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Bella Luna Owners Create GoFundMe to Pay Off Debts and Assist Former Employees

By David Ertischek | June 30, 2020

The owners of Bella Luna Restaurant and Milky Way Lounge have launched a public GoFundMe campaign to pay off thousands of dollars in debt. Carol Downs, one of the five owners, explained why they're asking the public's assistance to pay off their debts. "In 2009 we moved our business from 405 Centre Street to 284 Amory Street due to a huge rent increase.  That relocation, the build-out of our new space, and the interest on those loans, cost over $1,000,000.  We have been working since then to pay off that debt.  We were expecting to make our final loan payment next year in 2021.  Our abrupt closing on March 16, 2020 has left us owing the remaining balance on our bank loan plus over two hundred thousand dollars to vendors, many of whom are small local businesses," wrote Downs on the Bella Luna 27 Campaign GoFundMe page. The goal of the Bella Luna 27 campaign, named so because the business was open for 27 years, is to raise $75,000 to pay off their debts. Downs asked for people to donate $27 for every year the restaurant and lounge was open.

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2023-02-22

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

February 22 @ 10:00 am - March 6 @ 4:00 pm

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

On view daily from 10am-4pm, now through March 6 in the Hunnewell Building Visitor Center at 125 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130 Engage with the future at the Arnold Arboretum! Through […]

1 event, 28

2023-02-22

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

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2023-02-22

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2023-02-22

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2023-02-22

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2023-02-22

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2023-02-22

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Winter Wellness Walk

March 5 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Winter Wellness Walk

Sunday, March 5, 1:00pm – 2:00pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/event-signup/?id=65517 Stay connected to nature and enjoy the health benefits of a winter walk at the Arnold Arboretum. Docents will cover seasonal interest, Arboretum […]

1 event, 6

2023-02-22

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

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5:15 pm - 6:30 pm

Listening Ears: Owling For Childre

March 9 @ 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm

Listening Ears: Owling For Childre

Thursday, March 9, 5:15-6:30pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/event-signup/?id=66039 Location: Bussey Street Gate (see map). Parking available on Bussey Street outside of the gate.   Bring your young naturalists to the Arboretum for an evening of […]

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Archaeology at the Loring Greenough House

March 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Archaeology at the Loring Greenough House

Joe Bagley, the Archaeologist for the City of Boston will present the initial findings from the dig conducted at the Loring Greenough House in the fall of 2022. The goal […]

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Archaeology at the Loring Greenough House

March 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Archaeology at the Loring Greenough House

Joe Bagley, the Archaeologist for the City of Boston will present the initial findings from the dig conducted at the Loring Greenough House in the fall of 2022. The goal […]

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11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Friends of JP Library Tropical Fiesta

March 11 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Friends of JP Library Tropical Fiesta

The Friends of the JP Library Tropical Fiesta will be at the JP Branch Library on Saturday, March 11, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Music, food, and pop-up book sale

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1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Family Hike: Is It Spring Yet?

March 12 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Family Hike: Is It Spring Yet?

Sunday, March 12, 1:00pm-2:30pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/event-signup/?id=66540 Location: Meet in front of the Hunnewell Building at 125 Arborway Families need nature at all times of the year!  We will answer the question: "Is it […]

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Play Reading: ‘Sophia Hayden Deserves Better’

March 12 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Play Reading: ‘Sophia Hayden Deserves Better’

Join the Jamaica Plain Historical Society on Zoom for a reading of the play Sophia Hayden Deserves Better by Stephanie Alison Walker. In 1891 a brilliant 23-year-old woman from Jamaica […]

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Play Reading: ‘Sophia Hayden Deserves Better’

March 12 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Play Reading: ‘Sophia Hayden Deserves Better’

Join the Jamaica Plain Historical Society on Zoom for a reading of the play Sophia Hayden Deserves Better by Stephanie Alison Walker. In 1891 a brilliant 23-year-old woman from Jamaica […]

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10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tour: Frederick Law Olmsted and the Arnold Arboretum

March 18 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tour: Frederick Law Olmsted and the Arnold Arboretum

Saturday, March 18, 10:30am-12:00pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/event-signup/?id=65147 Frederick Law Olmsted, considered the father of landscape architecture, designed some 500 public spaces in North America. The Arnold Arboretum, the only arboretum he designed, […]

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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Winter Wellness Walk

March 19 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Winter Wellness Walk

Sunday, March 19, 1:00-2:00pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/event-signup/?id=65519 Stay connected to nature and enjoy the health benefits of a winter walk at the Arnold Arboretum. Docents will cover seasonal interest, Arboretum history, and […]

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6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Plant Exploration Lecture: Then and Now (On-site and Virtual Livestream)

March 23 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Plant Exploration Lecture: Then and Now (On-site and Virtual Livestream)

Thursday, March 23, 6:30-8pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/#then-and-now On-site location: Weld Hill Research Building, 1300 Centre Street, Boston, 02131 The Arnold Arboretum has been collecting plants from around the world for 150 years, […]

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February 22
February 22 @ 10:00 am - March 6 @ 4:00 pm

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

February 22
February 22 @ 10:00 am - March 6 @ 4:00 pm

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

February 22
February 22 @ 10:00 am - March 6 @ 4:00 pm

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

February 22
February 22 @ 10:00 am - March 6 @ 4:00 pm

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

February 22
February 22 @ 10:00 am - March 6 @ 4:00 pm

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

February 22
February 22 @ 10:00 am - March 6 @ 4:00 pm

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

February 22
February 22 @ 10:00 am - March 6 @ 4:00 pm

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

March 5 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Winter Wellness Walk

February 22
February 22 @ 10:00 am - March 6 @ 4:00 pm

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

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March 9
March 9 @ 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm

Listening Ears: Owling For Childre

March 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Archaeology at the Loring Greenough House

March 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Archaeology at the Loring Greenough House

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March 11
March 11 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Friends of JP Library Tropical Fiesta

March 12
March 12 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Family Hike: Is It Spring Yet?

March 12 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Play Reading: ‘Sophia Hayden Deserves Better’

March 12 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Play Reading: ‘Sophia Hayden Deserves Better’

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March 18
March 18 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tour: Frederick Law Olmsted and the Arnold Arboretum

March 19
March 19 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Winter Wellness Walk

March 23
March 23 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Plant Exploration Lecture: Then and Now (On-site and Virtual Livestream)

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Plant Exploration Lecture: Then and Now (On-site and Virtual Livestream)

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