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
A Piazza Is the Dream For Downtown Bristol, Connecticut
To dream about a vision is great, but to actually carry it out is altogether something different. That’s what the city of Bristol is trying to do, make a dream reality for the future of its residents.
The city, population 61,000, has to change, its downtown isn’t much of a destination, the majority of it was removed in those so-called… Continue reading
Get Your “Green” On At A CT Antique Show
You just never know what you’re going to find when you head out to an antique show on a New England green in the summertime. Case in point, New York World’s Fair glasses from 1964. Love the brown and green one and yes, it went home with me.
These kinds of shows are what makes New England, New England. Town… Continue reading
Roses With A Heart For Your Valentine
Not all roses are created equal. There are roses and then there are roses. At Pinchbeck’s Rose farm in Guilford, Connecticut the roses grown here are some of the most fragrant you will ever come across. Continue reading
Get Your Licks On The CT Shoreline
Pick a flavor any flavor at Beaches & Cream in Clinton, Connecticut. What a darling place this is. It’s got a great name for an ice cream parlor near the shoreline where summer people will flock for years to come.
You can have ice cream, soft serve and fruit smoothies, milkshakes and a host of other delights as listed on… Continue reading
Get Your Lobster At The Shack
The Lobster Shack in Branford, Connecticut, I have on good authority, is also a “love shack.” Yep there was a wedding here this summer right out on the dock near this delightful little eatery.
The “shack,” which is really a very fancy trailer, has seen a lot of action in its three years of existence. It opens right around Mother’s… Continue reading
East Haddam, CT Is Home to World Class Wool
The Force Behind Ridgefield Playhouse
Connecticut's Troubadour~ Chuck E. Costa
From The Catskills to Mohegan Sun CasinoPrevious 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...
