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5 Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 28

Your daily roundup of news and events.

1.    The Wellesley Library begins Wellesley Reads Together this week. The first scarecrow decorating event kicks off the festivities tomorrow at the main branch's Wakelin Room. 2.    City Sports is officially open at the old St. Moritz site. Their grand opening celebration is Saturday. 3.    …Pinkberry will be there. 4.    Speaking of new Wellesley business: Boloco will be opening at the old Whole Foods location at 278 Washington St. sometimes soon. 5.    It’s now fall, but it still feels like summer. The National Weather Service says today will be mostly sunny and 73 degrees.

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City Sports to Hold Grand Opening Saturday

City Sports is open at the old St. Moritz site.

City Sports is now open at 475 Washington St., the site formerly home to St. Moritz. Chris Collins, footwear manager at the store, talked about the move to the site and his pride and joy: the shoe wall. “That’s my little baby over there,” he said pointing to the shoe setup, located smack in the middle of the store. Collins talked about the events Saturday, which will include outdoor treadmills and a visit by Wellesley newcomer Pinkberry. They’ll have grab bags for the first 100 people  at the opening, which begins at 10 a.m.

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City Sports Set To Open In Mid-September

Manager Kristy McLean is hoping to build a community where runners, triathletes and sports enthusiasts can come and feel at home.

With the new City Sports set to open in mid-September at the old St. Moritz location on Washington Street, store Manager Kristy McLean is busy hiring staff and getting to know the community. The Brooklyn, NY native, who is training for her first New York City marathon in November, says she’s thrilled to be in a town where there are so many enthusiastic and serious runners and cyclists. “Everyone has been so welcoming already. They’ve been stopping by to meet us. It’s been great,” she said. McLean and colleague Jamie Owen, a retailing training manager at City Sports, have been conducting a job fair at the former D.B. Stock rug company across from the new City Sports location. So far it’s been slow, but they are confident they’ll find a …

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What Happened Here?

New Building Taking Shape at St. Moritz Site

Work at the site has picked up noticeable steam lately.

A new structure at the old St. Moritz site at 475 Washington St. is beginning to take shape. The Swellesley Report said April 19 that City Sports would be moving to the location, and the modest building has expanded to warehouse-like proportions over the course of the summer months. This adds to the heavy lifting in the area, as Whole Foods just east is nearly complete. Further east along Washington Street, the hulking Waterstone at Wellesley has transformed the look of the lower falls area. Whole Foods is scheduled to open Aug. 22, we’re working on getting the date for the possible City Sports location. Stay tuned.

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