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Wellesley business in 2009: Lose some, win some

By bbrown | Published: December 19, 2009

The economy and other factors led to the shutdown or exodus of a host of Wellesley business in 2009. The most notable was Brigham’s shutdown in November after the company fell on hard times and got bought out (the crooks who robbed the store and August probably didn’t make a killing). Brigham’s had been in [...]

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Divine Kitchens coming to Wellesley in spring 2010

By bbrown | Published: November 27, 2009

Divine Kitchens, currently based in Westborough, is opening its second location — at 180 Linden St. in Linden Square in Wellesley next to the Gelato Cafe. Divine Kitchens, which was launched 5 years ago, is a design/build business focused on kitchens and baths. Owner Mariette Barsoum says her business has already provided services for plenty [...]

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Unleashed by Petco coming to Linden Square

By bbrown | Published: November 20, 2009

Bailey, Lucy, Molly and Daisy are going to be really fired up about this. Look for a new pet store called Unleashed by Petco to come to 165 Linden  St. in Wellesley, near Jos. A Bank  and Leonard’s (yeah, they might wanna rethink that name given the hard feelings stemming from the leashing controversy at [...]

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Clock ticking to get into Wellesley independent business directory

By bbrown | Published: October 30, 2009

Owners of independent businesses who want to tell their stories in the inaugural Indie Owned business directory for Wellesley need to get moving: Registration and payment is due by Nov. 6. The directory will go online in December and also ship that month. Indie Owned, based in Brookline, has published a series of colorful business [...]

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Playing her cards right in Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: August 14, 2008

One vendor that caught our eyes at last weekend’s Massachusetts Marketplace Festival at Elm Bank Reservation was Stayman Cards, a Wellesley business that makes homemade greeting cards like the one shown here. Suzy Stayman has been selling the cards for 3 years, noting that she has “always been into colors and sending out beautiful things [...]

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