Pure Aarti La Rouge Chocolates, Westport February, 2020 Check this out: The owner and chocolatier at La Rouge Chocolates is named Aarti Khosla. She specializes in making high-end chocolates and cakes with hand-painted artistic flourishes. Her little shop is in Westport. And Westport? Arguably Connecticut's … [Read more...]
262. Danbury Railway Museum
Hoppin’ The Turnstiles Danbury (Google Maps location) May 24, 2014 It may surprise you to learn that the Danbury Railway Museum has only existed since 1996. It just seems like the kind of place that has always been there... in the heart of Danbury and its serpentine maze of streets. Which, now that I … [Read more...]
Half Full Brewery
You Can Take the Boy Out of Wall Street... Half Full Brewery, Stamford February 2020 My "relationship" with Half Full is a funny one. Until I visited, it was by far, the longest-tenured operational brewery in Connecticut that I had never visited. It took me about eight years to finally check the place out in … [Read more...]
Murder in Greenwich (2002)
Dark Fuhrman Murder in Greenwich, 2002 "My name is Martha Moxley. My friends call me "Mox". In 1974, my family moved to Belle Haven, which is in Greenwich, which is in Connecticut. It was the richest neighborhood in the richest town in the richest country in the world." Thus begins this made for TV movie … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Stamford
Everything Stamford I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Stamford CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of … [Read more...]
Stamford Land Conservation Trust Intro
Stamford Land Conservation Trust Stamford Do you ever think about these land trusts in lower Fairfield County and how extraordinary they are? Land in Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, New Canaan is very, very expensive land. Probably some of the most expensive non-big city land in the country I'd guess. And yet these … [Read more...]
Stamford’s Town Trails Into
Stamford's Town Trails Stamford is a city. Like, a real honest-to-goodness city. With tall buildings and Fortune 500 companies and bars and everything. Heck, it even has a Trump building. But it also has some trails because Stamford also has suburbs! And beachfront! This is all a bit crazy here in Connecticut. … [Read more...]
The Lifeguard (2013)
Zero Life The Lifeguard, 2013 "The Lifeguard is a painfully dull (alleged) drama utterly lacking in originality or self-awareness," said Jordan Hoffman of Film.com who gave the film a 2.7/10. I should have listened to Jordan Hoffman. I like Kristen Bell. She seems like a good egg, and I really love "The Good … [Read more...]
Book Review: Saint of Circumstance
Ain't of Circumstance Saint of Circumstance, Sheila Weller Alex Kelly is a serial rapist. I believe every woman who came forward with stories of Kelly's rapes and assaults in the 1980's. This book chronicles Kelly's life from childhood through his conviction in 1997. Want to know something crazy though? After … [Read more...]
White’s Diner
White's Diner Bridgeport January 2020 I'm pretty bummed out that White's Diner doesn't have a website. In fact, I just spent an eternity trying find something about this joint's history. After those three minutes, I found this: White's is a Bridgeport institution, in existence since 1935. I want to guess … [Read more...]
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