquer Ninja Gyms, a national brand in “ninja warrior” obstacle training, has opened its first East Coast location at 10 Gill St. in Woburn. Inspired by the hit TV
The Nowell family has been operating a local Winchester business for almost 100 years. Five generations! The first owner, George Russell Nowell, initially did “anything for a buck” type-of-work ranging from hauling and removing junk by horse and wagon and clearing fields. As his business grew, it included furniture and
The following was submitted by The Bulfinch Group: The Bulfinch Group is pleased to announce that Winchester resident, Gracio Garcia, has been named a Leaders Club qualifier by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian). Leaders Club is one of the highest honors annually awarded by Guardian to financial
The following was submitted by the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants: The Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MassCPAs) recently announced that Winchester resident Katie Soule, CPA, CFP, CIMA, was elected to serve a second year on its 2024-2025 fiscal year, which began May 1. Soule is vice president
It’s bigger on the inside — and residents who have stepped into Rouvalis Flowers and explored the newly opened shop have pretty much had the same reaction. “It’s beautiful, stunning,” said Becky Kuhlman, who was in the store for the first time on a sunny morning. “I love to
Soon after Lauren Tiedemann and Jillian Hartline met they discovered they both had a long held dream to open an independent bookstore – what they didn’t know was that in less than a year that dream would come true. “We were thinking we’d have a five-year plan,” Tiedemann said.
Local businesses can now recycle in town after the Select Board set a commercial recycling fee at $155 per ton. “This would be a break-even rate for the town,” said Transfer Station Coordinator Nicholas Parlee in a memo to the board. The rate will only run through June 30, ending
The following was submitted by Adam Allen-Rogers: Winchester-based startup AI Fit has been named a finalist ahead of the South East final of the UK StartUp Awards. The UK StartUp Awards was launched to recognize the booming start-up scene across the UK, which has accelerated over the last few years
Four restaurants have been approved for outdoor dining, but the date on which the season will begin came up for debate. The Select Board voted back in December, after a public hearing, that the outdoor dining season would run from April 29 to Oct. 28, but Black Horse Tavern owner
