Tag: vale avenue
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After Twenty Years on Vale Avenue, the Millhouse Café Is Betting on Foundry Row
Vale Avenue’s Millhouse Café will open a second location near Foundry Row this fall, betting that the neighborhood’s growing biotech workforce can support a satellite of the downtown institution.
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How Ledger & Leaf Books Outlasted Two Recessions and a Pandemic on Vale Avenue
Vale Avenue’s Ledger & Leaf Books turns twenty this weekend, having outlasted chain bookstores and online retail even as rising downtown rents and a changing customer base test its next chapter.
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After Months of Organizing, Millhouse Café Staff Certify a Union
Baristas at The Millhouse Café voted 11-3 to unionize, citing rent pressure and schedule cuts, in a rare organizing win at a downtown Vale Avenue small business.
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New Vendors Join Vale Avenue Farmers Market as Season Begins
The Vale Avenue Farmers Market opened its season Saturday with eight new vendor stalls and its largest-ever applicant waitlist, reflecting rising demand for the roughly forty stalls the market can fit downtown.
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Farmers Market Bets on Vale Avenue Foot Traffic Through the Cold Months
The Vale Avenue Farmers Market is adding a six-Saturday holiday pop-up season, backed by a $22,000 Chamber of Commerce grant, to keep downtown foot traffic alive through the colder months.
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Vale Avenue Vacancy Rate Falls as Storefront Fee Ordinance Marks First Year
Downtown Core’s storefront vacancy rate fell to 11.4 percent this quarter, the first sustained decline in years, though city officials and landlords disagree on how much credit a contested vacancy-fee ordinance deserves.
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Under New Owner, The Millhouse Café Reworks Its Menu for the First Time in Years
New owner Felix Amara unveiled the first significant menu overhaul at The Millhouse Café in more than a decade, testing how much a Vale Avenue institution can change without losing its longtime regulars.
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To Survive, Ledger & Leaf Books Bets on Espresso Alongside Its Books
Ledger & Leaf Books added a small café counter to shore up revenue as book margins thin, with owner Corinne Vasseur saying the addition already accounts for nearly a fifth of total sales.
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Vale Avenue Landlords Push Back on Proposed Vacancy Tax
Council Member Patricia Yoon’s proposed vacancy-tax ordinance for empty Vale Avenue storefronts drew both merchant support and landlord opposition at a packed City Hall hearing, with a final vote still weeks away.
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Council Passes Vacancy-Tax Ordinance for Vale Avenue Storefronts
The city council voted 6-1 to adopt a vacancy fee for long-empty Vale Avenue storefronts, adding protections against landlords passing the cost on to future tenants after weeks of debate.