Church serves up change near Arlington Town Hall

A block with businesses long familiar to Arlington residents is being transformed as a new face in town undergoes some changes of its own. Three businesses across from Town Hall have closed within a short time span to make way for the expansion of the Highrock church, which has seen its attendance increase dramatically. On Dec. 29 the Town Hall restaurant served its last breakfast in its tiny space at 735 Mass. Ave. “It’s very sad,” said Donna Stathoulopoulos. She and her husband, John, had operated the eatery since September 1986, and the site had been the home of other restaurants long before the Stathoulopoulos family took over. “Families grew up here,” she said.