Peter Barlow is 94 years old. He lives in eastern Connecticut.
But he has never forgotten his long and deep Westport roots. Peter writes:
Here’s a house a few Westporters might remember — but not many.
At one time it was one of the elegant estates. It was high above the Saugatuck River, on the eastern side between Bridge Street and the railroad. And the beautiful grounds probably extended to South Compo Road.
I don’t know who lived there in the 1930s or ’40s. But apparently times became less good, and this addition, too close and too different, was built.
(Photo/Peter Barlow)
But the real disaster for the house was the building of I-95 (the Connecticut Turnpike) a few feet away.
In the early ’60s 2 of my friends moved in and tried to fix it up. It was then known as 20 Saxon Lane.
We had some good times there. Lots of artists and musicians came. But it couldn’t last.
The town tore the house down. The grounds are a parking lot for town trucks and snow plows.
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Town Assessor Paul Friia has announced details of Westport’s 2024 Grand List.
The Grand List is the sum of the net assessed value of all taxable property – real estate, motor vehicles and personal property.
Motor vehicles and personal property are valued annually, while real estate is updated based on the market values determined as of the town’s last revaluation date (October 1, 2020).
Changes to next year’s Grand ist will reflect the upcoming revaluation.
The net 2024 Grand List of $11,616,471,195 is an increase of nearly 1.3% from 2023 ($11,468,456,765).
Properties like this on Beachside Avenue help boost the Grand List.
There were increases in 2 of the 3 categories.
Friia says that the 1.6 percent increase in real estate assessment is a result of continued residential and commercial new construction, as well as renovation activity.
That includesthe completion of construction on 31 condos at 41 Richmondville Avenue (“The Mill”), and the renovation of National Hall.
The Grand List was also boosted by construction of approximately 40 new homes, and ongoing commercial development.
Personal property increased by just under 2%. Friia calls this “typical continued reinvestment in local new and existing businesses to include equipment and leasehold improvements.”
The motor vehicle portion of the Grand List decreased 7.8%. This was expected, following a change in state law that requires vehicles to be valued using MSRP, and a set depreciation schedule.
Other contributors to Westport’s Grand List.
The current 2024 Grand List totals are:
Assessment
2024
% of List
Real Estate
10,783,861,235
92.83
Motor Vehicle
428,120,510
3.69
Personal Property
404,489,450
3.48
TOTAL
11,616,471,195
100%
Friia also announced the top 10 taxpayers in Westport:
Connecticut Light & Power Inc Pers. Property 144,150,180
60 Nyala Farms Road LLC Real Estate 83,335,700
Bedford Square Assoc LLC Real Estate 51,520,000
Aquarion Real/Pers. Prop. 40,247,920
Equity One Westport Vill. Center Real Estate 32,970,900
ROAN Ventures — developers of the Hamlet at Saugatuck project — filed plans yesterday with the Planning & Zoning Department.
The new design for the redevelopment of the town’s first commercial center show many changes from the original proposal, unveiled in June of 2022.
The modifications and alterations follow input from a September 2023 charette. Officials from P&Z, the Architectural Review Board, Conservation Department, Selectwoman’s Office, Police and Fire Departments, Representative Town Meeting — and the public — offered critiques and suggestions.
Criticism centered on the buildings’ density, height and architecture.
The drawings, landscape plans, and traffic and parking studies filed yesterday reflect changes since then.
The Hamlet at Saugatuck still encompasses the rectangle between Riverside Avenue, Railroad Place, Franklin Street and Charles Street, plus land on Riverside Avenue from Tutti’s to Railroad Place, plus the private parking lot above Luciano Park.
Plans still include retail, restaurants, residences, a 57-room hotel, marina, gourmet market and kids’ club near Luciano Park, boardwalk, underground parking — and a renovation of the 21 Charles Street office building.
But the look now is less massive. The edges are less sharp. The design is more New England.
For example, 3 buildings along the waterfront are more balanced. Setbacks on the upper floor make a 4-story building seem like 3, from the street.
Three buildings on Riverside Avenue, between Railroad Place (left) and the I-95 bridge, as seen from the water. Charles Street is between the middle and right buildings.
Over 50,000 square feet of the project — about 50% of the total area — will be devoted to public space. Midway, a tree-lined walking path from Luciano Park will lead to stadium seating along the river.
A walking path — with cobblestones — leads to the river (top).
The largest of the dozen or so buildings will sit on one side of that pathway. Its location next to the I-95 bridge will mitigate the current feeling of being overwhelmed by the towering span.
The largest building (right) will shield the pathway from the I-95 bridge (not shown, to the right of the building).
Riverside Avenue from Charles Street to Railroad Place — and Railroad Place itself — will be stamped concrete. It looks similar to cobblestone, a surface that slows drivers down.
One of the most intriguing designs is along Railroad Place itself. Architects have gone back more than a century — to when the Saugatuck post office occupied what is now Steam Coffee — to recreate a long-ago look.
A new look — taken from a century ago — for Railroad Place, from Riverside Avenue (right) to the west. The road surface is stamped concrete.
A key selling point of The Hamlet is the re-skinning of 21 Charles Street (the gruesome office building across from Zucca Gastrobar).
Its proposed red brick facade will hark back to old New England industrial towns. Think SoNo in nearby Norwalk; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Portland, Maine (or, right here in Westport, newly refurbished National Hall).
A new look for the 21 Charles Street office building.
A barn-like building next to Luciano Park — right now, a storage lot for large boats — has been reimagined in all stone. Along with a market and kids’ activities, it will serve as an event space, for weddings, bar mitzvahs, corporate events and more.
Luciano Park, with an event space barn behind it (where boats are now stored).
The Hamlet at Saugatuck will include 57 residential units, spread over 5 buildings. Up to 20% will be affordable, under state guidelines (or up to 25% if off-site — within a quarter-mile of the train station).
Parking for 250 to 300 cars is planned below grade. There will be 2 access points: Railroad Place, and Franklin Street (opposite Luciano Park).
That stretch of Franklin Street, meanwhile, would become 2-way. A roundabout at the curve by Railroad Place would enable dropoffs and pickups at the train station — avoiding a drive down Riverside Avenue and a right turn onto Railroad Place.
Franklin Street would become 2-way, past the 21 Charles Street office building, and the building that now houses a karate studio. Luciano Park is not shown, on the left.
With yesterday’s filing, the special permit process through town boards begins.
ROAN’s goal is for The Hamlet at Saugatuck’s shops, residences, walking paths, hotel, marina, underground parking — and the fresh-but-retro-looking 21 Charles Street — to be open in 2028.
(Westport’s LandTech site/civil engineering firm leads the design team. ROAN Ventures is also working with architects GKV, Phil Cerrone and Bill Bensley; landscape architect SWA, and DPZ design.)
BONUS PHOTOS: Here are a few views of the area encompassed by The Hamlet at Saugatuck.
The parcel between Railroad Place (far left), Riverside Avenue (bottom) and Charles Street (right).
But fires on the West Coast are a huge concern here too. Many Westporters know relatives and friends affected by the blazes.
And disasters like these can lead to increased insurance premiums nationwide.
Realtor Judy Michaelis says, “it’s essential to take steps now to understand and mitigate risks where possible.”
She assesses property risks through Risk Factor, a tool from the non-profit First Street Foundation.
While wildfire risk in Westport is very low, flooding is a more pressing concern. Judy says that 3,074 properties in Westport — 35% of all properties — risk flooding within the next 30 years.
Enter your address on the site to access a free, detailed flood risk report. This resource is invaluable for understanding and addressing your property’s vulnerability.
Even if your risk is low, Judy adds, you should check in with your insurance agent to ensure your coverage is adequate for replacement costs. They’ve increased significantly recently.
Floods are increasingly frequent in Westport. (Photo/Matt Murray)
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Governor Ned Lamont has activated the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol, in anticipation of upcoming plunging temperatures.
It’s in effect from tomorrow (January 19, 6 p.m.) through Friday, January 24, noon).
Westport has several warming centers. They include:
Westport Senior Center: Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Westport Library: Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Westport Museum for History & Culture: Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. through 5 p.m.
Westport Weston Family YMCA: Monday through Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
MoCA Westport: Thursday, 12- 8 p.m.; Friday, 12-4 p.m.
For assistance, contact Westport Human Services at 203-341-1050 Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Y is one of Westport’s 5 warming centers.
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Another topic of interest for all residents is traffic.
The Safe Streets for All (SS4A) draft of the Westport Safety Action Plan, prepared by consultants, is now available for review and public comment. Click here to read it.
Comments can be sent to SS4A@westportct.gov online or by attending the public meeting scheduled for January 29 (not yet on the town calendar).
Meanwhile, across the green from the Library, Pause + Purpose — the Jesup Road yoga and meditation center — is closing its studio.
However, gatherings will continue to be held elsewhere.
A note to clients says, “Pause + Purpose is not a building; it’s us. It’s the spirit we’ve created together. This evolution is not an ending but a continuation—an opportunity to serve not only this cherished community but many others in deeper, more impactful ways.
“Our mission, our heart, is not confined to walls. Wherever we gather, Pause + Purpose will remain a place for healing, connection, and belonging.”
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Orin Ganz’s daughter Eden Zechariah was murdered by Hamas, after the terror group invaded Israel.
Since then, she has dedicated herself to “defeating the darkness.”
Tomorrow (January 19), the Schneerson Center for Jewish Life CT (11:30 a.m., 228 Saugatuck Avenue) presents a “lunch and listen” event.
Ganz will speak via Zoom from Israel about “Flying with Broken Wings; Tools for Coping with Life’s Challenges, and Developing Mental Resilience.” Click here for more information.
Eden Zechariah
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Former Westport resident Madeleine Conway died recently. She was 87, and lived in Delray Beach, Florida.
A native of the Netherlands who moved to Long Island in 1940, she graduated from Bryn Mawr College, and Columbia University’s School of International Affairs.
Madeleine helped artists launch their New York careers in the 1970s. She wrote
prominent in the art world She co-wrote “The Museum of Modern Art Artists’ Cookbook” and “Gourmet to Go: The New York Guide to Dining Out at Home.”
She was a trustee emeritus of The Perez Art Museum in Miami. Her family, art, reading and travel were her biggest passions.
Madeleine was predeceased by her husbands Paul Conway and Stanley Rubenfeld, and her good friend Victor Rubino. She is survived by her son Andrew Conway (Jill), daughters Victoria Newman and Alexandra Conway Marks (Steven), 7 grandchildren, and sisters Dorothy Bennett (Richard)
and Jacqueline Walker (Arthur).
Donations may be made in Madeleine’s name to Colorectal Research Foundation
at Memorial Sloan Kettering (c/o Dr. Lagunes Reidy or eheald@pamm.org at the
Perez Art Museum.
Madeleine Conway
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As temperatures are set to drop, let’s not forget our feathered friends.
Today’s “Westport … Naturally” photo shows the importance of keeping everyone — and everything — fed and healthy.
And finally … A. A. Milne was born on this date, in 1882. The English author, poet, and playwright died in 1956.
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Longtime Westporter Scott Smith is a trenchant observer of local life. He writes:
I’m all for the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness, among other personal freedoms afforded to us Americans.
That said, when it comes to the privilege of owning private property, I also think there should be some measure of public accountability and social responsibility that go along with those enshrined rights.
I say this to ask: What reason would someone who owns a strip of roadside land along Long Island Sound have to install dense landscaping that blocks the rest of us from enjoying these beautiful coastal views? Aesthetics? Erosion control? Security?
I speak of a stretch along Beachside Avenue that has been planted chock-a-block with arbor vitae and other shrubbery.
New plantings on Beachside Avenue. (Photo/Scott Smith)
But I don’t mean to single out a few property owners on this public road, as I see examples of such “privacy screens’ along other scenic Soundside drives, all of which make Westport a wonderful place to live and visit.
Hillspoint Road, between Compo and Old Mill Beaches.
I would add that this stretch of Westport’s fabled Gold Coast is adjacent to the former home of the Bedford family, which bestowed upon our community several school buildings, a firehouse, the original Y, and Camp Mahackeno, among other lasting civic gifts. (I’ve heard they also opened the private gardens of their Gilded Age estate to townspeople on occasion.)
Why rob us of such a precious public view, and why now and for many years to come? It may not be against the law, but it strikes me as against the common good.
Just asking, and saying.
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So it was a natural place for John Recine to propose to her.
What he didn’t expect was that — as he popped the question, on the PAL Ice Rink — a skating stranger would capture the moment on camera.
Amy was there with Ali, her 22-year-old daughter, and Johnny’s daughter Angela and boyfriend Zach (visiting from Austin).
The happy couple have not set a date or place yet. No one asked me, but I can think of a great spot very close to that rink …
From left: Zach Springer, Angela Recine, Amy Feder, Johnny Recine, Ali Feder. (Photo/A random but great stranger)
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As a large new house rises near Schlaet’s Point, anoather big house will not be built a few yards away.
The Zoning Board of Appeals has denied an application for a 36-foot tall house at 238 Hillspoint Road. The proposed 2,200-square foot structure would have replaced a one-story cottage, built in 1920.
The current home at 238 Hillspoint Road.
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On January 26, Paul Newman would have been 100 years old.
In his honor, Newman’s Own — the philanthropy started in Westport, where the actor/race car driver/humanitarian lived for over 50 years — will launch “Paul Newman Generosity Day.”
First Selectwoman Jen Tooker, local officials and celebrities will gather at the Newman’s Own office on the Post Road at Morningside Road North for an afternoon of “celebration and generosity.”
Newman’s Own will unveil the “100 Acts of Generosity Challenge.” Participants will perform acts of kindness, share stories, and inspire others to do the same on social media.
Richard Huntley is an internist/primary care doctor in Norwalk, and a Westport resident since 1988.
In 2023 he got a chance to do charitable medical work. He traveled to Kenya to screen for high blood pressure (Africa has the highest rate of hypertension globally.
80% of hypertension cases in Kenya are unrecognized, and only 10% is treated. Only 2% of the population has health insurance, so most people focus on illness rather than preventive care.
Dr. Huntley first worked in rural areas of Kenya. In 2024 he volunteered in Kibera — Africa’s largest slum, with over a million people.
He has partnered with Crossing Thresholds, a New Canaan-based nonprofit, to start a clinic to screen and treat high blood pressure. He organized a fundraiser to provide hypertension medications. For more information on the project, and donate, click here.
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After leading Williams College to a 3-0 record, and averaging 22.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game, senior captain (and 2021 Staples High School graduate) Arianna Gerig was named New England Small College Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors.
She was also selected for the First Team of the Week, the New England Women’s Basketball Association. (Hat tip: Don Kubie)
Arianna Gerig
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David Kaplan started his movie-making career the way you always hear it should be done: in the mailroom of a Los Angeles talent agency.
“The Brutalist” — backed by Kaplan Morrison, Kaplan’s New York-based production company — won 3 awards Sunday night, including Best Motion Picture – Drama. (Hat tip: Adam Friedland)
David Kaplan
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Andrew Wilk is a Big Name in entertainment.
The Westporter is a 5-time Emmy Award-winning executive producer and director of network television. He has worked with Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Renee Fleming, Audra McDonald and Kelli O’Hara.
He is also a noted stage director and writer. But symphony conducting remains his first love. He is a frequent musical director and conductor at the Paper Mill Playhouse, and been involved with the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
On May 17, Wilk will be at Waterbury’s Palace Theater. He will conduct the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra for a night of music and memories, celebrating 20 years of Broadway musicals.
The show will include musical numbers from “The Phantom of the Opera,”
“Ragtime,” “Evita” and “Dreamgirls,” plus “Over the Rainbow,” “Memory” and “Tomorrow.”
In fact, more people moved here that year than to any other place in Connecticut. And that’s raw numbers — not percentages.
Could the strong market continue?
Yes.
Our friends at KMS Team at Compass say that for the 308 homes sold in 2024, the median sales price was $2,150,000. That’s 6.7% higher than the previous year.
But as prices rise, the number of homes on the market shrinks. Those 308 properties were the lowerst in over a decade.
In 2023, 327 homes were sold. Three years earlier — at the height of the pandemic — 639 houses changed hands.
The average sales price in 2024 wsa $2,483, 276. That’s more than $100,000 over the 2023 average of $2,380,204.
The average price per square foot edged up too: $571, from $565.
The median sales price of $2.15 million was up too: $135,000 higher than the year before.
The graph below shows details:
Meanwhile, despite stronger new listings than the prior December, Westport’s inventory of homes for sale remains very tight.
With less than 1 month’s sales quantity on the market in the under-$2 mllion range (8 properties), home buyers have little to choose from.
Why are so few homes on the market?
KMS Team’s Michael Mombello explains, “People are staying put, because they are locked into loans under 3%.”
In addition, many empty nester want to downsize or “rightsize.” But, Momebello says, “they are extremely picky. They do not want to give up a certain standard that they have achieved, living in a town with incredible amenities.
“They would go smaller. However, there is nothing on the market to look at. Many want to purchase and know where they are going before they list the home they raised a family in.” So the tight housing market continues.
120-122 Beachside Avenue remains the most expensive property on the Westport market. Listed at $25 million, the 5-bedroom, 6-bathroom home on 6 1/2 waterfront acres includes a tennis pavilion, manicured garden entry, and cobblestone courtyard with fountain.
Meanwhile, the pool of potential buyers remains strong. Residents who moved to town recently now want to purchase. More city dwellers are ready to come to the suburbs. Grandparents want to move closer to their children and grandkids.
All of those factors have helped raise prices. The majority of homes listed for sale are over $3 million, bringing the average list price to $4,503,981.
The median price is only slightly less: $4,100,000. See the graph below for details.
As for 2025: While KMS Team at Compass expects new inventory to hit the market in advance of the traditional spring selling season, they believe it will remain tight in the lower price ranges.
Competition will remain fierce for Westport homes priced under $3 million. Buyers seeking homes in this range need to be prepared, and ready to act fast.
The luxury market, they say, will be “neutral from a buyer-seller standpoint. Buyers in this range typically have the wherewithal to wait for the right property, at the right price, and sellers of these properties do not ordinarily need to unload their property quickly.”
Mortgage rates are always a concern. Karen Scott says KMS Team at Compass is telling clients that today’s interest rates are “the new normal,” compared to the unprecedented low rates of 5 years ago.
“We don’t expect much fluctuation in rates,” she says. “Buyers should work with their mortgage brokers and lenders to determine what options are best for their personal situations.”
The least expensive single-family house in Westport right now is 65 Grove Point Road, off Hillspoint. The 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 1,722-square foot home was built in 1935. It is listed for $899,900.
Looking at new construction trends, Mombello says, “the white house is a New England classic. It’s not going anywhere. I do think shutters will make a comeback, as a way of distinguishing your front facade.”
He sees a great emphasis now on “tasteful, pulled back, not overly wrought landscaping.”
Mombello notes too a growing interest in houses with “a distinct or unique character. Not so cookie-cutter, and with hallmarks of great quality and authenticity.”
He observes “more room separation again, for a cozier feel,” with “fewer requests for full-on, sterile open floor plans.”
Great natural light is still extremely valuable, Mombello says. “Let the outside in!”
People love move-in or turnkey conditions. However, he notes, “if it has charm and is in a prime location, they will take on othe updates themselves, over time.”
Large homes are not all that realtors sell, of course. Accessory dwelling units continue to increase in popularity.
Chatter continues in town about new apartment buildings, potential condo complexes and property subdivisions.
“Builders and developers would not propose these developments if there wasn’t demand for them,” Scott says.
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Our annual display of lights and decorations is not.
Long Lots Road
Traditionally, residents leave their displays up past New Year’s. Many remain through the 12th day of Christmas (January 5th), and then the Epiphany (Three Kings Day, January 6).
Buena Vista Drive
Most come down soon thereafter. I’ve seen wreaths remain beyond Memorial Day, for better or worse.
Meeker Road
So the good news is: There is still lots of time to enjoy the hard work that homeowners (or their hired hands) have put in to delight, inspire, sometimes amuse and occasionally even awe us.
Richmondville Avenue
The better news is: Westport is filled with holiday decorations. On and around houses from the 1700s, and those built year; from Compo Beach to Sturges Highway, and Bulkley Avenue to Kings Highway, our nights are brighter, thanks to our neighbors.
Dogwood Lane
Andrew Colabella took his camera (and his energy) all around town this week. Here are just a few of the scenes he photographed.
Yesterday’s “06880” Opinion piece by Jennifer Johnson urged town officials — who have authorized $5.58 million to rebuild 2 tidal gates at Sherwood Mill Pond — to ensure pedestrian access to Compo Cove, just beyond the project.
A locked gate — with a large “Private Property/No Trespassing/Walkway for Residents & Guests Only” — sign was erected 10 years ago. Previously, the path was open to all.
The Compo Cove gate.
Not surprisingly, about 2 dozen commenters wondered exactly why taxpayers should fund work that would benefit only a very few residents.
Johnson noted that legally, the mean high water line belongs to the public. How, she wondered, could they be denied access to it?
What was surprising was an email from Betsy Kahn.
She no longer lives here. But during her many years as a Westport realtor, she learned a thing or two about Compo Cove.
Betsy says that one way to access the mean high water line is via a town-owned, 25 foot-wide easement.
It’s relatively secret. Not many people besides Betsy know it exists.
It’s overgrown. The town has not maintained it.
“From the pathway, you’d guess it’s just a side yard,” Betsy says.
But it is an easement. And it’s right there between 2 homes (#54 and #56), in plain sight.
If, of course, you get past the locked gate.
Betsy Kahn marked the easement on this aerial view of Compo Cove.
Every once in a while, Betsy said, builders had to get heavy equipment back to the beach side, without damaging the small parcels of land they were working on.
They used the easement to the beach side between #54 and #56. Then it would grow over again, and be forgotten.
Thanks to the easement, Betsy says, at low tide one could legally walk all the way to Sherwood Island State Park — bordering the eastern end of Compo Cove — or around the point of the iconic brown house near Old Mill Beach, currently lifted up for renovation.
The beach in front of this house is accessible to the public, at the mean high water line. But first you have to get there. (Photo/Matt Murray)
Betsy says that the “beautiful pathway should be available to town residents to walk and enjoy— as it used to be.
“The pond and estuary behind these few beach mansions and homes on the Cove is the most beautiful place in town, in my opinion.
“It’s about a quarter mile to the end of the path. It ends at a private residence. You have to turn around and go back.”
Close-up of the easement.
Betsy notes that there’s another easement there, at the end: for emergency vehicles to use, entering from Sherwood Island.
Westporters — including those who will foot the bill for the new tidal gates and footbridge — don’t need that state park easement.
But we sure would like to access the one leading to the mean high water line.
It’s priceless.
The pedestrian path on Compo Cove. The easement between #54 and #56 is beyond the bend.
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Jazz lovers packed the Westport Library last night, for a tribute to Duke Ellington.
Roger Kaufman’s Old School Review brought together the Smithsonian Museum’s Dr. John Edward Hasse, an Ellington expert; the New York All Star Big Band, and vocalist Audrey Martells.
It was a powerful evening, filling the Trefz Forum with all that jazz.
Audrey Martells, and the New York All Star Big Band. (Photo/Ted Horowitz)
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Want to buy Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s home?
No, not their Westport place.
According to the New York Times, their New York City penthouse at 1120 Fifth Avenue is on the market.
Purchased over 40 years ago, the asking price is $9.95 million. Monthly maintenance is $13,078. Click here for more information (and very cool photos). (Hat tip: Fred Cantor)
The view from Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s apartment. (Photo/Evan Joseph Studios, courtesy of the New York Times)
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Marcy Sansolo’s “What Up Westport” Facebook page is fun, quirky and popular.
Marcy has created a great community there. And part of celebrating the town is giving back.
Recently, Marcy invited Westporters to show up at the Imperial Avenue parking lot on a Saturday morning, with gifts for kids who need them.
Plenty did.
Marcy calls it a “social experiment.” I call it “one more reason to appreciate this town, and the very generous people in it.”
Marcy Sansolo, with a few of the many contributed gifts. (Photo/Lynn Untermeyer Miller)
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In 2020, Stephen Panus suffered through a parent’s worst nightmore. His 16-year-old son Jake was killed in a motor vehicle crash on Block Island.
The Southport resident and turned his journey of pain into purpose. His book “Walk On” describes overcoming adversity, and finding strength in vulnerability.
On Wednesday (December 11, 7 p.m., Westport Library), he and Fox Sports journalist/Westport resident Lindsay Czarniak will
Joining Panus for a conversation about Walk On is Westport’s own Lindsay Czarniak of Fox Sports, will talk about his memoir, and take questions from audience members. Click here for more information.
Speaking of books: Westporter Paul Podolsky has just published “The Uncomfortable Truth About Money: How to Live with Uncertainty and Think for Yourself.”
Podolsky says, “it boils down everything I learned about money in a letter to my kids.” Click here for more details, including ordering information.
And finally … in honor of Paul Podolsky’s new book (story above):
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