New Neighbors: Mrs. London’s Artisan Bakery to Church Lane
Baked goods and sweet treets will once again grace the intersection of Elm Street and Church Lane as Mrs. London’s Artisan Bakery will be opening at 44 Church Lane. Mrs. London’s features the gastronomical work of former Greenwich Village pastry chefs Michael and Wendy London. “Mr. & Mrs London” sold the business in in 2014 to real estate developer Ryan Venezia, with their son Max London maintaining charge of the bakery and their operations, when financial troubles began to plague the business. (Times Union)
The founding duo began the pink-clad bakery in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1977; the New York Times described the bakery in 1983 as “a magnificently perfumed place where the aromas of vanilla and chocolate, almond paste and caramel, and jams and jellies intermingle.” (New York Times). Their Broadway, Saratoga Springs location remains their only location until the Westport shoppe opens. The downtown sweet spot will open for business this year, continuing to fill 44 Church Lane with baked breads and sugar dust after the closure of Aux Delices.
Mrs. London’s can be reached at their website.
Morning Weather Report [03/28/21] Stormy Afternoon
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog after 4pm. High near 56. East wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Low around 41. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tomorrow
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tomorrow Night
Clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Police Chase, followed by Two Separate Car Accidents, Slow I-95 Saturday Night
Just after 11:00 PM Saturday night, a police pursuit involving Bridgeport and Connecticut State Police passed through Westport on I-95 southbound. Shortly thereafter, the vehicle being pursued - a white Nissan Maxima driven by suspects in a Bridgeport shots fired call - switched directions and got back onto I-95 northbound, passing through Westport again, until the chase ended in the Town of Fairfield at Exit 25 just after 11:00 PM Saturday night. Doingitlocal.com reported from the scene that several were in custody.
At around 11:45 PM, first responders were dispatched to I-95 Northbound between exits 17 and 18 for the report of the multiple vehicle accident with injuries (pictured above from the Hales Road overpass).
10 minutes later, While responders were on-scene at the first accident, a second car accident was reported just over one mile down the highway, between exits 18 and 19.
Both accidents were not connected to each other, or to the car chase a short time earlier. However, all three events wreaked havoc on the late night traffic - which was at a standstill due to the pictured car accident that brought the highway down to a single lane.
There is no word on injuries from either accident.
Full Gallery: Protest Against Asian Hate on Jesup Green
Photos by Jaime Bairaktaris, Jenaé Weinbrenner, and Harris Falk for The Westport Local Press.