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For Flora Kovaci and Arta Bajrami, both originally from Albania, the opening of their salon, Affaires De Luxe at 49 Greenwich Avenue, is an American Dream come true. Actually, two. Continue Reading →
Old Greenwich Merchants, Inc. is a not-for-profit group of retailers working together to promote a community based retail environment for the village of Old Greenwich. Continue Reading →
Owners of Aux Delices in Riverside also own 5 Riverside Lane where the Town issued a Stop Work order for construction of a new building where they seek to house a fish store, jewelry store and Cobs Bakery. They want to change Aux Delices from retail food to a restaurant but have parking deficiencies. They have offered second floor dining without Town approval. Also, they seek permission for their outdoor dining. Continue Reading →
On Tuesday night the P&Z commission entertained an application from Paradigm 44-48 West Putnam Ave, the owners of the property that once was Pickwick Theatre, seating 2,000+ people (opened Nov 21, 1929). After the theater closed the building was used as a bowling alley before being converted to office space and retail. The applicant seeks relief from a 1995 condition of approval that identified it as “mezzanine space,” arguing it is actually a second floor, as it is up a flight of stairs. Zoning limits the use of ground floor commercial space. Designating the space as a second floor use would allow the possibility of leasing space to a fitness center. Continue Reading →
Born in New York City, the son of a Czech architect and Viennese writer, Gary Komarin is considered a modern master in post painterly abstraction. Continue Reading →
A plan for outdoor dining at Famous Greek Kitchen was approved with several conditions including a valet parking plan behind the restaurant accessed via Armonk Street. Continue Reading →
Sabrina DiMare Taylor said before she was born in New York, her parents and older sister Maria came to the US from Minturno, Italy to pursue the American Dream. The family has operated their pastry shop in Riverside Commons for 43 years, one of the rare surviving “mom and pop” shops. Continue Reading →
The bill passed the Senate on a bipartisan 27-8 vote and now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration. Continue Reading →
How to decipher holiday sale ads as you sift through sale flyers to see which retailers are truthful in their advertising. Continue Reading →
Active efforts are being made to fight the flood of counterfeit goods into the US. 88% of counterfeit goods come from China and Hong Kong, with their smuggling and their online sale via fraudulent websites widely thought to be coordinated by international organized crime groups. Continue Reading →