From a press release:

The Fairfield County Chorale

With the AmorArtis Orchestra

Conducted by Johannes Somary

Present

Extraordinarily Gilbert and Sullivan

with guest soloists:
Laurelyn Watson - soprano, Wendy Falconer – mezzo-soprano, Megan Friar - contralto, Colm Fitzmaurice – tenor, Richard Holmes – bass-baritone, Tom Zimmerman – bass

Saturday May 10th at 8 pm Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Ave, Norwalk, CT.

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In an effort to improve traffic flow at the South Norwalk train station, the taxi queues are moving on Monday May 12th. The westbound side of the train station will now be staffed with a person charged with managing the line up of taxis awaiting fares. This will free up the area ont eh eastbound side, where taxi vehicles has haphazardly parked along the curb.

From the press release:

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From the press release:

South Norwalk, Conn., May 7 2008– After 55 years and 14 one-man shows at New York’s Kraushaar Galleries, the distinguished American painter Joe Lasker is pleased to present his works in his first one-man show in Connecticut. www.joelaskerexhibition.com      The exhibition and sale will take place on Saturday, May 31, from noon to 5 pm., Pre-sale by appointment from May 25-30.

The exhibition and sale of cityscapes, landscapes, portraits, fantasies, interiors, seascapes and still lifes will take place in the home of Mary Pugh at 9 Outer Rd. Norwalk CT, which boasts dramatic views of the marshlands and Long Island Sound that have long inspired Mr. Lasker. The mid-century house itself is an important work by architect Edgar Tafel, author of Apprentice to Genius: Years with Frank Lloyd Wright.

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The old adage that truth is stranger than fiction is definitely on display here, with the news that some woman from Mahopac, NY filed a claim against the city because her one year old stepped in dog poop. I am laughing as I type, so we’ll jsut cut and paste the details:

DeBrocky wants the city to reimburse her for $54 she spent at Stride Rite replacing her toddler’s ruined shoes, and the wasted $50-plus in expenses she spent for parking and aquarium admission on April 5.

She detailed the incident in her claim.

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The Advocate’s Alexandra Fenwick does a nice job covering the operating budget, the whole article is worth a read, here, but I’d like to focus on these grafs:

Principal and interest on capital budget bonds are factored into the city’s operating budget as debt service payments, one of the “largest stressors” on the operating budget, at $27 million this year, compared to $11 million five years ago, Wilms said.

“The good news is the schools are being renovated, the bad news is, we’re now paying for it,” Wilms said.

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It’s somewhat ironic, given that I’ve “taken back the blog” from the incessant crime blotter activities to be writing about — crime. But crime is in the news, or more exactly, what to do about crime. Mike Geake, councilman and regular here, has invited Guardian Angles founder Curtis Silwa to speak at the Health, Welfare and Public Safety Committee meeting later in the month. This has set off a firestorm of sorts. From the Hour:

“Let’s be blunt. In South Norwalk, it doesn’t feel safe. People there are constantly complaining that they don’t feel safe,” Geake said. Bringing in the Guardian Angels “is basically to have eyes on the street. Let’s face it, crime and drug dealing flourishes when nobody is looking.

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Crawling out from under the rock of political oblivion, Alex Knopp is lending his armchair expertise on traffic to gin up support for another mayoral run. Or something like that. How else to explain why he would take advantage of a tragic accident to tout one of his many failed policies that he foisted on unsuspecting taxpayers during his term as mayor.

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Okay, okay, Opdhal is now yesterday’s news. So what has our enterprising BOE been up to? Well, there’s a skirmish of sorts between Corda and everyone except Jodi Bishop-Pullan and Susan Hamilton over whether the internal candidates applying for Lang’s and Opdahl’s positions will ever see the light of the BOE review.  Corda naturally, wants executive privilege over who makes the final round of review. Normally I would agree with him, he’s the chief executive and its his executive team. But this is Corda, who essentially lost his executive privileges over how he handled the disaster that was Opdahl.

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This appeared in the Hour:
Norwalk loses under Democrats’ budget plan

The reluctance by the Democrats to adjust next year’s budget despite a looming deficit will not only create massive fiscal problems for the state of Connecticut, but cost the City of Norwalk dearly. Republicans in the House and Senate have offered the only balanced budget before the legislature and we have identified sensible ways to fund critical programs that we all agree are worthwhile, from new criminal justice reforms to vital reading programs for our children.

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NORWALK TREE FESTIVAL: Saturday May 3 from 11 AM to 3PM,
at Shady Beach Park, in Norwalk

The Second Annual Norwalk Tree Festival at Shady Beach on Long Island Sound is a free-of-charge combines outdoor recreation with interactive exhibits showing how trees enhance our urban lifestyle–plus hotdogs, hamburgers, soda and popcorn. The activities unfold under open tents from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. rain or shine. The event is jointly organized by the nonprofit Norwalk Tree Alliance and the Tree Advisory Committee of the City of Norwalk.

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