Taking Advantage of Local Kid-Friendly Options

There are some over-looked, family-friendly ways to fill the summer days right here in Norwood.

A Patch Passport bonus, if you will, from Norwood Patch parenting columnist Colleen Reynolds. When we go off on vacation, we like to plan adventures with the kids. Lucky for you, Norwood is full of sweet little spots just right for an outing with your children. Grab yourself an iced coffee from Perks and settle in for a new view of your own town. Spend a morning doing a little bit of research. Check in with the Norwood Recreation Department for availability at camps and their wide array of “One Hit Wonders.” Then, buy. A. Pool. Tag. This will give you and your family access to both public pools (Hawes on Washington Street, and Father Mac’s on the corner of Hawthorne and Vernon streets). These parks are both complete with bathrooms and …

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Patch Picks

Where's the Best Local Ice Cream?

Don't everyone make suggestions at once.

Each week, Norwood Patch is publishing "Patch Picks" - a column that highlights editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off, and more.  This weekly feature provides lists to help you, your family, friends, and significant others find the best places for everything from Sunday brunch to New Year’s Eve celebrations, pumpkin patches, date night destinations, florists, girlfriend nights out, kids party places, parks and more. This week we'd like to know where the best local ice cream is. It's finally summer, and there's nothing better than a cold creamy treat on a hot day. So let us know your favorites! Write your answers in the comments on this story or on our Facebook page…

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The Sweeterie Improves on a Local Favorite

New owners rejuvenate a formerly troubled Norwood center ice cream parlor.

Six eighty-six Washington Street has housed ice cream shops famous for superior homemade ice cream since the 1990's, and now Norwood residents can sample its latest incarnation - The Sweeterie. The shop closed its doors last October, after being known for more than a decade, under two different owners, as The Ice Jack. Though locals reportedly packed the ice cream parlor most summer nights, the shop's second iteration, under the management of the Mendon-based RRR Treats, Inc., lasted under two years and was plagued by customer complaints of unsanitary conditions and frequent run-ins with the Norwood Health Department. According to The Ice Jack owner Hindi Douiki, the problem was that she and co-owner Mustafa Harrarti were never able to …

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