entering natick sign

entering natick sign

Natick Report

More than you really want to know about Natick, Mass.

  • Subscribe to daily email
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Eat
  • Schools
  • Summer Camp
  • Letters to the editor
  • Guidelines for letters to the editor
  • Redhawks sports schedule & results
  • Embracing diversity
  • Charities/Community
  • Arts
  • Events
  • Kids
  • Business
  • Environment
  • Top 10 things to do
  • The Swellesley Report
  • Beyond Natick
  • History
  • Government
  • Seniors
  • Support independent journalism
  • Natick Nest articles
  • Fire & police scanner
  • Town Election 2023


Natick now & then via new photographic mapping tool

June 17, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

The Massachusetts Bureau of Geographic Information (MassGIS) has released a tool dubbed Massachusetts Before & After that lets you view from above how the landscape looked in the 1990s vs. in 2019.

Check out locations in Natick to view dramatic before-and-after scenarios based on aerial photography that is geographically referenced to the town (orthophotography).

I found it easiest to orient myself by typing Natick Common into the search bar. That part of town is easily recognized with its grass and gazebo, and I found it pretty easy to navigate from there. You can see the stark difference, for example, on the South Main Street stretch across from the Common where the condos now stand. The online tool features a slider that lets you roll over the before or after images to see what was there after or before.

natick common aerial view

Filed Under: History

Advertisements





Natick Business Buzz: Natick.Business website launches; Five Crows reopening; Uni-T on the way

June 17, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

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

Natick.Business website launches

A new website called Natick.Business has launched through a joint effort by Natick merchants through the Natick Center Cultural District and Natick Center Associates, and Natick’s Community & Economic Development Department.

The site, which is still being fleshed out, features information from Natick and the Commonwealth that’s helpful to businesses looking to reopen safely, and provides resources, such as access to free signage covered by the town. Volunteers in specific industry sectors will help businesses get up to speed on best practices for reopening, too.Natick.business

Five Crows reopening

Five Crows, the gallery and handcrafted gifts shop at 41 Main St., in Natick Center, will be back in action as of this Thursday, June 18. Just in time for this weekend’s Father’s Day.

You’ll need to wear a mask (spares available) and must use hand sanitizer upon entering. Gloves will be available, too. The store will be limited to 7 customers at a time, contact-free transactions will be offered, as will gift wrap. No cash transactions.

5 crows

Uni-T making move from mall to Natick Center

Uni-T, which describes itself as a combined art gallery, T-shirt and gift shop, has closed the Natick shop it started in 2012 and is planning to open soon on Court Street in Natick Center. Multitalented owner Eujin Kim Neilan features her own illustrated children’s books, hand-printed T-shirts and other creations, plus those of other local artists. Dance, music and book readings are among the sorts of events Uni-T has held in the past.

The business has humble roots, with Eujin starting in a home studio, branching out to farmers’ markets, and going from there. Sounds like a perfect fit for Natick’s artsy center.

Uni-T

Got Natick business news? natickreport@gmail.com

Filed Under: Business



Natick’s Eli’s & Dolphin Seafood ready to serve you outside

June 16, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Workers set up the outdoor dining area in the parking lot outside Eli’s & Dolphin Seafood in Natick Center on Tuesday morning to get ready for serving meals and drinks later on Tuesday.

Outdoor dining for Eli's and The Dolphin

The Dolphin starts serving today from 4-8pm. Call for reservations. Masks must be worn to enter. Curbside and take-out service continue.

The town is working with restaurants to allow them to serve outdoors even if they previously have not been licensed to do so given that there’s no indoor sit-down dining for now under state rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Where to eat in Natick

More:  Subscribe to our Natick Report daily email

Filed Under: Business, Restaurants

Natick’s colorful new mosaic: ‘We the People’

June 16, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

The timing of artist Carol Krentzman’s new “We the People” mosaic on Court Street in Natick Center couldn’t have been much better considering the social unrest sweeping the country.

The 41-inch wide, 12-foot high rainbow-colored work consisting of glass tiles made from recycled glass, was installed on June 11.

we the people mosaic

Krenztman explains on her website: “The saying arching over the mosaic in blended skin tones is: ‘We the People Have a Dream of Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness with Kindness Equality Respect Tolerance Education Freedom and Justice for All’. The words in the center interspersed in the colors of the rainbow are: courage, trust, cooperation, family, patience, acceptance, care, equity, community, honor, love, unity, peace, truth and hope.”

You can learn more about how the mosaic came together in this video featuring the artist.


More:  Subscribe to our Natick Report daily email

Filed Under: Art, Embracing diversity

Advancing Racial Justice in Natick: Panel discussion June 16

June 15, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Advancing Racial Justice in Natick

  • Tuesday, June 16, 2020
  • 7:00-8:30 PM

Natick Is United invites you to a racial justice panel discussion with the Natick Police Department & Town Officials.

Join panelists Chief James Hicks & Lt. Carra Rossi, Select Board Members Sue Salamoff and Karen Adelman-Foster, Superintendent Dr. Anna Nolin & more

With co-facilitators Melissa Patrick and Lindsey Vizvary Galvao & moderator Guimel DeCarvalho

 

Filed Under: Community, Embracing diversity

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • …
  • 173
  • Next Page »

Tip us off!

Please send news tips, photos, ideas to natickreport@gmail.com

If you’d like to contribute $ to support our independent journalism venture, please do….

Advertisements

Categories

  • Animals
  • Art
  • Bacon Free Library
  • Beyond Natick
  • Books
  • Boston Marathon
  • Business
  • Camps
  • Charity/Fundraising
  • Charles River dam
  • Community
  • Construction
  • COVID-19
  • Education
  • Election
  • Embracing diversity
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Fashion
  • Firefighters
  • Food
  • Gardens
  • Government
  • Health
  • History
  • Holidays
  • Kids
  • Letters to the editor
  • Media
  • Military
  • Morse Institute Library
  • Music
  • Natick Election 2022
  • Natick Historical Society
  • Natick History Museum
  • Natick Nest
  • Natick track
  • Neighbors
  • Obituaries & remembrances
  • Opinion
  • Outdoors
  • Parents
  • Police & crime
  • Real estate
  • Recycling Center
  • Religion
  • Restaurants
  • Schools
  • Seniors
  • Shopping
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Theater
  • Town election 2021
  • Town Election 2023
  • Transportation
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Vacation
  • Veterans
  • Volunteering
  • Voting
  • Weather
lion publishers
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Get our email newsletter

* indicates required
Our newsletter is free, though we gladly accept contributions to support our work.

Most Read Posts

  • One high school student’s push to save Natick ballroom hidden in plain sight
  • Natick business buzz: Mr. Nice Dog coming to Rte. 9; Dairy Queen is back; The Hive readies to reveal
  • Sign up now for summer camp in Natick (and beyond)
  • Natick's Wilson Middle school enriched with cafeteria composting program
  • Take a load off: Natick getting more public Adirondack chairs

Click image to read The Swellesley Report

The Swellesley Report

Upcoming Events

  • There are no upcoming events.

Pages

  • Letters to the editor on Natick Report
  • Guidelines for Natick Report letters to the editor
  • Natick election 2023—guidelines for promoting candidates and ballot questions
  • Natick’s 2023 Boston Marathon charity runners
  • Natick, Massachusetts libraries
  • Comment Policy
  • Bacon Free Library in Natick, hours for winter 2023
  • Morse Institute Library in Natick—hours for winter 2023
  • Resources for seniors in Natick, Mass.
  • Natick Report corrections policy
  • Scenic Roads in Natick
  • Where to stay in Natick, Mass. (hotels, inns)
  • Private Schools in Natick (and beyond)
  • Natick Summer Camps (and beyond)
  • Where to eat in Natick, Mass: more that 70 dining options
  • Natick, Mass., history
  • Natick government
  • Natick No-Nos
  • Embracing diversity in Natick
  • Where to worship in Natick
  • Kid stuff (sports, clubs, activities in Natick, Mass.)
  • Contribute to Natick Report
  • Natick Little Free Libraries
  • Natick public schools
  • Where to sled in Natick, Mass.
  • Natick COVID-19 & vaccine news
  • Natick’s zip code & post offices
  • Natick charitable and community action groups
  • Top 10 things to do in Natick, Mass.
  • Natick Arts/Entertainment
  • About Natick Report
  • Advertise on Natick Report
  • Natick rules: Chickens yes, roosters no
  • Natick Election 2023, political candidates advertising
  • Natick election 2022—candidate interviews

© 2023 Natick Report
Site by Tech-Tamer · Login