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Member Profile: Dinny Myerson – Gourmet Pottery

December 4, 2016

Business: Gourmet Pottery Owner: Dinny Myerson Address: 365 Moody Street, Waltham [caption id="attachment_656" align="alignright" width="225"] Dinny Myerson, owner of Gourmet Pottery located at 365 Moody Street in Waltham[/caption] PROFILE: What inspired you to open your business? I was a potter for about thirty years and, when I had been working in various independent studios for ten years or so, I lost a location I had been working in a warehouse and I realized that I was too isolated being an...

Small Business Saturday is November 26th

November 25, 2016

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| Categories: Commentary, News, The Localist Movement

by Aravinda Ananda Waltham Local First Co-Founder & Treasurer The holiday shopping season is upon us! Surely everyone knows about Black Friday when major retailers offer blockbuster sales. But does everyone know about Small Business Saturday? It is happening this year on November 26 and is a day to show some love to some of the many wonderful small, local businesses right here in Waltham that offer some unique finds and excellent gifts for the holiday season. Launched in November...

On Localism and Liquor Licenses

July 18, 2016

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It's not just the weather: The topic of liquor licenses has been hot in Waltham of late. Our community has been processing two separate but related issues. The first issue remains before the Licenses and Franchises committee of the Waltham City Council, currently on summer recess. The matter they're wrestling with has at least three parts (1) whether there should be more liquor licenses in Waltham, (2) if so, how many, and (3) and how should they be distributed. We have no hard...