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Jean Rossi Wergeles
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
Meet Yvonne Claveloux
Westport artist, Yvonne Claveloux is known for her vibrant artwork. She said, “I love color and by merging paint, bold strokes and organic shapes, I strive to create modern artwork that elicits joy.” Yvonne has taken art classes but she is primarily self-taught and she enjoys experimenting and mixing all types of mediums in her paintings. Yvonne has always been creative and studied fashion design in Milan then became an interior designer and the Head Stylist for atHome Magazi
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Sherri Bartley Rivera
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
Painting with a Twist, Westport, CT
Meet Janice McGuire, owner of Painting with a Twist, located in Westport, CT. This charming, inviting studio is the perfect destination for an artist or aspiring artist to come and paint and be taken away for a few hours! Janice studied art in college and crafted stained glass windows in Vermont after graduation. She then moved to New York and worked at Citicorp for several years where she met her husband. She then moved to Westport to raise her family. When her kids were gro
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Sherri Bartley Rivera
- Aug 15, 2020
- 2 min
Meet Merrilee Ganim DeFarias!
Meet Merrilee Ganim DeFarias, owner of Ganim’s Garden Center and Florist, LLC, a staple to Fairfield and mom to amazing daughters. Ganim’s opened as a simple fruit stand called Ganim’s Outdoor Market in 1938 by Merrilee’s grandfather, John Ganim. The Route 8/25 highway connector system forced John to leave his North Avenue location. In 1969 the business moved to its present location at 320 Kings High Cut-Off. John and his son Lee worked side-by-side to expand the business to
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Sherri Bartley Rivera
- Jul 17, 2020
- 2 min
COVID-19 TEST
Good day Fairfield County! I had two different experiences for being tested for COVID-19 and wanted to share both in case it saves you time when doing your own research. I had a job in June that required everyone involved on the project to be tested. I went on www.cvs.com on a Friday and made an appointment for a drive-thru test in Fairfield that very day. What I liked about CVS was that I had an appointment, only waited 20 minutes for the test, felt the whole experience was
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