photo by: BAMBI RIEGEL | riegelpictureworks.com
Community gardens at Cherry Lawn
Dear Readers and Residents of Darien,
How extraordinary to be celebrating Post 53, Darien’s student-run, all-volunteer EMS service, as it turns 53 years young in this month devoted to celebrating dads! That’s because when Darien’s Bud Doble started Post in 1970, his aim was not just to educate teens in town about the dangers of drugs and drinking, but also as a way to deepen his connection with his son. Nice. All these years later, this great gift to the town continues to nurture generations of young people as it carries on what Bud built as the only student-run EMS organization in the nation. We hope you enjoy learning more about Post through the many great insights six of the group’s current members share in the article (including just what the heck “tones” are).
Speaking of gifts, be sure to check out the gift line up we’ve got for you in the pages ahead. No need to go farther than local to make the dad in your life happy this month.
In that same vein of great things, especially for young people (though there are adult classes too), we can’t wait for you to read about Dance on the DL, Freddy Muñoz and all he’s bringing to our young people in town through the breakdancing he teaches at his studio. It’s our Art Show feature this month and it’s a fascinating look at the culture behind this dance style (set to debut in the next Summer Olympics!) and the confidence it’s giving the kids who study it.
On the flip side, we present for your reading pleasure Darien’s “first sub-division,” Prospect Avenue, and five of its grandest dames, in our House Tour column. How much they have to tell us! Thank you Marian Castell for sharing your deep wisdom and to the owners who let us showcase their homes.
Rounding out the month are a great take on P2P’s campership program, more from Linda Stephens on strength training, the truth about “fresh” food from Greens on the Go owner Alyssa Kadow and a Ukrainian Borscht recipe from Carolyn Eddie’s Darien High School intern Yuliia Skorodolnykova, who arrived in Darien from Ukraine by way of Poland last August.
Thank you to all our contributors and to the advertisers who make it possible for us to produce this magazine for Darien by Darien for you.
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Pamela Dey Vossler Editor-in-Chief
Carl Trautmann Founder & Publisher
