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In New Canaan, local merchants aren’t just people who sell us things: They’re our neighbors, our high school classmates, our kids’ youth sports coaches, our friends and often they’re the first people in town to give of their time, expertise, products and services to support human services organizations here.
A popular retailer in downtown New Canaan will soon expand its offerings in larger commercial space. The store, No. 299—whose tagline is “curated goods for home and her”—is moving from 100 to 114 Main St. on or perhaps before Feb. 1, according to owner Jackie Fucigna.
For today’s installment in our local holiday shopping series, we talk to Pam Robinson, co-owner with husband John of The Spice & Tea Exchange. The shop at 118 Main St. is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. Here’s a transcription of our conversation. ***
New Canaanite: This is your first shopping season here on Main.
For today’s installment in our local holiday shopping series, we spoke to Larry Klem, manager at Stewart’s Wine & Spirits, 215 Elm St. Here’s a transcription of our conversation. ***
New Canaanite: Tell me a little bit about how the shopping season’s gone here at the wine shop
Larry Klem: It’s going pretty well. We had a really good November. It started out a little slow, but things by mid-November were ramping up and we had a great holiday week.
For today’s installment in our local holiday shopping series, we talk to Dominica Baharian, manager of The Glass House Design Store and the Visitor Center. The Design Store at 199 Elm St. is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday, Dec. 21. Here’s a transcription of our conversation.
The owners of the popular Spiga restaurant in downtown New Canaan have opened a new eatery, The Waveny Polo Bar & Grill, on Pine Street. Located in the former South End space, The Waveny soft-opened last week and the Racanelli Restaurant Group is “feeling great,” according to principal Gino Racanelli. “We’re doing very well,” Racanelli told NewCanaanite.com one afternoon this week. “It’s tough in the beginning of any business, especially a restaurant. We created something we feel is perfect for New Canaan.