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Crossing Borders
When the Fairfield Store closed in 1996, everyone wondered what would fill the gaping hole in the heart of downtown. Borders did. When that bookstore bid a bankrupt bye-bye last spring, the worries...
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Local Authors Find E-Publishing “A Godsend”
Westporter Richard Marek is no stranger to publishing. He spent 40 years in the business, including a stint as president and publisher of E.P. Dutton. He discovered Robert Ludlum, edited 4 books by...
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The Man In The Van
Yesterday, “06880” burbled about the owner of Coffee An,’ who raced into the parking lot to give $2 back to a customer he’d inadvertently overcharged. Today we present the flip side: Westporters...
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Purple Feet, Nice Nails
Alert “06880” reader Terry Brannigan spotted this on the door of the old Purple Feet, next to Barnes & Noble. (The wine store has relocated to Playhouse Square.) Fantastic news! I keep saying, the...
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When Is A Starbucks Not A Starbucks?
Among Barnes & Noble’s many great features — comfy chairs, puzzles and games, CDs, Nooks, even a few books — one of the best is the Starbucks café. It’s warm, welcoming, and highly caffeinated. The...
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Business Casual
Like many Westporters, I “do” a lot of meetings. Like many Westporters without an actual “office,” I “do” them at the usual places: Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, the library. Two weeks ago though,...
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Taking Abbie Hoffman Literally
Westport’s finest had a busy day. First, after a 2-hour pursuit they nabbed a man and woman accused of trying to fraudulently withdraw (aka “steal”) money. The scene of the crime. Soon they were on...
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A Remarkable Real Estate Sale
When Walter Pitkin turned a 1700’s-era sea captain’s house on Main Street into a map and book store, it thrived. But he sold it to a man who, Sidney Kramer said, “slapped your hand if you picked up a...
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40 Years Later, Green’s Farms Renews Shopping Center Battle
In 1971 the owner of a 6-acre vacant lot on the Post Road, between South Morningside and Church Street, proposed a new shopping center. It would include a supermarket, drugstore, retail shops and...
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Downtown Starbucks Closes!
Alert “06880” reader Ed Hulina reports that the Parker Harding Plaza Starbucks will close at 5 p.m. today. Not to worry, mocha frappucino freaks. It’s temporary. They’ll reopen in 10 days, on October...
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Barnes & Noble & Bassick
Most days, a Barnes & Noble book fair would not be “06880”-worthy. Tomorrow is not most days. Westport’s calendar is filled with events like these: Schools and arts/education non-profits ask their...
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New Starbucks, Old Problem
Any hopes that Starbucks’ move across the Post Road would solve its parking problems were dashed, in less time than it takes for a barista to whip up your drink and call your name. The new location...
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Barnes & Noble Throws Itself A 20-Year Bash
When Tricia Tierney was hired as Barnes & Noble’s Westport community relations coordinator 20 years ago, the bookstore had just replaced Waldbaum’s in the Post Plaza shopping center. It moved there...
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Unsung Heroes #38
It’s hard to love big box stores. But it’s easy to love Barnes & Noble — at least, the Westport one. Sure, since it opened here more than 20 years ago it’s knocked off independent bookstores, plus...
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Pic Of The Day #587
The rest of the time, feel free to dance in the Barnes & Noble parking lot. (Photo/Dan Woog)
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Maybe The Driver Never Set The Parking Brake. Maybe The Driver Just Can’t...
… the driver did not have a handicap permit. (Photo/Merri Mueller) And this was not a quick zip-in-and-out-of-Barnes & Noble. Thirty minutes after alert “06880” reader Merri Mueller took the photo,...
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COVID-19 Roundup: Trout Brook, Barnes & Noble Reopen; Face Mask Messages; More
After discussions with Weston officials, Aspetuck Land Trust is reopening Trout Brook Valley’s largest parking lot — the one on Bradley Road. It will be available starting tomorrow (Monday, April 27),...
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Roundup: Stores, Staples Players, Sustainable Westport, Sports, More
In yesterday’s story on a new movie shot in Westport, I casually mentioned that Barnes & Noble is moving. I did not mention where. Its new home will be the former Restoration Hardware (and before...
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Barnes & Noble Nears Downtown Move
Growing up, Gordon Joseloff loved the Remarkable Book Shop. Klein’s books, too. For years after the Main Street stores closed, he dreamed of bringing a bookstore back downtown. Joseloff died last...
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Roundup: Celestial Convergence, Barnes & Noble, Downtown Employees, More
It was a bit too cloudy and foggy yesterday to really see the convergence of Saturn and Jupiter. It’s been nearly 400 years since the planets passed so close to each other, and nearly 800 years since...
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Barnes & Noble Back In Business
Less than 2 months after closing their Post Plaza location, Barnes & Noble is back. The new site — the former Renovation Hardware — is smaller than the previous store, a couple of miles east....
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Roundup: Pops, Pride, Paw Prints …
================================================ In many ways, yesterday was the first “normal” day in nearly 15 months. Hundreds of people gathered at Jesup Green for a joyful Pride celebration....
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Main Street: One Real Estate Firm’s View
They’re not the Trump Organization, the mammoth real estate company. They’re not Empire State Realty, which own the Empire State Building — and commercial real estate on Westport’s Main Street. But...
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Photo Challenge #384
Whatever goes around, comes around. Westporters have watched for months, as the former Barnes & Noble on the Post Road is transformed into an Amazon Fresh grocery store. The mid-gut interior was...
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Roundup: Last Push For Lyman, Eversource Slammed, Main Street Meathead …
Less than 24 hours remain, to reach our goal of $250,000! That would help rebuild every home and apartment in Lyman — our Ukrainian sister city — that can be salvaged. It would give them each a...
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