The ODDZ shop, “a funky women’s clothing boutique,” as described by longtime owner Kim Celotto, will relocate from 142 Main St., under Tavern on Main Restaurant, to 139 Post Road East by March 1. Celotto said ODDZ originally opened on Washington Street, Norwalk and after five years relocated to its current Main Street address which had been its home for the past 10 years.  She said that she has wanted a location that offers more space and the new Post Road East location is “50 percent bigger than the Main Street store.”  Cellotto, a Westport resident, said she’s been in the fashion business all her life having designed clothes in New York for then years before opening the ODDZ business 15 years ago. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The Winslow Park Animal Hospital has opened at 319 Post Road East. Co-owners are David Santisi. Edward Kurose, and Daniel Whalen. “We’re a general practice offering full service including dentistry and surgery,” said Santisi. He said he and his partners purchased the building, built in 1842, from the Westport Country Playhouse last August. Santisi said he and Whelan grew up in Westport and both are graduates of Staples High School. Kurose was also raised in the area and graduated from Fairfield Prep.The group also owns two other veterinary clinics in Norwalk—A Cat’s Place, founded by Santisi and Kurose in 1997, and Strawberry Hill Animal Hospital, which started in 1987.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

A new Italian restaurant, EATalia, 143 Post Road East, opens next week, according to owner Sam Septembre, a Greenwich resident (see WestportNow, Sept. 12, 2012).  Formerly occupied by Joe’s Pizza, which relocated to 190 Main St. last June, EATalia features “authentic Italian cuisine with new wave dishes—all at reasonable prices.”  Septembre said that, while awaiting a beer and wine license, the restaurant offers a BYOB (bring your own bottle) policy. Septembre said he is the former owner of a family-operated Italian restaurant, Sammy from the Bronx, in the Morris Park section of the Bronx. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

A new restaurant, Rainbow Thai, will open at 5 Bridge Square in mid-January, according to property manager Tai Irwin. It will take over space formerly occupied since April by Papadum, an Indian cuisine restaurant The owner, Prakash Nath, a native of Nepal and now a resident of Norwalk, owns three other restaurants in Connecticut—in Fairfield, Stamford and Guilford. Irwin said that the restaurant at the Fairfield location also recently changed its cuisine from Indian to Thai.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com