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By Susan Talpey Benjamin Franklin said it best: “There can’t be good living where there is not good drinking.” And the Connecticut shoreline certainly offers both in abundance. A national resurgence in flavorful, finely crafted beers has not escaped the...
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on Oct 14 2008, 11:24 AM
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How to Host Your Own Murder Mystery Party By Fay Abrahamsson When summer turns into fall and the nights become long, crisp, and cool, what better time to plan the latest and stylish party in your own home—a murder mystery party. Unlike a cocktail or dinner...
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on Oct 14 2008, 10:52 AM
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By Caitlin Bailey You’ve already crossed the state, sampling wines at the 19 vineyards that dot the Connecticut Wine Trail. Next destination in your wine-tasting experience: a plane ride across the country to Napa Valley. Not so fast. Just across the...
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on Oct 14 2008, 10:50 AM
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By Meredith Crawford The bumper sticker’s been proudly affixed for months, the car is packed to the roof with furniture, and your child is about to embark on the adventure of his or her young life. All that’s left to do is join the endless caravan that...
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on Oct 14 2008, 10:34 AM
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By Steven Sellers Spectators craned their necks to see the new-fangled motor and hear the cadence that would pace the Industrial Revolution. Rudolph Diesel’s invention, powered by peanut oil, earned the highest award of the 1900 World’s Fair of Paris...
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on Oct 14 2008, 10:30 AM
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By Susan Cornell A clam, according to Merriam-Webster, is “any of numerous edible marine bivalve mollusks living in sand or mud.” But what classifies a seafood eatery as a “clam-shack”? Not so easy to define, although Nutmeggers understand the concept...
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on Jun 09 2008, 12:20 PM
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By Steven Sellers Cowes Week is yachting’s birthday party. It’s the grand regatta of Cowes , England , a coastal hamlet named for the fortifications (“cowes ”) ordered by Henry VIII to repel French naval invasions. The cowes still stand, but the only...
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on Jun 09 2008, 11:50 AM
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Written by Marisa Nadolny You’re poolside, lakeside, or perhaps taking in the air in a recently completed sunken garden. The sun hangs high in the sky and the slightest of summer breezes slips by, flipping the pages of your book, placed just within arm...
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on May 30 2008, 04:30 PM
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Trading the Suit for the Simple Life Written by Susan Talpey As the long, lazy days of summer stretch by on the shoreline, it’s the dream of many corporate executives to pull off the tie, toss out the Blackberry, and leave the office confines for the...
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on May 30 2008, 04:27 PM
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Written by Meredith Crawford Taking a vacation in your own backyard–it’s a phenomenon understandable in those residents who live in the world’s most refined cities and bluest Caribbean paradises…and, apparently, the Borough of Stonington, Connecticut...
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on May 30 2008, 04:10 PM
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Written by Lee White Cliff Ward can’t remember the last time he had a hamburger in a restaurant. And why should he? As the owner of Cliff’s Quality Meat in Essex and a butcher of some of the most prime meat on the shoreline, he grinds his own hamburger...
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on May 30 2008, 03:58 PM
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Written by Amy J. Barry Over the past two years, a magnificent turn-of-the-century mansion, perched above Long Island Sound on Old Saybrook’s Cornfield Point, has been returned to its original grandeur by Wayne and Maria Rand, who have taken on the awesome...
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on May 30 2008, 02:56 PM
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What's Cooking on the Connecticut Shoreline? Plenty. By Susan Talpey The shoreline is no stranger to fine food. Local restaurants and inns pepper the Zagat Survey, and specialty markets are local treasures that serve fresh, seasonal produce. Now,...
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on Mar 04 2008, 04:33 PM
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Find Your Zen Zone By Pam Johnson Escape for an hour with a relaxing facial. Make it a day—or more—of luxurious pampering. Discover the healing benefits of Eastern Medicine or consult with a western-style physician. The spa scene in Connecticut has never...
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on Mar 04 2008, 04:09 PM
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