Summer camp listings — we’ve got over 50 in Wellesley and beyond

March 26, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Thanks to SummerTech, our Camps Page sponsor, for their swell support. Don’t miss their Open House on Sunday, April 7, 10am – 3pm at Regis College, Weston.

It’s time to sign your child up for the summer camp experience of a lifetime. Whether they’re into coding, arts and crafts, sports, or nature, there’s a camp out there for them. The Swellesley Report’s Summer Camps page is now updated with over 50 camps in Wellesley and beyond.

Check out other great camps like Charles River Creative Arts Program, Dana Hall Girls Summer Leadership Program, Dedham Country Day Camp, Fay Summer, Gymnastics Express, iCode, Club Kidville, LINX, Summer at Riverbend, Tenacre Day Camp, Wellesley Theatre Project, and more.

Want to advertise YOUR summer camp? Contact us at [email protected]

White’s Bakery reveals Wellesley opening date

March 25, 2019 by bbrown Leave a Comment

White’s Bakery, which has been teasing Wellesley for months about when it will start selling its goodies here, has disclosed that April 3 will be its grand opening. We’re going to hold them to it.

The Wellesley Hills location is at Playhouse Square at 380 Washington St.

Wellesley’s colorful retail history

The opening will come on the heels of Fiorella’s long-awaited opening at the other end of Wellesley this past weekend.

Expect White’s to bring to Wellesley all the yummy things they offer at their other locations in Brockton, Hingham, and Mansfield: breakfast items such as muffins, danishes, and croissants; sweet treats; artisanal breads, pies, cakes, and tortes as well as savory lunch items like calzones, pastas, and paninis.

The Wellesley shop won’t have a cafe side (like the Brockton store) that has a lunch service, but it will have a deli showcase with prepared foods such as seasonal pasta salads, chicken cutlets, lasagna, arancini, eggplant parm, etc. There will be a seating area in the shop so customers can enjoy their treats in-house.

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Pesky Wellesley crosswalk springs back

March 25, 2019 by bbrown Leave a Comment

Spring in Wellesley brings the return of flowers, marathoners, and yes, that Washington Street crosswalk that isn’t really a crosswalk at all.

We’ve written about this demon stretch of white paint on Rte. 16 for more than 2 years, initially inspired by an email from an out-of-towner aghast that someone was parking in a crosswalk in front of Blue Ginger, at the time (See “Swellesley cracks the Case of the Crazy Crosswalk”). But as it turned out, the car was parked legitimately at a meter, and the striping was really the remnants of a temporary crosswalk used while the Belclare complex was under construction. The bogus crosswalk was the bane of Blue Ginger’s existence, as customers steadily asked whether the space was OK to park in.

The town worked with the Belclare developer to cover the crosswalk with black paint, but then we found ourselves returning to scene of the crime last spring. Blue Ginger was gone, Smith & Wollensky was on its way, and the ghostly crosswalk had seeped through the black cover. The town again was forced to spring into action to cover it up. After all, the semi-crosswalk is a danger to drivers, who are unsure whether to stop or go through it, and pedestrians, who are also tempted to take the shortcut at their own peril.

Now, upon visiting the new Fiorella’s Express at the corner of Church Street and Washington Street, I couldn’t believe the phony crosswalk was back. I parked in that questionable space, and just hoped no one would try to teach me a lesson.

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Wellesley author visits round-up, April 2019

March 25, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

The World of Wellesley (WOW) and the Wellesley Community Center are excited to sponsor the fourth annual Wellesley Community Book read, All the Real Indians Died Off and 20 Other Myths about Native Americans, by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker.

World of Wellesley invites community organizers and neighborhood book groups to join and support this book discussion, community conversation, and author visit.

The goal is for organizations and book groups to discuss the book in their own settings over the next few months. We will then gather on April 25th, 7pm, at the Wellesley Community Center, 219 Washington St., for a community presentation and conversation with co-author Dina Gilio-Whitaker.

Please RSVP and email WOW with any questions, [email protected]

Author visits at Wellesley Books

4/3 Christine Lynn Herman – “The Devouring Gray”
4/5 Dave Barry – “Lessons from Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog” [TICKETED]
with guests from Forever Home Rescue
4/8 National Poetry Month celebration with authors Heather C Bryant and Lynne Viti
4/9 Joseph Moldover – “Every Moment After”
4/11 Melissa de la Cruz – “All For One: The Alex & Eliza Trilogy Book 3”
4/24 Mary Ann Esposito – “Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy” [TICKETED]
featuring food from the cookbook

See below for full event description.

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Sports spotlight: Sign your Wellesley child up for Centaurs Rugby

March 24, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

SPONSORED POST: For the first time a Youth Rugby Program will be offered in the area starting April 1, 2019. Registration is open now for Centaurs Rugby Boston, a non-contact flag sport for boys and girls ages 5 – 12. The program is flexible, offering two afternoon sessions per week and games on alternative Sundays. The program is a youth recreation and development program and is open to children in all towns.

Centaurs Rugby Boston

Located at the UMASS Mount Ida Campus in Newton, within 15 minutes of Wellesley, Centaurs Rugby Boston joins a league of youth clubs operating in Massachusetts under the Massachusetts Youth Rugby Organization and Rugby USA infrastructure.

Rugby is an all-inclusive sport played around the world and rapidly growing in popularity in the USA. Rookie rugby is a fast-moving safe non-contact game that involves all kids in catching, passing and running, having fun and building friendships. The Centaurs program will develop your child’s fitness, mobility, motor skills, self-confidence, leadership, decision making, respect for others. Your child will learn how to work as part of a team, overcome fears and take on challenges and commitment with the correct attitude, all while becoming great sports. It is about nurturing a child for life — that is the win.

Centaurs Rugby Boston is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) youth organization offering an affordable sporting option for your children to be outdoors, get fit, have fun, and make friends all while learning the game of Rugby through qualified and professional coaching staff in a safe and fun environment. Centaurs believes an inspired child is an inspirational child.

Centaurs Rugby Boston