Thursday, May 17, 2012
Lexington-based QD Vision, Inc., a nanotechnology company, is a leader in the use of quantum dots to dramatically improve lighting.
The United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that lighting in the United States represents about 25 percent of our total energy usage. As a result, considerable effort is underway in academia and industry to develop more efficient light sources to replace incandescent bulbs that are only 10 percent efficient in converting electrical current into light. The first lighting improvement in over one-hundred years is the curly-cue shaped compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) that is three times more efficient than the incandescent lamp. Still, most of its output energy is lost as heat. The invention of the blue light-emitting-diode (LED) is three times more efficient than the CFL but has serious color problems. Its color is …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
What would you like to see in the former home of Chestnut Hill Gallery?
Welcome to Visions for Vacancies, a Patch feature and a place where you can weigh in with your ideas about what kind of businesses you’d like to see occupying empty storefronts around town. Each week, we’ll highlight a vacant building, storefront or structure around town. And we’ll leave it you, the Lexington community, to sound off on what you’d like to see there before any plans go before town boards. This week we’re back at 1728 Mass Ave., the former home of Chestnut Hill Gallery and a vacant storefront in Lexington Center. And we now know that Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt is opening next door and Revolve, an upscale consignment shop, opened up just across the street. The sign on the window advertises retail space for lease. But what …
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1728 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
It's the seventh award in the eight years for the Lexington-based design and build firm.
The following announcement was provided on behalf of Feinmann, Inc. Feinmann, Inc., a Lexington-based design and build firm, earlier this month announced their recent win of the 2012 Chrysalis Award for Remodeling Excellence in the Bath Remodel over $60,000 category. Creating elegant, functional bathrooms is a staple of Feinmann’s design work. This beautiful Arlington Master Bath has garnered other accolades as well, including a 2011 PRISM award and is published in the May/June edition of Design New England. Feinmann has won several Chrysalis Awards, most recently in 2011 for a kitchen renovation in a Newton home. “This company has won 7 Chrysalis Awards in the past 8 years, demonstrating their ongoing commitment to professionalism and …
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Feinmann
27 Muzzey St, Lexington, MA
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Monday, May 14, 2012
The low price around town is $3.79, while the high creeps up on the $4 mark.
It’s Monday and it’s time to head back to work. Lexington Patch has compiled the latest gas prices at some nearby stations for your commute today. The following prices for regular grade gas are courtesy of Mapquest. Lexington Gulf: $3.89 Marrett Road Gulf: $3.79 Sunoco: $3.79 Heritage Mobil: $3.93 Bedford Street Gulf: $3.99 Mobil On the Run: $3.83 Current price listings for gas station don't always show up in the Mapquest search, and we're keeping our search to Lexington, but if you have spotted any really good (or really bad) gas prices in your tavels, please share them in the comments section below.
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Mobil
277 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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188012
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Mobil
690 Marrett Rd, Lexington, MA
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Gulf
39 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
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Gulf
324 Marrett Rd, Lexington, MA
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188405
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Sunoco
286 Lincoln St, Lexington, MA
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Gutierrez Project Manager Scott Weiss will answer questions about the Canyon/Target proposal at the Burlington-Lexington line live at 6 p.m. this evening. Check back, bookmark this page, to join the discussion.
Have a burning question for Gutierrez Project Manager Scott Weiss on the proposed Canyon/Target proposal? This evening, over on Burlington Patch you'll have the opportunity to ask it without leaving the comfort of your home (or wherever you happen to be). A little background on the project: Back in fall 2010, the Gutierrez Company entered an agreement to potentially purchase the 15.3 acre piece of state-owned land that located adjacent to Wheeler Road and near the Middlesex Turnpike from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, often referred to as the Canyon Site. Gutierrez determined the piece of land would be ideal for a retail location eventually began discussions with Target. The plan calls for a Target location, owned by the …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Burlington Patch will feature a live discussion with Scott Weiss of the Gutierrez Company, the developer behind the proposed Target plan at the Canyon Site near the Burlington-Lexington line, this Thursday at 6 p.m.
The proposed Target/Canyon Site plan put forward by the Gutierrez Company is one of the hottest issues in Burlington right now, and the proposed mixed-use development replete with big box store has the attention of Lexington residents living near the town line. The next step for the proposal is a zoning change that will be before Burlington's Town Meeting on May 14. In a recent vote the Burlington Planning Board voted 4-3 to recommend the warrant article be passed. Burlington Patch has worked hard to bring comprehensive coverage of this story since it first caught or attention and we've carried many stories on the subject (see below). However, we know we can't address every question readers may have. So what we decided to do was invite …
What would you like to see in this empty space in East Lexington?
Welcome to Visions for Vacancies, a Patch feature and a place where you can weigh in with your ideas about what kind of businesses you’d like to see occupying empty storefronts around town. Each week, we’ll highlight a vacant building, storefront or structure around town. And we’ll leave it you, the Lexington community, to sound off on what you’d like to see there before any plans go before town boards. This week we head to East Lexington and the white brick building at 14 Massachusetts Ave., an empty storefront near the Lexington-Arlington line. Nearby businesses include Jackson's Kitchen, a car wash, Mal's, Berman's and assorted other restaurants and service providers. So what would you like to see inhabit this empty storefront in East …
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14 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
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Before Article 34 heads to Town Meeting, the Board of Selectmen approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the applicant and voted to recommend approval of the controversial redevelopment proposal.
After months of meetings, hearings and town boards mulling the proposal, a controversial citizen’s petition to rezone and redevelop the Dana Home as an upscale hotel and restaurant concept known as The Inn at Hastings Park heads to Town Meeting with backing from the Board of Selectmen. Annual Town Meeting, which last gathered on Monday, April 24, reconvenes at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Cary Hall to take up remaining articles dealing with the Wright Farm Land Acquisition and, possibly, Article 34, the Dana Home proposal. Last week, the Planning Board voted to recommend approval of a Preliminary Site Development and Use Plan, conditioned upon the execution of an acceptable Memorandum of Understanding between petitioner Trisha Perez Kennealy’s …
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2027 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
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Cary Memorial Building
1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
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2013 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Getting your lawn ready for summer.
Although the calendar now reads May, many homeowners may feel it is too late to prep their lawn for summer. But the good news is, there is still time to prime that green landscape. As with all gardening tasks, a little work and attention, even in small daily bites, can have a large positive effect on vegetation throughout warmer months. Prepping Your lawn. Those leaves and branches that might have fallen or blown onto lawns over the winter are not simply an eyesore. Raking and removing tree stems and clearing debris will allow fertilizer and seed treatments of the lawn to take hold with much better results. Pre-Emergent No matter where you live in Massachusetts, crab grass is everywhere. One way to treat it is with a “pre-emergent.” …
Friday, May 4, 2012
The votes, comments and reviews have been tallied and Lexington Patch readers have picked their favorite place for Mother's Day brunch.
Well, Lexington's favorite for Mother's Day brunch isn't in Lexington. Earning five of the whopping 13 votes cast, Concord's Colonial Inn was the top choice in this week's Best of Patch Readers's Choice poll, which sought your input on the best place for Mother's Day Brunch around Lexington. Others receiving votes included Lexx (2), Nourish (1), Cafe Escadrille in Burlington (2) and Tryst (1) and Flora (2) in Arlington. The Colonial Inn also picked up a vote in the comment section, where Patch user Jonathan Doran offered a bit of etiquitte advice to boot. "Mother's Day brunch should be a special occasion, children should be bathed and dressed appropriately for Mother's Day at the Colonial In," Doran wrote. "Ettiquette and behavior and …
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Lexx Restaurant
1666 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
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Nourish
1727 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
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Dennis O'Donnell
10:26 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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