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Roundup: Westport Inn, Black Duck, Playhouse …
The proposal to upgrade the Westport Inn has been pulled from the next Planning & Zoning Commission agenda. A public hearing has been postponed to September 12. The first plan included hotel rooms...
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Roundup: Trash, Burgers, Nature …
In my ongoing crusade to call out Westport’s entitled slobs where I see them, I’m posting this photo from yesterday evening at the Compo Beach pavilion. (Photo/Dan Woog) Note the trash can 3 steps away...
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Roundup: Tarry Lodge, Fenway Park, Ukraine …
In late July, “06880” reported that Tarry Lodge looked closed. The property was unkempt; there had been no life there for days. But the website was accepting reservations. A phone recording announced...
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Roundup: Wynston Browne, Water Conservation, 9/11 Memorial …
Wynston Brown continues to inspire us all. The non-speaking autistic teenager was once thought to be intellectually disabled. In July, “06880” described his astonishing progress, since he began using a...
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Roundup: Valentine’s Sand, MoCA Music, Aspetuck’s Digital Hike …
Some folks expressed their Valentine’s love yesterday with flowers. Others used chocolate. One intrepid person took to the sand: (Photo/Rachel Rothman-Cohen) So the very romantic (and real) question...
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Photo Challenge #425
It’s been a while since a bottle of Pepsi cost 5 cents. But that sign — which notes it was “worth a dime” — and another touting the soft drink remind concession-goers at Sherwood Island State Park of...
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Pics Of The Day #2137
Burying Hill Beach … (Photo/Melissa Sobil Zitomer) … and Sherwood Island State Park (Photo/Susan Leone)
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Pics Of The Day #2180
This morning’s early morning fog at Burying Hill Beach and Sherwood Island, captured by Lucy Zeko: (Photos/Lucy Zeko)
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Roundup: Dog Fest, Equity Study, Fire Danger …
This Sunday, Westport’s dog park really goes to the dogs. The 7th annual Dog Festival takes over Winslow Park on May 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event — produced by the Westport Weston Chamber of...
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Roundup: Rainbow Crosswalk, WFM Grow-a-Row; DTC Candidates …
Pride Month is just a few hours old. But already, Westport has a rainbow crosswalk. Dr. Nikki Gorman (right) and Danielle Dobin, hard at work. Gorman and Galia Gichon are the crosswalk’s sponsors. A...
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Pics Of The Day #2269
Compo Beach clouds, yesterday … (Photo/Paul Quinsee) … and the view around the corner, at Schlaet’s Point … (Photo/Matt Murray) … and Old Mill Beach and Sherwood Island State Park, after Monday’s...
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Roundup: Community Gardens Bounty, “06880” Party, Pink Aid Golf …
It’s one of the joys of summer here: eating veggies picked — literally — straight from the garden. This Saturday, Westport Community Gardens celebrates 20 years by hosting a giveaway garden pop-up...
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Roundup: Elvira’s, Club 203, Rhone …
Elvira’s is gone. The popular store has been replaced by the equally popular Old Mill Grocery & Deli. But Elvira’s pizza will soon be back. Harry Yiovanakos is following in his family’s footsteps....
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Pics Of The Day #2380
Clouds over Westport: Saugatuck River downtown … (Photo/June Rose Whittaker) … and the opposite direction, from the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge … (Photo/Rowene Weems) … and turning around again, on...
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Pic Of The Day #2390
Sherwood Island State Park, from the 9/11 Memorial (Photo/John Kantor)
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Pic Of The Day #2429
Sherwood Island State park, after yesterday’s rain. (Photo/Pamela Docters)
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Roundup: Firefighters’ Coat Drive, “Wiz” Revival, Jackson Cregan’s Project …
The Westporter Uniformed Firefighters Charitable Foundation thanks the community for their generous donation: nearly 1 ton of coats and other winter items. Last week, firefighters packed and...
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Pic Of The Day #2442
The day before Christmas, the seaweed was green and red at Sherwood Island State Park (Photo/Claudia Sherwood Servidio)
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Westport: Connecticut’s (Clickbait) Winter Wonderland
Our “06880” tagline is “Where Westport meets the world.” I’ll post pretty much any story, so long as there is a Westport (Connecticut — not New York, Massachusetts or Ireland) connection. I do not,...
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Pic Of The Day #2478
The theme of this truck — seen often around town, and here yesterday at Sherwood Island State Park — is safety. But doesn’t it look a bit, um, unsafe? (Photo/Chris Grimm)
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