WE GET OUR TOUR STARTED IN WATERTOW EIGHT MILES WEST OF BOSTON, WATERTOWN IS HAVING A MOMENT.
>> IT IS GETTING PRETTY BUSY AROUND HERE.
>> KNOWN FOR THE LARGE ARMENIAN POPULATION IN CONNECTION TO THE MARATHON BOMBING, THE CITY HAS A MAJOR PROJECT IN THE WORKS.
OUR SNOW YARDS.
>> WE'RE JUST CREATING A DESTINATION.
IT IS MORE THAN A PLACE TO COME SHOPPING, IT IS S'MORE THAN A PLACE TO GET DIN NEITHER OLD ARSENAL YARD IS NO LONGER.
ARSENAL YARDS IS BRINGING IN A HOTEL, 300 RESIDENCES, LAB SPACE, MOVIE THEATER, FITNE BOUTIQUES AND MORE.
DESPITE THE CONSTRUCTION, THERE ARE THINGS OPEN.
>> YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AS FAR AS A FUN EVENT OR ARTISTS YOU WILL SEE.
>> THREE ARTISTS BRIGHTEN UP THE SPACE THAT WILL BE CAMBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES.
>> THEY PUSHED UP THE PRICING SO IT PUSHES OUT THE SMALLER BUSINESS AND ACCESSIBILITY IS A BIGGER ISSUE TOO.
>> AND SQUEEZE ISN'T THE ONLY BIOTECH MOVING INTO ARSENAL YARDS.
>> BIOTECH THRIVES WHEN THERE IS A CLUSTERING EFFECT AND WITH 25-PLUS TENANTS AND MORE ON THE WAY, THAT IS STARTING TO TAKE PLACE NOW.
>> DESPITE THE BIG BOX STORES COMING IN, THE PLAN IS NOT TO LET WATERTOWN FEEL LIKE BOSTON.
>> WE STILL HAVE OPEN SPACES, GREEN SPACES, CONVENIENT PARKING, SOME OF THE BEST RESTAURANTS.
>> AND WATERTOWN IS HOME TO THE SECOND LARGEST ARMENIAN POPULATION IN THE COUNTRY.
MANY PEOPLE FREQUENT TRADITIONAL SHOPS AND BAKERIES IN SEARCH OF A MEDITERRANEAN EXPERIENC THESE TWO MEN OWN THE BAKERY AND IT IS ALL IN THE FAMILY.
>> MY PARENTS OPENED THIS BUSINESS.
IT WAS A SMALLER PLACE BUT OVER THE YEARS IT WAS EXPANDED AND NOW IT IS FOUR STORE FRONTS.
>> CUSTOMERS COME FROM ALL OVER TO BUY HARD TO FIND SPECIALTIES LIKE THIS ARMENIAN SWEET BREAD.
A BUTTERI PUFF PASTRY FILLED WITH CHEESE.
KIND OF ARMENIAN PIZZA, A THEN PIECE OF DOUGH, TYPICALLY TOPPED WITH MINCED MEAT, VEGGIES, ONIONS, TOMATO, PARSLEY AND A WHOLE LOT OF HERBS.
>> PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH HUMUS, CHICK PEA DIP, BUT COMING HERE YOU HAVE A PRODUCT THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY PRESERVATIVES.
WE MAKE IT HERE JUST LIKE YOU MAKE IT AT HOME, FRESH.
>> AND THEY ADD A TOUCH OF SWEETNESS TO COOKIES AND PASTRIES, THERE IS NO ADDED SUGAR HERE.
>> DATES IN IT, APRICOTS SO THAT MAKES IT VERY, VERY INTERESTING.
>> MORE THAN 40-YEARS AFTER THEIR DOOR OPENED, HE SAYS MOSSY'S BAKERY WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE WATERTOWN COMMUNITY.
>> THE CHURCHES ARE HERE, THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE CLOSE BY.
IT'S HOME.
>> WATERTOWN IS ALSO HOME TO DAMIEAN AND MIKE.
>> WE WORKED AT THE SAME PLACE FOR A WHILE.
WE BOTH ENJOYED SMOKING A CIGAR.
>> THE TWO FRIENDS DECIDED IT WAS TIME FOR A CAREER CHANGE AND OPENED CIGAR AND LOUNGE, EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
>> I'VE WORKED A LOT OF JOBS IN MY LIFE AND NEVER RUN INTO A INDUSTRY I RUN INTO PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE UNDER THE SUN.
DOCTORS, LAWYERS, LANDSCAPERS.
>> AND BUSINESS IS BUZZING AS OF LATE AND THE CRAFT CIGAR MOVEMENT HAS BEEN GROWING STRONG FOR A WHILE.
>> THERE IS ALWAYS NEW STUFF COMING OUT, WE TRY KEEP EVERYBODY HAPPY, THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF A LOUNGE, SITTING NEXT TO THE CIGAR SMOKERS AND WE'RE HEARING STUFF FROM THEM AND
SHARE INFORMATION SO IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE ALL THE RIGHT PRODUCT FOR NICHE WHETHER GRABBING A CIGAR TO GO, THEY'RE HERE TO HELP NAVIGATE THE WALK-IN HUMADOR.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND OFFERING IN THE CIGAR WORLD.
THERE IS LIKE GOING SELECT A BOTTLE OF WINE IN A SEA FULL OF WINE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
>> THEY SAY IT IS ABOUT RELAXING AND TREATING YOURSELF.
>> WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF NICE, COMFORTABLE SEATS AND GOOD VENTILATION, ESPECIALLY AS THE COLD DAYS ARE UPON US, YOU CAN JUST SIT IN HERE NICE AND WARM AND ENJOY A GOOD CIGAR.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE A GIMMICK BUT THE TRUTH IS, IT IS ALMOST LIKE A FAMILY.
>> ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL MAY BE NEW TO THE CITY BUT THE NEW REPERTORY THEATER IS CELEBRATING 35-YEARS.
>> THE REPERTORY THEATER IS ONE OF THE REGION'S LONGEST-RUNNING THEATERS AND WE PRODUCE THEATER AND MUSICALS FOR THE BOSTON AREAS.
>> HOURS AND HOURS ARE PUT INTO EACH PERFORMANCE FROM THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE HOUSE.
>> THE PROCESS IS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF FROM SELECTING THE PRODUCTION AND FINDING THE ARTISTS TO PUT ON THE SHOW AND THE REHEARSAL PERIOD IS ABOUT THREE TO FOUR-WEEKS BEFORE WE
PUT IT ON FOR THE PUBLIC.
>> THEY'RE IN THE MIDST OF THE TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE FOR "OLIVER." BOB SAYS, WHILE THE PERFORMANCES ARE SPECIAL, THE LOCATION OF THE THEATER ARE TRULY WHAT MAKES
THIS COMPANY SHINE.
>> IT IS ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE CITY AND WE HAVE FREE PARKING BUT THE ENVIRONMENT IS QUITE FANTASTIC SO THERE ARE ARTISTS WALKING AROUND ALL THE TIME AND WE GET TO SOAK UP THE JOE OF
MEETING ALL THE ARTISTS.
>> THAT PERFORMANCE OF "OLIVER" WAS BACK IN THE FALL.
AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 OUT BREAK, THE THEATER HAS HAD TO CANCEL OR POSTPONE SOME SPRING PERFORMANCES.
BUT, NEW REP SAYS ONE WAY TO SUPPORT THE THEATER IS TO PURCHASE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR NEXT SEASON.
THE CIGAR AND LOUNGE IS CLOSED TEMPORARILY, BUT THE BAKERY SAYS THEY ARE OPEN FOR CURB-SIDE P