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For today’s Q&A with a local business, we interviewed Against The Grain owner Chris Meier. The Main Street business (here on Instagram), selling handcrafted gifts and furniture, is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and offers FaceTime interactions as well as shipping and delivery, and curbside pickup. Here’s our interview. How are you doing? Chris Meier: Like all businesses, it has definitely been an adjustment period.
This week on 0684-Radi0, our free weekly podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), Capt. Phil Shelby of New Canaan Emergency Medical Services, a local volunteer agency of EMTs that’s taken on an increasingly important role among responders during the COVID-19 virus public health emergency. Here are recent episodes of 0684-Radi0:
For today’s Q&A with a local business, we interviewed Gelatissimo Artisan Gelato owner Nuccia Mazzonetto. The Forest Street shop is open 1 to 8 p.m. every day except Monday. Here’s our interview. How are you doing there? OK.
For today’s Q&A with a local business owner, we hear from Melody Libonati, director of the Performing Arts Conservatory of New Canaan.
Here’s our exchange.
New Canaanite: Tell me about how the Performing Arts Conservatory is operating now. Melody Libonati: The Performing Arts Conservatory has not had classes at 70 Pine Street in New Canaan since March 12. The ten teachers at the Conservatory started teaching on FaceTime and Zoom on March 16. I was so proud of how quickly all of the teachers learned to teach the performing arts online. Private classes in voice, piano and guitar and group classes in music theatre, acting and dance are all being taught.
For today’s Q&A with a local business, we speak to Kevin Conboy, who runs the garden department at Weed & Duryea. The Grove Street lumberyard and home center is open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Here’s our interview. New Canaanite: How are you all doing? Kevin Conboy: We are doing good. Everybody is happy that we’re open.