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Sunday, October 18, 2026

Comings & Goings: Shade Store Opens on Main St.

The Shade Store, a third generation family operated business since 1946 specializing in custom window treatments, with main office in Port Chester, N.Y., has opened at 115 Main St. in the walkway behind Vince. women’s apparel store. The store is also accessible from Parker Harding Plaza. According to an employee, the business offers more than 800 exclusive window treatment materials in 11 product categories and reaches its market three ways: its 21 showrooms in the country, its website and by phone. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Tuesday, December 9th, 2014

All Gone: 14 Peaceful Lane

The house at Westport’s 14 Peaceful Lane off Whitney Street was demolished today. Built in 1962, the one-story raised ranch had 1,568 square feet, was situated on a .55-acre property and changed ownership last month for $670,000. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Aug. 11, 2014. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Friday, December 5th, 2014

Westport Property Transfers Nov. 17 – 21, 2014

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Nov. 17 - 21, 2014:

Fay J. Farquhar to Helen A. Swalina, 28 Strathmore Lane, Paid in Norwalk, $414,000

John J. Donovan Estate to Michael Brian and Sarah Teresa Baldwin, 6 Daybreak Lane, $815,000

Rex Investments to Daniel A. Daly and Mary Reid Ervin Daly, 17 Church St. South, $845,000

Thursday, December 4th, 2014

Comings & Goings: Vespa Restaurant to National Hall

The long vacant ground floor space in National Hall, 2A Post Road West, is about to be filled with the debut of Vespa, a 120-seat Italian casual dining restaurant. Executive Chef Brian Reilly (l) and Pasta Chef Laura Bonechi were busy today preparing for the restaurant’s soft opening. No official opening date has been announced. Vespa is the latest venture by New York-based restaurant group Experience Hospitality, headed by owner Bobby Wehane of Westport. The group recently partnered in NEAT Coffee and Craft Cocktails at nearby 6 Wilton Road, where Reilly also worked. Vespa, named after the Italian scooter, will be a return to the past. After the building converted to a 15-room luxury hotel in 1993, there were several restaurants on the ground floor, but they gave way to office space in 2005. Plans for the restaurant were originally announced in July 2013. (See WestportNow July 15, 2013) (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014

Comings & Goings: Chipotle Mexican Grill to Compo Acres

Chipotle Mexican Grill will open at 376 Post Road East in the Compo Acres Shopping Center in the space previously occupied by Oaxaca Asian cuisine, according to a spokesperson at New York-based Equity One, the owner and property manager the shopping center. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. has outlets in Fairfield, Darien, and Greenwich, among other Connecticut locations. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Comings & Goings: SoulCycle to Compo Acres

SoulCycle, a salon for physical fitness spinning, will open at 372 Post Road East in the Compo Acres Shopping Center sometime in 2015, according to an employee in SoulCycle’s Greenwich salon.The New York-based business, founded in 2006 by Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler, now has 30 salons around the country including 13 in New York City and others in New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester, Massachusetts, California and Washington, D.C. The Westport salon, located between Patriot National Bank and Choice Pet Supply is “months off from opening,” according to a worker for KBE Construction, contractors for New York-based Equity One, owners and property managers of the shopping center. It will open in the space previously occupied by Joseph A. Bank, which has moved to 260 Post Road East. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014

Real Estate Report: Antique Gems Often Overlooked

By Judy Szablak

With all the new construction going on, we seem to overlook the antique gems that we have in Westport.

Featured Home This home at 44 Woodside Ave. is listed at $1,695,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of William Raveis/Westport.

It should be noted that the desirability and history of some of these homes lends much to our town’s overall charm.

Thanks in part to the Westport Historic District Commission, which reviews demolition applications for homes that are 50 years or older, many of the significantly older homes can still be found in some of the older neighborhoods.

For curiosity’s sake, there are only 362 single family homes, 13 two-family dwellings, and three four-family homes that were built prior to 1900, and that’s according to the Greater Fairfield County Multiple Listing Service tax database, which may or may not be all inclusive.

Comings & Goings: Savoy Rug Gallery Moving

Savoy Rug Gallery, 887 Post Road East, in the Sherwood Connector shopping center, will relocate to a newly renovated facility nearby at 940 Post Road East, across from Starbuck’s, according to owner Nader Daghoghi. The store has been at its present location since 1997. It is moving into space occupied by Bocccanfuso Brothers auto service, which still maintain a presence there. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Monday, December 1st, 2014

Westport Property Transfers Nov. 10 – 14, 2014

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Nov. 10 - 14, 2014:

Daniel E. Kahn and Mary Elizabeth Phillips to Leslie Gold, 9 Danbury Ave., $2,700,000

Lawrence F. Killiam to Brent C. and Dina B. Bruun, 16 Gorham Ave., $555,000

SIR-12 Quintard LLC to Srikanth and Kumuda Kumar, 12 Quintard Place, $2,100,000

Gregory D. Miller to John K. and Veronica Tysseland, 6 Trailing Rock Road, $2,400,000

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 32 Turkey Hill Road South

An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 32 Turkey Hill Road South is in process. Built in 1981, the 1-3/4-story contemporary has 3,260 square feet, is situated on a 2.2-acres property and changed ownership in July for $2,275,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com