Over the years, thousands of youngsters have learned safety, techniques and tactics at Longshore Sailing School.
Today it’s a thriving operation. LSS offers group and private lessons for children, teenagers and adults, along with sailboat, kayak and paddleboard rentals. You can book the handsome building for private events.
It’s come a long way. Back in the day — 1966, to be exact — this was the Longshore Sailing School:
(Photo courtesy of Christopher Maroc)
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As “06880” reported more than 2 weeks ago, the state Department of Transportation is changing the near-century-old Merritt Parkway exit numbers.
The new ones — “20” for our familiar Exit 41, and “21” for 42 — conform to federal standards, which mandate that exits show the approximate mileage from a starting point. With the Merritt, that’s the New York border.
Old habits die hard. This may take some getting used to.
Fortunately, for at least 2 years small signs underneath the larger ones will say “old Exit 41” or “42.”
Fingers crossed that GPS picks up on the change pretty quickly.
(Photos/Adrian Mueller)
In a couple of years, an even bigger change is coming.
Say goodbye to Westport’s I-95 exits 17 and 18. (Hat tip: Bill Dedman)
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All is ready for Alo’s opening.
The “activewear brand,” offering “studio-to-street clothing, yoga gear and luxury skincare,” replaces Oka — previously Banana Republic, and before that, Klein’s Department Store — tomorrow (August 1).
Can’t wait? There’s an Early Access Shopping event today (Thursday, July 31, 4-7 p.m.), at their “newest sanctuary.”
There’s a DJ, yoga performances, beverages, and a $500 Alo gift card giveaway.
The first 100 shoppers get an “exclusive gift” with their purchase.
But that’s not the only new activewear store opening downtown tomorrow.
Or the only one with a special opening event.
Beyond Yoga opens their second Connecticut store (after Greenwich) near Lux Bond & Green, in the “Elm & Main” shopping plaza (formerly called Brooks Corner).
They’ll host their own preview party tonight (Thursday, July 31, 5 to 7 p.m.), with their own DJ, light bites, sips, 20% off purchases, and a gift with any purchase of $300 or more. Click here to RSVP.
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LobsterFest is one of our town’s greatest parties.
The Westport Rotary Club event features lobsters (duh), steak, drinks, live music, kids’ activities and much more, all on a beautiful late summer day at Compo Beach. (This year it’s September 20.)
Over 1,500 guests help raise over $400,000, for nearly 50 community organizations.
But all that fun takes work.
At least 250 volunteers are needed — and as hard as Rotarians work, there are not that many club members.
Volunteers can purchase a lobster or steak ticket, or get a free hamburger or hot dog. All volunteers enjoy free drinks too.
All ages (youngsters and up) are needed for set-up on Friday, September 19 (3 to 6:30 p.m.) and Saturday, September 20 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.); shifts during the September 20 LobsterFest (from 2 to 7:30 p.m.), and clean-up on Sunday, September 21 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.).
The Clubhouse — Westport’s very popular sports simulator/big TV screen/ karaoke/rooftop event space hosted Club 203’s volunteers.
The town’s social club for adults with disabilities, and their partner Westport’s Department of Human Services, said “thank you” to the men and women who make each monthly gathering special.
“They are the glue to all of our celebrations. We would be nothing if not for them,” says Club203 co-founder Stacie Curran. She also thanked owners Tim and Emily Zobl of The Clubhouse, for their help.
Volunteers were the first to see the 2025-26 calendar. The year kicks off with a bash at Lachat Town Farm in Weston, and continues with Halloween, Thanksgiving and holiday gatherings. January brings a night at Westport Country Playhouse.
It’s on the bank of the Saugatuck River, behind the Levitt Pavilion.
She worries it may become a hazard.
“06880” often reminds drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians: “Be careful out there.”
Now we’ll add rowers and boaters to the list.
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Westport Police made 1 custodial arrest bewteen July 230 and 29.
A 40-year-old Norwalk man was charged with failure to appear. The warrant stemmed for a previous motor vehicle arrest. He posted a $10,000 bond.
Westport Police also issued these citations:
Traveling unreasonably fast: 4 citations
Failure to obey stop sign: 2
Failure to comply with state traffic commission regulations: 2
Failure to renew registration: 2
Criminal trespass: 1
Distracted driving: 1
Operating a motor vehicle under suspension: 1
Failure to insure a motor vehicle: 1
Operating a motor vehicle without minimum insurance: 1
Failure to obey traffic control signals: 1
Improper use of markers: 1
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Noted lawyer and 1959 Staples High School graduate Michael Cardozo died July 23 in White Plains, after a short illness. He was 84.
His career included over 45 years at Proskauer Rose, and 12 as New York City’s corporation counsel (appointed by Mayor Bloomberg). He also served as president of the New York City Bar Association, the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government, and on many non-profit boards.
He earned a BA political science in 1963 from Brown University, and a JD 3 years later from Columbia Law School.
Michael is survived by his wife Nancy Cardozo; daughters Hedy Cardozo (Michael Rosenblut) and Sheryl Cardozo (Adi Diner), and grandchildren Lucy, Josh and Ellie.
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Today — and every Thursday — shoppers flood the Westport Farmers’ Market. Over 2 decades it’s earned a county-wide reputation for stocking the freshest berries, veggies, eggs, tomatoes, and anything else that can be grown locally.
Along with Mexican and Thai food, pizza, bagels, baked goods, dog treats, honey, mushrooms — and live entertainment, knife sharpening, and much more.
Plus swordfish, tuna and other seafood. It’s direct from the source. Sustainable. And — thanks to an innovative program — portions of each sale go right back to boats working the Northeast waters.
Oceans 180 by Nordic Fish complements the WFM’s mission: to provide fresh, local, healthy and seasonal food, while increasing awareness, knowledge and support for local producers focused on sustainable and healthy growing practices.
Jardar Nygaard
The creation of Jardar Nygaard — well known to area residents through his businesses, Fjord Fisheries and Nordic Fish — Oceans 180 bridges the gap between local seafood producers and farmers’ markets. (Besides Westport, they work with Fairfield and Greenwich.)
They provide the freshest seasfood directly from the source, while easing the financial uncertainty faced by every fishing vessel.
Nygaard is passionate about fishing. A native of Norway who moved with his family to Seattle at age 4 — how about those fishing chops? — he’s been in the business since he was 16. He opened his first store 2 years later, in 1990.
In his early years with Fjord Fisheries — which he ran with his family — Nygaard learned from experts, at Fulton Fish Market.
After selling Fjord in 2012 Nygaard got into oyster farming. His next venture, Nordic Fish in Fairfield, attracted many loyal Westport customers.
Seafood lovers are thrilled to see him back in town, at the Farmers’ Market. They know the quality of his products.
Oceans 180, at the Westport Farmers’ Market.
But they don’t always know the back story to his stall.
“Oceans 180” refers to the distance his fresh fish come from: no more than approximately 180 miles, from Maine to Delaware.
They may also not know that Nygaard pays producers the current market price upfront, upon delivery. That eliminates two of the most challenging parts of the fishing industry: delays and guesswork.
In addition, Oceans 180 caps their gross margins. They return any revenue above the cap directly to their producers, as bonus payouts after each market closes.
The model removes risk for producers. They are never asked to cover losses if margins fall short.
Ocean 180’s bonuses help take some of the uncertainty out of fishing.
“By prioritizing honesty and shared success, we build long-term relationships rooted in trust,” Nygaard says.
“Our producers are not just suppliers. They are partners in creating a more ethical and sustainable food system.”
Those partners supply seafood that Westporters love, like swordfish, tuna, steelhead salmon, steamers, sea scallops, black sea bass, halibut, oysters and clams.
Often, it’s just a day or two off the boat.
Fresh fish (and shellfish).
Nygaard is passionate about fishing. It has been his life, since he was a little boy in Norway.
Now he’s sharing that passion with Westport Farmers’ Market shoppers — and paying it forward, to his producers.
Charles Mallory is the founder of Greenwich Hospitality Group.
Their new Delamar Westport is the latest addition to luxury properties like the Delamar Southport and Greenwich Harbor, and others in West Hartford, Mystic and Traverse City, Michigan.
The other day, Charles and I chatted about our town’s newest hotel; the company’s others; hospitality in general, and of course many other Westport topics.
Adam Goldberg began baking sourdough bread, then moved on to bagels.
He sold them to friends, then friends of friends. It was an “if you know, you know” business.
Suddenly, PopUp Bagels exploded — to the rest of Fairfield County, then New York. The upstart from the ‘burbs won awards in — are youse sittin’ down? — Brooklyn.
Today, Goldberg’s little bagel business annoounces a huuuuge expansion. They’re going from 13 stores on the East Coast, to 300 nationally.
We’re talkin’ Atlanta, Nashville, Orlando — cities that think bagels are made of cardboard.
“We’re bringing our stores to places where people don’t necessarily think of themselves as ‘bagel people’,” Goldberg told Fast Company. “We’re introducing bagels into their routines.”
They’re working with 15 franchisees,each of whom will run multiple locations. PopUp will make the dough regionally.
“06880” reader Michael Szeto writes: “I was taking my dog out to our mailbox at 4:30 yesterday afternoon, when I saw a coyote on my front lawn on Minute Man Hill.
“Fortuantely, I pulled our dog back into the house. The encounter could have been very bad.
“The past 2 nights we were awakened by blood-curdling coyote howls, between midnight and 2 a.m. Our dog couldn’t stop barking.
“There is so much uncontrolled wild life on our properties. I’m not sure what we can do about it. We can’t even enjoy our backyards without fearing an attack on our dog by coyotes.”
Longtime Westport resident Richard “Chick” Hayden died peacefully at his home in Rye, New Hampshire on July 5. He was 89.
The Duluth native graduated from St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota with a degree in English. He spent nearly 40 years at IBM, retiring as director of industry relations.
In retirement Chick worked with Cross Roads House of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, including a term as president.
Chick was father to 8 children with his first wife, Jane Alma Hofmann. Though they divorced, they remained lifelong friends until her death. Chick found love again, and in 1983 married Caroline Poor Cilley. They moved from Westport to New Hampshire in 1996, settling in a 1735 farmhouse with an attached barn that they turned into a hub for get-togethers for their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
His family says, “Having endured his own hardships, he was ever sensitive to the trials of others, providing wisdom, compassion and love (both soft and tough) in whatever measures needed.
Chick is survived by his wife Caroline, children Kristin, Kimberly, William, Michael, Patrick, Anthony and Kathleen; step-children Caroline Sumrall, Charles Cilley and Doug Cilley; 22 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his daughter Mary.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Chick’s name may be made to the Cross Roads House.
Richard “Chick” Hayden
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We receive deer photos every day, for our “Westport … Naturally” feature.
Fawns — not so much.
But they’re everywhere these days. Diane Johnson spotted this pair, off Imperial Avenue.
And finally … on this date in 1901, actor/singer/saxohphonist Rudy Vallee was born. He died in 1986.
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Every Saturday morning at 11, a group gathers on the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge, to protest President Trump’s actions and policies.
Sometimes the crowd is large. Other times, there are just a few.
Yesterday, they were joined by Richard Blumenthal. Connecticut’s senior senator did not make a formal address. But he spoke individually with all the attendees.
Senator Richard Blumenthal, on the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge.
And a certificate is needed to operate a motorboat or personal watercraft on Connecticut waters.
A state Safe Boating Certificate course is set for August 18 and 20 (4:30 to 8:30 p.m.), at VFW Post 399.
Instructor Barry Natale — a retired US Coast Guard chief boatswain mate — has plenty of search and rescue experience on Long Island Sound, and beyond.
The cost is $25. Email barry@soundnavigation.com, or call 203-219-3688, to register.
Peaceful — but you need a certificate. (Photo/copyright DinkinESH Fotografix)
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Speaking of the water: Results are in from last Sunday’s 46th annual Point to Point swim.
The mile-long open water Compo Beach race supports the Westport Weston Family YMCA’s aquatics program.
Maegan Grisanti (age 16) earned first place in the Female Division, with an impressive time of 18:01. She was followed by Katharine Radvile (42, 22:57) and Diane Benke (52, 23:09).
In the Male Division, Gregory Pinchbeck (16) took first place in 18:23, ahead of by Joseph Benz (35, 18:58) and Luke McGuinn (14, 19:08). Click here for full results.
MyTeam Triumph — the non-profit that helps people with special needs compete in events like this — supported 5 swimmers.
MyTeam Triumph volunteers, with Point to Point swimmers.
Speaking of the environment, Marisa Zer writes: “Spotted lanternfly babies are everywhere. But we have a weapon to fight them!
“A rechargeable handheld vacuum is less than $25 on Amazon. You just suck them up, dump them all in a bag and step it.
“It’s fun to see how many you can catch. Addictive even. Imagine if we all had this weapon, what kind of dent we could put in the population.
“At least until they are too big to suck up.”
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Speaking still of the environment, Scott Smith writes:
It’s shedding season for our local sycamore trees, Platanus occidentalis — the largest native hardwood in the Eastern US.
I have 2 big ones in my Westport yard, and the bark is raining down upon the ground in large sheaves. Must be the heat.
Sycamore shedding. (Photo/Scott Smith)
This habit of shedding bark like skin after a bad sunburn makes the trees especially well suited to urban life, explains Jonathan Drori, author of “Around the World in 80 Trees.”
“Its bark is brittle and, because it cannot adapt to the growth of the trunk and branches underneath, it drops it off in flakes. The bark is dotted with tiny pores, a millimeter or two across, called lenticels, which allow the exchange of gases.”
The tree’s ability to slough off a layer of soot and grime that it has removed from the atmosphere helps it thrive in polluted air — and keeps us living in its shade that much healthier. Trees are gloriously messy things!
W. Reuter — a self-taught marquetry artist specializing in original all-natural, often multi-media wood veneer picture displays — will be at the Westport River Gallery August 3 (1 p.m.).
The public is invited to meet him, and learn about his art. Each work takes several months to create.
And finally … speaking about the VFW’s safe boating course (item above):
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A reader writes: “Since returning to Westport 5 years ago, I have heard people say ‘New Yorkers ruined this town.’
“Having lived in several other places, I know for sure that this is not a ‘ruined’ town! But I wonder: Is there any data on the makeup of Westport? How many people have lived here 20+ years? Where are new residents coming from? Is Westport really ‘overrun’ with New Yorkers?”
Good questions, all. For answers, I turned to our friends at KMS Team at Compass.
Their data for the last 5 years shows that a clear majority — 58% — come from … Connecticut.
And some — perhaps even many — of those moves involve residents already living in Westport. For reasons ranging from a need for more space (or less) to a desire to experience a different part of town, they sell and buy properties only a couple of miles away.
It’s true that New York is the most popular outside feeder state for Westport. But KMS agents say that many of those buyers are returning home. They grew up in Fairfield County — some even in Westport — and then moved to New York as they began careers and families.
Longevity is also challenging to measure. But using the SmartMLS Tax System, KMS says: “Because we know people continually move within the town, it is safe to say that 20% of Westporters have lived here over 25 years, and 50% have been here at least 10 years.
“Although nearly a quarter of our housing stock changed hands in the last 5 years, a mere 6.4% of the buyers (646) were from New York.”
The chart above also provides interesting school district data. While KMS notes that many clients have an affinity for one elementary school, the staying power within each district is essentially the same.
Median sales prices within the districts, however, have changed dramatically:
Home selling prices are influenced by the quality and availability of homes for sale. This data is obtained from the SmartMLS. KMS says that private sales are not reflected in these numbers. Off-market transactions have become increasingly popular since the onset of COVID, and persist as clients value their right to privacy and discretion.
New home construction and custom builds (which are also often off-market transactions) are also a factor.
As the market remains tight, buyers are pleased to close sales.
Wherever they come from.
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Many Westporters have enjoyed the Broadway hit “John Proctor is the Villain.”
The show — about rural Georgia high school students studying “The Crucible” during the #MeToo movement — is being adapted for film. Tina Fey and Marc Platt are producing — Britt Hennemuth will oversee the project.
The 2008 Staples High School graduate — and proud Staples Players alum — is Universal Studios’ senior vice president for production development and special projects.
But that’s not the only SHS connection. The epigraph for the show’s published script features lyrics from a Charly Bliss song. Band members (and fellow Players alumni) Eva Hendricks and Dan Shure overlapped with Hennemuth’s Staples years. (Hat tip: Kerry Long)
Britt Hennemuth
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We all know there is no such thing as a free lunch.
In Weston, you can’t buy one either.
The Lunch Box — the town center’s only restaurant — closed Saturday.
It had been a fixture there for 48 years. Current owners Josh and Jessica Tolk bought it in 2014, and expanded the menu.
The Lunch Box (Photo courtesy of TripAdvisor)
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Speaking of Weston: The Financial Times just posted an informative — and only slightly frightening — story headlined “What Happens Once We Spot the Asteroid That Will Hit Earth?”
Buried deep in the details about asteroid 2024 YR4 (spoiler alert: It’s not gonna smash into us) is this nugget:
On a December morning in 1807, eyewitnesses in the town of Weston, Connecticut, saw an explosion in the sky. Rocky fragments littered the woods about town, but the idea that the Weston meteorite, as it was later called (a meteorite is a space rock that has descended through the atmosphere) originated from space, as some scientists at the time were claiming, was ridiculed.
“Gentlemen, I would rather believe that two Yankee professors would lie,” Thomas Jefferson said, “than believe that stones fall from heaven.”
I could have said this was Asteroid 2024 YR4, and you wouldn’t have known it’s not. It’s just a random one, drawn by a random artist. (Courtesy of European Space Agency)
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The public is invited to tomorrow’s promotion ceremony for 3 Westport Police officers. The event is set for 9:30 a.m., at police headquarters on Jesup Road.
The 3 are Detective Sean Doyle, Sergeant James Baker III, and Lieutenant Howard E. Simpson III.
Lesliie and Andrew Ward’s hometown business continues to work like a charm.
The couple’s 3 sons played football and basketball for Westport youth and Staples High School teams. Each then competed in college.
Every season Leslie and Andrew made bracelets showcasing their uniform numbers or initials, customized for their sport and team colors.
For good luck, they did not take them off all season long.
Some of Bleacher Family’s bracelets, customized by sport, uniform number and school colors.
Family members, friends and fans noticed their bracelets, and asked for ones for their own kids’ teams.
As word spread, the Wards launched a small family-run online business, so people in Westport (and beyond) could order their own personalized/customized bracelets.
To honor a family member who died, the Wards donate a portion of each year’s profits to the American Cancer Society and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Click here to see a great selection of bracelets, plus ordering information. Supporting a local business — and cancer research — is a win/win.
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Next up for the Westport Country Playhouse Family Festivities Series: Ramblin’ Dan & The Freewheelin’ Band.
The high-energy, interactive kids’ concert is set for August 2 (4 p.m.). The show — the album release party for Ramblin’ Dan’s new album — will include a 5-piece band, large props and costumes.
The artist reimagines children’s favorite nursery rhymes to entertain adults just as much as kids, through rock ‘n’ roll, reggae, New Orleans swing, funk, hip hop, jazz, gospel, folk and bluegrass.
Ramblin’ Dan has performed thousands of concerts and parties, and taught well over 10,000 early childhood music classes.
Tracy Porosoff sends today’s “Westport … Naturally” photo, and writes: “The goldfinch likes the seeds, even though we may think the flower is past its prime.”
And finally … Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal and reality TV pioneer, died yesterday. He was 76.
He had suffered from Parkinson’s disease, which the New York Times said was exacerbated by “exacerbated by his chronic drug abuse.” Click here for the full obituary.
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“Eddington” — Ari Aster’s film about political and social turmoil during the pandemic — opened Friday.
There’s a familiar face (besides Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone) on the screen: Staples High Class of 2024 graduate Cameron Mann.
He debuted with Staples Players long before entering high school — as an elementary student. He continued through his senior year, stopping only that spring when he filmed “Eddington” in New Mexico.
Cam — who previously starred in HBO’s “Mare of Easttown” — is a rising sophomore at the University of Michigan. (Hat tip: Kerry Long)
Cameron Mann, in “Eddington.”
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The Sunday morning church service at Compo Beach is always special.
Yesterday’s worship was extra special.
Pivot Ministries — the Bridgeport organization that addrseses — drug and alcohol addiction as a spiritual problem — was the guest of this week’s hosts, Saugatuck Congregational Church.
Pivot members offered uplifting testimony — and music — to the early morning gathering.
Pivot Ministries, at Compo Beach. (Photo/Lisa Tantillo)
Lloyd Allen workshopped songs from his timely new musical “Screen Time” yesterday, at the Westport Library.
Dick Wingate was there — and was very impressed.
“I’ve known Lloyd for 40 years going, back to when he was a fashion designer and made a music video of his song that showcased his latest line,” Dick says.
“It was so catchy that I released it on Epic Records. It became a minor MTV hit. He is truly a renaissance man.”
But we already know that.
To learn more about “Screen Time” — or many other things — stop in at Lloyd’s day job. He owns the Double L Market (get it?) near Calise’s, on Post Road East.
La Source — whose stores in Darien and New Canaan offer “a curated collection of best-in-class delicates, sleepwear, swimwear, and gifts for the women we love” — is expanding to Westport.
As I started my walk at Compo’s South Beach yesterday, I passed a Jeep with its motor running.
More than 20 minutes — coming back, the other direction — it was still there.
An hour later, I got a text from a reader. She sent a photo of a car that had idled for at least 10 minutes outside Cold Fusion, while the driver’s family was inside.
Not cool!
Except that these drivers are quite cool (as in “comfortable”). They’re sitting in their cars, chatting on their phones, while the A/C is on.
But wait!
Although a Connecticut law prohibits idling for more than 3 minutes, there are exceptions.
One is when traffic prevents movement. Another is when the temperature is below 20 degrees.
A third is — wait for it — “when using heating, cooling or other auxiliary equipment.”
Who knew?
Still — though it may be legal, it’s not environmentally wise.
Yesterday was beautiful.
Maybe the Compo guy could have made his phone call on a bench that was 3 steps away.
Maybe the gelato guy could have joined his family for ice cream.
And maybe the word can get out that among the synonyms for “idle” are “lazy,” “indolent” and “slothful.”
From 2017.
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Speaking of Compo: We’ve had 2 straight days with rainbows over Long Island Sound. Here’s yesterday’s:
(Photo/Meredith Holod)
Gorgeous!
I just have one question: Aren’t rainbows supposed to follow rain?
The newest addition to the Levitt Pavilion lineup: Mihali.
The Vermont-based singer/songwriter/guitarist/co-founder of Twiddle continues to evolve. His third record, “Before The Dream” features big names in the reggae, rock and pop worlds, including Little Stranger, Tropidelic, Lily Fangz, G. Love, Brett Dennen, Andy Frasco, Seven Suns, Satsang and Moon Taxi.
Speaking of the Levitt: Our new header (on the “06880” home page) was taken last night, at the sold-out Sweet Remains concert. (Bonus feature: an impromptu appearance by Broadway star Kelli O’Hara, the wife of Sweet Remain Greg Naughton. They live in Westport.)
Jim Honeycutt – retired Staples High School media teacher, well known for his many Players and Music Department video projects there — snapped the shot.
If you’re not seeing the image on our website, here it is:
And finally … Happy 77th birthday, Cat Stevens (Yusuf). There are so many songs to pay him tribute. Here are 3. What’s your pick? Click “Comments” below.
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