Business

What’s Open & Closed: Thanksgiving in New Canaan

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The biggest football game in the state will take place at 10 a.m. Thanksgiving morning as the fourth-ranked New Canaan Rams visit the third-ranked Darien Blue Wave in the annual Turkey Bowl. This year’s matchup is the 99th time these two powerhouse programs and arch rivals will face each other, this time with state playoff seeding on the line. For those unable to go in person, the game typically is broadcast live on NCTV 78 here (here’s the Darien feed as a backup). What follows is a look at what’s open and closed for the long Thanksgiving weekend. Town Hall will close at 1 p.m. Wednesday and reopen Monday.

Business

Asian Fusion Restaurant ‘Teriyaki East’ Closes

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Teriyaki East, the Asian fusion restaurant that opened this spring on East Avenue, has closed, according to its owner. Rafael Marin, the chef/owner of La Pescaderia, the popular Venezuelan seafood market and restaurant next door, said he came to a point where he wanted to focus on the existing business rather than both. The Asian fusion restaurant closed Nov. 2, he said. Marin said he’s now selling its assets to restaurateurs.

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‘We Fell in Love with Everything’: Couple Opens Fred Astaire Dance Studios Downtown

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Marko Micic and Amy Cherrez—natives of Serbia and Ecuador, respectively, and lifelong dancers who became professionals before coming to the United States—met in May 2023 while each of them worked for different studios. The two began dancing together, developed a relationship and started to talk about launching a business. “We both had an interest in owning something that was ours,” Micic said. Now they do. Two weeks ago, the New Haven couple’s vision became a reality when Cherrez and Micic opened Fred Astaire Dance Studios New Canaan at 111 Main St., a second-floor space formerly occupied by the Caren Forbes store.

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‘I Love This Community’: Dashing Diva Beauty Launches on Cherry Street

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One of New Canaan’s hottest salons has a new owner. Gianna Parente has been with the salon formerly known as “Divaz,” now Dashing Diva Beauty, since she was 17. Taking over the business’s lease in August, after the previous owner decided not to renew, the native New Yorker formed a connection to New Canaan through her years of working here. “Truthfully, I feel like I grew up here,” Parente told the New Canaanite. “I’ve been here since I was very young, and when my boss was not going to re-sign, I kind of was like, oh my god, I can’t see us all not being together, I can’t see our clients leaving.

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New Dermatology Practice To Open Downtown Next Month

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A new Dermatology practice is slated to open next month, located on 38 East Ave. Founded and led by board-certified Dermatologist and Dermatopathologist Dr. Elle H. de Moll, Elite Dermatology Physicians will begin seeing patients of all ages following their grand opening on Oct. 19. Originally from Wilton, de Moll earned her medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Post college, De Moll completed an internship with the Yale program of Internal Medicine at Norwalk Hospital, where she was recognized as Intern of the Year.