Around Town

East Cross Road Colonial Sells for $1.5 Million

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The following property transfers were recorded last week in the Town Clerk’s office. For more information about each property from the Assessor, click on the street address. To get the history of a New Canaan street name, click here. ***

August 4

143 East Cross Road

$1.5 Million
Keven and Janet Cramer to Lalit Parashar

August 10

86 Heritage Hill Road, Unit 86 and Garage Unit No. 21

$450,000
John Good to Captain Jack, LLC

76 B Heritage Hill Road and Garage Unit No.

Around Town

Everyone Happy To See Pop Up Park’s Return

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The opening of the Pop Up Park at South and Elm last Friday went smoothly. “Everybody seems happy to have it back,” Jeff Holland, a member of the Pop Up Park committee, said.  “We are seeing people that we haven’t seen since the last time we set up.”

The temporary park displayed a mixture of New Canaanites relaxing, talking, and eating under the shade of the new park umbrellas and children participating in the olympic-themed events hosted by the YMCA. Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation, the Pop Up Park committee was able to add pots full of radiant flower blossoms as well as more tables with varying heights. Tucker Murphy, a founding member of the Pop Up Park volunteer committee, said that the park “is supposed to be flexible.

Business

‘Everybody Has Been Really Complimentary’: Home Décor Store Off To Strong Start

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The home décor store that opened June 4 in the heart of downtown New Canaan has been well received in the early-going, according to its owner. Found at 147 Elm St., it offers jewelry, books, furniture, home decorations, and more.  “Everybody in the area has been really complimentary,” said Christine Keane, a Darien resident and first-time independent business owner. “They said that there was a need for a home store,” she said. It offers a unique combination of old and new.