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.
About Ann
The House That Duo Built
This is one of architect Duo Dickinson’s latest coastal Connecticut projects, an empty nester home that is four stories high along Long Island Sound. Full disclosure here, I have known Duo for years, our kids went to school together, and he serves on the board of the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center with me. We’re lucky to have him at… Continue reading
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 says it tells the story of a tree, a living thing. He takes that once living thing, a piece of wood, and brings it back to life in a chair, a bird feeder, planter, doormat, Adirondack furniture or Christmas… Continue reading
Lucy Burdette Has A Recipe For Murder
Roberta Isleib, make that Lucy Burdette, (a brand new pseudonym for her latest series of books) is a murder mystery author from Madison, Connecticut who didn’t start writing books until she was 50. I found this to be hugely empowering for anyone who has put off writing a book, that has been swirling around in your head, that it’s never… Continue reading
Beijing Is Also In Connecticut
Well this was fun, interviewing and recording a new Connecticut band called Beijing up on a roof in Woodbridge, Connecticut. This was the first time they’d ever done some of their tunes on a rooftop. I think this works for them, it goes with their sound. I told them they should play rooftops all over the state and make it… Continue reading
A New Beginning With Lavender and Soap
Dyan Salemi, of Madison, Connecticut is smack dab in the middle of reinvention like so many these days. Stuck in a tough economic spot, she met some folks, got an idea and got a small business going with little know-how, but had a can-do spirit. Salemi provides beautiful lavender and soap gifts for weddings, showers, spas, even for candidates running… Continue reading
"Act Two" Is A Yarn Shop
This Is Not Your Mama’s Sushi
Knitting Above Main Street
Fiber Art Taken To A Whole New LevelPrevious 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...
