Editor’s Note

Author: Albie Yuravich

Raising the Bar Rebecca Barry’s 2007 debut novel Later, At the Bar centers on a small-town bar in upstate New York and the characters who congregat..

Voices

reader letters Love for the Older Crowd Love your magazine. But as a professional cartoonist who just turned 60, I would love to see you spotlig..

First

Wave of the Future KELP AND 3D OCEAN FARMS COULD SAVE CONNECTICUT’S FISHING INDUSTRY AND LONG ISLAND SOUND FROM COLLAPSE BY JOHN ROCHE Spend ..

Community

Author: Michael Lee-Murphy

Sisters of Mercy MERCY LEARNING CENTER TEACHES ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LITERACY TO BRIDGEPORT’S IMMIGRANT WOMEN A twin stroller tied up outside the hul..

Beachcombing

Author: Randall Beach

The Way We Were A REGIONAL ‘SCRAPBOOK’ PROVIDES A LOOK AT CONNECTICUT’S HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE AND PEOPLE Duo Dickinson and Steve Culpepper didn’..

This Month

THE SHORT LIST I FRONT ROW I THE VERMONTER TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR I BACKSTAGE BY MICHAEL LEE-MURPHY ST. PATRICK’S PARADES It’s that time of..

Backstage

Author: Frank Rizzo

Musicals Become Her “People are going crazy over it,” Kristin Chenoweth told me over the phone from a break in the filming of an episode of the CBS..

The CONNsumer

Author: Kevin Hunt

The CONNsumer Kevin Hunt DISCOUNT DEALS WHETHER YOU’RE A SENIOR, A STUDENT OR A LIBRARY DEVOTEE, CONNECTICUT HAS LOADS OF FREEBIES AND BARGAI..

Keeping Camp Costs Budget Friendly

The camp experience is priceless, but families shouldn’t be priced out of paying for it. “I’m a great believer that you don’t have to go to the mos..

Connecticut Home: Live Edge

Author: Michael Lee-Murphy

HARNESSING THE INHERENT BEAUTY IN OUR FELLED TREES Outside the house I grew up in and in which I still live, there are three towering, gnarled tree..

Preserving Plum Island

Author: Erik Ofgang

THE ISLAND WHERE THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL DISEASES ARE STUDIED HAS LONG BEEN A MAGNET FOR CONSPIRACY THEORISTS. BUT PLUM ISLAND’S REAL-LIFE H..

Best Bars

Author: Michael Lee-Murphy, Eric Ofgang, Albie Yuravich and Mike Wollschlager

Plenty of beers on tap.' Creative cocktails. An extensive wine list. A bartender with a perfect pour. Loads of TVs. A spot for great conversation. ..

The Connecticut Table

Author: Michael Lee-Murphy

REVIEWS, FEATURES, RESTAURANT LISTINGS French Revolution MANCHESTER’S BISTRO ON MAIN SERVES UP LIBERTÉ, EGALITÉ, FRATERNITÉ AND DUCK There ar..

Hen House Bar-B-Q

THIS SOUTHINGTON SPOT DOES FRIED CHICKEN RIGHT There are the hot new spots, on the tips of the tongues of foodies around the state, in hip locales ..

Openings

A monthly look at some of what’s new and exciting on the Connecticut dining scene Crazy Taco-Mex Taqueria & Tequila Bar, Stamford It’s hard ..

Ready for Round 2

Author: Mike Wollschlager

RUSTICA, THE SUCCESSFUL ITALIAN EATERY IN CHESTER, OPENS A SECOND LOCATION IN MILFORD You don’t have to be Italian to truly appreciate an authentic..

Going Green

Author: Erik Ofgang

AT FLORA IN WEST HARTFORD, THE FOCUS IS ON PLANT-BASED AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD There’s a drink at Flora called Flower Power. It is made with, among ot..

Connecticut Public Guide

A WHERE WE LIVE SERIES A Look at How Connecticut’s Top Female Leaders Get the Job Done Schedule of Speakers TICKETS ARE $10 AND SEATING IS LI..

President’s Message

Author: Jerry Franklin

The year may still be young, but at Connecticut Public, home of Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) and Connecticut Public Radio (WNPR), we’ve alread..

Faith Middleton Food Schmooze

foodschmooze.org Faith’s Hearty Curried Lentil Soup FROM FAITH: This is one of my all-time favorite soup-as-a-meal recipes. I prefer red lent..

The Connecticut Files

Author: Erik Ofgang

UNUSUAL TALES FROM OUR STATE’S COLORFUL PAST Fighting Irish REVISITING CONNECTICUT’S CIVIL WAR 9TH REGIMENT AND ITS MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT ..