Thursday, August 18, 2011

08/18/11 Six Great Date-Night Destinations And More News From The Greenwich Topix News Message Board

Greenwich - News August 18, 2011

Patch Picks: Six Great Date-Night Destinations

(Patch)

Looking for a great spot to take your date on Saturday night? Some of the best eateries and activities are just around the corner.

Repubs Tesei And Theis Are Losing Money Battle To Dems Blankley And Marzullo In Greenwich

(blankleyforfirstselectman)

The war chests of Democrats John Blankley and Drew Marzullo, running mates for first selectman and selectman, added up to $38,188 at the June 30 close of the second quarter.

Republicans Peter Tesei and David Theis had $29,934 between them during the same period, the most recent for which fundraising totals were available Tesei raised $31,255 from 113 donors, including former U.S. Senate candidate and former WWE Chief Executive Linda McMahon, who gave Tesei $250.

Tesei's campaign spent $1,431, leaving him with a balance of $29,793.

Blankley finished the quarter with $22,140 cash on hand for his challenge of Tesei, including a personal contribution of $1,000 to his own campaign

Blankley a Representative Town Meeting member who runs Flagship Networks Inc., a Greenwich-based information technology company,

The three seats on the board are filled by the winners in the first selectman and selectman races, as well as the second-place finisher with the most votes in the two races.

Theis, who is seeking a second term as a selectman, finishing the second quarter with $141 cash on hand that was leftover from his 2009 campaign.

Marzullo started the second quarter with $6,700 cash on hand and ended with $16,048, raising $15,705 in contributions from 107 donors and spending $6,356.

Marzullo a fourth-generation town resident who is a paramedic for Greenwich Emergency Medical Service,

Local Businesses Honored as 'Best of Greenwich'

(thedailygreenwich)

See your favorite local businesses honored in the best of their class at the "Best of Greenwich," hosted by the Delamar Greenwich Harbor and L'Escale on Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Samples from select winners, including Horseneck Wines & Liquors, Boxcar Cantina, DiMare Pastry, Barcelona, and more, will be available.....

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Serving up Italian on the 'Doppio'

(Patch)

You may have heard this one before. Two brothers leave their respective jobs and lucrative career paths in investment banking and law to go into the family business.

Lessons learned: Remembering that first day of school

(Greenwich Citizen)

The first day of school is fast approaching and for many young ones the day looms large with separation anxiety and with fears small and large of stepping into a new space with new faces.

Zing goes the strings in music shops

(Darien News-Review)

The ancient and exquisite art of restoring the violin family of stringed instruments is passionately preserved in a Westport studio on Davenport Avenue near the Metro North Railway Station -- and another studio in Greenwich with a music school next door.