More than you really want to know about Wellesley, Mass.
Thousands of Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk participants walked through Wellesley, some starting in Hopkinton and others starting at Wellesley High, along the Boston Marathon route. Beautiful weather for a very long walk for a very good cause.
Milestone, a restaurant that featured Southern European cooking, occupied the Wellesley Square space where Juniper now operates over the course of 2009-2014. It was run by a local named Charlie Papakonstantinou (his parents run the Maugus restaurant in Wellesley) who said at the time of Milestone’s closing that “I like to think we’ve done something good with this restaurant, having helped keep that corner of downtown alive during the recession.”
Imagine my surprise when I stumbled across a Providence Journal restaurant review of a place called Milestone Kitchen & Bar in Cranston, R.I., and run by the very same Papakonstantinou and featuring pretty much the same logo. The review is a positive one, citing the rustic charm of the eatery as well as its affordable menu items. The joint serves up breakfast, lunch and dinner, with dinner items including steak fritz, chicken marsala and pan-seared salmon.
I checked in with Papakonstantinou to ask about the new Milestone, which actually opened about 2 years ago.
“I was introduced to an iconic location in Cranston which was the former Don’s Diner for over 30 years. Great location, parking,” he says. “Like Vidalia’s truck stop that was closed for a few years [before Milestone in Wellesley opened] , I found a place that had closed that I could bring back to life and renovate. I miss being [in Wellesley] but I am glad that I was able to pass the torch to David Becker [of Juniper].”
So, if you’re ever looking for a little bit of Wellesley when in Rhode Island, check out the Milestone Kitchen & Bar.
MORE: Juniper — A special new Wellesley Square dining spot (2014)
Where to eat in Wellesley, Mass.
SPONSORED POST: The Wellesley Natural Resources Commission will present “Bright Ideas: A Workshop on Smart Outdoor Lighting” as part of a community-friendly lighting program designed to educate residents about lighting that’s safe and healthy for humans, wildlife, and the environment.
WHEN: Tuesday, September 26
TIME: 7pm – 8:30 pm
WHERE: Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St., Wellesley, 02482
Did you know that artificial light affects safety, human health, the environment, and wildlife? The Wellesley Municipal Light Plant (MLP) is working on ways to balance the town’s need for exterior lighting with the desire to minimize artificial light’s potentially negative impacts. This fall the MLP will be piloting lighting options for new neighborhood streetlights by be replacing 3,000 incandescent neighborhood streetlights with cost-effective and energy efficient LED (light emitting diode) fixtures.
The International Dark Sky Association says that “LEDs are very small light bulbs that fit into an electrical circuit. Unlike traditional incandescent bulbs, they don’t have a filament that burns out, and they don’t get very warm…Early LEDs were energy-inefficient and emitted little light, but due to technological advances, LED efficiency and light output have doubled about every three years. Because of their improved quality and falling prices, LEDs are now replacing conventional high-intensity discharge (HID) lamp types for outdoor lighting in communities around the world.”
Bob Parks, an authority on outdoor lighting design and the director of the Smart Outdoor Lighting Alliance (SOLA), will be on hand to explain it all and answer questions in this workshop designed to help you evaluate safe and environmentally friendly lighting options for your neighborhood and your home.
At this workshop, you will learn how to:
Evaluate different types of lighting
Choose the correct lights for your own property
Use lighting to improve safety
Talk to your neighbors about lighting
The Wellesley Cultural Council is accepting applications from artists, performers, educators and/or organizations for projects that enrich the cultural life of the residents of Wellesley. Applicants may seek funding for community-oriented programs to be presented in 2018, including but not limited to lectures, performances, exhibits, workshops, and/or festivals. Completed applications are due by October 16, 2017. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be reviewed for funding.
The Wellesley Cultural Council is a part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each Local Cultural Council.
Last year, the Wellesley Cultural Council distributed $4,600 in grants for the 2017 grant cycle. Projects that received funding included: the Wellesley Choral Society’s “Glorious! – Glorias of Vivaldi and Ruggieri” concert, the Wellesley Symphony’s community outreach project, Deborah Brown’s “Wellesley Dump Art” photography, the Wellesley Chamber Players’ concert series, performances of “Dancing Through the Decades” and “Music is Love” for the Wellesley Council on Aging, and Wellesley Women Artisans “Art in the Park” project.
Application forms and more information about the Local Cultural Council program are available online at www.mass-culture.org. Questions can be directed to [email protected].