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Stamford, Conn., Antiques Centers Around Canal Street
In Stamford, Conn., the antiquing is easy because so many pickers and dealers sweep through the estate sales and bring the better old stuff to one hub, on and around Canal Street.
July 7, 2011With Mass Layoffs Looming, Connecticut Unions Scramble to Resurrect a Deal
The legislature and state employee unions face a tough choice between a wage freeze and benefit cuts, or losing 7,500 jobs.
July 1, 2011Behind Affluent Image, Connecticut Faces Economic Pain
Connecticut is the last in the nation to create jobs, and nearly the last to fund pensions, and the collapse of a union deal could mean more layoffs.
June 30, 2011Shakespeare on the Sound’s Show of Fools in Love
Shakespeare on the Sound’s lively, likable production of “Much Ado About Nothing” abounds with characters and situations that contemporary young people can easily relate to.
June 26, 2011Arethusa Farm Dairy Started With Manolo Blahniks and Took Off
While the dairy industry in Connecticut has shrunk, Arethusa Farm started two years ago with premium-priced milk and continues to expand its product line.
June 26, 2011Connecticut Budget Is Upended as State Workers Reject Deal
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has called the General Assembly into a special session, and members of his staff have mentioned the possibility of 7,500 layoffs.
June 25, 2011‘The Circle’ by Somerset Maugham, in Westport - Review
“The Circle,” W. Somerset Maugham’s 1921 play, includes Marsha Mason as a fallen woman and Paxton Whitehead as the husband she left.
June 19, 2011Stamford Exhibit Honors Snoopy’s Role in Apollo Missions
With “To the Moon: Snoopy Soars With NASA,” the Stamford Museum and Nature Center gives a glimpse of the early years of Snoopy’s tenure as safety mascot for NASA.
June 19, 2011Lucia Ristorante Has Grandma’s Influence - Dining Review
The chef and owner of Lucia Ristorante, Antonio Caldareri, incorporates recipes he inherited to create a menu that is Italian with a twist.
June 19, 2011At Flour Garden Bakery, Eye-Popping Pies
Once a purveyor of vegan cookies for college students, Flour Garden Bakery now offers a profusion of baked goods catering to varied tastes and dietary requirements.
June 19, 2011Public Gardens of Western Connecticut
Western Connecticut offers public gardens of varying size, style and spirit.
June 17, 2011Mountain Lion Is Found in Connecticut
After speculations of sightings, a motorist struck and killed an animal confirmed to be a mountain lion.
June 13, 2011Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Revels in the Past
The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, opening Sunday, is unlike many others in that it does not revel in the newest new thing.
June 12, 2011At La Pergola, Contemporary Italian Fare - Review
La Pergola, a fine-dining arm of Tolli’s Apizza, serves contemporary Italian-American fare, much of it unusually well crafted.
June 12, 2011Top-Rated Toppings at the Purple Pear by Tina
The entire Purple Pear by Tina product line consists of six dessert sauces, all prepared and bottled by hand.
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