Branford

Step Outside Your Comfort Zone

Published January 19, 2011 | By Ann Nyberg

New Year, new challenges and it’s time to network and connect and get going on your future.

This “Women in Business Networking Luncheon” was 80 strong in Guilford, Connecticut where… Continue reading →

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I’m Tellin Ya, The Granite Is Pink!

Published December 15, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

None of us were around hundreds of millions of years ago, but Stony Creek Quarry’s pink granite was. Some think this igneous rock was pushed into this region in Branford,… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Branford, Bulkeley Bridge, Connecticut, Darrell Petit, Empire State Building, Grand Central Station, granite, Penn Station, pink granite, Quinnipiac University, rock, sculptor, Smithsonian Institute, Statue of Liberty, Stony Creek, Tiffany & Co., War College, Yale University | Leave a comment

Modern Vintage Or Is It Vintage Modern?

Published September 22, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

When you put the two words together, “modern” and “vintage” you get “Montage Decor” which is the name of a company and darling shop in Branford, the brainchild… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Branford, Connecticut, Design Wish, designer, Furniture, interior decorator, interior design, Kitsch, Mad Men, Make A Wish, modern, Old Saybrook, Pasta Cosi, Robin Reed, The Back Porch | 4 Comments

X-Factor Greece, Here I Come!

Published September 18, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

Jennie Antonakis of Branford, Connecticut has been singing since she was a little kid, it’s her passion it’s what she wants to do. Her specialties are pop and R&B.

Something… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged American Idol, Athens, Branford, Chios Mesta, Connecticut, Diner, Giovanna, Greece, greek, Italian, Jennie Antonakis, Manhattan College, New Haven, pop, R&B, Simon Cowell, singing, song, The Greek Olive, X-Factor, X-Factor~Greece | 2 Comments

Get Your Lobster At The Shack

Published September 8, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

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… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged boats, Branford, clams, Connecticut, gelato, ice cream, lobster, Lobster Shack, love shack, New England, picnic tables, sodas, summer, trailer | Leave a comment

Action News 8′s, Skip Church Creates “Dustin’s Place”

Published July 30, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

I left my friend, Skip Church so inspired after learning about, and seeing what he and his wife Colleen and a ton of volunteers have done with a camp they… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Branford, camp, campers, children, Connecticut, Dustin Church, Dustin's Place, higher calling, Killam's Conference Center, Killam's Point, making a difference, Skip Church, stuffed animals, Toy Closet Program, Yale-New Haven Hospital | 6 Comments

Blue Plate Radio Presents Jazz On The Green

Published June 29, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

Blue Plate Radio was launched in March of 2008 and has found its niche in the jazz scene.

Blue Plate Radio is the brain child of Ed Tankus. It’s Connecticut’s… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Blue Plate Radio, Branford, Branfordjazz.com, Connecticut, Georgie's Diner, internet, Jazz, Jim Sinclair, Orchestra New England, Radio, West Haven | Leave a comment

“Mad Men’s” Don, Betty, Roger and Joan

Published March 19, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

It’s a pint sized grouping of fun for doll collectors right here I’ll tell you. It’s Mad Men’s hottest characters coming to a dollhouse near you. And yes there is… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged 60's, AMC, American Film Institute, Barbie, Betty Draper, Branford, Branford High School, Connecticut, director, Dolls, Don Draper, Facebook, January Jones, Jennifer Getzinger, Joan Holloway, Jon Hamm, Ken doll, Lionsgate, Los Angeles, Mad Men, Mattel, Midge, Nutmeg state, Roger Sterling, TV | Leave a comment

Art and Philanthropy, It’s a Beautiful Thing.

Published March 4, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

All you have to do is talk to Corina Alvarezdelugo once, and you’ll know she has a heart of gold. I was drawn to her because I read she wanted… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Annie Mame, Art, Branford, breast cancer, buttons, cancer awaress, Connecticut, Corina Alvarezdelugo, ETSY, Luis Alverezdelugo, mirrors, mixed media, painter, paintings, pottery, Valencia, Venezuela | 1 Comment

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