Gradual CT opening necessary, crucial
Dana Perelberg '20, Staff Writer
May 15, 2020
In March, businesses and parks were forced to close their doors due to COVID-19. Westport began to resemble a ghost town as people cleared the streets and buildings became empty. Two months have passed, and the town is slowly beginning to open up again. On May 15 parks and beaches were able to open u...
Trader Joe’s closes for cleaning after employees contract COVID-19
Ella Alpert '22, Web Features Editor
May 4, 2020
The Trader Joe’s Westport location closed for cleaning on April 23 after an employee tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and reopened on April 25. “I was really upset when the Trader Joe’s closed,” Leni Lemcke ’22 said. “They had managed everything so well… [however]...
Supplies are scarce and establishments are closing in Westport due to the COVID-19 Virus
Teddy Dienst '20, Staff Writer
March 22, 2020
Lululemon expands downtown storefront
February 24, 2020
Lululemon, now located at 91 Main Street, will be moving to 69 Main Street in early spring. The previous business in the building that Lululemon is moving into, Nike, closed early 2018 and has been vacant since. “I thought the old location was fine, but I'm excited to have a bigger space,” J...
LF store closes in Westport
Maria Krug '22, Staff Writer
September 19, 2019
LF, a clothing store in downtown Westport, closed to become an online store on Sept. 2. All LF stores around the US are being closed and the brand is making a shift into website purchase only. After being in Westport for 15 years, the closing of the store came as a shock to many in the Westport Community....
The “right” way to go Black Friday shopping
November 23, 2016
By Bailey Blaikie '19 How to go Black Friday shopping while avoiding the insanity of long lines and outrageous shoppers Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving, is the day to score the best sales, and get a jump start on your holiday shopping. If you have never experienced shopping on Blac...
The one with the pop-up coffee shop
Jane Schutte, Web Features Editor
October 6, 2014
The compressible orange couch; the classic, green arm-chair; the untrackable cups of coffee; and even our fuzzy, white haired friend Gunther all appeared to be an ideal life for twenty-year-olds in the city, locked within the perimeters of our boxy, prehistoric televisions in 1994. Only two decades later...
New stores downtown spark same styles in students
Amina Abdul-Kareem, Staff Writer
September 19, 2014
A popular clothing store, Brandy Melville, has remained a growing trend these past few years for teenage girls in Westport. It offers boho-chic style clothing that ranges from distressed denim shorts, to floral kimonos, to high-waisted skirts, shorts and pants. And with affordable prices and great quality,...
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Theresa Vandis '22, Business Manager
During the summer, many people were able to hang out with their friends doing activities that maintained the COVID-19 guidelines by staying outdoors. As the weather gets c...
Buttons of teachers’ faces aim to foster stronger sense of school community
October 16, 2020
COVID-19 greatly alters Westport’s dance studios
October 14, 2020
Virtual back to school night provides convenience, cannot recreate in-person experience
October 13, 2020
WWPT continues coverage during Coronavirus pandemic
October 13, 2020
Beloved moviegoing experience competes with convenient home streaming services
October 10, 2020
