Downtown opportunities
Charlotte Cutter, Jake Fischer, Jessica Lueders-Dumont, Jamie Warner
Issue date: 3/4/09 Section: Local News
Many students on the Hill have yet to explore Waterville. They have no idea what they are missing.
Waterville may not be a huge city, but it does have a lot to offer college students and faculty. As the co-presidents of the Colby-Waterville Alliance (we organized the recent Burst the Bubble Week), we hope that we can convince you to burst your own bubble and go check out downtown Waterville, one of the College's most underused resources. Quite frankly, there is something for everyone in Waterville.
One reason to burst your bubble is convenience. You don't need to go to Augusta or to Freeport to have a good time, shop, or eat out... All those things are available just around the corner.
We have a number of diverse businesses in Waterville, including: a chocolate shop; a party store; Mexican, Lebanese, Thai, Chinese and Italian restaurants; numerous bars (some of which brew their own beers); art galleries (where students from the College sometimes display their work); the largest yarn store in Maine; thrift stores; a farmers market; an art store; plenty of hair salons; and even an odd gifts store where you can buy friends a gag gift for their birthday.
You may not have known this, but you can check out materials at the Waterville public library using your ColbyCard.
Additionally, new businesses are appearing all over town, like the Community Barrels Market, a market selling local and organic foods that will be opening in July.
If you think that Waterville is lacking in cultural diversity, think again. There is a large Lebanese community in Waterville, along with smaller Asian, Italian and Mexican communities. There are many churches, a temple and alternative gatherings like meditation groups. If you feel like you are losing the foreign language you learned while abroad, you don't need to go far to brush up on your French, Spanish or other languages; take advantage of the Let's Talk Language School or stop by local restaurants and speak with the owners and waiters (the restaurant Cancun is especially helpful for those wanting to improve their Spanish).
Waterville may not be a huge city, but it does have a lot to offer college students and faculty. As the co-presidents of the Colby-Waterville Alliance (we organized the recent Burst the Bubble Week), we hope that we can convince you to burst your own bubble and go check out downtown Waterville, one of the College's most underused resources. Quite frankly, there is something for everyone in Waterville.
One reason to burst your bubble is convenience. You don't need to go to Augusta or to Freeport to have a good time, shop, or eat out... All those things are available just around the corner.
We have a number of diverse businesses in Waterville, including: a chocolate shop; a party store; Mexican, Lebanese, Thai, Chinese and Italian restaurants; numerous bars (some of which brew their own beers); art galleries (where students from the College sometimes display their work); the largest yarn store in Maine; thrift stores; a farmers market; an art store; plenty of hair salons; and even an odd gifts store where you can buy friends a gag gift for their birthday.
You may not have known this, but you can check out materials at the Waterville public library using your ColbyCard.
Additionally, new businesses are appearing all over town, like the Community Barrels Market, a market selling local and organic foods that will be opening in July.
If you think that Waterville is lacking in cultural diversity, think again. There is a large Lebanese community in Waterville, along with smaller Asian, Italian and Mexican communities. There are many churches, a temple and alternative gatherings like meditation groups. If you feel like you are losing the foreign language you learned while abroad, you don't need to go far to brush up on your French, Spanish or other languages; take advantage of the Let's Talk Language School or stop by local restaurants and speak with the owners and waiters (the restaurant Cancun is especially helpful for those wanting to improve their Spanish).
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