Month: February 2010 - Page 2

Thursday, June 08, 2023

On Broadway

Students at Westport’s ABC (A Better Chance) House attended today’s matinee performance of Broadway’s “In the Heights,” a musical panorama of a neighborhood in Washington Heights undergoing change. After the show, the actors appeared on stage to
take questions from the youngsters. The Westport ABC House boys were joined by the ABC House girls from Darien and aftwards had a pizza party at the Westport house. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Andy Yemma for WestportNow.com

All Gone: 133 Old Road

A crew works at 133 Old Road, off Bulkley Avenue North where the house formerly situated on this property was demolished this week. Built in 1950, the one-and-one-half-story Cape had 1,837 square feet and sat on 1.08 acres. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Aug. 27, 2008. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Mission Accomplished

After completing the cut of an 85-pound wheel of cheese, Zachary Stein is all smiles today at Westport’s Whole Foods Market as the company sought a world record for cheese cutting. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Making the Cut: Cheese Lovers Converge at Whole Foods

By James Lomuscio

The art of cracking an 85-pound wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano, a.k.a. Italian Gold, is so demanding, the term “cut the cheese” seems a gross understatement.
Zachary Stein, a Trumbull resident and a special department team leader at Westport’s Whole Foods market, cracks an 85-pound wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano at the store today as the company hoped to set a world record. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Many say that making the cut requires skill reminiscent of master masons, if not sculptors. Even likening it to splitting a diamond does not seem a stretch.

And so today about 30 of the curious foodies and cheese lovers converged at Westport’s Whole Foods Market on Post Road West to watch Zachary Stein, team leader for the specialty department, break the wheel. They also got to have a taste.

All 176 Whole Foods Market stores in the United States, Canada and throughout the United Kingdom had scheduled to crack such wheels simultaneously today. The goal, company officials said, was to beat the stores’ 2008 Guinness World Record of 300 wheels opened at once.

Powering Up on Charles Street

Traffic on Charles Street in Westport’s Saugatuck area was reduced to one lane for much of today and will again be starting about noon on Sunday during the replacement of rooftop power and transmission equipment at 21 Charles St. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Westport Winter Wonderland

Westporters woke up to a winter wonderland today after Thursday and Friday’s snowstorm. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Jane Sherman for WestportNow.com

Jennie Lane Scene

The aftermath of the snowstorm left a winter look all around Westport, including the pond on Jennie Lane. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Jimmy Sikorski for WestportNow.com

Elaine Y. Suan, 75

Elaine Y. Suan, wife of Andre C. Suan, died at her home in Westport on Feb. 26. She was 75. WestportNow.com Image
Elaine Y. Suan: Westport resident since 1971. Contributed photo

She was born May 22, 1934, in China and was the daughter of the late Shen Fu and Su Hwa (Fan) Chang. She has been a resident of Westport since 1971.

She graduated from the University of Illinois in 1958 with a bachelor’s degree in home economics. She was a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron, a professional home economics fraternity.

After her graduation she worked as a dietician for Yale University. She was a member of the Connecticut Piecemakers and was an avid quilter and gardener as well as a wife, mother and grandmother.

Signs of Spring

Some signs of spring seen today on Westport’s Main Street. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Tim West for WestportNow.com

Describing the Art of Film Making

The Westport Arts Center today hosted a program abut film making for young people. Michael Mittelstaedt, director of the Motion Picture Arts Division at the acclaimed Interlochen Center for the Arts in Interlochen, Mich., explained Interlochen’s programs focusing on the motion picture arts. The Westport Youth Film Festival and Interlochen have developed a relationship based on the uniqueness of the opportunities they offer to high school filmmakers. This year’s Westport festival is scheduled for May 7 and 8. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Lefkowitz for WestportNow.com