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Mystic Wine Shoppe

Friday, February 15, 2013

PHOTOS: New Business Opens on Mass. Ave.

Take a look inside Arlington's newest local business.

Mystic Wine Shoppe opened Wednesday afternoon at 901 Mass. Ave., the storefront to the right of Stop & Shop. The shop’s owner, Eric Faiola, said Thursday afternoon that the first 24 hours had been busy. He said he’s planning a “grand opening” event in the coming weeks. Faiola also owns and operates Arlington Lithograph with his brother Jake. The brother’s grandfather and his two brothers opened the local printing company 50 years ago, before passing it down. For more on Mystic Wine Shoppe, see “New Details on Mystic Wine Shoppe” or visit its Facebook page. The shop’s hours are 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Its number is 781-646-2100.

Sara Eberle

3:47 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013

Joseph, Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your viewpoint and will keep it in mind during employee training. - Mystic Wine Shoppe   more ›

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Updated Open Dates for Three New Arlington Businesses

See which one is planning to open this week.

A new gluten/wheat free bakery in East Arlington is planning to open this week, while a new wine shop in town is still a few weeks away, a new grill and tavern, a few months. Something Sweet Without Wheat Something Sweet Without Wheat, which has moved into the old Barismo spot at 169 Mass. Ave., is just waiting on a glass countertop, which is due in this week, and then it can get the OK from the town’s Board of Health and an occupancy permit from the town, according to one of its owners, Joe Penney. “If all goes well and the inspectors can come see us right away then we should be open [this] week,” he wrote in an email. “It all depends on how busy they [are].” The Woburn-based bakery, which we’ve written about before, was started by two …

Thursday, June 28, 2012

New Details on Mystic Wine Shoppe

Five things you need to know about Arlington's newly-approved wine shop.

1.) HOW WE GOT HERE: In April, Arlington voters approved two new liquor-store licenses via a ballot question, 3,958-2,648. Then, on Monday, June 18, the Board of Selectmen picked the two winning applicants from the field of six. The board’s first selection, The Meat House, was made with relative ease, but then the Mystic Wine Shoppe and Johnnie’s Foodmaster proposals were in a dead heat, until Johnnie’s President John DeJesus made a startling announcement. “I’d like to withdraw my application,” he said after more than three hours of presentations and deliberations. “I’m a small business owner too, and I think they made a great presentation … I’m stuttering here, I can’t believe I’m doing this.” And with that, the board granted Mystic Wine …

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Cathy L.

10:14 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

I remember when there was a concern with putting a "wine" (whatever you want to call it)...store on summer street (which they did), because of its proximity to the high school. This one is even closer. Figure it!!! By the way, wine seems to be the drink of choice today, particularly among females...beer, also.   more ›

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Selectmen Grant Two New Liquor-Store Licenses

It took an unselfish move, which even surprised the person who made it, for the board to reach a decision on the second license.

After more than three hours of presentations and deliberations Monday night, the Board of Selectmen handed out the town’s two new liquor-store licenses – but not before an unexpected twist. The board first granted The Meat House one of the two licenses in a unanimous vote but was then left with quite the predicament. In the first round of voting, Selectmen Kevin Greeley and Steven Byrne had selected the Foodmaster Super Markets proposal as their top pick, while Daniel Dunn and Joseph Curro Jr. had chosen the Mystic Wine Shoppe proposal, and as for Diane Mahon, well, she was undecided. After a two-minute break, now at 11 p.m., the board requested to hear from both applicants once more. And after Mystic Wine Shoppe’s owner/president, Eric …

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cindy

10:02 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012

there is no johnnys in cambridge. if your talking about the one on beacon st that's somerville. We wouldn't have this problem if ppl had voted in favor of selling alcohol in supermarkets in Mass a few years back when the question was on the ballot.   more ›

Thursday, June 7, 2012

PHOTOS: The Six Vying for Arlington's Two New Liquor-Store Licenses

See if there could be a new liquor store near you.

Six applicants are in the running for Arlington's two new liquor-store licenses, which were approved by voters in April. The applicants are scheduled to present their respective cases to the Board of Selectmen on Monday, June 18, beginning at 7:15 p.m. Each applicant will go before the board for about a half-hour (10 minutes for their presentation, and then 20 for interested parties to speak and ask questions). The board plans to select the two winning applicants that night. The applicants: *Foodmaster Super Markets and The Meat House are only planning to sell beer and wine with the all-alcohol license.

Paul

3:12 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012

I bought my date's Prom corsarge there fifty years ago. It is a terrible shame to see a lovely florist family shop turn into the Devil's hand selling fire water to the natives of Arlington. This will bring nothing but petting in back seats behind the high school and truancy! I OBJECT to this EVERETization of pristine Arlington, the home of UNCLE SAM WILSON!   more ›

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