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Wellesley business buzz: Le Petit Four bakery reopening; help Oath Pizza help with CA recovery; Pitter tapped as Charles River Regional Chamber board chair

January 13, 2025 by Bob Brown

The latest Wellesley, Mass., business news:

 

Le Petit Four bakery reopening on Jan. 21

Let Petit Four bakery, which opened briefly on Christmas Eve morning at 380 Washington St., now plans for its official opening on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 8am.

Here’s the official list of hours from Le Petit Four for its opening week:

Monday, Jan. 20: Closed
Tuesday, Jan. 21: 8am – sold out
Wednesday, Jan. 22: 8am – sold out
Thursday, Jan. 23: 8am – sold out
Friday, Jan. 24: 8am – sold out
Saturday, Jan. 25: 8:30am – sold out
Sunday, Jan. 26: 8:30am – sold out

The much anticipated French bakery got its formal common victualler’s license approved by the Select Board during that body’s Jan. 7 meeting (see Wellesley Media recording near the start).

We got a sneak peek inside the bakery late last year.

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Correction: We originally posted that the re-opening was Jan. 14. Actually it is Jan. 21. Sorry for the error.


Help Oath Pizza donate to California wildfires recovery efforts

Oath Pizza, WellesleyFrom now through Sunday, Jan. 19, Oath Pizza Wellesley is committed to supporting those affected by the California wildfires. The popular Linden Square restaurant will donate 10% of its sales to the American Red Cross to assist in the disaster relief efforts.

To join Oath Pizza in this meaningful cause, show this post when you pick up or purchase in-store & receive a FREE fountain drink with every pizza ordered. https://oathpizzaboston.com or call 781-591-8228

Let’s come together to help California families in need. Thank you for your support! https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/


Charles River Regional Chamber board elects Pitter as chair

 

Angela Pitter Charles River Chamber
Angela Pitter (Charles River Chamber courtesy photo)

The Charles River Regional Chamber’s Board of Directors has elected Angela Pitter to serve as its board chair for the next two years.

Pitter is the founder and CEO of LiveWire Collaborative, a Newton-based digital marketing consultancy in business since 2012.

Pitter has been active in public service, including as a past Newton School Committee member and a current council member of the Black Alumni Leadership Council at Boston University and founding member of Newton Coalition for Black Residents.

 

 

Also elected to the board:

  • Michelle DeSimone, First VP CRE Relationship Manager at Needham Bank, as first vice chair
  • Jeff Cournoyer, Assistant Chancellor and Managing Director Greater Boston at the UMass
    Amherst Mount Ida Campus, as vice chair
  • John Karacalidis, COO, The Village Bank, as vice chair
  • Dan Brent, VP of Finance and Operations at William James College, as treasurer
  • Tali Golan Sherman, director global impact at Tripadvisor, as board secretary
  • John Rufo, who served as the chamber board chair for the past two years, will serve as the
    immediate past chair.

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Comments

  1. Tim Hill says

    January 14, 2025 at 8:20 am

    Not open Tuesday, January 14, at 08:00. There’s a workman painting inside and nothing new posted about opening date or hours.

    • Bob Brown says

      January 14, 2025 at 10:55 am

      So sorry, you are correct. Opening Jan. 21.

      • Angela Chen says

        January 15, 2025 at 6:46 pm

        This misinformation was disappointing. Can you verify if 8am is correct? Their website says 9am. I was there yesterday morning and no pastries to be seen

        • Bob Brown says

          January 15, 2025 at 8:17 pm

          Hi Angela,

          Sorry for that original error on the date. Their email had said both 8:30am and 8am. We’ve clarified the hours and updated our post. The hours on their website were for pickups only at the Needham bakery in this interim period.

     

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