Business Notes
The Waterbury Roundabout will collect news items from local businesses to share with readers.
October 24, 2020 | By Lisa Scagliotti
Bridgeside Books' new owners Chris Triola and Katya d'Angelo celebrate their start as booksellers last week. Courtesy photo.
Turning the page at Bridgeside Books
There’s been a changing of the guard at Bridgeside Books where now-former owner and founder Hiata Defeo handed over the keys and some recipes for Harry Potter potions we bet to new owners Katya d'Angelo and Chris Triola last week.
Customers stopped by last Saturday for farewells and by midweek, d’Angelo was deep into unpacking new deliveries to put on the shelves.
After 11 years, Defeo says she’s on to a new venture she plans to roll out in spring 2021. She’s naming it after her “inspirational and badass grandmothers,” Winifred and Evalyn. “Winnie and Lynn have both been instrumental in their different ways to my personal growth, creativity, and curiosity,” DeFeo explained. “It is only fitting my next venture pays tribute to their legacy.”
After taking some time off, she says she will launch the new business offering vintage, upcycled and new home goods in pop-up in-person and online formats. Watch for a new website and send her an email in order to receive updates: WinifredandEvalyn@gmail.com.
Home Again and Proud Flower owner Nina Towne inside her revamped shop on Park Row. Photo by Kathy Powell.
What’s old is new at Home Again
There’s a similar theme happening at Proud Flower where owner Nina Towne has repurposed part of her floral and gift shop into a consignment operation called Home Again.
About 400 square feet of the shop on Park Row now is full of unique items on consignment. The space is small with a limit of two or three people inside at a time and masks are required, Towne said.
The hours will work in tandem with the floral shop with a noon opening for now. Towne says folks can contact her about things they might like to consign. Call her at 802-522-6035.
The outdoor pizza oven helps keep the seating and dining area under the tent at Zenbarn warm at least through October. Courtesy photo.
Still sitting, eating, cooking outside at Zenbarn
Yes it’s getting nippy outside but the folks at Zenbarn are leaning into the outside-fall-dining with space heaters, fire pits and their new brick pizza oven.
So far the arrangement runs through October with flatbread pizzas cooked outdoors the highlight, according to marketing manager Maia Wilson. The menu also has appetizers, salads and beverages, of course.
The outdoor seating area under the big white tent has allowed the restaurant to remain open and feature live music despite the reduced capacity restrictions due to COVID-19.
Hender's porch setup is rearranged for pickups of online purchases and quick orders to grab and go. Courtesy photo.
New porch setup at Hender’s
Things have been rocking and rolling at the corner of Main and Winooski streets where the folks at Hender’s have a front-row seat to the Main Street Reconstruction project.
They’ve done some reconstruction of their own to revamp the front porch pickup area with a new window, some funky partitions from repurposed shutters and handy social-distance dots on the floor to keep everyone safely apart.
Ordering is mainly online with the option for a quick drop coffee and grab-a-pastry at the window. Hours are Thursday through Sunday. Details online at hendersbakeshop.com.