On a quiet side-street in Trumbull, tucked inside the basement of an unassuming suburban home, a radio revolution is taking place. A small revolution, to be sure, but as Gary Vollono sees it…
Some people believe that all a community needs to be successful is a decent coffee shop, a decent pub and a decent book shop. Take away any of these enterprises " they must be independently …
Paul Ramunni, a mild-mannered certified public accountant from Canaan, woke up one morning in 2008 with a desire for an accordion. The last time he had touched one was in 1966, when he shove…
If Steve Katz were, indeed, a cat, he'd be on about the sixth of his nine lives by now.
Anthony Powell titled one of his novels "Books Furnish a Room," and it's true, they do. And yet, Connecticut residents could easily take that sentiment one step further by saying, "Hey, Tony…
Anthony Powell titled one of his novels "Books Do Furnish A Room," and it's true, they do. And yet, Connecticut residents could easily take that sentiment one step further by saying, "Hey, T…
Everything is coming up puppets at the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs. This, of course, has been the case since March 2014, when the world-renowned Ballard Institute and M…
For the artist Karl Lund, the future is yesterday. His dramatic canvasses, roiling with action and color, are built on a fertile foundation of boyhood fascinations with futurist science fict…
When David Brown moved to his 12.5-acre farm in Old Saybrook in 1986, he achieved notoriety for what seems in hindsight a curiosity: His house is made of hay. Yes, his 12-foot by 20-foot dom…
For the artist Karl Lund, the future is yesterday. His dramatic canvasses, roiling with action and color, are built on a fertile foundation of boyhood fascinations with futurist science fict…
Madeline, that little girl who grew up in a Catholic boarding school in Paris, just turned 75, but she doesn't look a day over 7. That was her age in the classic children's books written and…
Long ago, before I-91 cut the city off from its riverfront, Hartford was open to the universe. (It was also open to flooding, but that's another story). EnvisionFest Hartford, an all-day eve…