The Heights

Chestnut Hill’s Winston Flowers Blooms in New Location

Sophia Gallon • February 9, 2025

With 81 years of experience in providing beautiful arrangements, Winston Flowers ensures their customers receive quality service.

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Opens Chestnut Hill Location with Preview Event

Laney McAden • April 14, 2024

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream hosted a preview event for its store in Chestnut Hill before their grand opening the following day, April 12.

Glazed Bytes Brings Trendy Croffles and Coffee Shop Classics to The Shops at Chestnut Hill

Annie Li • October 24, 2022

At Glazed Bytes, customers have the option of trying “croffles” on their own, or with sweet or savory add-ons.

With a Modern Twist, Bianca Offers an Eclectic Variety of Dishes

Emily Kraus • February 7, 2021

Opening a business during a pandemic is not an easy task, especially when the grand opening is based on a takeout menu alone. The husband and wife team of Tim and Nancy Cushman originally intended to open Bianca on March 19, but the opening was delayed by the pandemic.

OddFellows Ice Cream Co. Opens in Chestnut Hill

Mary Wilkie • September 8, 2019

OddFellows Ice Cream Co. opened its first location outside of New York on Aug. 9, and it’s found a home in The Street at Chestnut Hill. Holiday and Mohan Kumar originally opened OddFellows in Brooklyn...

Playa Bowls Moves Into Massachusetts, Opens on Comm Ave.

Mary Wilkie • February 19, 2019

BC Alums open an açaí and pitaya bowl chain, Playa Bowls, next to El Pelon on Comm Ave.

Murphy: Sometimes You Have to Wait

Connor Murphy • November 4, 2018

To do The Heights is often to make the mere suburban blip that is BC into the whole world, to zoom in so close that you breathlessly rewrite headlines at 1 a.m. to better capture the most microscopic of details, or reword a caption on page 14 to reflect this rather than that.

Pop-Up Turns Permanent: The Bagel Table Replaces Rosie’s

Isabel Fenoglio • February 4, 2018

Replacing Rosie's Bakery, The Bagel Table offers Newton residents freshly baked New York style bagels, flakey croissants, sandwiches, and desserts, among other eats.

‘Little Cloud’ Installation Brings Airy Optimism to The Street

Madeleine D’Angelo • September 16, 2017

'Little Cloud,' a giant fiberglass sculpture created by the artists behind FriendsWithYou, is the The Street at Chestnut Hill's newest public art installation, and a symbol of optimism in an increasingly isolated world.

The Street at Chestnut Hill Launches Month-Long Workshops at The Pop-Up Makery

Sherry Hsiao • March 2, 2017

The Pop-Up Makery, the newest concept to arrive on The Street at Chestnut Hill, will host a month-long series of interactive classes and artistic workshops.

Finding Peace While Wandering Through Wegmans

Madeleine D’Angelo • November 9, 2016

When you feel like you life might start fraying at the edges, sometimes the answer for imposing a sense of calm and order can be found in something as simple and banal as grocery shopping.

Buying a Brownie is Cheaper Than a Plane Ticket

Madeleine D’Angelo • October 26, 2016

After the stress of midterms and general life, many of us may be starting to feel something like homesick. But sometimes, reminders of the places we miss can be found where we least expect them.