Business
‘The Fabric of the Community’: Francos Marks 90 Years on Elm Street
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Francos Wine Merchants, a family-owned wine and spirits store on Elm Street, marks its 90th anniversary.
Business
Local Holiday Shopping Boost: Town Designates Free Parking in Municipal Lots Through Dec. 27
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The town has designated free parking in all municipal lots through Dec. 27, officials say. Members of New Canaan’s Parking Department are placing signs on meters in town to let shoppers know they don’t need to pay. Carl Franco of Francos Wine Merchants on Elm Street said he was “very happy that the Chamber of Commerce worked out with the town free parking for all municipal lots.”
“I think that will be very inviting for the shoppers to give one last boost to all the merchants in town,” Franco said. The designation, which took effect Monday, follows an unexpected loss of some parking and traffic difficulties late last week due to utilities work on Elm.
Laura Budd, executive director of the Chamber, said the “last few days before Christmas are very important to our retailers.”
“The Chamber and the municipality wanted to remove all barriers to our residents and visitors who are shopping local for all their last-minute holiday gifts,” Budd said.
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Letter: ‘The Angels of New Canaan Came Together’
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Dear New Canaan,
It’s impossible to find the words to thank you for all the love and support you have given me and my family during my husband Steve’s illness and passing. Ever since I first arrived New Canaan, I knew it was a special place and this caring community has continued to amaze me. The angels of New Canaan came together and honored Steve with a beautiful memorial service, a heartfelt procession through town and a lovely reception at Waveny. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. It “took a village” to say goodbye to “Mr. New Canaan”:
Thank you to the First Presbyterian Church for being there for my family and bringing together the community in the beautiful sanctuary. Thank you to New Canaan Fire Company and the Old Faithful Antique Fire Engine company for accompanying my husband with dignity on his final trip through town. Thank you to the NC Police Department, the Ambulance Corps, the Parks Department and Town Hall. Special thanks to Carriage House Catering. We’re so grateful we could put ourselves in your hands to handle the reception, along with Francos Liquors, Gregg’s Garden Center, Karl Chevrolet and Walter Stewart’s Market.
Business
Local Business Q&A: Francos Wine Merchants
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In today’s installment of our Q&A series with a local business, we hear from Carl Franco of Francos Wine Merchants on Elm Street. Here’s our exchange:
I imagine we’re in one of the very busiest times of the year at Franco’s. How are things going? Things are moving right along. The holiday rush starts for us in November as Thanksgiving is a big wine and spirit holiday. The way the calendar falls this year with Christmas on a Saturday means we only have three shopping weekends in December so it’s going to be a very condensed shopping season.
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Podcast: New Canaan’s Rick Franco
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This week on 0684-Radi0, our free weekly podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Rick Franco, an owner of Francos Wine Merchants on Elm Street who had served for decades on the New Canaan Parking Commission. Here are recent episodes of 0684-Radi0: