A heavyweight life science developer is looking at the Watertown Mall for new lab space
It could be another big real estate deal in the regionâs booming life sciences industry
By Tim Logan Globe Staff,Updated February 28, 2021, 3:01 p.m.
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An empty storefront at Watertown Mall, which opened in the mid 1970s.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
WATERTOWN â An aging mall in a hot part of Greater Bostonâs exploding life sciences industry could soon be reconfigured as . what else? Lab space.
Heavyweight life science developer Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a deal in place to buy the Watertown Mall, according to four real estate industry executives familiar with the deal. The sale has not closed, and thus could yet fall through, but if it goes through, the deal would represent the latest burst in an explosion of life sciences development along Arsenal Street in Watertownâs East End.
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Lapels Dry Cleaning recently announced a pilot program with Target stores in Framingham, MA (launched on January 10) and Watertown, MA (to launch on January 24).
Framingham, MA and Hanover, MA, Jan 13, 2021 -/PressReleasePoint/- Lapels Dry Cleaning, an innovative, environmentally friendly dry cleaning company headquartered in Hanover, Massachusetts, recently announced a pilot program with Target stores in Framingham, MA (launched on January 10) and Watertown, MA (to launch on January 24). As part of this initiative, Target customers at both locations (400 Cochituate Road in Framingham and Watertown Mall, 550 Arsenal St, Watertown) can drop off their clothing items for dry cleaning and laundry at Lapels Dry Cleaning lockers within the store.
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Ethos Cannabis (“Ethos”) has begun adult-use sales at its existing medical dispensary in Watertown, Massachusetts. The dispensary has been operating as a medical-only dispensary under the name “Natural Selections,” since August. It was the first dispensary open in Watertown for medical cannabis sales and is now the first to open for adult-use sales.
The dispensary will continue to operate seven days a week and provide service to both medical patients and adult-use customers. The dispensary has just introduced a wide assortment of high quality cannabis flower grown in the Ethos cultivation center in Fitchburg, as well as products from well-known brands like Happy Valley, Incredibles, and ACS. The current menu showcases multiple strains of flower that cover a wide range of profiles.
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CHRISTMAS CAROLING: Noon-1 p.m. Dec. 11, 11 a.m.-noon Dec. 18 and noon-1 p.m. Dec. 21, Watertown Mall, 550 Arsenal St. For information: 617-926-4698, ext. 21. COVID-safe holiday performances will be held outside the mall s main entrance. Attendees are asked to wear a mask and maintain a distance of 6 feet from others. Jingle Belles Rock will perform Dec. 11 and 21; Victorian Carolers will perform Dec. 18.
VIRTUAL CHANUKAH FAIR: 1-2 p.m. Dec. 13 via Zoom. For information and to RSVP (required): https://bit.ly/chanukahfair20. Boston’s Jewish Community Day School in Watertown will host a virtual Chanukah Fair with festive songs and stories, cooking and craft activities, and an engineering challenge. This event is geared toward current and prospective JCDS families with children ages 2-12. RSVP by Dec. 9 to receive the Zoom link for the fair. Kits with materials needed for the activities will be available for contactless pick up from JCDS, 57 S
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