08/21/12 The Raw Darien Newsfeed

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• Leone welcomes return of tax free week _{2012-08-20, 06:22 pm}
  ... footwear that cost less than $300 will be entirely exempt from state sales tax. "Tax free week offers Stamford and Darien families a great opportunity to save on back-to-school shopping," said Senator Leone. "With our economy still rebounding, this ...
• Sen. Carlo Leone Welcomes Tax Free Week _{2012-08-20, 06:21 pm}
  ... footwear that cost less than $300 will be entirely exempt from state sales tax. "Tax free week offers Stamford and Darien families a great opportunity to save on back-to-school shopping," said Senator Leone. "With our economy still rebounding, this ...
• Hartford's Weaver Class of 1980 Planning Costume Ball For 50th Birthday _{2012-08-20, 05:47 pm}
  Members of Weaver High's class of 1980 have organized six reunions since leaving the North End school with their diplomas.
• Police: Jewelry Stolen During Darien Teen Party _{2012-08-20, 05:00 pm}
  Close to $20,000 worth of jewelry was stolen during a party a Darien teen threw while his parents were out of town, police said.
• Volunteers help Flowers for Patients program blossom _{2012-08-17, 03:00 am}
  ... me rather than destroy them." The other local florists participating in the project are Trader Joe's in Westport and Darien, Whole Foods in Westport and Darien, Palmer's Market in Darien, Nielsen Florist and Garden Shop in Darien and Balducci's in ...
• Restaurant review: Scena _{2012-08-20, 05:06 pm}
  Antipasti at Scena Wine Bar & Restaurant in Darien includes steak tartare, above, with a quail egg and accented with shallots and truffle oil.
• Darien football team feeling good after first practice of fall _{2012-08-20, 05:06 pm}
  Most high school football teams would probably sign up for a 19-4 record over a two-year span. Darien, however, is not "most high school football teams." A winning season is nothing new for the Blue Wave , and to the surprise of probably no one, ...
• WW2 vet shares his story at Darien event _{2012-08-20, 03:36 pm}
  WWII Merchant Marine veteran Dr. Frank Couglin, of New Canaan, speaks with WWII Army veteran John Rikert, of Darien, during the observation of the 67th anniversary of the end of WWII at Atria Senior Living in Darien on Sunday, Aug.
• Darien forecast: Partly sunny and warm _{2012-08-20, 02:59 pm}
  The daytime high temperature will be about 80 degrees, the NWS says, with a south wind around 6 mph in the afternoon.
• $19.5K in Jewelry Missing After Teen Drinking Party _{2012-08-20, 02:57 pm}
  Darien Parents, do you know where your teenage son or daughter was on Friday, Aug.
• Teen Skateboarder Exposes Self 2X on Nearwater Ln. _{2012-08-20, 02:57 pm}
  ... teenage boy skateboarding on Nearwater Lane on Aug. 13 exposed himself to them. Neither victim knows who the boy is. Darien police i»¿ said they made an extensive check in the area but didn't find him. The first victim described the boy as as white, ...
• What's Happening In Darien This Week _{2012-08-20, 08:00 am}
  The events in Darien this week include a summer reading finale party and two screenings of "The Hunger Games." Check out what's happening this week and for more events visit our events page .
• Good-Bye Phil's Grill, Hello Jimmy's Southside _{2012-08-20, 06:57 am}
  ... be nice to have bocce ball or possibly horseshoes on the grassy area near the courtyard. Past and future Love, a Darien resident since 1998, has had a long career as a restaurateur. He is the former owner of Jimmy's Seaside in the Cove section of ...
• Darien forecast: Chilly start to sunny day _{2012-08-19, 03:00 am}
  There's a late-summer chill in the early-morning air today in southwestern Connecticut, but temperatures will rise to the balmy 80-degree mark this afternoon.
• Cape Elizabeth | $1,295,000 _{2012-08-20, 12:40 am}
  ... beach. Close to lighthouse, trails and new Shore Rd. path. This classic seaside home has it all. Born and raised in Darien, Connecticut I left for Maine to go to college and stayed. I am married and have 3 school aged daughters, Sarah, Kate & ...
• More money managers let ideas do the selling _{2012-08-20, 12:01 am}
  ... them; they're looking for intellectual capital," said Benjamin F. Phillips, partner at Casey, Quirk & Associates LLC, Darien, Conn., a consultant to money managers. "That becomes particularly relevant because increasingly, as demand changes among ...
• Thought leadership throws down gauntlet for consultants _{2012-08-20, 12:01 am}
  ... by boosting their thought leadership as well," said Benjamin F. Phillips, partner at Casey, Quirk & Associates LLC, Darien, Conn. "It's not a direct impact on us," said Divyesh Hindocha, global director of consulting at Mercer in London. "For many ...
• Rowayton sailor honored _{2012-08-19, 08:26 pm}
  ... can still be found racing a Sonar -- his favorite of the 63 boats he has designed -- out of the Noroton Yacht Club in Darien. The inductees were chosen following a two-month period this spring during which sailors from all corners of the country ...
• See Darien's Weekly Home Sales _{2012-08-17, 03:00 am}
  The following are residential property transfers in Darien for Aug. 9 through Aug.
• NY Times Review of Estia's American Restaurant: 'Excellent' _{2012-08-19, 04:43 pm}
  Estia's American , a Darien restaurant which opened in April in the back of the 1020 Post Rd.