Former Allechante Location Has New Eatery: Norwich Square Cafe
Norwich — A new cafe and bistro has opened in the space previously occupied by Allechante, filling a gap in town left when its sole cafe closed more than a year ago. Norwich Square Cafe is owned and operated by Lebanon residents Priscilla Gosselin, her son, Brent Gosselin, and his wife, Fausta Gosselin. Priscilla Gosselin, who has been behind the push to restore fountains in Lebanon, formerly co-owned the Bean Gallery cafe in Lebanon,...
New York City Eyes ‘Micro’ Apartments
New York — The apartments in a new Manhattan building boast little balconies, tall ceilings, dishwashers and storage space. All in 360 square feet or less. It’s micro-living in the nation’s biggest city, and New Yorkers could be seeing more of it. Planning officials are proposing to end a limit on how small apartments can be, opening the door for more “micro-apartments” that advocates see as affordable adaptations to a growing...
Jewell Transport Will Propose New Facility at Industrial Park
Claremont — The trucking company that is proposing to build a new facility in the Syd Clarke Industrial Park will present a site plan to Planning Board on Monday. Jewell Transport now operates in a 71,000-square-foot building at 356 River Road it bought in 2004 and the new parcel is less than a mile to the south at the corner of Grissom Lane and River Road. According to the site plan application, the company, which transports the...
Downsizing Trend in Retreat as Big Houses Make a Comeback
Minneapolis — Sprawling single-family houses, spurned just a few years ago by buyers, are back. And they’re bigger than ever. For the first time, the average size of a new single-family home built in the United States topped 2,600 square feet in 2014. About a third of the houses built last year were larger than 3,000 square feet. “You have seen the homes just growing bigger and bigger and bigger,” said Teresa St. Amant, a Twin Cities...
Technology Adds To Our Tipping
By now, you’ve probably experienced it: After grabbing a cup of espresso, buying some ice cream or taking a cab, you swipe your credit card and prepare to sign — but you’re thrown a curve ball. The payment screen prompts you to make a decision about a tip you weren’t planning to give or at a rate that seems totally unreasonable. You see yourself with two options: Stand your ground and look stingy, or pay a small price to protect your...
