This lovely old church is tucked behind City Hall on Chestnut Street. A former Methodist house of worship (not so creatively named Chestnut Street Church), it was recently purchased by Anne and Peter Verrill, who own the Foreside Tavern in Falmouth. When I spotted the dumpster outside and a building permit by the door, I had to investigate.

Kate Tozier, the GM of the Foreside Tavern, tells me the aim is to create a casual fine dining establishment named Grace.

"Anne and Pete have bought the church and are renovating it to become a restaurant and a bar with a function area downstairs," Tozier says.

They hope to open in Feb. or March of next year. (Of course, with the way restaurant openings go, we probably shouldn't get our hopes up until May.)

Toizer says the menu and concept are far from complete, but tells me there won't be white cloths on the tables or nachos and wings on the menu. Instead they want the atmosphere to mimic the comfortable, welcoming vibe that Foreside Tavern has been so successful in cultivating.