The "Paint the Town Red" celebration in the neighboring towns of Kennebunk and Kennebunkport in Maine makes the perfect backdrop for a romantic winter getaway.
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The noise inside the advanced-manufacturing technology center holds steady in the early afternoon at Housatonic Community College on a recent weekday, a medium hum. With a few milling machines, lathes and an assortment of other equipment running, I might have expected a din too loud to talk …
The best places to eat in Connecticut, as chosen by our panel of foodies and food industry experts.
Chefs and restaurant industry insiders share their thoughts on culinary trends to look for in 2020.
Our food writers take a look back at their favorite spots they visited in 2019
In our annual survey, our readers pick the best places to eat in Connecticut.
Three years into his job as the head chef at one of the world's most prestigious restaurants, Dan Giusti walked away to tackle an even bigger challenge: school lunch.
The terms superstar, unapologetic champion and badass woman might not immediately conjure up the image of a federal regulator, but Jessica Rosenworcel has been described in precisely those ways as she continues to break new ground in her role as a member of the FCC.
Meb’s Kitchenwares: Quiet Corner woodworking couple Meb Boden and Tom Vaiciulis make one-of-a-kind, everyday kitchen items
Ned Lamont was elected Connecticut’s 89th governor a year ago this month, taking office in January. We talked with him about the state’s collective pessimism and that controversial toll issue, but our most pointed question was about pizza.
In September 1772, a man looked out at a large crowd gathered on the New Haven Green and gave a sermon that placed him among the Colonies’ most notable literary voices.
When we were off duty in Vietnam, Al Rose and I, along with a handful of others, all of us part of an aviation rescue crew, gathered together at night. We sat on top of sandbag bunkers, drinking warm beer, passing a joint, sometimes more than one. We laughed, hurled insults at each other wit…
Like it or not, winter is coming. For chilly New Englanders, few things beat a body- and soul-warming trip to the Caribbean. But choosing the perfect island destination can send shivers down anyone’s spine. Whenever I search for a rejuvenating island getaway, a set of travel-tested criteria …
Growing up on Long Island, John Post remembers road trips to visit White Flower Farm in Morris with his mother, an avid gardener. While a spectacular place all on its own, the sprawling nursery was situated among rolling hills, beautiful architecture and a lot of open space. Upon retiring an…
The U.S. Small-Area Life Expectancy Project offers clues to how neighborhood-level differences could have a big impact on your life expectancy.
From fashion inspiration and food tips to motherhood advice and life hacks, these social media superstars are owning the online space in Connecticut and beyond.
Our (and our readers') picks for the best in food and drink.
Our (and our readers') picks for the best in fun and leisure.
Glide down to North Carolina’s historic and neverending Outer Banks for a way-out-there coastal adventure.
Generations of regionalization advocates couldn’t permeate Connecticut’s 169-town mindset, but butterflies, hummingbirds and bees broke down local barriers in a few short years.
The results of our annual survey, with 360 dentists in 7 specialties as chosen by their peers.
A big part of feeling good is looking good. To keep your mouth, teeth and smile looking their best, you should know the latest advancements in cosmetic dentistry.
Tooth decay is only part of the story — maintaining good oral hygiene is vital to the rest of your health, as well.
An emerging anesthetic treatment shows great promise for reducing the use of opioids in dental surgeries.
With the opening of the glitzy Encore casino and more companies marching north, will struggling Connecticut benefit from or fall victim to Boston's gravitational pull?
Whether you’re looking to redo your home from top to bottom or freshen up one room, Connecticut has home furnishing stores that make it easy. Each one offers in-house interior design services with talented designers on hand to navigate you through myriad choices in not only furniture, but ru…
For the past few years, I’ve been having the travel equivalent of an extramarital affair with the Hudson Valley region of New York. Don’t worry, Connecticut, I still love you … the Hudson Valley is just, well, different.
In a world where everyone accumulates so much stuff, beautiful built-ins serve as a creative way to organize it all.
You don’t have to fly to the tropics to enjoy the remote charm of an isolated island. These picturesque escapes are all within striking distance of Connecticut, so head to the closest ferry and get ready to kick back, crack open the rosé and disconnect from mainland stresses.
The nearly $1 billion MGM Springfield opened last summer just up I-91 in Massachusetts with hoopla, media buzz and local pride for a downtown on the rise from the ruins of a 2011 tornado.
Put the words “road trip” together, say them out loud, and they open a small door into the American soul.
On vacation, readers and writers often attempt to settle down with a good book or an unfinished manuscript, respectively. A few hotels in New England are perfect literary retreats and ideal for vacationers hoping never to stray too far from the page or pen.
My wife and I recently spent the night at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville and sampled a portion of what the resort has to offer. Here’s a snapshot of our trip.
Robert Segee remembered the day in 1944 the children burned in Hartford. The day black smoke rose over Connecticut and the smell of burning canvas mixed with human flesh. It was a day that had haunted the capital city and the circus for decades and had become inextricably linked with his own…
When I get the assignment to spend a weekend at Foxwoods and write about it, I start to wonder which category gambling losses would go in on my expense report. But it’s going to be tricky to get to the tables. There’s a lot to do here.
Alice Washburn Awards: A SoNo Retreat Combining Traditional and Contemporary Detail Takes Top Honors
The award is named for distinguished Connecticut residential architect Alice Washburn, an early-20th-century Connecticut designer and builder, largely self-taught, whose work is known for its thoughtful, stylistic and programmatic invention.
Founded in 1989 by Harvard Medical School physicians, Best Doctors connects individuals facing difficult medical treatment decisions with the best doctors, selected by impartial peer review in over 450 medical specialty/subspecialty combinations, to review their diagnosis and treatment plans.
Restoring a historic home to its former glory certainly speaks to the heart. Who, we wonder, once lived within those walls? What stories they would have to tell, if only we could ask them. It’s fun to let your imagination run wild, but there’s also a lot to ponder before embarking on a resto…
A research team at Danbury Hospital is developing a new screening tool for early detection of ovarian and endometrial cancers, a potential game-changer that could save thousands of women’s lives every year.
When Karl “Ken” Corey was told earlier this year he’d likely need open-heart surgery, he immediately thought he’d be recuperating for weeks, if not months, especially given that he’s 70 years old and had another major surgery last year.
An innovative new immunotherapy treatment at the Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital called CAR T-cell therapy has shown remarkable success in treating certain blood cancers, including some for which all other treatment options have failed.
Connecticut historic gardens, in all varieties, shapes and sizes, offer visitors a peek into our horticultural past.
There are tally marks on the ceiling beams of Old Lyme’s Wade-Tinker House. The faint white lines on hand-hewn beams in the home’s expansive third-floor attic look like they might have been made by a hand grasping a simple stick of school-room chalk. But “if you rub them,” says Marcello Marv…
UConn Health is among the first hospitals in the nation to use new, more precise robotic technology that enables early detection of lung cancer, including in hard-to-reach areas.
Among the many unique and innovative features of the Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit, one of the most advanced of its kind in the nation, are couplet rooms, allowing mothers and their babies to remain together while receiving care.
Glycogen storage disease is a rare genetic childhood disorder that impacts the liver’s storage and release of sugar, with potentially devastating short- and long-term implications if not properly treated each day.
For 15 years, as their son Simon aged from infancy to his teenage years, Kelley Amato and her husband Tim took Simon to scores of doctors, the most renowned medical centers in the country, and tried anything physicians said might work to ease Simon’s ever-present pain, increase his mobility and improve his quality of life.
How Scott Semple Helped Turn Connecticut’s Prisons Into a Nationally Recognized Laboratory of Reform
Scott Semple has told the story many times. Even so, there’s still a glint in his eye as he talks about the trip he took to Europe that changed the course of his tenure as Connecticut’s correction commissioner, and might just change the U.S. prison system.
