A group of Greenwich residents have started a petition to restore police to the intersections on Greenwich Avenue. This week they have over 1,000 signatures. They propose the RTM contemplate a Sense of the Meeting Resolution (SOMR) at their January 2025 meeting. Continue Reading →
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Greenwich Historical Society Connects Holidays Past & Present
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Harried shoppers may find helpful perspective in knowing how holiday gift giving began and evolved to what is now a more than $9 billion industry. For some local lore and humor: on Christmas Day in 1886, the tavern on the site of the Historical Society’s Artists’ Café in Cos Cob had a bloody brawl that made the news and almost got liquor banned Continue Reading →
Filed under: Holiday, Barbara Johann, Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich Historical Society Museum Store
Trick or Treat! Tiny Witches, Princesses and Dragons Take over Greenwich Ave
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Trick-or-treaters explored Greenwich Avenue on Saturday at the Halloween “Greet & Treat” organized by Greenwich Moms. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Holiday, Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich Moms, Halloween
Town Tree Warden Rules Sympathetically to Decades Old Honey Locust on Greenwich Ave
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“I respectfully request that the Engineering Department at the Department of Public Works review the intended remediation area and take into consideration how and if the honey locust tree could be retained in a healthy manner while achieving the goals of safety and property concerns.” – Dr. Greg Kramer, Greenwich Tree Warden Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Dr. Greg Kramer, Greenwich Avenue, tree warden
Niemynski: Camillo’s Head Fake – Greenwich Avenue Bump Outs Getting Installed Despite The RTM’s No Vote
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“If Freddie plans on putting bump outs the whole way down Greenwich Avenue, he should also put Greenwich Police back on the Avenue. Otherwise, this is a recipe for disaster and the set-up for lawsuits.” – Rich Niemynski Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, bump outs, Fred Camillo, Greenwich Avenue, Rich Niemynski
RFP Issued for Redevelopment of Greenwich’s Historic Havemeyer Building, Home to Schools Administration
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“After the First Selectman accepts the Respondent’s proposal recommended by the RFP Evaluation Committee, a follow-on committee will be established to coordinate with the winning Respondent for all necessary Town and regulatory approvals, to negotiate the lease, or other terms, and otherwise to support the execution and completion of the reconstruction project.” – RFP for the redevelopment of the Havemeyer Building Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, Andy Duus, Fred Camillo, Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich Avenue historic district, Havemeyer building
Sorokin Gallery to Feature Solo Exhibition by Old Greenwich Artist, Ernest Garthwaite
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Garthwaite is best known for his landscape paintings that are both realistic and abstract. His use of gold leaf, inspired by fourteenth and fifteenth century Florentine art, helps to capture changing light and movement. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Arts, Ernest Garthwaite, Greenwich Avenue, Sorokin Gallery
Feedback on DPW Plans for 8 Greenwich Ave Intersections: Comply with ADA, Skip the Bump Outs
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At the May 30 DPW hearing, feedback from residents stemmed from bump outs proposed as part of the plan to make Greenwich Avenue ADA compliant. DPW’s Jim Michel said bump outs were necessary, but many residents were skeptical. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Transportation, ADA, Beth MacGillivray, bump outs, Elm Street, Greenwich Avenue
Celestial Show: Greenwich Enjoys Monday’s Solar Eclipse
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Shoppers and workers lined up along Greenwich Ave to view the eclipse. Office workers spilled out onto sidewalks and Julian Curtiss School students gathered on the hill by the Bowman Observatory. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Chabad, eclipse, Greenwich Avenue, Julian Curtiss School, Maryashie Deren, Rabbi Yossi Deren, WGCH 1490
Knapp Building on Greenwich Ave May Return to Original Retail Use
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The space would be divided into two stores, one accessed from the rear parking area and one from Greenwich Avenue. Two existing apartments upstairs are not proposed to change use. Continue Reading →