Today is the final day for the Sono Company Bakery & Cafe, 44 Church Lane. The space will be occupied by Aux Delicis, which also operate at 1035 Post Road East since September 2012. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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Comings & Goings: Florist Opens at Westport Metro-North Station
Licari Floral Designs has opened on the eastbound side of the Westport Metro-North station in Saugatuck. According to owner, JP Licari who also owns Licari Floral Designs, 18 Chestnut Hill Road, Norwalk, the seasonal outdoor stand is open Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Commuters can call him during the day to order a bouquet, and it will be ready in the evening when their train arrives. His number is (203) 854-5065. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
House OKs Auto-Dispensed Alcohol at Bars, Restaurants
By Keith M. Phaneuf
www.ctmirror.orgThe House of Representatives today passed a bill that would enable bars and restaurants to sell beer and wine on their premises using an automated machine.
But while supporters said it would make it easier for some businesses to serve patrons, critics argued it would make it easier for minors to consume alcohol.
The measure, which passed 129-19, now heads to the Senate.
It would allow alcohol permit holders, such as restaurants and bars, to issue specially coded cards to patrons, who then could use them to draw beer or wine themselves from an automated machine on the site. The Department of Consumer Protection would have to develop regulations to implement this system by Oct. 1.
A Tale of Four Broken Connecticut Cities
Stephen D. Eide, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, told the Westport Rotary Club today of the downward spiraling economies of four Connecticut cities in his message, “Connecticut’s Broken Cities.” Eide, a Ridgefield resident who writes on public administration, public finance, political theory and urban policy, said that Waterbury, Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford are in desperate economic circumstances. He cited Hartford as the city in the worst shape with 34 percent unemployment and that bankruptcy is a potential option. Click HERE for the text of the study published in January by the Manhattan Institute and Yankee Institute. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Comings & Goings: David Alan Designs Opens
Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe and David Alan Gonzales, owner of David Alan Designs at Sola Salons, 495 Post Road East, cut the ceremonial opening day ribbon today. Also participating are (l-r) Rich Bobrow, co-owner of Sola Salons, Westport resident Michael Fromm, Holly Bobrow, co-owner of Sola Salons, and Avi Kaner, selectman. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Comings & Goings: Brits Coming to Post Rd W
Stephen Kempson London, a custom clothing shop, opens at 5 Post Road West next month. Owner Stephen Kempson, a Westport resident since 2005, said the store will offer custom made clothing with a lifestyle brand that ranges from golf course to boardroom attire. Kempson owned a small clothing stpre on Railroad Place, across from the Saugatuck train station, for two years until 2009. “I’ve been in the clothing business for 32 years, starting when I was only 16, before emigrating to America 22 years ago to operate a clothing business in the Los Angeles area,” he said. The space was previously occupied by George Subkoff Antiques. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Enjoying Last Days of SoNo Bakery on Church Lane
The outdoor seating at SoNo Baking Company’s Bakery & Cafe, 44 Church Lane, appealed to many during today’s spring temperatures on a clear, sunny day. The eatery closes next Sunday, April 16, according to an employee. Two years after moving into the location, owner John Baricelli said the business could no longer support the high rent. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Saturday Lunch at Amis Trattoria
Amis Trattoria, adjacent to Anthropologie at Bedford Square, was busy during today’s lunchtime on the second weekend since opening March 31. It serves up traditional and authentic Italian cuisine inspired by the rustic cooking of Rome. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Busy Second Weekend for Anthropologie
Anthopologie, it its second weekend since opening March 31 in the Bedford Square downtown development, was crowded with shoppers today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Senate President Calls for Optional Local Sales Tax Increase
By Keith M. Phaneuf
www.ctmirror.orgThe top Democrat in the state Senate called today for an optional local sales tax increase to help cities and towns control property tax rates.
Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney of New Haven endorsed a local surcharge of one-half of 1 percentage point to the existing 6.35 percent state sales tax.
The plan, which Looney released as part of his agenda for the 2017 General Assembly session, echoes one portion of a plan released earlier this year by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities.
But it could put Looney at odds with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a fellow Democrat, who has said Connecticut should close a projected shortfall in the next two-year state budget without any major tax increases.
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