Vol. 35, No.41 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net oca Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, October 10, 2025 Suffolk Downs celebrates Grand Opening of Twisted Fate Brewery Taproom ribbon cutting marks fi rst retail tenant in Beachmont Square Special to Th e Advocate Recently, The HYM Investment Group (HYM) and National Real Estate Advisors, LLC celebrated Twisted Fate Brewing’s Grand Opening at Suff olk Downs. Twisted Fate, a family-owned, majority female-owned nanobrewery, is the fi rst retail tenant to offi - cially open at Amaya, the fi rst residential building to deliver at Suffolk Downs, bringing its ground-fl oor taproom to Revere and Suff olk Downs’ Beachmont Square neighborhood. This milestone was celebrated with a ribbon cutting and speaking program on Sat- Mayor Patrick Keefe, Jr. is shown cutting the ribbon with local city and state offi cials as well as HYM VP Madeline Fitzgerald, State Representative Jessica Giannino and Twisted Fate Brewing’s ownership team of Dave Pinette, Erica Tritta, Kim McNamara and Bill McNamara. (Courtesy photo) OPENING | SEE Page 4 Revere Fall Festival Welcomes Thousands City Council unanimously approves new zoning ordinance for affordable housing By Barbara Taormina T he City Council voted unanimously for a zonPEACE: MasterChef Season 15 Champions Jessica Bosworth and Jesse Rosenwald with Mayor Patrick Keefe during Saturday’s Fall Festival at The Yard @ Beachmont Square. See page 10-11 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) ing ordinance that establishes the Fenno Street Affordable Housing Overlay District after a favorable recommendation by the Zoning Subcommittee. Creating the overlay district is the fi rst step in an eventual development that city offi cials believe will bring a signifi cant addition to Revere’s aff ordable housing stock and add some protection against 40B construction projects, which allow developers to bypass zoning restrictions if a municipality’s housing stock includes less than 10 percent of aff ordable housing. Planning and Community Development Chief Tom Skwierawski presented the plan as a development by right that would have a minimum of 25 percent aff ordable units. But councillors wanted a better deal for Revere. Councillor-at-Large Michelle Kelley proposed an amendment to the ordinance that would require 80 percent of any development to be aff ordable. Within that 80 percent, 70 percent of the new housing would be earmarked for Revere residents. And within that 70 percent of local preference for Revere residents, 20 percent of the housing would be available to seniors, and 20 percent would be for veterans. “This is a great opportunity CITY COUNCIL | SEE Page 7
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