Business Notes | Nov. 2
Election Day treats from Brave and Stowe Street Cafe
Although Stowe Street Cafe is closed on Tuesdays, this Tuesday, Nov. 3, there will be special treats for voters outside.
Starting at 7 a.m. on Election Day, the folks from the cafe and Brave coffee will be serving free coffee and cookies just outside the cafe until noon or whenever they run out.
Stop by on the way to or from the polls or if you’ve already voted, just stop by. Remember masks and to social distance.
The lighted garlands are being hung on storefronts around Waterbury village. Photo by Gordon Miller.
Deck the storefronts
The lighted garlands are going up once again on storefronts in downtown Waterbury for the holiday season.
Volunteers with Revitalizing Waterbury are getting them hung with a target of having them all in place by Sunday, Nov. 8.
RW hung lighted garlands in a pilot program last year with plenty of positive feedback from business owners, residents and visitors, according to Executive Director Karen Nevin. “The buildings in the downtown core area, including Stowe Street and the Stowe Street/Main Street intersection were strikingly decorated,” Nevin said.
The funds to purchase the garlands came from the VTrans Main Street Reconstruction marketing and business support budget. After evaluating last year’s display, RW has purchased a small number of additional garlands to extending the festive holiday décor to Bidwell Lane and Elm Street.
Once the garlands are in place, they will be lit ahead of Thanksgiving.
Tag your Christmas tree now at Murray Hill Farm
Customers may go claim their tree to pick up later at the Murray Hill Tree Farm on Guptil Road. Courtesy photo.
Murray Hill Farm is now open to the community for people to tag a Christmas tree early this year and avoid the crowds after Thanksgiving.
The process is completely contactless: pick up a roll of tape and a Sharpie marker on the side porch of the farmhouse and head out into the tree fields. When you find your tree, wrap it twice and write your name and phone number on the tape.
The farm has a few thousand trees to choose from, so exploring and choosing can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. The Murrays ask that visitors wear a mask when near the house and anywhere that are others around.
Trees start at $45 (plus tax) for those up to 8 feet tall; prices increase $5 per foot from there. Customers may pay when they return for their tree. The farm will provide saws and sleds, which they will clean between uses. The farm opens for tree sales the weekend before Thanksgiving, earlier this year to help reduce crowded times due to the pandemic.
Watch the farm website Murrayhillfarm.org for updates as well as its Facebook and Instagram accounts. For more information, email hello@murrayhillfarm.org.