Anna Valente-Krolikowski

Baskin-Robbins To Close; Longtime Owner Retiring

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Baskin-Robbins, a mainstay of downtown New Canaan for more than a half-century, will close Dec. 28, its owner said. A lease renewal on the Main Street commercial space has triggered a franchise agreement-required remodel that’s cost-prohibitive, according to Anna Valente-Krolikowski, owner of the popular ice cream shop since 1992. It’s a bittersweet moment for the town native, who said she’s looking forward to retiring (“I’m hanging up the scoop”) and starting a new chapter, though she’s “loved” forging lifelong relationships with workers and customers at Baskin-Robbins. “Listen, am I excited because I think I need a break?

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Podcast: Remembering New Canaan’s Mikey Czech

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This week on 0684-Radi0, our free weekly podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Steve Czech, who in 2008 co-founded the Mikey Czech Foundation with his wife, Jennifer, as their son, Mikey, battled an aggressive and incurable brain tumor that would take his life on Sept. 7 of that year. This week’s podcast is sponsored by Baskin Robbins. Friday, Sept. 6, is “11-Cent Scoop Night” at Baskins, an annual tradition to honor Mikey Czech’s memory, courtesy of Steve and Jennifer Czech.

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New Canaan, a ‘20,000-Member Family’: Classmates, Community To Honor Mikey Czech on Friday

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“My mom sped to the Emergency Room of Norwalk Hospital to see what a brain tumor was. The doctors did many thorough tests to determine what was wrong with me. I was worried and frustrated to be at the hospital on my birthday. When the tests were over, my dad came into the building from church. When he entered the room, I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him to death. Later that morning I called my sister to break the news to her.