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Kids Bling Their Bikes at the North Street School Bike Rodeo

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At North Street School’s Bike Rodeo children had fun zipping around the front bus circle, which was cleared of cars for the event. In fact, the only vehicle in sight was an ice cream truck while a range of bikes, including many with training wheels raced around the parking lot. Greenwich Police were on hand to talk bike safety, along with Vin DiMarco of Greenwich Safe Cycling and Roberto from Greenwich Bicycles. The event was the brainchild of Nerlyn Pierson of the NSS Safety and Wellness committee. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Parenting, Schools, Sports, Volunteering

From Tumbledown Dicks to Beach House Café: Greenwich’s Teresa Bracchitta’s Secrets of Success

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From Tumbledown Dicks to Chopping Block, many casual restaurants in Greenwich have been consigned to history. Teresa Bracchitta talks about her years in the restaurant business. From waitressing as a teenager to the closing of everyone’s favorite Thataway Café, she reflects on what it takes to succeed. “You have to be friendly. You have to like people and you have to love hard work,” she said. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Historical Society Exhibition Showcases the Community’s Vibrancy

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The Greenwich Historical Society designed the Greenwich Voices exhibition, a sign for which is displayed above, to celebrate the town’s 375th anniversary. Greenwich Voices, which will run from April 22nd to August 30th, is defined on the Greenwich Historical Society’s website as “an audio time capsule of life in Greenwich in 2015.” Continue Reading →

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GHS Senior Project Feature: Short Film “Dirty Vengeance” Filmed and Edited by James and Jeremy

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Like many other soon-to-be-graduates at Greenwich High School, Jeremy Brown-Brugo and James Arca have chosen to take on a self-designed project in the month before graduation, using their personal skills to work towards a culminating presentation. In their case, the project is a 7-9 film titled “Dirty Vengeance.” Both young filmmakers have been collaborating ideas and filming together in New York City, with Jeremy as the main videographer, and James as main editor. Josh Ross, a close friend of theirs, plays their main actor, a homeless man. Continue Reading →

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