Saturday, May 19, 2012
Here's your quick guide to great sushi around Fairfield County.
U.S. citizens quickly are becoming connoisseurs of sushi, and Fairfield County is no exception. This week for our Readers’ Choice contest, we asked residents of our towns to tell us where they like to go for their raw fish, rice and seaweed, wasabi and ginger on the side. A list of winners has been posted below, your quick go-to guide for delicious sushi in our towns. Congratulations to our winners—and we’ll see you on your local Patch on Monday for next week’s Readers’ Choice contest: favorite dance studios. Here’s your sushi list:
Friday, May 18, 2012
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ends "Blue Laws" in ceremony at Enfield Town Hall.
Connecticut's archaic "Blue Laws" prohibiting liquor stores from opening on Sundays ended Thursday, with the signing of legislation that allows those retailers the opportunity to open seven days a week if they so choose. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed the bill into law in the Town Council Chambers at Enfield Town Hall. Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, state Sen. John Kissel, Rep. Kathy Tallarita and Rep. David Kiner were among the legislators present for the ceremony. The bill allows liquor permittees to sell alcohol from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays, as well as on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day, and on Mondays following a Christmas or New Year's Day holiday that falls on a Sunday. The governor said he chose to stage the signing …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Firm reports that it has closed 125 loans valued at more than $200 million.
Stamford-based Silo Financial Corp., an equity real estate finance company, has reached a milestone in its growth, having closed 125 loans valued at more than $200 million, with more than $100 million in loan transactions in the past two years. "As large banks have tightened their purse strings, Silo Financial has taken advantage of the lending climate and increased its origination volume with loans tailored specifically for each borrower," said Jonathan Daniel, founder, president and CEO of Silo Financial, in a press release. Silo Financial offers private loans for a range of needs, including discounted noted buybacks, note acquisition financings, rehab, construction, transitional properties, second mortgages/mezzanine loans, and partner …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
The nationwide franchise offers the proprietary 4-Step Comfort Wax System, "a hard, strip-less wax that sticks only to the hair not the skin for a pain-free hair removal."
Stamford residents have a new place to "wax eloquent:" European Wax Center has opened a new location in Ridgeway Shopping Center. The nationwide franchise offers the proprietary 4-Step Comfort Wax System, which is said to remove hair without removing skin. As per a press release, Comfort Wax "is a hard, strip-less wax that sticks only to the hair not the skin for a pain-free hair removal." Results last 3-4 weeks. European Wax Center already has locations in Norwalk and Westport, and will soon be opening a new store in Farfield, according to the company's website.
Here's your go-to guide for yoga studios around Fairfield County.
With the stress of this week still weighing on our backs, many of us are heading to a yoga studio this weekend to melt it all away. Here's a quick, go-to guide to the yoga studios in Fairfield County towns, straight from our readers from the recent Readers’ Choice contest. Congratulations to all our winners listed below, and to all of our local businesses for teaching us how to practice yoga in a safe and encourging manner. If you are a Patch account-holder, please find your favorite local businesses in the online directory of your local Patch, and rate/review it for your neighbors and visitors to find. Here’s a roundup of winners:
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Steve & Catherine Simms had to meet twice to finally hit it off. After a long journey full of interesting characters and renovations, they've found their niche online, selling pet products as a result of her web savvy and his carpentry skills.
There's a lot of opinions out there about fate. Some think it exists, others don't. Every now and then, though, a story surfaces that makes it difficult to make any sort of definitive statement against the idea. Steve Simms met Catherine Jaouen (zj-OW-en) at CD's Cafe in Norwalk when she was visiting from France on vacation and he was about to leave for France to sing on tour with Serge Gainsbourg.He tried telling her this. "She thought it was the biggest crock of [expletive deleted] in the world, because that guy was so famous," Steve laughs. Simms would leave the states, Jaouen would stay, and they wouldn't hit it off. They wouldn't even cross paths again until four years later at another bar—him with friends after a job near the …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Morelli's Double Burger—and the same owners—kick off a new chapter in the old location of Morelli's Pizza.
Those visiting the downtown area this weekend may have noticed Stamford's newest addition is a twist on an old staple.They may have even noticed the staple's staple, Luigi Morelli and Mario Degani catering to each customer's every whim with care and sincerity, between them more than half-a-century in the business. Formerly called Morelli's Pizza, the Broad Street location kept the Morelli name in it's new moniker, Morelli's Double Burger & Catering, but streamlined their menu to one that moved away from entrées and the exclusivity of pizza they offered. Instead, partner and partial-owner Degani said Monday afternoon they've been highlighting some new fare and old favorites that he felt deserved more love and, so far, the change has been …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Development of the courses is being funded using part of a $2.15 million Acceleration, Resources, Knowledge Grant.
Stamford-based Cengage Learning, maker of software-based teaching, learning and research tools, is working with NorthWest Arkansas Community College to develop a series of workforce development courses for professionals in the Bentonville, Ark. area. In a release, David Garza, vice president, career and computing, Cengage Learning, said the courses, which include Microsoft Office and Mobile Applications Programming, "will help [Bentonville] area professionals to remain an asset to their employers and expand their knowledge-base to stay employable during these tough economic times." Development of the courses is being funded using part of a $2.15 million Acceleration, Resources, Knowledge Grant that was awarded to the Northwestern Arkansas…
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Take advantage of 1970s prices on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at Post Corner Pizza, and maybe you'll be one of the 40 winners who will get to buy a large pizza every week for 40 weeks—all in celebration of the business's 40th anniversary.
A fluffy, thicker crust than most pizzas in this area. And yet that crust has a harder surface. Then there's the checkerboard way of cutting up the slices. For 40 years (actually closer to 41) Post Corner Pizza has always had its own distinctive way of cooking up and serving pizza pies. That's one of the reasons loyal fans have mobbed the 130-seat restaurant at the corner of the Post Road and Mansfield Avenue on weekend nights for generations. Greek salads and other dishes have also been stable staples of the establishment, founded in 1971 by John Sofronas, who operated it with his wife, Kathy, until they sold the business five years ago to its current owner, Peter Kousidis. "He [Sofronas] was pretty particular as to who he was going to …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Here's your go-to guide for Mother's Day brunch spots around Fairfield County next weekend.
Mother’s Day arrives next weekend, which means that pretty soon, many of us will be heading out to our favorite local florists and also making brunch reservations. What follows is a quick, go-to guide to Mother’s Day brunch in Fairfield County towns, straight from our readers from the recent Readers’ Choice contest. Congratulations to all our winners listed below, and to all of our local businesses for persevering through another Mother’s Day. If you are a Patch account-holder, please find your favorite local businesses in the online directory of your local Patch, and rate/review it for your neighbors and visitors to find. Here’s a roundup of winners:
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