I'm Ann Nyberg, and I live for the "find." I'm constantly uncovering remarkable people and places in Connecticut. My passion is sharing these stories with you.
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Sphere’s “Romeo And Juliet”
There is a program in Ridgefield, Connecticut called Sphere. Sphere stands for Special, People, Housing, Education, Recreation and Employment. It’s mission: to improve the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities, and that includes giving them a voice on the stage. Sphere, was founded in 1987 and it’s current President is Rebecca Ciota. Ciota’s twin sister, Hope, is a… Continue reading
Susan Granger~ Child Actress, Entertainment Reporter, Movie Critic
Some of you may remember, Susan Granger who was an entertainment reporter in the late 1970′s for what was then WNCH-TV (which of course is now WTNH-TV (abc). Granger is now, and has been for a long time, a syndicated movie critic and she knows what she’s talking about having grown up in Hollywood.
Granger of Westport, Connecticut was a… Continue reading
He Has A Front Row Seat At The Academy Awards
He was just in from the Telluride Film Festival and just about headed out to the Toronto Film Festival, and so it goes for Woodbridge, Connecticut’s Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter’s new Chief Awards blogger, as in Oscars and Golden Globes. He’s a busy guy these days as “Oscar Season” is underway. The “Oscar Season” runs from September every year… Continue reading
The Life Of P.T. Barnum Inspires
Documentary film maker, Corey Boutilier of Southington, Connecticut (chatting with me in the photo) is working on a film about P.T. Barnum. Barnum was a Bethel, Connecticut born showman, businessman, entertainer and founded the circus that would become the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. You can see some of Corey’s doc work on his Barnum YouTube Channel. A… Continue reading
A.D. Calvo is Making Thrillers
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina but raised for most of his life in Stamford, Connecticut, Alejandro Daniel (A.D.) Calvo is making thrillers, you know the kind of film not for the faint of heart.
Calvo, who now resides in Wallingford, Connecticut, calls his genre “dark romantic fantasy” akin to a movies made by directors, Alfred Hitchcock or Tim Burton. Think… Continue reading
Susan Granger~ Child Actress, Entertainment Reporter, Movie Critic
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From Perfume To Furniture
I just eat this history stuff up in Connecticut. Did you know that the long time Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture in West Haven,...
Anna’s Creations Will “Floor” You!
This is just a great idea, period. Anna Amore of Amore Floor Covering and Design Center and Photographer and media...
The Victorian Lady and The Bubble Master
These two have the whole world in their hands, well actually in this case it's a bubble. Meet Casey and Kandie Carle of East...
Rich Is The “Wood Wiz”
Rich Ramagli of Madison, Connecticut loves to work with raw wood, in particular wood with "rich" grains like oak, because he...
AJ Jansen Is A Country Rebel Rose
At six years old AJ Jansen, growing up in Torrington, Connecticut, got on stage at school and started singing and there has...
