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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Chowder and Merriment in Olde Mistick Village
Taking on 27 different chowders from Connecticut and Rhode Island shoreline restaurants in one afternoon at the Ninth Annual Cabin Fever Festival and Charity Chowder Cook-off, yep I was up to the task. I got to judge the best of the best chowders with three other hearty New Englanders. We were bundled up in winds that would blow most away… Continue reading
I’m Starting A Conversation~ The Way Forward For America
To know me, is to understand how much I love the art of conversation and what can come of it especially in a place like a diner. Everyone is equal in such a place, everybody can afford a cup of coffee and everybody has opinions. The other morning at the Shoreline Diner in Guilford, Connecticut the topic was: How do… Continue reading
It’s All Opa! To Me
Did someone mention Greek food? Well, if you go to the annual Odyssey Festival at Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Orange, Connecticut, it’s all about that Mediterranean fare. Let’s start with the pastries, life is short right? Heading up the baking team is pastry chairman, Helen Wachter, whom you’ll see in the video below. She’s also known as the… Continue reading
What Is A Hopeless Foodie To Do?
Hands down, cute-as-a-button, no-bigger-than-a-minute, Donna Philips of Connecticut is a “foodie.” I’m not talking about a person whose conversation casually turns to food, but a gal who wakes up every morning thinking about what delicious delights she might be digging into as she plans her day, her week, her year, her life.
Donna, who is a good friend, says from… Continue reading
Double D Diner Masked Crusader
Rich DiGirolamo is anonymously changing the lives of people he doesn’t even know. This happy go-lucky guy who runs around in a beanie cap with a whirlybird on top is doing a lot of good in the world, it’s what drives him.
By day, DiGirolamo of Wolcott, Connecticut has a business motivating people and companies to help them reinvent in… Continue reading
It’s About Children And Music.
Cupcakes, Cupcakes, Cupcakes
Scrumptious Cookies, a Dozen Please.
CT Chambers of Commerce Take On Social MediaPrevious Finds
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...
