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Sunday, October 18, 2026

Internal Medicine Group Links Up With Norwalk Hospital

Internal Medicine Associates of Westport (IMAW) has joined Norwalk Hospital Physicians and Surgeons, the employed physician group of Norwalk Hospital, it was announced today. Explaining the move, Jay Horn, IMAW president, said: “Our doctors can concentrate on the day-to-day care of patients and let a larger organization deal with the administrative tasks that frequently distract doctors from patient care tasks.” Pictured are the IMAW physicians (back row, l-r) Robert Teltser, Jay Horn, Nina Karol, and Robert Altbaum; (front row) David Baum, Jill Denowitz, and Robert Dresdner. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Saturday, February 15th, 2014

Comings & Goings: Patio.Com Moving

Patio.com, 645 Post Road East, the outdoor furniture and patio accessories store, will relocate to 919 Post Road East, by mid-March according to store manager Kim Currie. The new site was the 71-year home of Cedar Brook Cafe which was demolished three years ago (see WestportNow Feb., 16, 2011). “We’ve been at this location for about 20-25 years,” Currie said. “Our lease was up for renewal and it seemed like the right time to relocate.” She said the new space “is beautifully designed, has high ceilings—it really kicks things up a notch.” Currie said there are 14 Patio.com stores along the East Coast, three in Connecticut—Greenwich, Ridgefield and Westport. Co-owned by Westporters Dave and Phil Ross and their brother Mitch, a Darien resident, Patio.com’s main warehouse, showroom and corporate offices are in Stamford. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Friday, February 14th, 2014

Ready for Business

Westport’s Main Street was clear of snow and ready for business early today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Bob Eckman for WestportNow.com

Sunday, February 9th, 2014

Comings & Goings: BCBGMAXAZRIA Out, Sperry Top-Sider In

The women’s apparel store BCBGMAXAZRIA at Westport’s 56 Main St. (center store) has closed. An employee of a nearby retail store said the inventory and fixtures were moved to its Trumbull location. “They ran a sale for one week and then they were gone,” the employee said. She said that Sperry Top-Sider, a shoe and apparel retail business, plans to move into the location. Sperry Top-Sider has its closest retail store in White Plains, N.Y., while other retailers closer sell its merchandise. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Saturday, February 8th, 2014

Saugatuck Sweets Open for Valentine Shopping

Saugatuck Sweets, 575 Riverside Ave. in the Saugatuck Center space previously occupied by Saugatuck Craft Butchery, opened for the first time today from noon – 4 p.m. to feature Valentine gift packages.The store is co-owned by Al DiGuido, (r, wearing apron), founder of Al’s Angels, and Pete Romano, president of Landtech, a Westport-based engineering consulting company. (See WestportNow, Jan. 27, 2014.) “We have a special opening on Feb 9, 13 and 14 to sell Valentine flower and sweets gift baskets,” DiGuido said. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Thursday, February 6th, 2014

Comings & Goings: Pompanoosuc Mills Opens Officially on PRW

Pompanoosuc Mills, the Vermont-based handcrafted furniture store previously located in the Barnes and Noble shopping center on Post Road East for 10 years, today celebrated its full occupancy at its new location at 222 Post Road West with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by First Selectman Jim Marpe and Pompanoosuc Mills’ newly appointed store manager, Mike Grob. Pompanoosuc Mills staff member, Dorothy Corona, said, “When we moved here in November it was makeshift. We could only occupy half the store while the other half was under construction.” In its new space, the store replaces Capel Rugs which relocated to the second floor and Pocker Frames which moved down one door. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Tuesday, February 4th, 2014

Comings & Goings: Grilled Cheese Eatery to PRE

By Dave Matlow

A new “mostly take-out and delivery” casual food establishment, Grilled Cheese Eatery, will open at 772 Post Road East this month, according to co-owner Ivanina Donneaux.

The upscale grilled cheese eatery is expected to open this month. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The Westport space is located adjacent to just-closed Great Cakes.The owners, Belgian-born Henri and Bulgarian-born Ivanina Donneaux, opened their first Grilled Cheese Eatery at 57 Unquowa Road, Fairfield in October 2013, having converted their Cafe Lola space into the new food concept.

She describes the menu as “for the sophisticated palate, even though our basic offering is grilled cheese.”

“Our menu features short ribs with truffle sauce, Cuban sandwiches buffalo wings, barbecued ribs and even a mac ‘n cheese grilled cheese which customers often describe as ‘heaven in my mouth,’” Donneaux said.

Sunday, February 2nd, 2014

Farewell to Great Cakes

Signs adorned the exterior of Great Cakes on Post Road East today after the bakery closed for good after 30 years at the same location. “We don’t know who posted them,” said owner Rick Dickinson’s wife, Susan. “They were here when we arrived.” Customers crowded the store and bought up almost all the remaining goods, some vowing to freeze cakes until a future occasion. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The Last Ones

Only a few cupcakes remained for sale today just before the closng of Greatk Cakes on Westport’s Post Road East after 32 years in business. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com