The owners of the house at 1 Crooked Mile Road, near the intersection of Newtown Turnpike, are the newest recipients of an historical plaque by the Westport Museum for History and Culture, formerly the Westport Historical Society. Bob Weingarten (l), house historian and plaque coordinator, presented the plaque identified as the Keene-Calhoun House, c. 1929, to Geralyn and Scott Breig, owners for the past 20 years. According to Weingarten, the plaque honors the heritage of this house which was built in 1929 by the brothers, Harry and John Keene, They transferred ownership of the house to Mary Calhoun in 1931 who owned the house until 1943 after which there were several owners, one of whom was film star Bette Davis who purchased the house in 1967 and owned it until 1976. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The owners of the house at 108 Cross Highway are the newest recipients of an historical plaque by the Westport Museum for History and Culture, formerly the Westport Historical Society. Bob Weingarten (l), house historian and plaque coordinator, presented the plaque identified as the Henry Munroe House, c.1806, to Rachel Ember and Jeff Porter, owners since January 2014. According to Weingarten, the plaque honors the heritage of the first Westport house to be built and owned by an African American Henry Munroe. Ember and Porter also were recipients of an Historic District Commission Preservation Award in 2015 for rescuing the historic house from an anticipated demolition. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Ignazio the Pizza, an Italian cuisine eatery, will open at 833 Post Road East, near the Sherwood Island Connector, by early November, according to owner Louis Termini, a resident of Brooklyn and Westport.  According to Termini, who describes himself as “a painter, photographer, sculptor and pizza maker,” the restaurant will seat 60 indoors and offer seating for 12 on the outdoor patio.  As the owner of another Brooklyn-based pizza restaurant under the same name, he said he is not new to the Connecticut area, having owned six pizza restaurants under the Luna Pizza name in Hartford County from 1989 to 2007 before opening in Brooklyn in 2008.  The Westport restaurant offers wine and beer along with a menu of classic Italian specialties. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com