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- Sep 29, 2026
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A chic new CT boutique lassoed the hearts of shoppers. ‘I wanted to bring something different,’ owner says (opens the original)
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If the expression ‘something for everyone’ could be true about a chic new Connecticut boutique, this one just might fit the bill. Melissa Lovello, a former school bus driver in New Milford, is living her dream after opening a new women’s clothing boutique on Park Lane that includes items for men, children and babies. Lovello opened her store in a small row of shops at 60 Park Lane/Route 202, with neighbors including the gift and furniture store, Countryside Farmhouse. The store, Urban Outfitters
CT pair with ‘creative genius’ opens new space drawing from around state. One was a SyFy Face Off finalist. (opens the original)
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It’s not every day that a special effects artist will call a new creative atmosphere inspiring. But that is what Tyler Green, also an educator, said of his new studio at Market Street Creatives, a vendor and art space. Green, a Litchfield native, chose the Torrington venue to replace his much-smaller studio at Whiting Mills in Winsted, where he and his husband Anthony Vidiera ran Tyler Green FX Studio, offering classes and using the space for other projects. But after 8 years, they outgrew their
A popular CT art workshop decided to find a new home. Now it’s signing up new students nearly every day. (opens the original)
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Create Escape Studio, an art workshop and venue in New Milford, recently relocated to a prominent spot on Route 7, and is welcoming new students every day. The studio operated out of the Bleachery, also in New Milford, for five years. Before that, owner Robin Dann ran the studio on Great Plain Road in Danbury. The Bleachery, which houses a variety of businesses in its buildings on the Housatonic River, just didn’t provide the exposure Dann wanted. “We were looking for a new place, and this has w
Well-known CT BBQ closes and is reborn as ‘Southwest Grill.’ Meats are smoked over hickory wood ‘low and slow’ (opens the original)
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A southwestern-style restaurant with pit-smoked barbecue reopened this year in Bantam, in the former home of a popular Mexican-style café. JR’s Southwest Grill & Barbecue, located on Route 209/Bantam Lake Road, sits adjacent to the Bantam Cinema and Arts Center. The restaurant was known as Wood’s Pit BBQ for more than 30 years, owned and operated by Paul “Woody” Haas. Haas, who is now retired, chose to sell his long-time business after the COVID-19 pandemic left the restaurant with no employees.
A CT optometrist sold her business and launched a unique eyewear line. It’s dubbed art ‘for your face’ (opens the original)
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Tommasina Sideris recalls that when she was choosing a life path, she was good at art, but also in math and science and had a strong desire to help people. Now, Sideris is an optometrist and has opened a new eyewear boutique that spotlights the artistic work of the Litchfield eye care provider and artist. The shop, Tommasina Eyewear & More, is a gallery of eyeglasses, crafted in Italy using Sideris’ designs. Many of the frames are limited editions, meaning that, in some cases, five people can ow
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