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How’s Business?
Bill Brown and his cronies were trying to guess the oldest surviving business in town. Bill guessed Beacon Electronics — but then realized it closed last year after a 60-year run. Someone suggested...
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Homeless In Westport
We’ve all seen her around Westport: the woman with the limp. We see her on the Post Road; at the Y; in the library. Some of us wonder if she’s homeless; others of us can’t imagine that anyone here...
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Oscar, Oscar!
When America watches the Oscars tomorrow, at least 3 Westporters will have more than a casual interest. Neil Katz and Andy Sawyer are executive producers of “The Kids Are All Right.” The film — about 2...
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An Oscars Shout-Out To Nick Ordway
It wasn’t Best Picture, Best Director, or even Best Actress in a Supporting Role. It was “only” Best Short Film, Live Action (“The God of Love,” a romance about a lounge-singing darts champion — why...
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Who Knew?
It’s nice when non-profits ask local businesses for help, and merchants say “sure!” It’s even nicer — spectacular, even — when a store owner sees a need, finds a solution, and offers aid without being...
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Harvey’s Oscar
Weston’s Christopher Plummer got some well-deserved honors at last night’s Oscars. So did “The Artist.” It snagged 5 “bests”: picture, directing, costume design, original music score and actor. Harvey...
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Blake, Ryan, Suzanne, Martha, Paul And Oscar
Suzanne Sherman Propp — no slouch in the talent department herself — was in Oscar’s yesterday afternoon. Sitting a few feet away were Ryan Reynolds and his Gossip Girl, Blake Lively. Bedford, New York...
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Not The Same Ol’ Fine Arts Festival
Tons of people — Westporters and outlanders — love the Westport Fine Arts Festival. Party-poopers complain about the heat. The Westport Downtown Merchants Association heard you. This Saturday’s event...
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You Float At iFloat
From the Peace Corps to teaching advanced biology to recent immigrant teenagers at the Brooklyn International School, David Conneely has spent his working life helping others grow and reach their...
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David (Literally) Battles Goliath
David Conneely owns iFloat. For the past year and a half, the “float therapy” center above Oscar’s has relieved stress, rejuvenated bodies, and earned thousands of grateful followers. But now David is...
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It’s Official! Holiday Season Is Here!
Well, as official as something like this can be. This evening, First Selectman Jim Marpe lit the Christmas tree at Town Hall. Then hundreds of Westporters trooped around the corner to Christ & Holy...
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Lights Float Across Main Street
iFloat is a downtown oasis of relaxation and rejuvenation. Last year, owner David Conneely thought of putting up decorations to brighten the drab Main Street scene. But he was too busy — that’s what...
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The Baseball-Playing Dude In Front Of Oscar’s REALLY Wants Spring To Arrive
(Photo/Marcy Sansolo)
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Kids Eat Free! (Well, Okay, 10% Off)
On the one hand, Westport teenagers always complain “there’s nothing to do here!” On the other hand, they love to eat. In an effort to convince hungry kids that there are things to do in Westport —...
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Water, Water Everywhere…
In the 1st World, we don’t think much about water. (Unless — as happened recently in Flint and at Staples High School — it turns discolored.) But Ben Goldstein does. Since age 9, Ben — now a Staples...
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The New Normal
Last night, Andrew Colabella took this haunting photo of Oscar’s. Click on or hover over to enlarge. (Photo/Andrew Colabella) The tables are gone. The shelves are empty. There’s an emotional hole on...
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Oscar’s Update
When Oscar’s closed last month, many devotees were devastated. And several long-time employees were suddenly out of jobs. Fortunately, it’s hard to keep good men (and women) down. Alert — and gratified...
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Friday Flashback #12
As downtown prepares for its Next Big Thing — Bedford Square, opening in the spring, will change completely the way we drive, walk and imagine the entire area — let’s look back on a previous version of...
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