1. Wcvb Channel 5
City: Needham, MA
Category: Media
Telephone: (781) 449-0400
Address: 5 TV Place
Description: WCVB is the Boston ABC affiliate and is the market’s top-rated and most-watched news station. WCVB broadcasts local news, weather, traffic, and sports beginning with its EyeOpener broadcast from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m., and news also at noon, 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. WCVB also produces original programming, including the long-running (since 1982) local nightly news magazine Chronicle. Chronicle showcases stories with a local flavor, such as “best of” Boston restaurants and growing up biracial in Boston.
2. Volante Farms
City: Needham, MA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (781) 444-2351
Address: 292 Forest St.
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Description: Avid gardeners have been coming to Volante’s greenhouses for years for the impressive selection of perennials, annuals, and shrubs. Now expanded, the farm stand proffers dozens of varieties of Volante’s own fresh fruit and vegetables straight from the fields just outside, along with locally made cheese, fresh-baked breads, and baked goods. Volante’s house-made soups, sandwiches, and prepared entrees make it all too convenient to bring home a delicious, ready-made dinner. And on a warm summer evening the take-out ice cream window sees nonstop action.