Don’t miss half-price sale at Shoppers Corner in Wellesley

June 1, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Shopper's Corner, Schofield Elementary School, Wellesley Don’t miss the Shoppers Corner Bag Sale on Wednesday, June 5, 8:30am – 12:15 p.m. You can’t beat the prices at this bi-annual store-wide clearance sale: for $5, fill a large bag from our inventory of new and gently used clothing and accessories, in sizes infant to adult, with many popular labels. All items must go as we clear the racks for the end of the season. Come early to find great bargains – or fill a bag to donate to charity.

Shoppers Corner, located at the Schofield Elementary School on Cedar Street, is entirely parent-volunteer run, and all proceeds benefit the Schofield PTO. Look for us in the lower level of the school, entry to the rear of the playground.

Garden news in Wellesley

April 29, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

The Gardens at Elm Bank, home of Massachusetts Horticultural Society (Mass Hort), will open on Friday, May 3. The 36-acre property and gardens are located on the Elm Bank Reservation at 900 Washington Street (Route 16) in Wellesley.

For the kids

Family programs will be offered Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5 in Weezie’s Garden for Children. Staff- led activities will engage 3 – 6 year-olds in the science and wonder of the natural world. Programs meet at 11am and usually last 30 minutes. All ages welcome, and children must be accompanied by an adult.

Looking further ahead, two events for plant lovers will take place at Elm Bank on Saturday, May 11, 2019, 9am – 3pm — the Mass Hort Gardeners’ Fair and Herb Plant Sale of the Herb Society of America.

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The Mass Hort Gardeners’ Fair

The Gardeners’ Fair is an opportunity to find rare and unusual perennials, trees and shrubs; ready-to-plant herbs and vegetables; and tomato varieties by the dozens. Visitors can also hear talks by experts and find unique garden tools, garden ornaments and accessories, and more. The fair will feature sales of unique specimens from local plant societies including the Herb Society Plant Sale, and an Ask the Master Gardener booth hosted by the Massachusetts Master Gardeners. Admission is $5 per car for the general public, free for Mass Hort members.

Mass Hort, Wellesley — Photo credit: Mass Hort

Herb Plant Sale

You can find the Herb Plant Sale of the New England Unit of the Herb Society of America on the lawn across from the Teaching Herb Garden at Elm Bank. In addition to herb plants, native plants, and free plants for visiting children gardeners, the Society will offer a special selection of “vintage garden” items to add a bit of history and character to your own personal garden landscape. Item will include decorative garden stakes, water trough planters, rustic garden tools, antique wooden and metal signs, old milk cans, distressed planters, flower pots, and much more.

Both the Gardeners’ Fair and the Herb Plant Sale events are open to the public (although Mass Hort members can get in an hour early at 8am, and their admission is free — membership has its privileges).

Bates and Hunnewell students to plant garden at Glen Grove

Glen Grove, Wellesley In a collaboration between Wellesley Green Schools and the Outdoor Clubs of Hunnewell and Bates elementary schools, a Native Wildlife Garden is in the works on the grounds of Glen Grove senior housing apartments. So far the students, led by Bates parent Susan Zelenko and Hunnewell parent and WPS substitute teacher Lisette Neergaard Colón have led students in the first steps toward creating a garden geared toward supporting local insects, birds, and other wildlife. Children measured the area, then removed a soil sample, which was sent to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) soil testing lab for evaluation. As the group waits for the UMass lab’s report about the organic makeup of the soil in the planting area, they are in the process of researching native trees, shrubs, and plants that can be expected to thrive in the space.

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Wellesley Business Buzz: Pampered Puppies opens in Linden Square; grocery shopping day to benefit WHS Class of 2019; estate sale near Elm Bank

April 12, 2019 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

Our round-up of the latest Wellesley, Mass., business news:

Your dog has spa needs, too

Pampered Puppies is just about ready to open at 159 Linden St. (in the space formerly occupied by Miss Michelle’s Center for the Performing Arts). The business will offer dog grooming and bathing, training and daycare. You can stop in to their Open House on Saturday, April 13, 8am – 6pm.

Here’s a look at Wellesley’s most popular dog names and breeds for 2019, in case you’re wondering what kind of canine company your pooch will be keeping.

Do your big weekly shop April 22, help WHS Class of 2019

The annual Roche Bros. shopping day to benefit the WHS Senior Class All Night Party (ANP), the safe party for students following the graduation ceremony, will be on Monday, April 22, from 10am to 2pm. Roche Brothers in Linden Square will donate 5% of the value of the collected register receipts, as well as gift cards purchased, during the WHS Shopping hours. Look for the ANP volunteers in their caps and gowns at the end of the registers collecting receipts at the front of the store. Please mark your calendars and remember to do your big shop that day!

Beyond Wellesley…estate sale on River St. in Natick

Don’t miss the estate sale just beyond Elm Bank Reservation, in an historic house at 8 River St, Natick, Saturday, April 13, 10am – 4pm. An art school graduate with an eye for color, quality, and originality is downsizing and her one-of-a-kind furnishings and accessories must go. (Sponsored content.)

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Wellesley UU rummage sale — this group knows how to Spring clean

March 20, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Wellesley Unitarian's Rummage Sale Do you love rummage sales? Are you looking for bargains? Do you love to find unexpected treasures?

WHAT: Rummage Sale at UU Wellesley Hills
WHERE: 309 Washington St, Wellesley, MA (near the intersection of Rt 9 & Rt 16)
WHEN: March 30, 2019 from 8:30am to 1:00pm.

For the Unitarian Universalists of Wellesley Hills, spring cleaning season is tied to a favorite event: the annual Rummage Sale. Shoppers are known to return every year, sometimes from as far away as Maine, knowing that they’ll find quality items at low prices. Departments include clothing (for children and adults, with a boutique for jewelry and better fashions), books, home furnishings, electronics, linens, china, sports, and toys. The Treasures room includes art, collectibles, fine china, and the unexpected.

The Rummage Sale is a fundraiser that serves many social justice initiatives at UU Wellesley. In a town that appreciates environmentalism, this is a truly “green” event: reusable items find new homes, and the proceeds are used to support the congregation’s programming and outreach. The social justice programs that benefit from the rummage sale include cooking for Bristol Lodge, hosting homeless families through Family Promise, the UU Wellesley Hills Green Sanctuary Team, our UU Partners, and the LGBTQ Interest Group (which was the founder of OUT Metrowest).

Stop by on March 30, and invite your friends, too. And also consider donating items to the rummage sale! It’s a great way to downsize, declutter, and give back. Click HERE to make donation arrangements.

Items featured include:

Clothing (men’s, women’s, and children’s)
Books
Housewares, furniture and electronics
Kitchenware and china
Notions
Sporting goods
Toys and games
Treasures

It’s curtains up soon for Tyler & Sash in Wellesley at former convenience store location

January 30, 2019 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

The former Red Apple location has looked a little seedy ever since the convenience store peeled out in June 2018, leaving gum-seeking Hunnewell students adrift on early-release Wednesdays. The storefront likely won’t recognize itself once it gets a makeover from Tyler & Sash, slated to open in February at 540 Washington St. Look for the full-service interior design gallery to rip down the brown paper that currently passes for a window treatment at the Cameron and Washington Street corner location and seriously refresh it with something swanky.

Store hours will be

Tuesday – Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm

Saturday: 10:00am – 3:00pm

Tyler & Sash, Wellesley — Interior design company Tyler & Sash is looking to open in February at the former Red Apple location.

The company also has a location in Winchester where it offers custom shutters, shades, and drapes as well as wallpaper and upholstery “solutions”.

A couple doors down in the former Yogurtology space, Rice Burg is getting closer to opening. The Board of Selectmen on December 17 approved the healthy rice burgers and bowls business for its first foray from food trucks to bricks-and-mortar. Owner Jessica Shen in a move designed to take advantage of practically new equipment left behind by Yogurtology and capitalize on past consumer behaviors, will also offer fro-yo at the 552 Washington Street location, next to Old School Pizzeria. The Rice Burg food trucks will continue to roam the streets of Cambridge and Boston.

Where to eat in Wellesley

Remember these former Wellesley restaurants?

Beyond Wellesley: Versus arcade bar/restaurant