After four years of permit delays, construction and endless patience, the old Bissell building came alive once again this past weekend. Bissell House, a “casually upscale” restaurant owned by proprietor Roy Reeves, opened its doors for dinner Thursday evening.
The newly reconstructed building, a replica of the 1890s structure that burned and collapsed in the May 2005 fire, will house three businesses in addition to the restaurant, one with a storefront on Main Street and two below the ground floor that will be accessible from the rear. Eight one-bedroom apartments will comprise the second and third floors.
Reeves brings 15 years of restaurant experience from his present location, Deer Park …
Written on July 27, 2009 | Posted in
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CHIRP provides easy summer entertainment
Every Tuesday evening through September 1 – and most Thursdays – Ballard Park comes alive with music. Concert Happenings in Ridgefield’s Parks (CHIRP), in it’s eight year, hosts a series of concerts ranging from classic music to twangy country and everything in between.
CHIRP’s mission is to provide a venue for music and professional musicians who would not normally otherwise have an opportunity to perform in the Ridgefield/Danbury area. Concerts begin at 7 p.m., …
Written on July 7, 2009 | Posted in
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Four years ago, Patti Morris and Gretchen Seyba lamented the fact there had been no 20-year reunion for the class of 1984. After a sparsely attended 10-year reunion, Morris and Seyba wanted to arrange an event where classmates who hadn’t seen each other since the era of curfews and study hall could reconnect.
Morris and Seyba spent the first two years trying to find their fellow graduates, starting with a mass e-mail to people they knew and a posting on Classmates.com. In the past year, in the face of Facebook’s increasing popularity, they moved to social media to contact others. An article in the Ridgefield Press and …
Written on July 7, 2009 | Posted in
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Summertime football draws three RHS alum.
A trio of recently-graduated RHS football players will take the field Friday as part of a 40-man team in the 13th Annual Hall of Fame Classic. Played on Sacred Heart University’s campus field in Fairfield, Conn., the game pits graduated seniors from Fairfield County against a team from New Haven County.
Receiver Jimmy O’Dea, linebacker Mike …
Written on July 6, 2009 | Posted in
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