Whoa this year has been a roller coaster ride! Not as many ups as downs but it feels like we’re hopefully on the way up again. One thing that has been clear to me throughout all of this is that the businesses in our community are most important! The #shoplocal mentality has never been more...
Seamus Cowan, manager of The Cove Country Inn has an amazing talent for music. His history with music is storied (you should definitely ask him about it sometime), but he has found his niche at his family owned and operated business here in Westport, curating live music events and supporting local artists through the pandemic....
During the month of August I had the privilege of photographing and taking some video of the Lonesome Ace Stringband performance out on the Cove’s patio. Chris Coole on banjo, John Showman on fiddle made up 2/3rd’s of the band, but they certainly didn’t bring an incomplete set. The guys did a wonderful job mixing...
Last Wednesday, John Pringle from The Cottage Coffee House/Sugarbush Productions invited me on to his weekly live internet show “Espresso Shots Live” to talk about What’s on Westport and to share some great conversation. Once we got the technical flubs out of the way (we tested EVERYTHING beforehand, I promise!), we were good to go....
During the early COVID-19 months, there was an initiative on the What’s on Westport Facebook page that ran under the hashtag: #whatsforsuppertonightwestport. Spearheaded by Tamara Carlson, readers of the page could post a photo or recipe (or both) of what they were making for dinner that night. It was a way to bring everyone together...
This year has been a strange year for most, including the Westport Market. They received notice very early on into COVID-19 that they wouldn't be able to open in 2020. Then things shifted and...
This past weekend we saw a number of outdoor patios open in Westport. It was a great time to be out and about in the Village. It was my experience that people were being safe and considerate as the local businesses try to figure out this new style of serving people with all the restrictions...
On a day that started out at a balmy four degrees, it looked like this year's Shop N Hop may break previous...
Annual traditions. Lending a helping hand. Building a community and working together. These are some of the values that...
Just give me a minute...Ok, we're good. Whew. Honestly, it's taken me four days now to really come down from the amazing event that...
