Busy Brunch at Newly Renovated Boathouse
Mother’s Day brunch was busy this afternoon at the renovated boathouse building at the Saugatuck Rowing and Fitness Club. The Boathouse Restaurant is open to the public and overlooks the busy section of the Saugatuck River.
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo at Saugatuck’s Viva Zapata Restaurant
Photo by Matthew Mandell, Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce, for The Westport Local Press. With new guidelines for local bars and restaurants now in effect - locals flocked to Viva Zapata’s Mexican Restaurant, 530 Riverside Avenue, to celebrate Cinco de Mayo tonight. The popular local hangout was excited to be permitted to remain open until midnight, with patrons now able to purchase drinks without the purchase of food; a step closer to pre-pandemic operations. The large outdoor patio gave space for the groups to enjoy their dinner service while tents kept them dry after today’s wet weather.
“Vivas” has operated in Westport since 1969, making it one of the longest running restaurants in Westport - with generations of Westporters
Correction: Clarification that alcohol purchases without food purchases are for outdoor service only until the next State of Connecticut reopening phase, which begins on May 19th.
Spring Weather over Walrus Alley
Walrus Alley basked under blue skies as the dinner rush began to pick up for the popular downtown restaurant.
Leaders Lunch Together to Support Outdoor Dining
Left-right: Second Selectwoman Jen Tooker, Westport Police Chief Foti Koskinas, State Representative Stephanie Thomas, Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe, State Representative Jonathan Steinberg, State Senator Tony Hwang, Executive Director Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce Matthew Mandell Both State and Local leaders enjoyed lunch today at Tarantino’s on Railroad Place while discussing outdoor dining around the town and county. The discussions were held in partnership with the Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce, and was organized by State Senator Tong Hwang. The group sat on Railroad' Place’s new outdoor dining locations, which were constructed over the parallel parking spaces once found alongside the local train station strip. Ideas like that were the crux of the conversation as the group focused on ways communities could better provide support and flexibility to both restaurants and customers.