The Center of Medical Arts recently moved their office to Newington Center! They offer lifestyle enhancing treatments and exercise regimens specific to the individual.

Owner Muna Swairjo opened the center back in 2002 at 617 Hartford Road in New Britain, down the road from Westfarms Mall. In addition to CMA, she owns The Garage Dance & Coffee Lounge on East Street in New Britain. Her passion for exercise and a healthy lifestyle was her motivation to start the business. A desire to share the knowledge gained throughout the years with others to help them is the goal. A move to a more accessible space to 1268 Main Street in Newington took place this past September. The location was chosen because most of their clients reside in town, and it was within a short distance of their original office. We got a look in to their new space.

Across the hall from the main office is a Pilates studio with several Pilates stations. There are 3 Pilates teachers on staff who do classes at the studio. Swairjo puts a strong emphasis on Pilates as the primary form of exercise at CMA. It has many health benefits, such as helping with stress and relieving pain from chronic conditions and recovery from accidents. Muna was a gymnast who had been injured several times and took to the popular exercise routine created by Joseph Pilates, who suffered several injuries himself and developed the routine that offers a safer approach at pain relief without massive impact.

Other services offered include massage therapy, physical therapy, acupuncture, yoga and spinal decompression therapy to name a few. There are 2 massage therapists on staff and Muna does physical therapy sessions along with her assistant, Curtis. During my visit, I was able to observe a session in progress with Curtis and his patient (see pictures). Swairjo hopes to add more services in the future including onboarding a naturopathic doctor and a chiropractor. She says that the alternative is the new traditional approach.

Muna is very community-minded. She gives back whenever possible. Examples include donating to MS and Diabetes organizations. She also hopes to offer workshops in the future at a local church or event hall to educate others with a different topic each month. She strongly believes knowledge is just as important as the exercises and treatments themselves. The thing Muna is most proud of with CMA is that it is a small practice with a deep caring and concern for everyone. During the COVID pandemic, they were able to offer continuous services with a 0% infection rate among clients and staff members. One key factor of this achievement was the fact they have separate rooms for all sessions with strict sanitizing protocols.

If you are looking to improve any aspect of your overall health and wellbeing, it is easy to get started with CMA. Office Administrator Jaime and Receptionist Nyrees are very welcoming upon entering the calming and inviting office. They offer free screenings by appointment to give interested people the chance to discuss their personal health issues and goals to see if treatment is appropriate.

For more information, please visit The Center of Medical Arts on Facebook, visit their website at www.cmapt.com, or give them a call at 860-225-6666. CMA is located at 1268 Main Street in Newington. Park in the back lot. Enter through the back door. Office is the second door on right.

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First on the Scoop!

Super 6 Convenience Store is coming soon to the old 7-Eleven at 357 Richard Street!

They will be locally owned. The owner has several convenience stores and package stores under different names. For comparison, there is a Super 6 in Manchester at 706 Main Street (pictured). It also happened to be a 7-Eleven previously!

No official opening date yet, however, there have been active renovations taking place inside the building. An LLC was filed with the State for the new business.
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Meadow Commons Scoop!

There are now tentative opening dates for new food establishments coming to the new Meadow Commons development at 3333 Berlin Turnpike! Shake Shack has a targeted opening date of March 1, while both Crumbl Cookies and PJ's Coffee are hoping for April 1. CAVA follows soon after around June 20. All dates were announced at yesterday's TPZ meeting of 12/13.

We can safely say that the grocery store anchor will be Amazon Fresh! This has been widely speculated since the shopping center was in development stages. Amazon has now confirmed this. The building facade matches the Fresh concept. Look for them to open in late 2024/early 2025.

The Town Planner gives regular updates at TPZ meetings on the progress at Meadow Commons. All retail spaces are in place with individual buildouts completed as needed. The parking lot is just about complete. He also gave meeting attendees a peek in to one of the new apartment buildings which will be ready for occupancy next year! I captured a few pictures from two angles as there is limited access to the property except for construction crews.
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Are you looking forward to Meadow Commons? There are other spaces still available. What else would you like to see join these businesses? Comment below!

Several recent openings, updates on previous news and developments and more in the latest Business Brief.
Yankee Mattress Company opened on November 4 with a ribbon cutting by Newington Chamber of Commerce. They are located at 3277 Berlin Turnpike.

-The Lincoln Room - Newington, a banquet/event facility opened at 85 Kitts Lane (former VFW hall). They had a Public Hearing on November 8, and the facility was approved. They held their first event on November 11; an 80th birthday party!

-Newington House of Cigars and More is now open at 1040 Main Street (next to Trek Bicycle). They replaced Smoker's Discount World.

-Boston Market closed all Connecticut locations around November 9, including the Newington store at 2495 Berlin Turnpike. The rotisserie chain has been subject to legal troubles pertaining to unpaid wages. About a week ago, the State suspended their license to operate. All locations were served eviction notices. Other area locations included West Hartford and Bristol. We had reached out to corporate for answers on the Newington site and never heard back. Several news media outlets have since reported the above information. The property was sold to Venice Take 5 LLC in 2021. There is no word on a new tenant.

-As previously reported, DORO Restaurant Group is planning a new restaurant at the old Bertucci's at 2929 Berlin Turnpike! See the previous post, which garnered a huge response from our readers: https://www.facebook.com/thenewingtonscoop/posts/pfbid02nqfGzswQSWHmYT3TriDEFGAcmHKbMdMYXAUoUmhbiAjsbTCd4vScL1NHjzdBKtBrl

-Bob's Stores at 172 Kitts Lane is currently having an inventory liquidation sale to prepare for a remodel. All merchandise in the store is 10-80% off. I reached out to Bob's for comment on specifics of the remodel and have not yet heard back.

-A reminder that The Paper Station is still open. Their last day is set for December 31 (per their recent social media posts). The shop has been holding a storewide clearance sale. All in-store inventory is now 50% off. Please visit them at 27 East Cedar Street (enter through the Constitution Square Municipal Lot). They are open weekends ONLY. Check their social media for specific hours. While the physical store is going away, the business will continue online! The owners plan on keeping the web store and will keep offering custom printing services. Visit their website at www.yourpaperstation.com

-ICYMI, Garrett's Barber Shop opened in their new permanent space at 176 Newington Road in Elmwood on November 14. They were located at 139 Lowrey Place (Northwood Plaza) from 2016 until earlier this year.

-At Westfarms, the new destination store, Jordan's Furniture, will be opening next Friday, December 15 at Noon. As reported by The Connecticut Scoop, the store will feature 120,000 sq. ft. of furniture floor space, an Outlet store, an 8-foot LED tunnel, and Jordan's Wall (New-England's largest LED screen). In the near future, Sally's Apizza will also join the amenities. Jordan's also has a location at 40 Sargent Drive in New Haven.

-In the neighboring Corbin Collection, Buybuy BABY West Hartford reopened under new ownership on November 18. You can find them at 1433 New Britain Avenue.

-As reported by The Scoop Wethersfield and The Connecticut Scoop on Friday, The Fresh Market will be opening a store at 1067 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield at the Wethersfield Shopping Center in 2024! The specialty grocery store also has locations in Avon, as well as Guilford and Westport.

-At the next TPZ meeting this Wednesday (12/13/23), two Public Hearings of interest are scheduled. The first is for a new Dunkin' location at 79 East Cedar Street (former Santander Bank), and the other for a Hybrid Cannabis Retailer at 2661 Berlin Turnpike (former Pier 1). The meeting starts at 7:00pm.
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-A BIG thank you to everyone who participated in the SMALL BUSINESS SCOOP GIVEAWAY. Congratulations to all the winners! A very special thanks to our sponsor, The Flash Lady Photography. Owner Kristin Vacca was not only generous enough to sponsor the giveaway, but also offered a Christmas photoshoot to a lucky winner! I would also like to thank the other great businesses who participated in the giveaway:
Final Cut Sports Barbershop
Up Late To Create
Karma's Closet
WhipLash & Spa
Toasted OAT Newington
Evolution Yoga & Wellness Co.
Tink's Magical Vacations with Kathy
Venus Nutrition CT
The Center of Medical Arts

A lot of exciting news and development updates to look forward to in the coming year, so stay with The Newington Scoop. Thank you for your support so far! If there is anything we can do better or that you would like to see, your feedback is welcome!

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