Sunday night, May 12, will mark the end of an era as the last 35 millimeter film is shown at The Ridgefield Playhouse. At 6pm, G.I. Joe: Retaliation will run as the last reel-to-reel film before the Playhouse takes the leap into the digital film age…. Read more »
Danbury, Connecticut resident Trista Vaughan, a 31-year-old mother of three, must be feeling the love. Vaughan, a student at Paul Mitchell the School in Danbury, was recently diagnosed with stage four breast cancer and has been fighting hard ever since. Vaughan’s boyfriend, Lou… Read more »
John F. Kennedy often dyed the gray out of his hair and changed his shirt up to three times a day. In his newest book, Dr. Burton Peretti, author of The Leading Man: Hollywood and the Presidential Image, provides insight into the influence that image and… Read more »
It wasn’t long after State Senator Harp announced Monday she would file papers to run for mayor of New Haven that a powerful ally emerged: Senate Majority Marty Looney, who represents the parts of New Haven that Harp does not, is putting his considerable… Read more »
The New England Carousel Museum, located at 95 Riverside Avenue in the heart of Bristol, Connecticut, is on a mission: this museum has one of the largest collections of carousel art in the country and wants to welcome a new horse to their magnificent… Read more »
The Danbury Museum & Historical Society Authority is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Danbury’s Third Century: From Urban Status to Tricentennial, produced by Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) and written by Dr. Herbert Janick, Emeritus Professor at WCSU and William Devlin, a… Read more »
Virtual Density, the Connecticut-based cloud computing and managed IT services specialist, announced the five year anniversary of the company’s founding and one year anniversary since the relocation of their offices to CityCenter Danbury at 4 Liberty Street last month. “March is a big… Read more »
Connecticut business owners, legislators, farmers, and residents rallied outside the capitol Tuesday morning to press state legislators to move on a bill that would require labels on genetically modified foods. Their calls were answered Tuesday night when the state Senate took up a bipartisan… Read more »
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is inviting the public to participate in the second “Mayor’s Citizens Government Academy.” This eight-week academy allows individuals an opportunity to learn about city government through first-hand experience and gain exposure to the wide range of government services, functions, and… Read more »
Connecticut moved one step closer to becoming the 42nd state to license tattoo artists when the House passed legislation to regulate the industry last week. The bill passed the House on a 122-13 vote. It now heads to the Senate. Some lawmakers were shocked… Read more »
Legislators already created a privately-funded foundation to help those who responded to the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, but there’s still legislation pending that would provide individuals access to workers’ compensation benefits if they are emotionally impaired after a traumatic event. … Read more »
United States presidents have danced with Hollywood’s image-makers since the 1920s, a phenomenon Dr. Burton W. Peretti, professor of history at Western Connecticut State University, explores in a new book, The Leading Man. Peretti shows that George Washington set the stage for presidents… Read more »
Last December, majority Democrats and minority Republicans in the General Assembly came together to pass a deficit mitigation plan that eased the state’s budget shortfall. Last week, the legislation that addressed post-Sandy Hook issues was hailed as a bipartisan effort (although there were many… Read more »
The Doors performed at Danbury High School before their big break on Wednesday, October 11, 1967. From YouTube user Rutazurra: “This show is primarily attended by nearby college students from Western Connecticut State College and locals of Danbury. Prior to the show,… Read more »
Rachel Robinson, the widow of baseball great Jackie Robinson, appeared Sunday on ‘Meet the Press’ as the new movie about her husband, 42, was wrapping up its opening weekend (“Jackie Robinson Day” is Monday all across baseball). She told host David Gregory she was… Read more »
On Friday, March 22, the Danbury Museum & Historical Society will be hosting a a lovely lunch buffet with guest speaker Colleen Plimpton as she presents Beatrix Farrand, Rediscovered, a 45-minute, first-person presentation of the life, times, and work of this distinguished “landscape gardener.” Beatrix Farrand… Read more »
The Connecticut beer industry is proud to launch the state’s “Brew & Buy Local” campaign, a joint effort among brewers, wholesalers, retailers and restaurants to support local industries. The campaign will officially launch during CT Beer Week, May 11 through 18. This weeklong, statewide event was… Read more »
CT Farm Fresh Express is an organization that delivers fresh and primarily organic products directly from local farms or producers to your home or restaurant, year-round. They carry everything from fruit and vegetables to fair trade coffee, chocolate chip cookies, raw milk in glass… Read more »
Take One Cheerleading Acadamy, located at 36 Kenosia Avenue in Danbury, Connecticut, is owned and operated by coach Amy Pendergast and her daughter Becky. The gym offers a variety of services, from competitive cheer teams for ages three to 18, tumbling classes for all… Read more »
Nine women from across Connecticut were honored for their innovation and leadership during the ninth annual Women of Innovation awards dinner this month at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. The Connecticut Technology Council held the awards program to recognize women in the… Read more »
We took a little trip to New Haven yesterday, and while we were there, we decided to take a walk down Wooster Street, which is at the heart of New Haven’s Italian-American community. Having only a little bit of time, we figured we could… Read more »
I’ve been seeing movies at the Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Connecticut for as long as I can remember. It’s the place where my brother, at six weeks old, saw his first movie, Bear, in 1990. For my sixth grade birthday party, a bunch… Read more »