November 24, 2019
#UnoccupyTheMall with The Village Farm and Steep Endurance
Every year around the holiday season, we enjoy sharing local or non-corporate gift ideas — whether the gifts are tried and true, homemade, or quirky,…
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December 7, 2017
Birding is So Metal, Part III: The Fashion Scene
Editor’s Note: This is the third and final installment of Vanessa’s Birding is So Metal series. If you enjoy this column, check out “Finding the…
November 29, 2017
Birding is So Metal, Part II: Scene Etiquette and the Painted Bunting
Editor’s Note — This is the second in a series on a hobby that’s pretty freakin’ metal: birding. (That’s “bird-watching” for all you noobs who…
November 21, 2017
Birding is So Metal, Part I: Finding the Scene
On a beautiful sunny day near the end of October I walked into the woods behind Cove Island Park with my binoculars and camera, ready…
August 19, 2015
Women in Business, Part V: Laura Grasseler Flake and Storybrook Soap Co.
Laura Grasseler Flake is yet another college buddy of mine. She makes the coolest soap you’ve ever seen. Little works of art that clean you…
August 10, 2015
Women in Business, Part IV: Lauren Wolfe Abdulrahmen and Doterra Essential Oils
Lauren Wolfe Abdulrahmen is another college buddy of mine. Lauren is a family therapist, but she also sells essential oils. How did you get into…
August 3, 2015
Women In Business, Part III: Thirty-One Bags with Barbara Hillman Davis
Barbara Hillman Davis and I went to college together at WestConn. She has a great business selling Thirty-One bags that fits in well with raising…