Southport News

It's February 13. Do you know what your Valentine's Day plans are? No? Uh-oh. Never fear, Patch has your back.

Janina Fialkowska will poerform a solo recital of pieces by Schubert, Chopin and Liszt in the Westport Arts Center's Chamber Series Feb.

Exterior of ARTISAN on 275 Old Post Road in Southport. Monday, January 9, 2012. Photo: B.K. Angeletti / Connecticut Post The Copper Room in ARTISAN on 275 Old Post Road in Southport.

The Westport Arts Center's Chamber Music Series will present Janina Fialkowska, renowned pianist and Georgetown, CT resident, on Sunday, February 26, 3 p.m., at the Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave., Southport.

The law firm of Brody Wilkinson PC is pleased to announce its support of "Our Nation's Generations 2012" in partnership with the Fairfield Museum.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. aS' Hey, Fairfield, looking for fun activities with the kids this weekend? Here's some of the events planned in and around Fairfield over the next three days: a-a 4 to 5:30 p.m.: Start off the weekend by making your own snacks with your kids.

Fabrics and Fabrications and Southport Congregational Church will hold their 10th annual quilt exhibit Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3, at the church, 524 Pequot Ave., Southport.

A Fairfield woman faces drug and traffic charges after leading police on a brief chase Wednesday that ended when she rammed her car into a police cruiser, officials said.

State Sen. L. Scott Frantz, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, State Rep. Larry Cafero, Joe Brennan, senior VP of public policy at CBIA and David Lewis, president and CEO of Operations Inc., participate in a panel discussion on business and state policies held at the Norwalk Inn & Conference Center in Norwalk, Conn.

Though the application won approval in the end, Town Plan and Zoning Commission members weren't all that "friendly" toward the design of a new restaurant proposed for the longtime site of a Post Road eatery in Southport that closed last year.

A task force that studied how the state responded to Tropical Storm Irene in late August and the freak October snowstorm issued its report to the governor earlier this month.

The popular term is "cold cases." The name is even used to headline the page asking for information on the years-old cases on the Fairfield Police Department's new website.

In doing so, the Greenwich-based company earned the notice of the Homebuilders Association of Connecticut , receiving the 2011 HOBI award for Best Custom Home in the State of Connecticut 4,000 to 5,000 square feet.

Westport resident Mark Hayward is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court Monday on first-degree larceny and third-degree forgery charges stemming from a get-rich-quick scheme selling keychains with certified, encapsulated dirt from the old Yankee Stadium.

A Cozy. Great vibe. Wide plank floors. Big yard. Descriptors that could easily comprise a real estate listing were in fact how the tenants of the historic Southport Village-based Robinson Cottage refer to the three-century old structure they call home.

Following a months-long investigation, a Westport man was charged by Fairfield police last Friday with defrauding a Southport resident of $35,000 in a scheme to market what he said was dirt from the original New York Yankees Stadium.

The law firm of Brody Wilkinson PC is pleased to announce that William J. Britt, Douglas R. Brown, Stephen J. Curley, Barbara S. Miller, Peter T. Mott and Ronald B. Noren were named to the 2011-2012 "Connecticut Super Lawyers" list.

Wakeman Boys & Girls Club in Southport will hold its first "Freezin' for a Reason" fundraiser at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb.

Cindy Weissman, left, of Fairfield, and Marcia Jones of Ridgefield sort though tables filled with trade paperbacks Saturday on the first day of the Pequot Library's annual Mid-Winter Book Sale.

Police are investigating the theft of a $600 iPhone from a student at Eagle Hill School in Southport.