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P&Z Watch: Balducci’s Seeks Outdoor Seating for 24

  Planning and Zoning was presented an application on Tuesday from Balducci’s attorney John Heagney for 24 seats of outdoor dining at the Riverside supermarket. Specifically, they seek six tables – four outside the front of the building, and two on the side of the building for customers and staff who want to sit outside during their breaks. The application hit a snag pretty quickly. In the Town’s regulations, the outdoor dining definition refers to dining related to a restaurant or retail food establishment. Balducci’s is neither. Continue Reading →

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P&Z Watch: Neighbors Object to Developments on West Putnam Ave

Neighbors of the proposed developments at 581-585 West Putnam Ave and 550/600 West Putnam Ave voiced concerns about traffic, light pollution, streetscape and blasting away massive rock outcropping. Several said they don’t want the corridor to look like White Plains. Continue Reading →

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P&Z Scrutinizes Development Straddling West Putnam Ave at Abandoned Art Institute

A proposal from John Fareri to develop 581 West Putnam Ave (abandoned CT Art Institute) and 585 West Putnam Ave (an office building) on one side of Putnam Ave, and add a building at 600 West Putnam Ave – all with moderate income housing under regulation 6-110 went before the P&Z commission on Tuesday night. The applicant said the proposal did abide by regulations, but the commission left the application open. Continue Reading →

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Proposal for Abandoned CT Institute of Art Features 67 Residential Units, Supermarket

Development of properties at 581 and 585 West Putnam Ave was discussed well past midnight at Planning & Zoning Tuesday night. The proposal includes excavation of more than 20 feet of ledge over an area exceeding an acre.
That is about 31,000 cubic yards of material. Extensive blasting could last for a prolonged period of time. Continue Reading →

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WINNER ANNOUNCED: Can You Rhyme? Win Two General Admission Tickets to the Wine + Food Festival Sept 24

WINNER ANNOUNCED: Frank Leon has won the two free tickets to the Wine + Food Festival on 9/24. Congratulations, Frank. He had 98 votes for his poem:

After the food and wine fest, I’d rather go to jail than step on a L’escale. A burger battle is one I can’t lose but later I might need a colonic or at least some Green&Tonic. I better B-Good with Baby Booey chompers in the hood. Continue Reading →

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Moffly Media’s 7th Annual “Best of Greenwich” Takes Place at the Delamar Greenwich on Aug 8

L’escale and the Delamar Greenwich Harbor are set to host Moffly Media’s 7th Annual Best of Greenwich event. On Monday, August 8 from 7:00-10:00pm, guests will experience the best that Greenwich has to offer with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and live music. Continue Reading →

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