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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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A One Woman Handbag Dynamo in Killingworth
Annette Cook of Killingworth, Connecticut means business behind her 1920′s industrial Singer sewing machine, she’s got handbags to design and make. A few years back after she left the florist business, she was trying to figure out what to do next, she had no idea at the time what that would be, but one thing she did know is that… Continue reading
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, Connecticut used to be a perfume store? It’s true. Back in the day it was set right on the trolley line in the city, now that trolley line is on the Boston Post Road.
How did this place… Continue reading
The Market @Venetucci Home
Anthony Venetucci has been in the furnishings and design business along the Connecticut shoreline in Westbrook for nearly twenty years. His business is called Venetucci Home. I was introduced to him years ago by my friend Missy who was an interior designer at the time. “Tony” as she learned right away just has an eye for really fun beautiful… Continue reading
The Legend of Hobbomock
Jason Marchi, a journalist, poet, and now children’s author from Guilford, Connecticut, has published a children’s book about a Sleeping Giant named Hobbomock. The title of his book is The Legend of Hobbomock, The Sleeping Giant.
In the state of Connecticut, in the Mount Carmel section of the town of Hamden, lies Sleeping Giant State Park. From the air and… Continue reading
For The Love Of Furniture
David Kosky of Benchmark Restoration in Westbrook, Connecticut is passionate about furniture especially the kind that most folks would say is beyond repair, that’s when Kosky goes to work.
Kosky learned the refurbishing and upholstery business from his late Dad Walt who passed about a year old, now he and his Mom, Kerry are carrying on with the business. There’s… Continue reading
Connecticut Swing Band~ "The Zingerz"
CT Chambers of Commerce Take On Social Media
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So Many Antiques So Little TimePrevious 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...
