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Sunday, October 18, 2026

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

Comings & Goings: Westport Pizzeria Quits Main St.

By James Lomuscio

After 45 years, Westport Pizzeria is moving from Westport’s Main Street. But not far. Just up the street and around the corner to Post Road East.

Westport Pizzeria, 107 Main St., as it looked Saturday night, little changed since opening in 1968. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Heartfelt memories and emotions welled up among staff and longtime customers Saturday night at the iconic pizza emporium as news about the move spread. The last slice at 107 Main St. will be sold on Sunday, Feb. 23 and the grand opening at 143 Post Road East is set for Saturday, March 1.

Owner Carmelo Mioli, known as Mel to generations of Westporters, was there, too. He has seen this coming for some time, but nostalgia for him nevertheless runs deep. While the change is bittersweet, he remains upbeat about the new location.

“The advantage is that it’s my building,” Mioli said about 143 Post Road East, opposite the old post office, which he purchased for $812,500 in 2011. “I can fix it the way I want without answering to the landlord. There’s no lease to sign, and we don’t have the insecurity of not knowing if we will have a new lease.”

Friday, January 31st, 2014

‘Tunnel Vision’ Art Installation Set for Downtown

The well-known tunnel connecting Westport’s Main Street to Parker-Harding Plaza parking area is about to get a facelift with a permanent art installation called “Tunnel Vision.”

The tunnel connecting Westport’s Main Street to the Parker-Harding Plaza parking lot will be the site of a permanent art installation called “Tunnel Vision”. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

The Westport Downtown Merchants Association (WDMA) announced today that local artist Miggs Burroughs has been commissioned to create a work of contemporary art for the pedestrian passageway.

The project, in collaboration with tunnel owner Win Properties of Rye, N.Y. with granted public access, will be unveiled at WDMA’s Art About Town Opening Night Street Party on Thursday, May 22, an announcement said.

“Tunnel Vision is one of the most ambitious and challenging art projects I have ever been involved in,” said Burroughs, who is donating his creative talents to the endeavor.

Westport Property Transfers Jan. 13 – 17, 2014

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Jan. 13 - 17, 2013:

Bonnie Geffen Ashman Trust to 2 Rodgers Way LLC, 2 Rodgers Way, $1,400,000

Mark S. and Elizabeth Marks Juviler to Arne and Katrin Lewertoff, 26 Park Lane, $1,000,000

David C. and Leigh Lewis to Rachel E. and Jeffrey L. Porter, 108 Cross Highway, $895,000

Laura C. Walstrom to Brian D. and Sarah N. Goodman, 16 White Woods Lane, $1,260,000

Thursday, January 30th, 2014

Real Estate Report: Westport Mirrors or Exceeds Nation

By Judy Szablak

Once again, Westport mirrors or exceeds national real estate averages.

This home at 7 Ellery Lane is listed at $2,599,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of Halstead Property/Westport

In Westport, year-over-year unit sales volume for single family homes increased by almost 22.4 percent, and prices have increased more than $120,000 on average from 2012 to 2013.

The latest report released by S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices indices showed the 10-city and 20-city composites enjoyed double digit increases year over year.

The 13.7 and 13.8 percent increases for the 10- and 20-city indices show more positive advances towards the stabilized market, even considering both composites’ minimal decline of 0.1 percent.

Wednesday, January 29th, 2014

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 12 Greenbrier Road

An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 12 Greenbrier Road, off Easton Road, is in process. Built in 1947, the two-story colonial has 2,682 square feet and is situated on a 1.5-acre property. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Tuesday, January 28th, 2014

222 Post Road West Sells for $5.75M

The retail building at 222 Post Road West has been sold for $5,750,000. Westport’s HK Group, Matthew Keefe, president, and Franco Fellah, executive vice president, announced. The 21,000-square foot, two-story building, originally built in 1977, sits on a 1.35 acre lot and is 96 percent leased, the announcement said. It said the sale was to an out-of-town buyer, adding: “Westport commercial property has recently attracted a number of out-of-state real estate investors, driven by the great retail activity of this market. Retailers have been opening stores in Westport because of the exceptional demographic profile of the town.” The property last changed hands in 2008 for $6,175,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Monday, January 27th, 2014

Fire Chief Asks Why State Reneged on Homeowners

By James Lomuscio

Westport’s shoreline homeowners who had expected a financial lift from state and federal agencies to raise their homes above floodwaters appear to be left on shaky ground.

A house in Westport’s Old Mill area is one of many that have been raised since Storm Sandy. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The $55 million in FEMA money to be administered by the state will go only toward municipal projects, the state informed emergency managers Friday, not homeowners whose residences were destroyed by Storm Sandy, as residents had been led to believe.

“We’re very disappointed, and this is not what we expected,” said Fire Chief Andrew Kingsbury, who is also the town’s emergency management director.

“Homeowners were excluded,” noting that locally funds would go to the repair of the Saugatuck Island bridge.

Friday, January 24th, 2014

Comings & Goings: Klaff’s Out, South Moon Under In

South Moon Under, a men’s and women’s high end fashion boutique, will celebrate its Westport grand opening on March 6, according to marketing coordinator Taylor Schlette. It is located at 14 Post Road East, the former site of Klaff’s which occupied the space for more than 25 years before closing recently. Founded by Frank Gunion in the 1960s as a surf shack in Ocean City, Md, the Westport store will be its 22nd and its first in Connecticut. “We look forward to introducing our one-of-a-kind customer service program to the community of Westport,” said Gage Lester, vice president of sales and marketing. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com