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Roundup: Kittens, Constitution, Rowing Club …

Posted on November 9, 2025 | 7 comments

Earlier this year, an abandoned tiger-striped cat set up residence in a Westport resident’s garage.

Town animal control officer Peter Reid reached out to long-time Westport Animal Shelter Advocates volunteer Sandy Young to assist with trapping.

WASA is the volunteer group for Westport Animal Control. The cat was trapped, and set up in Young’s home as a foster.

While recuperating, it gave birth to 5 kittens.  She’s been a loving and protective mother, but now it is time for the 2-month-old young ones to find homes.

It is hard to get good images of kittens for social media. But Staples High School Photography Club student Andrea Jaramillo and advisor Stacey Phelan organized a photo shoot.

Reid and WASA president Julie Loparo got the okay to use the Westport Police Department classroom. Club members Hazel Rossi, Elizabeth Stauder and Beatrice Schwabe joined Jaramillo and Phelan, to calm the babies and capture their best sides.

Interested in adopting them? (The kittens, not the girls.) Call 203-557-0361, or email wasa1@optonline.net. To support their care with a donation, click here.

During the photo shoot, and …

… one of the 5 kittens.

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Next month’s Westport Country Playhouse Script in Hand show is very timely.

“What the Constitution Means to Me” takes center stage December 1 (7 p.m.).

At age 15, playwright Heidi Schreck earned her college tuition by competing in Constitutional debate competitions across the country. In this play that is “hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human,” she revisits her teenage self to explore how the document has shaped her family, her future — and our nation.

Click here for tickets, and more information.

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Black Friday shopping events — once confined to the day after Thanksgiving — has morphed into multi-day affairs (on both sides of the holiday).

Now, Sorelle Gallery takes things even further.

The Church Lane shop offers hundreds of original work, by local and national artists, at reduced prices.

The “Black Friday” sale has started already.

And it’s on through December 2.

Even better: A proportion of the proceeds will be donated to Sustainable CT.

Click here for details, and to view art on sale.

Ned Martin’s “Common Core” has been reduced from $13,100 to $5,000.

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Speaking of the holidays: The biggest toy drive in town returns next month.

The Westport Police Department, Police Athletic League and Westport Police Benevolent Association will once again collect new, unopened and unwrapped toys for all ages and genders — along with cash donations — in the ASF Sports parking lot.

The dates are Saturdays and Sundays, December 6-7 and 13-14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

From December 1 on, there will be collection boxes at ASF, Westport Police headquarters on Jesup Road, Awesome Toys and Gifts, and the Toy Post.

Mark the dates. And start shopping!

Westport Police, PAL — and Yogi Bear — collected toys for underprivileged youngsters last year, at ASF. (Photo/Cat Malkin)

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The Saugatuck Rowing Club celebrated the 25th anniversary of its boathouse yesterday.

Owner Howard Winklevoss; his sons Cameron and Tyler, who began their Harvard and Olympic careers there, and founder James Mangan were among the many current and former rowers and coaches who joined in the festivities.

1st Selectwoman Jen Tooker offered her congratulations too, for SRC’s success in putting Westport on the “national and international” rowing map.

From left: Howard Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss, James Mangan, Cameron Winklevoss. (Photo/Dan Woog)

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Also last night: Over 400 people packed the Westport Library to celebrate 60 years of the Grateful Dead. The Spadtastics — a Darien tribute band who themselves have been playing together for 40 years — starred in the Trefz Forum.

The modified Supper & Soul concert-only show was sponsored by the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce and the Library. Three restaurants offered Dead- inspired drinks, with Basso creating the “Grapefruit Dead” gin-based concoction.

The Spadtastics, on stage. (Photo/Matthew Mandell)

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The Westport Project — the new fully sustainable home going up at 16 Westport Avenue — has just added a 9th episode to its video documentary series.

The shows — starring builder Chris O’Dell of the O’Dell Group design/build firm, and designer/actor Eva Amurri — have racked up hundreds of thousands of views.

The latest episode — featuring the appliances planned for the new home — should be of interest to all Aitoro fans. Who doesn’t love the Norwalk appliance store, known for its huge selections, customer service, and community service?

Click here or below to see.

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Speaking of the environment: Aspetuck Land Trust’s “Lunch & Learn” webinars are always intriguing. And educational.

The next one is “Mini-Forest Revolution: Rewilding our Communities for Climate Resilience” (November 20, 12 noon).

Mini-forests support hundreds of species, are many degrees cooler than its surroundings, soak up stormwater, take up spaces no bigger than a tennis court, and become maintenance free within a few years.

Featured speaker Hannah Lewis has planted 7 mini-forests in Bridgeport. She’ll soon add the biggest one in New England. Click here to register, and for more information.


A typical mini-forest.

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A new artist has been added to George Barrett and Brian Keane‘s show at the Westport Library next Sunday (November 16, 2 p.m.).

Sarah Gross is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter. She has performed with Zach Bryan, and won Jimmy Fallon’s “Battle of the Instant Songwriters.”

Barrett — the 1973 Staples High School graduate (and former Orphenian) who grew up here in a home filled with classical, folk, rock, blues and jazz; whose influences include Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, the Beatles, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Sting and Norah Jones, and whose new album, “Rearrange Things,” is released this month — will be joined by Grammy-winning musician/composer/producer (and Staples ’71 grad) Brian Keane, plus other guests.

Before the show, Barrett and Keane will chat about their unique life journeys and unexpected reunion. The conversation will be hosted by “06880”‘s Dan Woog, who has known both for over 50 years.

It’s a fundraiser for the Library. Tickets are $20. Click here to purchase, and for more information.

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Congratulations to Lina Elwood. The Westport resident and Hopkins School sophomore is a winner in the Music Teachers National Association Piano Competition. She’ll move on to compete in the next round: the Eastern Division. Those winners move on to the national finals.

Lina has won top prizes at numerous state, regional and international competitions. She has also played with the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra and Norwalk Symphony Orchestra.

Lina Elwood

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Long-time Westport resident Edith Zwick Evans (formerly Edith Shufro) died on March 22 in Hamden. She was 99.

Edie was born into a Jewish family in Vienna in 1925. Her family fractured when the Nazis annexed Austria in 1938. Her mother and a sister died in Treblinka.

A year after the arrival of the Nazis, Edie escaped Austria on a Kindertransport train to the Netherlands. She was taken to England and lived there until 1943, when she sailed to the US in the midst of the war.

Edie earned a bachelor’s degree at Antioch College, and a master’s in social work at Columbia University. A friend from Antioch introduced her to Arnold Shufro, a textile salesman in New York City.

They married and moved from Manhattan to Westport after their first 2 children were born. They raised three children on Crestwood Road.

Edie regularly attended French club luncheons with Westport friends and studied sculpture at the Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan with Stanley Bleifeld, of the National Academy of Design. I

n the mid-1970s Edie returned to part-time social worker at High Meadows School in Hamden.

Eventually she and Arnold divorced, and Edie married Robert Evans. The couple became innkeepers at the Sedgwick Inn and restaurant in Berlin, New York.

After Bob died, Edie lived in Williamstown, Massachusetts, then spent her final decade at the Whitney Center in Hamden.

Edie is survived by her daughters Cathy and Carol Shufro. Her son Mark died of a chronic illness in 2022. Her grandchild Sarah Shufro Mandelkern died as a child. Edie’s survivors include daughter-in-law Lisa Kerpen Shufro, 6 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

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Most of our “Westport … Naturally” feature photos of deer show them in profile. The creatures seldom engage with humans.

But today’s image — by Dana Kuyper, from Over Rock Lane, off Compo Road South — shows this one staring straight at the camera.

They’re so handsome. Until they start devouring our plants.

(Photo/Dana Kuyper)

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And finally … today is the birthday of Mary Travers, of Peter, Paul and Mary fame. The beautiful woman with the beautiful voice — who was born in 1936, and died in 2009 at 72, from leukemia — had many Westport connections.

(“06880” is where Westport meets the world. Mary Travers was part of our Westport world too. If you enjoy connections like these — or just our daily songs — please click here to support us. Thanks!)

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The Westport Project: Video Series Shows Compo Home Build (Mishaps And All)

Posted on October 21, 2025 | Comments Off on The Westport Project: Video Series Shows Compo Home Build (Mishaps And All)

A new home is replacing a teardown, in the Compo Beach neighborhood.

That’s not stop-the-presses news. It happens all the time.

But what makes this blog-worthy is the story behind the 2 new stories (plus a rooftop balcony).

The construction on Westport Avenue, between Soundview Drive and Bradley Street, has a name: the Westport Project.

It’s got a vision: a cutting-edge, sustainable, disaster-proof home that takes full advantage of the beach vibe and lifestyle.

It’s even got its own video documentary: a multi-part series showing off the neighborhood, the town, the building process and the people behind it.

It even shows the warts-and-all saga behind any construction project. (One episode included a behind-the-scenes look at delays.)

“The Westport Project” is a collaboration between Chris O’Dell and Eva Amurri.

Chris O’Dell and Eva Amurri, at the construction site.

He’s the founder of The O’Dell Group, the design-build collaborative known for custom jobs of all scales, from gut renovations to cosmetic facelifts. She’s the well-known influencer, designer and actor.

O’Dell is a 1995 Staples High School graduate, where he was a 3-sport athlete. He graduated from Michigan State University with a construction management degree, and has built and embedded his business in his home town.

Three project managers are Staples grads. O’Dell and the company have volunteered to build the new Compo playground, and sets for Bedford Middle School’s theater program; they sponsor sports teams too.

Amurri moved to Westport a decade ago, and features it often in her videos, social media posts and email blasts.

The pair — who met when O’Dell did a major renovation on Amurri’s Wright Street home — are stars of the “Westport Project” video series. They banter easily and humorously about the new home’s design, the old home’s demolition, the town, their lives and more.

Chris and Eva have an easy rapport.

But the real star is the house itself. Now that it is out of ground, it takes center stage.

This is no ordinary house. Built with ICF (insulated concrete form) and framed with steel, it is engineered to endure the elements. It’s fire-resistant, storm-resilient, and built for the next generation of smart, sustainable living.

The team is working to achieve near net zero energy consumption, powered by solar and supported by high-efficiency systems that minimize environmental impact.

Working at the Westport Avenue site.

Even the bones of the home are sustainable. Thirty percent of the concrete walls are made with recycled glass. The exterior siding will be crafted from rice husks, a renewable material with a handsome, modern finish.

“The Westport Project” viewers have enjoyed learning what goes into the design of a new home. They’ve seen what happens when weather delays the schedule. Episode 8 — the newest — gets into the nitty-gritty of cutting-edge Nadura concrete foam.

From now through spring, the series will show the highlights — and lowlights — of building a home, almost in real time.

The other star of the series is Westport itself. From the beach lifestyle — including traditions like the fireworks and trick-or-treating — to downtown shops and restaurants, Amurri and O’Dell showcase the town.

Many Westporters have tuned in. So have the actress’ fans, and others who are simply intrigued by a place they’ve only heard of (or who are hooked on design and construction videos).

O’Dell’s long connection to the town led him to the house. His former Staples classmate, realtor Meredith Luck Kamo, told him about the property.

He’s always loved the Compo neighborhood. He realized it had full views of the water and beach — and it could be the site of the very sustainable, disaster-proof home he’d wanted to build for a long time.

In Amurri, he had the perfect partner to help spread the word, in a fun, entertaining way.

“This series is about showing the process of building a local, waterfront home that is forging the path in sustainability, comfort and design,” O’Dell and Amurri say.

“We’re not cutting and polishing for a big reveal months after the fact. We invite viewers to watch it unfold in real time: the breakthroughs, the missteps and everything in between.” It appeals to both design lovers and construction buffs.

Chris O’Dell (left) and his crew, on site. 

The pair look forward to upcoming episodes. They’re already planning to show their concerns about the solar panels.’

Will they be delivered, and be up and running by December 31? If not, the builders will lose federal tax credits (eliminated in the Big Beautiful Bill).

Stay tuned!

(Click here for the Westport Project website, including a link to the entire video series.)

(Full disclosure: I have known Chris O’Dell for over 30 years, as a coach and friend.)

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Roundup: Masquerade, Eva Amurri, RTM …

Posted on August 6, 2025 | 10 comments

“Masquerade” — the immersive “Phantom of the Opera” revival — opened last week.

It’s unique.

Once audiences enter the fully transformed Opera House (formerly Lee’s Art Shop on West 57th Street), they trace the steps  of the Opera Ghost, who has terrorized performers and management.

It’s quite an experience. Making it extra special for Westporters is Clay Singer. The Staples High School Class of 2013 graduate is one of 6 actors playing the Phantom.

He’s also the youngest performer to play the role fulltime in New York.

Clay’s portrayal is deeply influenced by Kevin Gray’s renowned interpretation — a favorite of his, for more than just its artistic brilliance. Kevin was a 1976 Staples (and Players alum). He died in 2013 — the year Clay graduated — of a heart attack. He was just 55.

The show operates in 6 “pulses,” beginning every 15 minutes. Clay performs in the 8 p.m. and 2 p.m. (matinee) pulses. (Select one of those time slots when buying tickets.)

“Masquerade” is in previews through September 6. Tickets are available through October 19, with an extension likely.

Clay Singer

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The O’Dell Group and Eva Amurri’s net-zero smart home build at Compo Beach is more than just cutting-edge construction.

Amurri — an actress (“Californication”), designer and lifestyle blogger — is documenting the process in a web series: “The Westport Project.”

“Think HGTV meets ‘Love It or List It’ meets ‘Southern Charm,” she says.

It’s available on YouTube and Instagram.

As part of the series, Amurri invites Westporters to celebrate “the best local gems.” Winners will be featured in upcoming episoes. Click here — but hurry! Nominations close tomorrow — Thursday.

Categories include best breakfast sandwich, iced coffee, workout class, kids’ activity, boutique, girls’ lunch, blowout, mani/pedi, pizza, date night dinner, dessert, bar scene and local creator.

Screenshot from “The Westport Project”: Chris O’Dell and Eva Amurri.

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After months of major, urgent agenda items, the Representative Town Meeting took a break in August.

Members gathered at the Ned Dimes Marina for a BBQ, casusal conversation, and a chance to enjoy the sunset just like their constituents often do.

(Photo courtesy of Matthew Mandell)

Meanwhile, Westport residents interested in running for the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) can pick up a petition at the Town Clerk’s office.

To qualify for the November 4 ballot, candidates must collecct at least 25 signatures from registered voters in their district. Completed petitions must be returned to the town clerk by September 9.

For more information about the petition process or other election questions, contact Town Clerk Jeffrey Dunkerton: 203-3411105; jdunkerton@westportct.gov

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Calling all high school artists!

MoCA CT announces an open call for their 11th annual scholastic exhibition, “the Sound of Us: Youth Culture Now.”

It explores the effects of contemporary music on youth culture. Music today is more immediate, interactive and personal than in previous generations. This shapes the way young people communicate, form communities and express themselves, from slang and style to activism and identity.

Artists will select a song from 2020 to now, and create a work of art that shows its effects on youth culture through fashion, social interactions, speech, education, political alertness and activism, or life in general.

Click here for more details, and an application form. 

 

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The Westport Rotary Club’s recent instrument collection project was a resounding success.

Yesterday, 225 guitars, clarinets, a piano and more were shipped to the Youth Orchestra of Ecuador.

But the music continues.

Diego Carneiro — a Brazilian cellist and Rotary Peace Fellow who travels the world, promoting peace and understanding through music and community empowerment — headlines an evening of classical music (August 13, 7 p.m., Green’s Farms Congregational Church).

He’s joined by soprano Jurate Svedaite, and the church’s msuic director Dylan Sauerwald.

The concert is free, but donations to the Youth Orchestra of Ecuador are greatefully accepted. Click here, then scroll down for more details, and to donate.

Diego Carneiro

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Hundreds of classic and exotic cars — and thousands of auto enthusiasts — will fill the parking lot at 148 East Avenue in Norwalk this Sunday (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.).

It’s a benefit for the Vincent Penna Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Penna died unexpectedly in 2020 at 51, leaving behind a wife and teenage sons. He was a highly respected Westport Police officer for 26 years, rising to deputy chief before retirement.

Admission is free, but there is a $20 fee to enter a car (no cutoff years). The day includes live music, raffle prizes, food trucks, trophies and more. Thanks to more than 150 sponsors, the Italian American Police Society of Southern Connecticut will give away more than $40,000.00 in prizes.

Classic cars like these will be on display Sunday. (Photo/Andrew Colabella)

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One of Westport’s best — and most underrated — music venues rocks this Saturday (August 9, 7 to 9 p.m.).

New Yacht City brings their smooth sounds and good vibes to VFW Post 399, as part of a high-energy “Yacht Rock Tribute.”

The VFW says, “Enjoy the Saugatuck River and marina views, drink specials, and an upbeat, laid-back summer atmosphere.”

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Click here to purhase, and for more information.

New Yacht City

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As one group tries to buy the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun from the Mohegan tribe — for a league record $325 million (and relocate it from Mohegan Sun to Boston) — another group has countered with over $300 million (and a move to Hartford).

That second group is led by Westporter Marc Lasry. He’s got the money — he’s a billionaire businessman and private equity manager.

But he’s also got basketball chops. He was a co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks from 2014 to 2023.

Click here for the full story. (Hat tip: Bill Dedman)

Marc Lasry’s Beachside Avenue estate includes this full-size basketball court — with the Bucks’ “Fear the Deer” motto.

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Last week, “06880” noted there was a large American flag, stuck in a tree branch near McDonald’s.

Yesterday, we reported a crew freed it, to wave proudly again.

Ooops! We spoke too soon.

Arthur Hayes says McDonald’s solved the issue a different way: They cut down the entire tree.

And put up a new — and much larger — flag.

(Photo/Arthur Hayes)

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Staples High School Class of 1991 graduate Lynsey Addario was a guest on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” today.

The New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist/author/MacArthur “genius grant” winner discussed US aid to Sudan, and the impact of budget cuts.

Addario noted that images must be repeated and seen multiple times, for them to have an effect on people.

(Hat tip and photo/Richard Fogel)

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Also in the media: Delano Melvin was on national television yesterday.

The 11-year-old Westporter asked “Today” show guest MrBeast — one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People — what he most likes about being a YouTuber.

Delano had an in for his question. His father, Craig, is a co-host of the NBC morning show.

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Insect (monarch butterly) meets flower (zinnia), in today’s colorful “Westport … Naturally” photo:

(Photo/Tracy Porosoff)

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And finally … when you saw the first item in today’s Roundup, you knew this was coming, right?

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Roundup: Longshore Cleanup, American Oystercatchers, Port-a-potties …

Posted on July 1, 2024 | 7 comments

Yesterday, “06880” offered tips on keeping pets safe and calm during tomorrow’s fireworks.

But what about American oystercatchers, the bird species whose nesting area is roped off and protected just west of the Compo Beach cannons? What happens when hundreds of people descend on the area for the pyrotechnics — which then go BOOM! for a solid half hour?

Jess Esposito Halka posted this yesterday, on Facebook’s “Westport Front Porch” page:

Please try to keep at least a 25-foot buffer along the fenced nesting area, so that staff are able to move freely around the fenced area to monitor the birds before and during the event.

Nothing should hang, hover or lean against or over the fencing. If something accidentally blows into the area and you need to retrieve it, please locate an Audubon staff member to retrieve the item.

“The area behind the nesting area (closer to the sidewalk) is still a safe place to set up. But please keep space between your belongings and the fence for staff and other attendees to walk by along the outside of the fence.

“Please avoid walk through the water below the fence.

“Thank you all so much for your extra efforts this season. It has made a significant difference.

This nesting pair of American oystercatchers are the only successful mainland breeders in the entire state this season, with 1 healthy 3-week-old chick!” (Hat tip: Andrew Colabella)

Protect our American oystercatchers! (Photo/Jess Esposito Halka)

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Speaking of the environment: Longshore Sailing School cares about the water — and the coast.

On Saturday, they sponsored a coastal cleanup.

Kayaks were free — so long as kayakers removed garbage and debris from the shoreline and Saugatuck River.

Nearly 4 dozen concerned cleaner-uppers found dozens of golf balls — presumably from the nearby driving range at Hendrick’s Point.

Two folks found industrial construction material. They won t-shirts, for the largest trash pickup of the day.

From golf balls to building materials: Thank you, all who helped.

And thanks to  Longshore Sailing School too!

PS: Don’t worry. They’ve sponsored these events before. There will be more to come.

And more trash, unfortunately, to haul out.

Kayak cleanup (Hat tip and photo/Brandon Malin)

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We’re just a day away from the fireworks.

This morning, one of the most important parts of the preparation began:

(Photo/Matt Murray)

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Thirteen years ago, People Magazine covered the marriage of actress Eva Amurri and Kyle Martino, the 1999 Staples High School graduate/former US men’s national team player.

The couple moved to Westport and had 3 children, but divorced 5 years ago.

Now People has covered her second marriage. This weekend, Amurri — the daughter of Susan Sarandon, who is also a lifestyle blogger and still lives here — married chef Ian Hock, in the Hudson Valley.

Click here for the full story.

Eva Amurri and Ian Hock (Photo/Taralynn Lawson for People magazine)

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Hey! Today’s “Westport … Naturally” photo shows the side that’s supposed to be recycled. Not the one you’re using!

(Photo/Robert Mitchell)

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And finally … Kinky Friedman — the singer/humorist/quasi-politician best known for his band, the provocatively named Texas Jewboys — died Thursday near Austin. He was 79, and suffered from Parkinson’s disease.

Click here for a full obituary.

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Roundup: Cross Highway Safety, StartUp Westport, National Charity League …

Posted on January 31, 2024 | 7 comments

For a quiet-seeming stretch of road, Cross Highway between North Avenue and Bayberry Lane sure sees a lot of action.

And accidents.

On February 8 (7 p.m., Town Hall auditorium), engineers from the Public Works Department will hold a public information meeting to discuss traffic and safety improvements there.

The design phase of a project is mostly complete. Now comes construction.

At the meeting, attendees can review proposed improvements, and learn how the
town will implement them. There will be time too to ask questions about possible impacts to the neighborhood. In addition to PWD staff, the design engineer will be on hand.

Questions? Contact town engineer Keith Wilberg: kwilberg@westportct.gov; (203) 341-1128.

An all-too-common occurrence on Cross Highway at North Avenue. (Photo/Westport Fire Department)

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StartUp Westport — the town’s public/private partnership aimed at making Westport a tech entrepreneurial hub — has 2 very cool upcoming events.

And everyone is invited to be part of our town’s tech future.

On February 29 (6 p.m., Westport Library), “Past, Present and Future Opportunities for Diverse Entrepreneurs” is a great addition to Black History Month.

NBC news anchor/Westport resident Craig Melvin will moderate the discussion. StartUp Westport’s own Jay Norris leads the event, which is co-sponsored by Westport 10.

Local business leaders Kal Amin, Eric Freeman, Ilka Gregory, Craig Livingston, Adam Moore, Pamela Moss, Paige Parker, Ted Parker, Michele Peterso and Kitt Shapiro will share stories of their careers, and offer insights into launching and running a successful business in film/TV, music, real estate, retail, technology, food and beverage, and financial services.

The program begins with a video history of diverse business ownership in Fairfield County, and also includes a cocktail reception. Click here to register.

On March 18 (6:30 p.m. cocktail reception; 7 p.m. program, Westport Library), StartUp Westport presents a “Female Founders and Investors” forum. Co-hosts are Tidal River Fund, Connecticut’s first angel group and fund for women investors.

The event will be led by Westport-based financial services, personal finance and angel investing expert Galia Gichon, co-managing partner at Tidal River Fund.

Female founders and investors will share their experiences with fundraising for, investing in and launching early stage start-ups. Click here to register.

To join the StartUp Westport Linked In group, click here.

Craig Melvin, StartUp Westport moderator.

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Each year, the Westport National Charity League’s senior class completes a capstone project.

Since August, the Class of 2024 has planned theirs: renovating 4 bathrooms at Caroline House in Bridgeport.

Last weekend, they got to work.

The project received very generous support. Among others, Jason Raymond of Raymond Design Builders helped with preparation and professional final touches, while the Rings End/Benjamin Moore team in Westport donated paint and painting supplies. The generosity of the Westport community was shown by every individual and local business who assisted with this project.  It was beyond inspiring and made all the renovations possible.

Krisztina and Isabella Rivel volunteer at Caroline House.

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Looking for something to do in the hours before the Super Bowl?

Representative Town Meeting member Andrew Colabella has organized a trash pick-up for Super Bowl Sunday (February 11).

Volunteers should meet at 11 a.m. at Grace Salmon Park, on Imperial Avenue. They’ll collect garbage from there to the Westport Library parking lot.

Dress warmly. Wear boots and gloves. Bring trash bags (and a picker, if you’ve got one).

Questions? Email acolabellartm4@gmail.com.

Grace Salmon Park is a Westport favorite. But there’s garbage to pick up there, and nearby. (Photo/Pam Kesselman)

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For 33 years, the Greens Farms Academy Community Service Board, Concert Choir, and Harbor Blues and Beachside Express a cappella groups have organized “Harmony for the Homeless.” Performances include solos, small groups and large pieces.

The groups select an organization or specific family to support. Last year, for example, Harmony helped the Reyes family rebuild their lives after a fire destroyed their home.

This year, instead of ticket sales, Harmony will collect food donations for the Danbury Daily Bread food pantry. The goal is to fill an entire truck with goods.

The event is March 2 (7:30 p.m., Janet Hartwell Performing Arts Center at GFA).

Among the items requested: dried beans, rice (1- or 2-pound bags), cooking oil, tea, coffee, meals-in-a-can, baby food, snacks and treats for children, breakfast cereal (hot or cold), ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, vinegar, hot sauce, cookies, crackers, sugar, flour, baking items like cake mix,

Also needed: shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, laundry detergent, household cleaning products, hand sanitizer, soap, paper towels, toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, coloring books, crayons, inexpensive toys.


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Eva Amurri is getting married again.

And — as it did the first time — People Magazine is chronicling every moment of  the Westport actress’ nuptials.

Her first marriage was to 1999 Staples High School graduate/former professional soccer player/broadcaster/entrepreneur Kyle Martino. They divorced, but remain good friends as they co-parent their 3 children.

Now, Amurri — the daughter of actress Susan Sarandon and director Franco Amurri — is engaged to chef Ian Hock.

Click here for the full People magazine story. (Hat tip: Sal Liccione)

Eva Amurri and Ian Hock.

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Today’s “Westport … Naturally” image shows a serene tableau at the 1921 Emily McLaury house on Myrtle Avenue:

(Photo/Pam Docters)

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And finally … on this date in 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, abolishing slavery. It was then submitted to the states, for ratification.

How far have we come in 159 years? You be the judge.

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Roundup: Caroline House, YMCA Boxing, Greens Farms Train Station …

Posted on August 16, 2023 | 2 comments

Karen La Costa — a Westport Community Gardens gardener — also volunteers at Caroline House in Bridgeport.

They help women and children “reach the fullness of their potential through education in English language and life skills.”

On Monday, Karen invited co-worker Francisca, her children and Caroline House students for an afternoon in the garden.

They enjoyed identifying squash, eggplant, watermelon, peppers and all types of flowers. They were amazed at the size of Karen’s soon-to-bloom giant sunflower.

Donations of potatoes and onions from a fellow gardener were turned into Welcome Home Soup for Francisca’s mom, who arrived that night from the Dominican Republic.


Caroline House visitors, with sunflowers.

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A year ago, Bob Levy and his wife Doree joined the Westport Weston Family YMCA. They swim up to 5 times a week, and love it: the welcome at the front desk, the lifeguards, all the staff.

Six months ago, Bob noticed a woman teaching someone how to box. She introduced herself as Brenda Waldron,  the instructor for a class of people with Parkinson’s.

Despite never having hit anyone (or been hit) in his 77 years of life, he told her he’d love to volunteer.

“The class has a great group of people,” Bob says. “It’s filled with  positive energy and camaraderie. Boxing makes people stronger, gives them better balance, even helps with memory.” He has witnessed its benefits for people with Parkinson’s first hand.

A couple of weeks ago, he gave shirts to the group. He gave Chalk Talk Sports of Norwalk a slogan — “Knock Parkinson’s Out”; quickly, they provided a design.

On Monday, Bob handed out the shirts. Members were delighted.

“This class is a perfect example of of when one gives, they receive much more,” Bob says.

The “Knock Parkinson’s Out” class, and their classy shirts.

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The Metro-North Transit Museum — next to the stationmaster’s office in Grand Central Terminal — has a new exhibit.

This one includes a photo and writeup about the Greens Farms station:

It’s guaranteed to stop local travelers in their, um, tracks. (Hat tip: Peter Gold)

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Two officials from the Bridgeport Rescue Mission were guest speakers at the Westport Rotary Club’s lunch meeting yesterday.

The organization  provides meals, safe housing, clothing, free health care (including mental and dental), and access to other human services organizations.

Volunteer coordinator Sarah McDonagh was particularly impactful, as she discussed her personal experiences as a resident in the Addiction Recovery Program.

Bridgeport Rescue Mission development director Craig Adler and volunteer coordinator Sarah McDonagh at yesterday’s Rotary Club lunch.

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Yesterday’s “06880” Roundup noted a potential new Bravo show, following “rich Connecticut families” and their children.

Among the potential stars: Westport’s actress/blogger Eva Amurri and comedian Courtney Davis.

We missed one other cast member from Westport: Kate Freeman.

Apologies for not being on top of all the local gossip!

The cast includes Westporters (center) Eva Amurri and (right) Kate Freeman. 

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The Joggers Club is warming up for the fall season.

They start with (of course) a party on Saturday, September 2 (7 p.m.).

Then they’ll begin their fun runs (which, as always, end with coffee, bagels and muffins). The season “runs” every Saturday (8 a.m. at the Greens Farms train station — “all weather, all seasons, all good”).

Track Nights are held every Thursday (6:30 p.m., Staples High School). The season “runs” from September 9 through June 29.

The Joggers Club is for all paces, distances and levels. All are welcome. Their motto is: “If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right.”

The cost is $50 for the season. New members get a free custom Brooks racing shirt ($32 value).

For more information, including membership, click here.

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“Quiet Places” — the new show at Amy Simon Fine Art — opens Saturday (August 19), and runs through September 23.

Featured artists are Barry Katz, Paul Shakespear and David Skillicorn.

“No. 6,” encaustic over plaster (Barry Katz)

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Patricia Burrows died Monday, at her home Weston home. She was 77.

A psychotherapist for more than 50 years, she was very involved in her communities of  New York, Weston, Mendocino, California, and Mount Holly, Vermont. She was also a highly regarded “surrogate mother.”

She is survived by her husband of over 50 years, Milton Wolfson; children Jordan, Jessica, Jody Emmet and Tracy; brothers Jonathan (Annie) and Kenneth (Erica Jong), and grandchildren Maximiliana Warburg, Henri Emmet, Hana Zeramby, Dylan Zeramby, Lucas Lovelace and Naomi Lovelace, and puppy Lucy.

A memorial service will be held tomorrow (Thursday, August 17, noon, Abraham L. Green and& Son Funeral Home, Fairfield, CT). Visitation with the family begins at 11 a.m.

A reception will be held immediately following the service at the family home in Weston.

Shiva is planned for Weston (Friday and Saturday August 18-19, 2 to 6 p.m.) and New York (Sunday, August 20, 2 to 6 p.m.).

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Homes with Hope.

Patty Burrows

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We sometimes think of May as “flower time” around here. That’s certainly a month of riotous colors.

But — as Susan Garment’s “Westport … Naturally” photo reminds us today, there’s plenty of vibrancy in mid-August too.

(Photo/Susan Garment)

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And finally … in honor of Bob Levy’s gift to his YMCA class (story above):

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Roundup: Bravo Westport, PAL Hoops, Black Business …

Posted on August 15, 2023 | 9 comments

“Real Housewives of New York” star and “Apprentice: Martha Stewart” runner-up Bethenny Frankel is pitching Bravo on a new show.

According to the New York Post‘s Page 6, it “would follow rich Connecticut families — including, a source pointedly notes, their children.”

Sources tell “06880” that potential stars could include 2 Westporters: actress/blogger Eva Amurri, and comedian Courtney Davis, controversial MC of this past spring’s Fashionably Westport benefit.

Despite several issues, Page 6 says that Bravo remains “theoretically interested in the comings and goings of Westport’s most delectably nepo-licious residents.”

Sources say the show has already begun filming, though that has not been confirmed.

Eva Amurri

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After 24 years, Westport PAL basketball has a new president.

Jordan Schur — a former Staples High School Class of 2001 hoops and soccer star — will continue the program that longtime head Howie Friedman brought to great heights.

Schur’s plans include off-season programs, and increased youth engagement and synergy between high school and youth players.

To start, PAL is endorsing fall clinics for boys and girls in grades 3 to 8. Click here for details, and follow on Instagram: westport_palhoops.

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August is National Black Business Month.

Jay Norris — the Westport entrepreneur and CEO of Guesst, the creative leasing platform — shared his insights into his work with News12 Connecticut. Click here for his interview.

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Picnic on the 4th of July!

No, that’s not a late announcement (or a very early one).

It’s the name of the band providing entertainment this Friday (August 18, 6 to 9 p.m.), as part of the Westport Downtown Association’s “Summer Music on Church Lane” series.

The string band — which specializes in traditional American roots and bluegrass, with a dose of rock, folk, jazz and blues — features guitars, banjo, harmonica, bass and vocals.

They’ve been together 10 years, playing bluegrass festivals, farmers’ markets, porch fests and private events.

Plus — now — the streets of Westport.

 Picnic on the 4th of July (from left): Martin Daniels, Louis Fuertes, Pat Blaufuss, Jeff Carroll. (Photo/Amy Daniels)

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Westport firefighter Peter Nichio is also a veteran. After serving in Afghanistan, returned home from Afghanistan with severe Post-Traumatic Stress Injury.

He has amazing resilience. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy has helped him deal with traumatic situations on the job.

Peter is the perfect choice as MC and auctioneer for the Fairfield County Trauma Response Team’s first-ever benefit.

“Beyond the Call: Supporting the Mental Health of First Responders” is set for New Canaan’s Waveny House on October 12 (6:30 p.m.).

There’s the usual food and drink. But attendees can also chat with public safety professionals from fire, law enforcement, EMS and animal control.

Trauma therapists will answer question, and describe the intersection of trauma therapy and emergency response.

Keynote speaker and professional athlete Todd Blyleven — son of Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven — will discuss his experience as a survivor of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting that killed 60 people, and injured more than 400.

Blyleven will also moderate a panel of local first responders.

Click here for tickets and more information on the event. Questions? Email Linda Rost: lrost0411@gmail.com.

 

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Eileen Ivers brought her electric fiddle to the Levitt Pavilion Sunday night.

She wowed the crowd — including 3-year-old Mira Wolfe.

Can you say “mesmerized”?!

(Photo/Phil Keane; hat tip/Nikki Gorman)

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We’ve run several photos of bees, in our daily “Westport … Naturally” feature.

And we’ve run many pictures of flowers.

This time, they’re together. Tracy Porosoff sent along this vibrant image:

(Photo/Tracy Porosoff)

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And finally … on this day in 1939, “The Wizard of Oz” premiered at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.

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Roundup: La Plage, Indigo Wellness, Ed Van Gelder …

Posted on December 8, 2021 | 3 comments

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La Plage — the Longshore Inn restaurant — is much more than a summer place.

They’re offering prix fixe holiday menus that reflect holiday traditions, while incorporating “coastal flavors.”

The Christmas Eve (4 to 10 p.m.) and Christmas Day (noon to 6:30 p.m.) menus ($79 per person) include starters like crispy Copps Island oysters with green tomato remoulade, and Maine lobster mosaic; entrees such as Stonington sea scallops risotto and Alen Brother filet mignon; and desserts like Christmas trifle and Connecticut maple syrup panna cotta. Click here for the full menu.

New Year’s Eve features an a la carte menu, with the first seating from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

There’s dancing and a 5-course prix fixe menu ($175 per person) from 8 to 10 p.m. Specialties include wild salmon tartare, Périgord truffle salad, local black sea bass a la plancha, and crispy duck breast. Click here for the New Year’s Eve menu

New Year’s Day brunch is served a la carte, from noon to 2:30 p.m.

Click here for reservations, or call 203-684-6232.

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The third time’s the charm for Indigo Wellness Group.

When Sarah Swanberg owned her first acupuncture location in Stamford, many customers came from Westport. They urged her to open here.

Right before COVID struck, she signed a lease near Terrain. She never opened — and closed her Stamford studio for 3 months, too.

Then she found a space by the Delamar Hotel in Southport. But that didn’t feel right either.

Then Roger Leifer offered an office at the Willows medical complex, on Kings Highway North at Wilton Road. Indigo offers acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, with a focus on women’s health, fertility and pregnancy, insomnia, anxiety, headaches and chronic pain.

Indigo also offers facial cosmetic acupuncture and micro needling, pelvic floor physical therapy, virtual nutrition consultations and online courses.

Sarah loves Westport. She’s been welcomed by the community.

Last month she was also welcomed by Governor Lamont, when he toured local businesses with actress and social media influencer (and Westporter) Eva Amurri. Click below to see:

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In case you missed the previous notice: A memorial service for Julie Belaga — our former state representative, gubernatorial candidate, regional EPA administrator and Export-Import Bank director — is set for 10 a.m. on December 19, at the Westport Library.

She was one of Westport’s great public servants — and a wonderful woman too.

Julie Belaga

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Longtime Westport resident Edgar Louis Van Gelder died Thanksgiving Day at his residence in Meadow Ridge in Georgetown. He was 98 years old.

He spent his childhood in Hilversum, Holland with his sister Ada and brother Joost. His family fled the Nazi regime, and arrived in the US in 1939.

After graduating from Windsor Mountain School in Vermont, Ed enlisted in the Royal Netherlands Army Air Force. After training in Jackson, Mississippi he was assigned to the No. 18 (NEI) Squadron RAAF. They fought in the South Pacific against Japanese occupation of what was then the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia).

As a navigator Ed took part in over 40 bombing raids, facing heavy enemy defenses. The squadron was based on the northern coast of Australia under American-British-Dutch-Australian Command. After the war, he transported prisoners from Japanese internment camps. For his service, Queen Juliana awarded him the Silver Flying Cross of the Netherlands.

After discharge, Ed attended New York University. He soon joined the Van Gelder-Fanto Corporation in Manhattan, specializing in pharmaceuticals. In 1958 he became a full partner. With his partner Stan Hier, he expanded the business to become a global competitor.

In 1949 Ed married Inge Lange. She was born in Germany, but as a small child in 1927 immigrated to the US with her mother. The couple lived first in Tarrytown, New York,, then moved to Westport in 1952. In 1961 they purchased the Guyer Farm on Hillspoint Road, and spent the next half century refurbishing the house and barn.

A businessman, husband, father, passionate sailor and aviator, Ed spent his retirement traveling with his wife. His most memorable voyage was to Antarctica on a Russian research vessel. Ed and Inge were active members of the Westport Community Theater throughout the 1960’s. After his retirement, they delivered Meals on Wheels.

He became a member of the Y’s Men, and was elected to Westport’s Planning & Zoning Commission.

Ed was predeceased by his wife and siblings. He is survived by his son Jeff, daughter Caroline, and grandsons Robin, Alex and Erin.

Ed Van Gelder

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Sure, the holidays are hectic. Hopefully, you can take a few moments and “reflect” on today’s “Westport … Naturally” photo:

(Photo/Amy Schneider)

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And finally … in honor of our new acupuncture spot, Indigo Wellness:

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Kyle Martino: Lessons And Love Learned From A Miscarriage

Posted on January 25, 2016 | 3 comments

Kyle Martino may be the best player in Staples soccer history. As a Wrecker senior in 1999, he was named Gatorade National Player of the Year. He went on to star at the University of Virginia; was named 2002 MLS Rookie of the Year with the Columbus Crew; played 8 times for the US national team, and is now a noted Premier League analyst on NBC Sports.

But this post has nothing to do with soccer. Recently, Martino and his wife — actress Eva Amurri — lost their 2nd child in a miscarriage.

Eva — the daughter of Susan Sarandon — blogs regularly about her active, intriguing and holistic life. She has been very public about her miscarriage, hoping to raise awareness about that often-taboo topic. Last week, she asked Kyle to contribute his own insights.

Here are his sometimes painful, always loving thoughts:

“I lost the baby…”

Kyle Martino and Eva Amurri

Kyle Martino and Eva Amurri

There’s no way to prepare for those words. I was standing in line to check in to my hotel – the same mindless task I sleepwalk through every weekend – when my phone rang.

Hearing those words from Eva’s mouth, I sprung awake from my traveler’s daze.

The first emotion I felt was guilt. Of course this happened while I was away – every time Eva needs me most I seem to be on a plane or in a different time zone.

Almost instantly came anger. Her phrase repeated in my head, over and over, in my ears and my soul.

Years of shielding myself from emotional discomfort has trained me to move immediately to logic. So I began the calming method of systematically breaking down the sentence I kept hearing over and over. “Baby…The Baby…lost the baby…I lost the baby…”

It was her fault. I was overcome with a quick wave of judgment and blame. Why did she let this happen? What did she do wrong? Why did she let me get on that plane?

Anger – that hollow, pointless emotion was the shield I held so not to feel what I knew I couldn’t handle.

Holding on to that anger distracted me from the actual emotion I was feeling: sadness. I wasn’t mad at Eva at all. I was mad that I wasn’t there in the moment she needed me more than ever.

I walked over to a couch in the lobby and let this sink in. I cried for the first time in my adult life. (Don’t worry, my therapist is all over that one.) I cried because Eva said “I.” “I lost the baby.”

When Eva Amurri was pregnant with their 1st child, her husband Kyle tweeted, "#babygirl Martino's 1st red carpet."

When Eva Amurri was pregnant with their 1st child, her husband Kyle tweeted, “#babygirl Martino’s 1st red carpet.”

Of course she didn’t lose the baby. This wasn’t her fault. There was nothing she could do. In fact, she couldn’t have done more to make sure her body was the healthiest it could be to nurture life. It broke my heart that she felt responsible in that very first moment of grief. And I didn’t understand why she couldn’t see what I did: that having a healthy baby is a miracle, and we can’t choose when and where that miracle happens.

Those feelings continued through the immediate aftermath of the miscarriage. While she rewound the tape on her pregnancy and looked for errors, I appreciated her body for doing the right thing by closing the book on a miracle not meant to be.

We were on totally different pages – which drove a wedge between us. It’s the same difference that existed when Eva was pregnant with our daughter.

Eva made a connection with Marlowe well before I did. A tangible bond that only those 2 people can understand. Eva and Marlowe were soul mates the second she heard that heart beat (Eva would probably say even before that).

Being honest, I never really accepted that we were having a child until a 3rd trimester ultrasound showed Marlowe waving at the camera. It hit me in that moment that I would be a father. But Eva had long been a mother already.

Kyle Martino and Marlowe.

Kyle Martino and Marlowe.

When she called me with the shattering news of this pregnancy, she already knew her baby and had been taking care of it. In Eva’s mind she was already the mother of 2. That connection, the bond, was broken that day – and Eva was devastated.

I know that losing our child was not Eva’s fault, but I understand now why she felt it was. Miscarriage is a very isolating experience. Eva withdrew for a while after it happened. I tried to be there for her, but I wasn’t able to relate to her specific pain. My heart was broken in a different way– and nothing I could do or say helped. It was only when Eva decided to do something very brave, in her saddest moment, that the cloud over us lifted. Eva decided she needed to talk about it…with everyone.

Eva told our story on her blog. She put our heartache out there for all to read.

At first I thought it was a bad idea. I thought miscarriage was a rare misfortune, and the few who experienced it suffered privately with curtains drawn. As far as I knew, miscarriage wasn’t something you talked about.

No one had ever mentioned to me that they had been through it. I had never read of someone’s personal experience. Was it really safe and smart to tell so many people such intimate truths about your pain?

I didn’t voice my concerns about sharing because I had been so inept at providing support in those crucial moments so far. I knew I needed to support whatever desire she had. The decision had been made.

Kyle Martino is one of NBC's top analysts on English Premier League broadcasts.

Kyle Martino is one of NBC’s top analysts on English Premier League broadcasts.

Eva’s post went live, and we sat there silently. I could sense there was a weight lifted off her, but I feared the response could reverse the initially positive effects.

Immediately, support poured in. I’m not talking about the “I’m sorry for your loss, I can’t imagine how hard that is” support (although that was very much appreciated).

I’m talking about the “we’ve been there ourselves, we are here for you if you need us” support. I was blown away by how many readers wrote back with their own deeply sad stories of pregnancy loss.

Then the phone started ringing. Some of my closest friends revealed to me, one by one, their own experiences with miscarriage. These were people I speak to every day, but I never had a clue.

It felt so good to talk about what we were going through. The fact that others not only knew what we were going through, but had found a way past it, was uplifting. What had felt like an action that would add shame to our heartbreak turned out to be the most cathartic experience imaginable.

I could be honest and talk with friends about the guilt I still carried for my earlier feelings of blame; the insecurity I felt about not hurting the same way as Eva did; the worry I still shoulder that it could happen to us again.

A community began, a conduit through which sadness, regret, hope, gratitude and love flowed freely.

At our wedding, Eva’s mom said something that really struck me at the time. She told us, “We are your tribe. Use us.” In the aftermath of our loss, we established a new community – a reformulation of our relationships with those already a part of it, and the addition of people met through our shared experiences.

At his wedding, Kyle Martino's new mother-in-law Susan Sarandon gave advice he's never forgotten.

At his wedding, Kyle Martino’s new mother-in-law Susan Sarandon gave advice he’s never forgotten.

We used this community to get through the hardest moment of our marriage. I accessed a lot of understanding through my discussions with other dads, and Eva gained a lot of strength from the strength of the women who came before her in their own grieving processes.

The encouragement, compassion and love we received from important people around us gave us the courage to turn back to each other for support, and heal the disconnect that was weakening our marriage.

As with many of our struggles, we came out the other side stronger together in our loss than we could ever be apart.

I will never feel the same way as Eva about losing our baby. I have my experience, and she has hers. I have my process, and she has hers.

I don’t think about it often – but Eva does. She thinks about the baby we lost every day. And so we move forward, 2 broken hearts on the mend– with a beautiful miracle of a child by our side, and one other just out of our reach.

(To read more of Eva Amurri’s blog, click here.)

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