Chef and owner Robert Milano says he’s targeting a midsummer opening for a high-end lunch and take-out spot whose soup, salad and sandwich offerings will cover a wide range of cultures and styles.
Local health officials say they're concerned about the carts' food itself—for example, hot dogs—and that it's a bad idea to allow the mobile, outdoor vendors in town when established restaurants have put so much effort into their own outd
"She's my best advertiser" —So says the owner of Handwright Gallery & Framing on Main Street. You can find the 2-year-old Pembroke Welsh corgi at the downtown shop year-round.
Though no food cart operators formally have applied to set up hot dog or other stands in New Canaan, they've made inquiries about it and on Friday, the Board of Selectmen will discuss how to handle the matter.
Owner Geoff Sigg, a 1986 New Canaan High School graduate, says customers don't recognize the Elm Street mainstay after its interior update.
This week's face will be a familiar one to ice cream lovers. Would you believe the owner of Baskin-Robbins was hit by an ice cream truck as a kid? Meet Anna.
The Main Street restaurant will reopen for dinner Monday after health officials closed it for three days.
Peachwave plans to open a frozen yogurt shop on Forest Street next month, making it the third frozen yogurt place in a town that also has gelato and ice cream parlors.
Here's the debut installment of "The Little Things," where we'll record small acts of consideration that people do for each other here in New Canaan. No act of kindness is too small to appreciate.
Edmond, OK-based Peachwave is planning to open a frozen yogurt shop on Forest Street in May.
The Fairfield County-based company has sponsored three local Little League teams.
A round-up of the most recent restaurant inspections at a group of randomly selected food service establishments in town.
If you think the headline may overstate the lavishness of this estate, check out the video, one of several real estate videos for homes on the market in New Canaan.
An application for a building permit was filed on behalf of Vineyard Vines, which is expected early this summer to go in on Elm Street. Other applications also were filed for business spaces downtown—see below.
Proper food temperatures are one area that health inspector Carla DeLucia of the New Canaan Health Department always checks when she's at local restaurants. Call her at 203-594-3035 if you have any concerns about dining establishments in town.
Since moving the store from Elm Street to Main in downtown New Canaan at the end of January, Irresistables employees say they've seen more foot traffic and have more space to take advantage of it.
Warm weather brings panting dogs, and many New Canaan merchants bring relief.
The popular clothing and apparel retailer says it's hoping to open its third Fairfield County storefront right in the center of New Canaan early this summer.
Co-owner Anna Carberry says Saturday's grand opening in the new space was a total success, with a handful of loyal customers even bringing flowers.
Some bad weather and school vacation hurt some businesses in town, but the outlook is rosier as Spring approaches, local business people say.
Check out the photos and writing on this postcard from nearly 40 years ago. Who can say they were in town back then, honestly?
The 18th annual event starts this year from Columbus Park, then jags up Main and Atlantic Streets to Bedford Street and Latham Park. Here are some jokes from friendly faces you may see along the route.
It'll be installed at 94 Park St., the old Bob's Sports building.
The regional media company, which has 41 online news sites in Westchester and Fairfield counties, closed its sites in Massachusetts and let go at least 11 employees in New York and Connecticut, according to news reports.
Said by one business owner to give "a heart to the village," the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce's 'Pop-Up Park' at South Avenue before Elm Street has been OK'd to run Friday to Sunday from May to September in 2013.
It isn’t clear just what is coming to the space at 67 Elm St., right in the heart of downtown New Canaan, but the landlady there says it’s going to be an asset for the town.
The Elm Street jewelry shop moves back from its temporary location at the end of the week.
Though an awning hangs down and windows are cracked, food appears to be stored in display cases inside the relatively new restaurant located up the alley where Reid's used to be.
A Weston woman organized the fundraiser for the Darien-based organization.
A few days before Wilton Parrot Rescue hosts an event at the Cherry Street store, New Canaan Patch drops in on Village Critter Outfitter for a chat with owner Shirleen Dubuque.
The Chamber of Commerce expects as many as 30 restaurants will participate.
The highest-assessed motor vehicles in New Canaan in 2012 speak to a town that values its iron. Here's a look at the top-50, including many Ferrari models.
Ralph Lauren has discontinued its Rugby stores; in downtown New Canaan, Rugby Ralph Lauren is to be replaced with a Ralph Lauren Children's Store at 115 Elm St.
An Easton jewelry maker constructs unique pendants and charms based on your children's drawings.
The Elm Street fixture is moving around the corner—to the former Gramophone Shop location—to open there March 1.
Great food, excellent service, mixed with a dash of philanthropy.
Iconic French fashion house to open Greenwich outpost in the former Best & Co. Greenwich Avenue store.