A refreshing ‘No’
Even with the Vine Cottage in need of repairs there was something heartening when the Town Council said ‘No’ to the proposal to spend a half-million dollars on those repairs and renovations. As they say in the peanut gallery, a half-million here and a half-million there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.
The View from Elm
Two of Elm Street’s more comforting attractions are the windows at Family Britches and the aromatics inside Baldanza.
The center of the donut
Topics of conversation among interested townspeople at two recent Advertiser Coffees: March 17, Dog walkers leaving bagged poop around Town parks; Parking garage at Lumberyard Lot across from Karl Chevrolet; Empty stores on Main and the lack of parking for them; Families moving to town a little later, with kids already in 1st and 2nd grades. March 24, Role of the Town treasurer; Budgeting and bonding; Homebuyers are tax-sensitive; Town’s reserve policy; NCHS Career Night; and Connecticut legalizing pot to reduce deficit.
Namaste
At least one nearby yoga class is half men.
Not always greener
Commercial rents are soft in Darien, and the Post Road has more than one prime location vacant.
Not always greener, 2
After leaving the job of president at the New Canaan Community Foundation last June to become director of development at Fairfield Country Day School, Cynthia Gorey has returned to New Canaan as VP / Development for Waveny LifeCare Network.
What’s a kid to do?
Not one day of skating on New Canaan’s ponds this winter.
Speaking of skating
Word is that with the New Canaan Winter Club the controlling tenant at the Darien Ice House, ice times have improved for those north of the Merritt, and some Darien teams have left for the temporary ice in Norwalk.
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Here is the latest Main and Elm column from the New Canaan Advertiser.
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