Filth in girls’ bathrooms persists despite removal efforts
Marina Engler '21 and Eliza Barr '21
January 14, 2020
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Recording studio in library hopes to amplify experience for all
Marina Engler '21, Staff Writer
January 14, 2020
Nestled in the newly constructed Westport Public Library, sits a recording studio named after one of Staples’s very own, Justin Paul. The Justin Nobel Paul recording studio gives people a space to record and produce beyond their imagination. The recording studio is the newest addition to the library, and ...
The Westport Library attracts students seeking a place to study in the stress of midterm week
Chloe Murray '22, Staff Writer
January 13, 2020
Papers pile up on the desk crammed in the corner of your bedroom as your mom yells from the kitchen to come empty the dishwasher. Your printer beeps and an ‘out of paper’ error message appears, preventing the 25-page ‘Midterm Review Guide’ PDF file from printing. Midterm tests are undoubtedly stressful, ...
Mark Yurkiw wows the Westport Library with his unique approach to art
Evi Tarshis '20, Paper Arts Editor
January 13, 2020
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Exchange program fosters lifelong connections
Marina Engler '21, Staff Writer
January 10, 2020
A group of 19 students from Hwa Chong Institution in Singapore recently concluded a two-week stay in America. For the duration of the stay from Dec. 2-15, each student was assigned a host family from Staples. “[The main role of a host family is] to be available to provide transportation, some mea...
Gilbertie’s Winter Farmers’ Market reopens for the season
Caroline Donohue '20, Business Director
January 5, 2020
The Winters Farmers’ Market reopened for the winter season in November at Gilbertie’s Herb Gardens and has been drawing crowds ever since. The market runs weekly every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through March 14. The farmers’ market was founded in order to introduce new vendors and fo...
Downtown Westport: a place for all to enjoy
Graham Day '21, Staff Writer
January 1, 2020
Downtown Westport is an area filled with clothing stores, restaurants and other adult-friendly destinations. There is one thing missing from downtown Westport that would create a place where people of all ages would enjoy. That’s where Randy Herbertson and the Downtown Merchants Association (DMA) and...
Tendga holiday party displays customer appreciation
Charlotte Smith '21, Staff Writer
January 1, 2020
Between hibachi chicken, fried rice, sesame salad, sushi rolls and dumplings, Tengda Westport was decked out with all of their most popular meals. With buffet-style food and an open bar, customers chatted, socialized and celebrated the approaching holiday season. On Dec. 10, Tengda hosted their fift...
Lovesac brings a modern spin to Westport’s furniture scene
Lauren Hassell '22, Web Features Editor
December 10, 2019
In the summer of 1995, an ambitious Shawn Nelson stuffed foam camping mattress pads into a seven-foot sack and brought it to his girlfriend’s mom for sewing. This large, DIY sack became the first-ever product in the Lovesac collection. Westport now has the most recent showroom of the business’s 85 locations as o...
Staples English continues book club with Harding High School
Graham Day '21, Staff Writer
December 10, 2019
Staples students shuffle off buses with their teachers not to attend classes, not even to walk into their own school, but to discuss a socially relevant book with students from Harding High School in Bridgeport. English teacher Barbara Robbins is continuing her annual book club with Harding High S...
Popular Brooklyn pizza restaurant opens in Westport
Charlotte Smith '21, Staff Writer
November 30, 2019
A steamy, cheesy, magnificent slice of pizza that used to only be found in Brooklyn, New York, can now be found right here in Westport. The newest pizza restaurant opened on Monday, Nov. 11, at 833 Post Rd E. Ignazio's pizza originated in Brooklyn, New York- located right under the Brooklyn Bridg...
Saugatuck Congregational Church rises from the ashes
Graham Day '21, Staff Writer
November 21, 2019
Eight years ago, a fire nearly destroyed a 189-year-old colonial church. Today, high white ceilings and brand new state-of-the-art kitchens and facilities have risen from the ashes. The Saugatuck Congregational Church has completed its renovation after the fire that occurred just over eight years ago....
Web News Editor
Annabelle Iannone ’21 found her passion for journalism after taking Introduction to Journalism her freshman year. She became highly interested in the news aspect of the field and is now the web news...