Quantcast
Channel: 06880 » Westport CT
Browsing all 25 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

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 Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Blowin’ 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Obligatory Amazing-Westport-Sunday-In-April Photos

When all is said and done, this is why we live in Westport.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Very 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Let 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Why 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Building 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Riding 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Dreaming 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Navigating 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Y’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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

All 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

See 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I 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 Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Happy 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

No 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 Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Takin’ 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...

View Article
Browsing all 25 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images