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Friendships forged in the neighborhood have fostered successful businesses in the community! Sip & Shop – a Tasting and Shopping Showcase is scheduled for July 27th at Innis Arden Golf Club in Old Greenwich, and will feature more than 25 local businesses, including many represented by women who’ve met in the neighborhood or through their children’s schools. Continue Reading →
The Greenwich Masonic Lodge, Acacia Lodge No. 85 awarded its first annual David Noble Theis Memorial College Scholarship Fund $2,000 scholarship to Greenwich High School Senior Alexandra Maloney, whose three-page essay on General Putnam’s escape from Knapp’s Tavern, was well crafted and thoughtful. Continue Reading →
Each class will consist of part lecture, part question/answer period and a period of meditation. Attend just one, or all four classes. This event is open to all at no charge and will be held in the Greenwich Library Meeting Room. The four classes will take place on 8/2, 8/9, 8/23, and 8/30. (No class on 8/16.) Participants may attend one session or all four. No previous meditation experience is necessary. No registration is required and walk-ins are welcome. Continue Reading →
This Sunday’s final of the 20-goal Butler Handicap polo tournament at Greenwich Polo Club, you can test drive a Tesla Model S P90D, stomp the divots, enter a hat contest, and much more. The event is open to the public. Tickets can be purchased online in advance. Continue Reading →
Fairfield County’s Inner-City Foundation for Charity & Education recently announced their 25th Anniversary Year Appeal at their second annual Ladies Luncheon Benefit in Greenwich. The foundation hopes to raise $2.5 million with their appeal, more than twice what they raised last year. Continue Reading →
The excitement was palpable through the sticky July air on Tuesday afternoon as Greenwich host families gathered at the Old Greenwich train station to welcome The Fresh Air Fund children. Continue Reading →
The Clam Box nostalgia dinner at the St. Lawrence Club brought together dozens of fans of the former Greenwich restaurant that closed in 1985. Among the guests was Flo Menagalos who started waiting tables at the Clam Box in 1937 when she was just 14. She continued to work there for 25 years, and even met her husband Charlie who was also among the wait staff. Continue Reading →
Audrey Pizzolato, of Hackley School, and Brinkley Blum, who attends Eastern Middle School are working toward their Silver Award by converting a storage room off the teen room at the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich into a library with comfy chairs, desks, carpeting, and an entire wall of bookshelves brimming with good reads suggested by Diane’s Books. Continue Reading →
““The need for and value of volunteers has never been greater given the financial challenges that CT non-profits are facing in the coming years.” – Julianne Alberty, Executive Director, VolunteerSquare.com Continue Reading →
Douglas VanderHorn explores traditional versus modern architecture at a Harvard University Graduate School of Design summer course. Continue Reading →