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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 →
Recent college grads, there is a job fair on the 17th of June that will have 60 employers with 500 jobs. Also a local Greenwich recruiter wants you to email her your resume for consideration. Continue Reading →
Citarella opened quietly at about noon on Tuesday. Despite the rain, customers poured in for a look-see. They don’t call it “The Ultimate Gourmet Market” for nothing. The store will be open til about 10:00pm, and hopes to have the liquor annex open within a couple weeks. Continue Reading →
GHS students have built a grassroots effort to clean up the student center. Dr. Winters reports that 30 members of the Environmental Action Club gave up their Sunday last week to fill garbage bags with litter. Still, the construction mess created by Turner Construction sits and sits. There is a growing outcry for the contractor to clean up in time for GHS graduation on June 18. The clock is ticking. Continue Reading →
Local realtor Barbara Zaccagnini has done it again. On Thursday night she hosted a fashion show in a newly constructed single family home on Milbank Avenue, a stone’s throw from train, shopping and Greenwich Harbor. While the home maintains its original facade, including spacious wraparound porch, and the streetscape on lower Milbank Ave is still in tact, the home is all new inside, with a chef’s kitchen, exercise room, media room, multiple fireplaces and even a private roof deck. Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, May 27th, A true American icon came to Greenwich’s own C. Parker Gallery to present his emblematic artwork to viewers buzzing with questions and conversation. Max was not only a keystone artist in psychedelic and counter-culture pop art in the 60’s and 70’s, but later the official artist for many recent events, highlights including the Grammy Awards, The 30th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Super Bowl among others. Despite his success with various styles, Max’s continued fascination with new ideas and processes was evident to anyone in attendance on Wednesday evening. Continue Reading →
Every Saturday morning Tim and Victoria travel from Sankow’s Beaver Brook Farm in Lyme to Greenwich for the weekly farmers market. Sankow’s is the state’s largest sheep farm and all dairy are pasture raised. What’s popular? Everything lamb from lamb bolognaise sauce to lamb sausage. There are eggs from free range chickens and ducks. The farm processes about 125 meat birds a week and the “butter-flied” chicken sells out at the farmers market every week. Tim and Victoria provide a glimpse into the life of a farmer. From 1:00am shifts during lambing season starting in February to building mobile chicken coops, 12-hour days are de rigeur. Greenwich Farmers Market is open Saturdays from 9:30am- 1:00pm in Horseneck Lot. Continue Reading →
The Y-Net Frisbee tourney will feature a DJ, sandwiches and food from the area’s favorite Deli’s including: Corbo’s, Cardillo’s, Kings, Rinaldi’s, Riverside Deli, and others. Prizes include free meals at local restaurants, T-shirt and sport items. There will also be a Sno-cone machine and raffle prizes. The event will take place at the Western Middle School fields. Continue Reading →
On Tuesday afternoon a truckload of duvets donated from Hampton Inn in Shelton arrived in Greenwich at Neighbor to Neighbor. Executive Director Nancy Coughlin said members of the community will greatly appreciate the duvets, which they might otherwise not be able to afford. The transportation was donated too. Oliver Wright of “Young Man with a Van” volunteered to transport all the duvets from Shelton to Greenwich. Continue Reading →
Gravina, a Roman-style pizzeria located at 1 Strickland Road in Cos Cob, is a relative newcomer in the community; it opened approximately four months ago. However, owner Nunzio DeTommaso has already established a unique brand by serving what he describes as a “healthy version” of “the pizza you always see.”
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