This week’s Unsung Heroes award is simple: Every local merchant.
For nearly 2 years, whether they sell toys, clothes, gifts or liquor — well, okay, maybe not the latter — they’ve had a very tough time.
COVID kept customers home. Some remain hesitant to return. The supply chain broke. So did the supply of willing and able workers.
Everywhere they turned, every store owner who had done all the right things suddenly found it wasn’t enough.
But they adapted. They adopted new methods of sales and delivery. They worked extra hours themselves.
They persevered. They survived. And now — during what is for many the busiest week of the busiest month of the year — they continue to serve us.
Take a bow, Westport merchants. We thank you for your wonderful, way-beyond-what’s-expected service.
Now: Get back to work. There’s a line at the counter, and they need help!
Local to Market patio brings fresh energy — and tons of cool Connecticut products to downtown. It’s one of many mom-and-pop shops that’s making our town alive again.
The other day I was having what’s left of my hair cut. Tommy Ghianuly — for 50 years the owner of 