Greenwich Free Press (https://greenwichfreepress.com/category/news/business/page/16/)
During this weeklong sales tax holiday, retail purchases of most clothing and footwear items priced under $100 are exempt from the Connecticut sales and use tax. The exemption during Sales Tax-Free Week applies to each eligible item costing under $100, regardless of how many of those items are sold to a customer on the same invoice. Continue Reading →
Commissioner Dennis Yeskey shared concern about having two buildings – one with mostly the affordable units and one with mostly luxury condos. He said that posed an issue of equity for residents. Continue Reading →
From the Better Business Bureau
John Orkney said he was standing on his lawn, looking at his roof, when a contractor named John Murphy approached him saying he’d done work down the street and noticed something on his roof. Orkney knew he was correct. He’d had a small leak in his roof. But, Orkney says the project ballooned when Murphy climbed into his attic and claimed the house was infested with termites. “The scammer told me I must pay $195,000 to eradicate. Virtual rebuild, outside of house and entire garage. Continue Reading →
The Lash Spot Greenwich, a new business in Banksville, is set to hold their grand opening this Saturday, Aug 10 at 2:00pm. There will be a ribbon cutting, drinks, music entertainment and catering from Raphael’s Bakery. Thee will be a raffle to support the Leaping Bunny program. Continue Reading →
Hiring and training are now underway for Wegmans first location in Connecticut. The Wegmans Norwalk store will employ approximately 500 people. Continue Reading →
The show features paintings, works on paper, and sculptures by 9 of the gallery’s roster artists opened July 27 and runs through Saturday, September 14. Continue Reading →
The building was originally home to an International House of Pancakes, “IHOP.” Later, it became home to Patio.com, and ultimately underwent a massive renovation to become Mike’s Organic, a small-format grocery store that opened with much enthusiasm in April 2023, and closed permanently on March 3, 2024. Continue Reading →
“We recognize that this is the trend in applications, but we want to get ahead of it and accommodate them. And we’ve made a couple mistakes in what we’ve approved because they’ve exceeded what they’ve been approved for.”– P&Z chair Margarita Alban Continue Reading →
“We do occasionally run into customers who are not familiar with it, and our job is to educate them. Basically, microgreens are the young seedlings of the mature vegetables that we know and eat on a daily basis. But they’re much more flavorful and nutrient-dense.” – Lily Mass, TinyGreensCT Continue Reading →
After 38 years, Pasta Vera will close on August 1. Continue Reading →