Yesterday — in the aftermath of the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania — the Democratic Town Committee said:
Dear Westport Community,
The Westport Democratic Town Committee denounces the violence perpetrated against former President Donald Trump, and all other acts of political violence.
We live in unusually divisive times, where conduct has devolved both nationally and locally. This is unacceptable. The Democratic Town Committee is committed to civility, community, and above all – safety.
Sincerely,
Michelle Mechanic, Chair
Nicole Klein, Vice Chair
Robin Weinberg, Secretary
Alan Shinbaum, Treasurer
This was posted on a Westport Republicans social media account:
There’s no place for political violence in our republic.
Civility & respect.
God bless Donald Trump, America and those harmed by these actions.
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Tickets for this year’s “Booked for the Evening” — featuring tennis legend and social justice pioneer Billie Jean King, set for September 12 — go on sale today (Monday, July 15) at 10 a.m.
Click here to purchase, for this sure-to-sell-out-quickly fundraiser. Click here for a seat map of the event.
The library notes: “All tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, and we cannot guarantee access to tickets.” A livestream/watch-from-home ticket option is also available.
NOTE: If you don’t see tickets available on the website at 10 a.m., refresh your browser. The ticket link might be added to the page after you logged on.
King will come to the Library fresh off the 2024 US Open, whose grounds were named in her honor in 2006.
Onstage, she’ll chat with Chris McKendry, a Westport resident and host of ESPN’s tennis coverage.
Billie Jean King
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Decades ago, Functional Clothing sold used blue jeans in a basement-level Main Street store, near the current Gap.
Soon, a new used clothing store will open downtown this fall.
2nd Street takes over at 17 Main Street. Most recently, it was the site of Loft.
The chain’s originated in Japan in 1996. There are now more than 700 locations there.
The first 2nd Street in the US was in Los Angeles, in 2018. there are now about 3 dozen in the this country. The Westport and New Haven sites will be the first 2 in Connecticut.
As part of our Hand2Hand project, we make sure to reuse all the clothing that arrives in our stores. Any items that we cannot sell are donated to a partner company that will recycle the clothing to clean up oil spills in factories, while other items are resold to create job opportunities and provide clothing to those in need.
In other business news, Stop & Shop is closing 5 underperforming stores in Connecticut — and 27 others throughout the Northeast — by November.
The Westport location will remain open.
The 5 Nutmeg State stores to be shuttered are in Ansonia, Danbury, Milford, Stamford (West Main Street) and Torrington.
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Many readers enjoyed yesterday’s “06880” story on Westport road names.
Nancy Anderson adds: “My father, Dr Arnold Pearlstone, moved to Westport in 1963 where he lived until his passing in 2020.
“In 1963 he and his partner Leonard Flom (they were both well known ophthalmologists) purchased adjacent plots of land on a road without a name. It is off North Ave extension, and was named “Arlen Road” after both of them.”
Dr. Leonard Flom
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Cali Carleton is a Westport mom of 5. A year ago, she launched Domino & Juliette.
They create high quality, safe, affordable and “educationally accurate” toys for children. Favorite items include alphabet and numbers puzzles. Made from food grade silicone, they are dishwasher safe (and great for crafts and messy play).
The toys are hailed by by parents of neuro-divergent children and therapists, because they are soft, flexible and chewable.
D&J also sells placemats for children of all ages to practice counting, spelling, sorting, geography and science.
With every order placed, the company donates a 24-pack of Crayolas to children in need, in places like Bridgeport.
Last month, Domino & Juliette entered retail space for the first time. They joined Honeypie, the children’s boutique on Riverside Avenue also run by a Westport mom.
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A bird found a home on Dave Briggs’ front porch.
Feeling safe, she hatched 5 tiny chicks. “It’s been amazing to watch,” he says of the process that led to today’s very cool “Westport … Naturally” photo.
(Photo/Dave Briggs)
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And finally … on this date in 2006, Twitter was launched. The world has never been the same.
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