Coleytown Middle Schools Gets Art Upgrade over Break
Westport Arts Advisory Committee: Westport artist Eric Chiang stands beside his large-scale acrylic painting installed at the newly refurbished Coleytown Middle School, which will greet students when they return to classes Monday. Are We Born Connected?, a three-piece (triptych) canvas measuring 4 feet x 15 feet was hung in the school’s grand staircase, on what had been a beautiful yet vast empty space. Arranged to display by the Westport Arts Advisory Committee (WAAC,) the painting will be on loan to CMS until the end of the school year. Although the public cannot visit in person, the piece may be viewed on WAAC’s website, along with 1500+ other artworks that comprise the Westport Public Art Collections (WestPAC). Click here for more about Eric and his work.
Evening on the Saugatuck Island Bridge
Tonight’s clear skies made for perfect viewing from the Saugatuck Island Bridge.
Good Day for a Walk
Today’s milder temperatures and sunshine made it a good day to get outside and walk along the coast.
New Neighbors: Grammie’s Donuts & Biscuits to Post Road East
Hot donuts being glazed this morning at Grammie’sThe Grammie’s kitchen at 971 Post Road EastGrammie’s Donuts & Biscuits opened its doors on Wednesday, and has been met by happy customers in search of contactless calories. Located in the back-building at 971 Post Road East, the kitchen is hidden behind Cycle Dynamics - nearly across the street from Starbucks. An exclusively take-out or delivery kitchen - Grammie’s makes it easy to grab food on-the-go and without contact.
Owner Charlie Gihuli pauses during the busy morning rush. The owner is not stranger to the Westport food scene. After leaving his job in May as Operations Director for renowned eateries OKO and The Cottage, owner Charlie Gilhuli wanted to explore the new space in the food world created by the pandemic: good take-out and delivery.
He succeeded when he founded Grammie’s and opened up their ghost kitchen - a space designed to create food that’s exclusively available for take-out or delivery. With Head Chef Ruben Palma and General Manager Jordan Pompei, the trio selected a back-of-house team and quickly designed a mouth-water menu of comfort foods such as specialty donuts, biscuits, pastries, and breakfast sandwiches.
Staff member Abby Jonas meticulously hand-glazes hot donuts. Walking into the small green building, it’s possible to catch a glimpse of hot donuts being dipped into warm glaze, or fresh biscuits with eggs and bacon being wrapped for delivery. But other than the magic seen in the kitchen - there are no chairs, no tables, and no wait staff - just one of the Grammie’s team members there to hand you your order. Orders are exclusively for pick-up or delivery. The simple process makes pandemic order easier, and safer, for those not yet comfortable with dine-in options.
As the kitchen hummed over the incoming breakfast orders, Charlie described the future of lunch and dinner options coming from the kitchen and showed excitement as their first three days in business were under their belts.
Grammie’s Donuts and Biscuits can be ordered online.