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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Working on a Facelift
Work continued today on the facelift to the strip of stores at 606 Post Road East owned by Westport’s Kowalsky family. The shopping complex will soon be the new home of the Vincent Palumbo Salon, operated by Vincent Palumbo, former principal of Peter Coppola Salon. It opens in September in 4,200 square feet. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Vincent Palumbo today looks over the new premises for The Vincent Palumbo Salon, formerly the Peter Coppola Salon on Wilton Road, which opens Sept. 8 in the newly renovated shopping plaza at 616 Post Road East. Palumbo said that the area in the rear of the property has been resurfaced for parking more than 50 cars. He said the Peter Coppola Salon at 20 Wilton Road will have its final day of business on Saturday after 13 years in that location. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Westport Restaurant Week Kicks Off
Business was brisk at Westport’s Matsu Sushi restaurant today as it and 11 other restaurants participating in Westport Restaurant Week kicked off a week of specially priced lunch and dinner menus. The event, the second of the year, is sponsored by the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce and runs through Sept. 4. Although it’s not on the special menus, Matsu Sushi offers the popular WestportNow Roll named after a certain local Web site. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Phở, Gỏi Cuốn (Spring/Summer Rolls) to Go, Please
Pho Garden, featuring Vietnamese cuisine, officially opened today at 1620 Post Road East in Westport. Owned by Bridgeport residents Anh Nguyen and Tim Huynh, the new restaurant seats 34 and offers takeout service. (See WestportNow Aug. 4, 2010) (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Cocoa Michelle Closure: Sweet Memories But Sour Note
By James Lomuscio
Barista Jessica Kerch was busy serving up truffles and cappuccinos Friday when questions came from the curious who breezed through Cocoa Michelle at 190 Main St. in Westport.
Coca Michelle regulars, including Jim Fine (hat) of Weston, were sad to see the Main Street store close. “We have come to rely on it,” he said. “I’m furious.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
“Today’s the last day?” a woman asked. Kerch nodded.
“What are you going to do with all the chocolates?” the woman continued. “Any discounts?”
Kerch confirmed that it was the last day of operation for the chocolate seller and cafe, but there would be no discounts.
More "Cocoa Michelle Closure: Sweet Memories But Sour Note"
Friday, August 20, 2010
End for Cocoa Michelle on Main Street
Westonite Pat Kerth, a friend of Cocoa Michelle owner Michelle Weber, looks over the empty Main Street store at the end of the day today. The store and cafe at 190 Main St. closed after four years but will continue at its Saugatuck location at 54 Railroad Place. Weber, who is out of town, said the decision to close was strictly financial."Main Street is not what it used to be,” she said. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Westport July Unemployment Rate Jumps to 6.2 Percent
Westport’s unemployment rate in July increased to 6.2 percent from 6 percent in June (corrected from the earlier announced 5.9 percent), the Connecticut Department of Labor said.
It was just below the 6.3 percent May rate which was the highest since January when it was 6.6 percent. The department said the number of unemployed in July was 809, up 40 from 769 in June.
While the unemployment rate was up, the Department of Labor said the July labor force in Westport numbered 13,054 persons with 12,245 employed, both figures a high for the year.
The Westport labor force number increased by 152 persons in July over June, the department said, with 112 more persons employed in July over June.
More "Westport July Unemployment Rate Jumps to 6.2 Percent"
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Comings and Goings: Cocoa Michelle Closing Downtown
Cocoa Michelle, a chocolate store and cafe at 190 Main St., closes Friday after a four-year run at the address. Store owner Michelle Weber will continue to operate a branch at 54 Railroad Place opposite the train station in Westport’s Saugatuck area. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Comings and Goings: Gap Moving on Main Street
The Gap, the men’s and women’s nationwide casual apparel chain, is expected to relocate its Westport store from its current location at 69 Main St. to 125 Main St. The town’s regulatory departments are currently reviewing the application for approval of facade renovations. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Terex Revs Up China Presence
Westport’s Terex Corporation announced today two business deals that will give it an increased presence in the Chinese marketplace.
Terex, which makes construction and material handling equipment, said that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 65 percent control of the privately held Shandong Topower Heavy Machinery Company located in Jinan, China.
It also announced that it has entered into an agreement with Fujian South Highway Machinery Company to establish a mobile materials processing equipment manufacturing joint venture in Quanzhou, China.
“These actions further escalate the growth opportunity for Terex in China, which has been steadily expanding with the addition of our Terex Port Equipment facility in Xiamen, and our new Aerial Work Platforms factory, nearing completion in Changzhou,” said Ron DeFeo, Terex chairman and chief executive officer.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Getting a Facelift
The strip of 11 storefronts known as 606 and 616 Post Road East in Westport is undergoing a facelift, according to Don Kowalsky, an officer of Kowalsky Brothers Construction, owners of the property. He said it will include new sidewalks and new siding that will make the stores look more like the ones across the street --- also owned by the Kowalsky family—in the strip of storefronts anchored by Fresh Market. Kowalsky said that the Peter Coppola Salon is relocating from Wilton Road to the 616 Post Road East location in the next month and he expects to have the facelift completed by the end of September. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Monday, August 09, 2010
Estimates Confirm Southwest Connecticut Income Drop
A new report on average income per person tells southwest Connecticut residents what they already knew – their take home pay is down big time.
In fact, the estimate released today by the U.S. Commerce Department showed per capita income in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk metro area fell by one of the biggest margins in the nation in 2009.
Yet the news was not all bad. The metropolitan area that stretches from Greenwich to Bridgeport and includes Westport remains far and away the wealthiest among 366 U.S. areas — as it has for years.
Per capita income in the Bridgeport- Stamford-Norwalk metro area was $73,720 in 2009, down 6.8 percent from $79,108 the previous year, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
More "Estimates Confirm Southwest Connecticut Income Drop"
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Comings and Goings: Pho Garden to Post Road East
Westport’s first restaurant specializing in Vietnamese cuisine will open at 1620 Post Road East this month, according to its co-owners, Anh Nguyen and Tim Huynh, both Bridgeport residents. Huynh, a diverse entrepreneur who also owns Lynn’s Nail Salon in Bridgeport for the past nine years, said that his family has been in the restaurant business in California for a long time. The new restaurant will have seating for 34 as well as take-out service. In preparing for the grand opening Huynh said the restaurant’s Vietnamese theme will highlighted by the co-owners and staff donning traditional Vietnamese attire. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Monday, August 02, 2010
Comings and Goings: Saugatuck Grain & Grape Opening
A new wine, beer and spirits shop, Saugatuck Grain and Grape, will open next month on Railroad Place next to Mario’s in space long occupied by Depot Liquors, according to owners Westport residents Jeff Marron and fiancee Mimi McLaughlin. McLaughlin, known to many Westporters as the owner of the women’s retail apparel shop Screamin’ Mimi that was located on Main Street until 2003 in space now occupied by Lucky Brands, has been a Westport resident since 1989. Marron, a Darien native, said that the new shop will feature “educational sessions with special interests in scotch and bourbon and many great artisanal wines.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Friday, July 30, 2010
Comings and Goings: AAA Leaving Saugatuck After 20 Years
The AAA Travel office, located in the strip of stores at 20 Saugatuck Ave. in Westport’s Saugatuck area for the past 20 years, is closing its office at the end of the business day today. It is not leaving Westport, however. See below for its new home. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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