Bakery for Sale, DON’T TELL THE EMPLOYEES!

ORIGINALLY POSTED JUNE 24, 2024 The asking price for the Padaria Family Bakery at 1617 Concord Street is $290,000 and offers a gross revenue of $700,000 annually. (UPDATED 10/16/2024 THE ASKING PRICE IS NOW $249,000) The following description has been posted to BizBuySell, a popular business listing agency. The business invites potential purchasers to come

2024 Framingham Charter Review Committee Suggested Charter  Changes: What, Where, Why?

Updated as of 6/12//24–items in red are items tweaked or added after the public hearing on 2/23 based on feedback or our own subsequent conversations.  Process Note: The chart below is the result of a number of months of work from the Charter Review Committee soliciting feedback from the community and closely studying the language

Brazilian gangs are infiltrating our peaceful spaces.

Anonymous Contributor: “Brazilian gangs are organizing themselves through social media to fight in public places, schools, cafes, bakeries and snack bars, where the DCF is, they are all minors” FU: “Is this happening in Framingham? Is there documentation of it?” Anonymous Contributor: “yes it was, posted on a Brazilian page and it was deleted, I

Zoning by Design, Sisitsky’s push to satisify MBTA state-requirements, gentrifying DTF, but ensuring local aid continues.

When a small city adds 4000 apartments downtown, it typically experiences significant changes such as increased population density, which can boost local businesses and lead to the development of new amenities and infrastructure, including improved public transportation, parks, and cultural venues; however, this growth might also strain existing resources, potentially causing traffic congestion, increased demand

UPDATED: Application for Demolition by Ken’s Steak House & Historical Documentation

UPDATE: On June 12, 2024, by a vote of 6-1 in favor, the Framingham Historical Commission voted that Ken’s Steak House was not a building of historical significance, and therefore the city was cleared to issue Ken’s a demolition permit. Ken’s made it clear that their intent is to remain on the site, but their

FOIA DUMP: City Monies owed to People & Companies

This is a list of: uncashed checks, refunds, overpayments, and duplicate payments that remain owed to non-individuals (e.g., businesses) and are currently held in accounts managed by the City of Framingham. If you know any of the people on this list, let them know that they have money to collect from the city. We left it in date order, as

A second ‘agri-hood’ in the works for Eastleigh Farm & owner Doug Stephan

When Eastleigh’s owner Doug Stephan’s BFF died, Stephan bought up the property known a Baiting Brook Farm, and turned it into what will be the state’s first ‘agrihood’. That project is expected to net Stephan and his two developer buddies a cool hundred million bucks. To learn about the first agrihood, you will want to