Omni Fitness Is Out
The web site of Omni Fitness blares: “Store Closing Liquidation! Everything Must Go! Hurry in for the best selection! Save 50-90% on all remaining treadmills, ellipticals, exercise bikes, home gyms,...
View ArticleBlowin’ In The Wind
The luxury goods market is in tatters. Holes have been ripped in our economic fabric. True, true — but who knew a high-end watch company would take those sayings literally?
View ArticleObligatory Amazing-Westport-Sunday-In-April Photos
When all is said and done, this is why we live in Westport.
View ArticleVery Special Indeed
Beth Keane sent this photo along, with a simple note: “We thought our cherry trees were pretty special this year.” They are — both pretty and special. All over town, spring seems lovelier — and more...
View ArticleLet There Be Lights?
A week from tomorrow, the Planning & Zoning Commission will review an amendment to allow lights on town athletic fields. There will be provisions to limit the number of events held on the fields —...
View ArticleWhy America Faces An Obesity Crisis
What a glorious spring week! Each afternoon, the roads of Westport are filled with walkers, joggers, bikers… …and parents waiting in their cars, for the bus to disgorge their kids from school. I’m not...
View ArticleBuilding Castles In The Sand
Go pound sand. That’s the advice of the Interfaith Housing Association. On Saturday, May 16, the IHA hopes hundreds of Westporters will come to Compo and do just that. Well, they’d really like you to...
View ArticleRiding Safely
Don’t drink and drive. That “duh”-inducing advice has been drilled into teenagers’ heads ad nauseam. From all indications, they listen. Many do designate drivers. They often refuse to get in the car...
View ArticleThe First Of The Season
After a long winter of dormancy, McMansions are sprouting again around Westport. The example above — prime new growth — was spotted on High Point Road. No surer sign of spring — and a reawakening...
View ArticleDreaming Of A Spa
When Derma Clinic foofed its final facial just before Christmas, loyal customers were bereft. Meanwhile, those holding gift certificates to the popular day spa were out big bucks. It’s been a few...
View ArticleNavigating The Storm
The spring forecast is stormy. There will be continued turbulence, with dark clouds hovering overhead. That’s the economic forecast — not the meteorological one. Yet as Westport battens down the...
View ArticleY’all Come Back Now
A new sign hangs on the Bank of America downtown branch door: “Come back soon.” It’s the kind of thing you’d see at a diner, or maybe a florist. Granted, Bank of America has had some itty-bitty...
View ArticleThe Fox And The Geese
A fox stalked Canada geese today, on the grass at Compo Beach. Officials deemed the fox a threat to the community and killed it with 1 shot, WestportNow.com reported. They got the wrong species.
View ArticleAll About Image?
Knoyzz — a Post Road women’s clothing store — has been replaced by All About Image. It’s — ta da! — a women’s clothing store. The newest addition to our retail landscape features hardwood floors,...
View ArticleSee Ed See
Most Westporters watch the Memorial Day parade for a specific reason: to see their tuba player. Their Indian Guide. Their Democratic Woman of Westport. And the military flyover is way cool. On...
View ArticleThe Show Goes On — Staples Players’ 50th
Friday night’s 50th anniversary celebration of Staples Players was spectacular — but it was just a curtain-raiser for Sunday’s affair. Over 200 Players alumni — actors, dancers, singers, tech crew and...
View ArticleI Love A Parade
And you should too. Particularly if it’s Westport’s Memorial Day parade. In an iPod world, tomorrow morning’s event is a Victrola. Everything about it screams a simpler era. There is a pancake...
View ArticleHappy Memorial Day!
Everyone loves a parade. This crew gathered in front of the Carpenters' house on Myrtle Avenue. World War I veterans might have felt at home in this parade car. Westport's Memorial Day parade is not...
View ArticleNo Propane Cylinders
For a friendly neighborhood megastore, Super Stop & Shop sure has lots of warnings. The cigarette stuff I get (although one sign would suffice). But “no propane cylinders”? Has that been a problem...
View ArticleTakin’ It To The Street
It sounded like a good idea. The Downtown Merchants Association figured a street fest could kick off summer. So yesterday they blocked off Main Street, hired a Jersey band, brought in street...
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