Alighting in a new winery
The endeavors of artists and oenophiles come together at Aquila’s Nest Vineyards, Fairfield County’s newest winery.
Robert Weisz’s American journey
Uruguayan-born Robert P. Weisz, president and CEO of Rye Brook-based RPW Group Inc., epitomizes the American dream.
When plants become endangered
Most people are aware of the concept of endangered and extinct species within the animal kingdom, but less common is knowledge about plants and trees that have either been brought to the brink of oblivion or pushed into the extinguishing abyss.
An artist out of Aesop
In “Almost True Tales,” at Lyman Allyn Art Museum through May 19, Brian Keith Stephens visualizes the animal kingdom by recalling classical iconography, fables and folk tales that invested the birds and beasts with human wisdom, failings and aspirations.
Quilting in the age of Covid
One of the most communal of crafts, quilting has nonetheless thrived in the solitary pandemic, thanks to new generations of artists, artisans and enthusiasts.
Book review: Megan Rapinoe’s antiheroic ‘One Life’
WAG senior writer Phil Hall finds the recent memoir by soccer star, and Greenwich resident, Megan Rapinoe to be filled with what Shakespeare would call “sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
Roger Sherman’s inn-spired reimagining
What’s next for the Roger Sherman Inn? If we learned anything from 2020, it is that the future is impossible to forecast. But smart money will say that the celebrated establishment will change with the times and still be in the spotlight for years to come.
John Oliver does Danbury
A “feud” between John Oliver, host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton results in some publicity for the city – and cash for Connecticut charities.
A most complementary pair
Aligned astrologically and temperamentally, royal watchers say, together William and Kate make up “the whole package.”
Real estate and ‘Real Talk’
Mark Pires works his passions for selling real estate and performing.
Shipshape fare
Swordfish bones, bloodeye tuna: David Standridge is taking Mystic beyond traditional New England fare.
On the virtue of patience
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams famously compared prayer to bird-watching, as both endeavors require endless patience and stillness while in pursuit of an often-elusive goal.
Arlo Guthrie takes on ‘Hard Times’
The folk music icon, pulled from the road he loves by the pandemic, returns to the recording studio with an apt Stephen Foster song.
Portraitist of America rising
Though deaf and mute, portraitist John Brewster Jr. shone a light on the people who drove America’s rise.
Cousin Brucie’s back
Bruce Morrow – better known to his fans as Cousin Brucie – is back on New York AM radio after a 15-year absence.
That’s Italian
When it comes to the Business 101 mantra “location, location, location,” the family-run Trattoria 632 certainly hit pay dirt when it opened 10 years ago on Anderson Hill Road in Purchase.
And the Oscar for Best Costume Design goes to…
Among the categories that fill the Academy Awards, the honors for Best Costume Design have always existed somewhere under that proverbial radar in terms of sparking public debate or controversy. But if you take a deeper dive into the category’s history, it seems to be among the most intriguing of the Oscar competitions.
Whither Tokyo’s Summer Olympics?
Will the games come off next year as planned or will this be 1940 all over again?
‘Arabian Nights’ in Bridgeport
Phil Hall travels back in time to P.T. Barnum’s lost, legendary, Orientalist estate – Iranistan.
This ‘Poppy’ is also a flop
An international tale rich with intrigue based on a story by the creator of James Bond, shot in exotic locations and featuring an impressive lineup of international film stars: What could go wrong? For the 1966 U.N. film “The Poppy is Also a Flower,” plenty.