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Yesterday, “06880” reported that Adam Goldberg’s pop-up bagel store — the one behind Cycle Dynamics that draws dozens of devoted customers every Saturday — was entering the Brooklyn Bagelfest contest.
Sure, Westporters love them. But — as the only out-of-state entrant in the bunch — Adam was sure that others had a home borough advantage.
Well whaddayouknow: The boys from the ‘burbs won it all!
Congratulations to Adam. Now all of New York knows whose bagels are the best.
And it ain’t theirs.
Da winners!
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A reader writes:
“At the Y this morning, we were shocked to see a very big wild cat walk by on the paved path outside the fitness center. This is an area used frequently by children and adults. I called 911 because in my experience, coming from California, large wild cats are dangerous. They should not be seen in urban areas alongside humans, as this indicates a lack of fear or illness that is even more dangerous.
The big cat.
Animal control assistant Peter Reid responded by email. He wrote:
“That is a decent-sized bobcat, and he is certainly walking around like he owns the place!
“That YMCA property used to be a summer camp, and was mostly woods. Now they have developed almost all of it, and with reduced cover, animal sightings have increased. We had a bear move through that property on several occasions this past summer.
“I will talk to the YMCA about some signage. I know there was at least one previous sighting earlier this week.
“And I will add that area to my patrol route!”
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October 11 is National Coming Out Day.
To celebrate, Westport Pride is sponsoring a virtual panel discussion. From 7 to 8:30 p.m. that day, an “A team” of LGBTQ area residents will answer “When did you know?” They’ll tell their own personal stories of self-realization, acceptance and coming out.
Panelists include
- John Dodig, former Staples High School principal
- Zac Mathias, Weston High School senior and media influencer
- Samantha Webster, Staples High graduate and former Staples Player
- Luke Foreman, Staples grad and varsity tennis captain
- Jen DeLoyd and Bethany Eppner, Westport parents
- Kayla Iannetta, Staples teacher and founder of the Westport Public Schools’ Pride Coalition
- Brian McGunagle, Westport parent and founder of Westport Pride.
Email westportctpride@gmail.com for a Zoom link.
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Yesterday’s Police Benevolent Association classic car show drew plenty of old-time autos — and throngs of admirers — to the train station.
Among beauties:
(Photo/Sarathi Roy)
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Halloween is all about dressing up. And what better place for a costume than the Westport Country Playhouse.
On the day before the holiday — October 30, noon to 4 p.m. — the historic theater hosts an outdoor family event. On tap: activities for kids, food trucks, a food drive for the community, beer tasting, scavenger hunt, raffle, and a costume parade (dogs welcome!).
Westport Country Playhouse (Photo/Lynn U. Miller)
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One of last month’s Photo Challenges showed “Onyx Perpetual” — the sculpture by Sally Mttikow that stands near the Riverwalk downtown. It’s part of the Westport Public Art Collections.
It was also — as JC Martin’s image showed — overgrown with weeds and brush.
That’s been removed. Passersby can see the artwork as originally intended.
Except for one thing. As Werner Liepolt noted, it is now heavily damaged.
(Photo/Werner Liepolt)
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Spotted on Route 33:
“Maybe the driver works for Campbell’s Soups,” says photographer June Rose Whittaker.
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Today, “Westport … Naturally” heads to Sherwood Island State Park. Here are some pods in the dunes:
(Photo/Elena Naseruddin)
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And finally … in honor of Pop-up Bagels bagging the Brooklyn Bagelfest gold, this nugget says it all:
