This year, 161 artists, all of whom are incarcerated, submitted more than 600 pieces for the annual exhibition of the Prison Arts Program.
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In Northwestern Connecticut, curling isn’t just for the Olympics
Every four years, people across Connecticut rediscover curling — and the Norfolk Curling Club — when the Winter Olympics are televised.
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A common thread: Ukrainians in CT keep ties with culture, home through embroidery
The current war, and the hardships that came with it, elevated the art’s significance. For members of the diaspora, each piece is personal.
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A chemist, a chef and an author craft soy sauce on the CT coast
For Bob Florence, brewing soy sauce at home was a hobby. Then James Wayman, a chef who was conducting his own soy experiments, got involved.
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At Steadfast Farms, CT veteran is finding purpose through quail farming
Marine veteran Jared McCool opened Steadfast Farms in Bethlehem in 2017. Now, it’s capable of producing as many as 320,000 quail eggs a year.
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UConn grapples with the legacy of a CT institution for the disabled
For the past three years, a UConn professor and her students have been piecing together the history of the Mansfield Training School.
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26 years after lobster die-off, CT lobstermen reflect on a net loss
The Long Island Sound lobster industry was decimated in 1999, but CT’s last few commercial lobstermen keep the tradition alive in Stonington.
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For this New Britain man, late summer is pigeon racing season
Wilberto Aponte, president of the Connecticut Classic Pigeon Club, has 200 homing pigeons. With racing season underway, the stakes are high.
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Bridgeport’s Sisters at the Shore are changing lives through prayer
What started as a weekly gathering of women to pray at Seaside Park grew into a movement that spread to Chicago, North Carolina and Italy.
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CT has more than 300 ice cream shops. This family has tried them all
After years of road trips and tastings across Connecticut, the Behuns are bringing their favorite scoops on “tour” throughout the state.
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For parents of cancer patients, New Haven pizza is a slice of relief
The Feeding Families Foundation delivers meals to parents while their kids receive treatment for cancer at Yale New Haven Hospital.
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Made in the shade: CT tobacco farmers roll with the times
The iconic Connecticut shade tobacco fields have been replaced by parking lots and warehouses as demand changed. Today, only one man grows it.
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This New Haven haunt has attracted legendary musical acts for 50 years
Toad’s Place has featured artists ranging from The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen to Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Cardi B.
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It’s the oldest public ferry in the country. Here’s what keeps it afloat
The Glastonbury-Rocky Hill ferry has been crossing the Connecticut River since 1655, weathering wars, revolutions and threats of bridges.
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For CT small business, Trump’s tariffs call for another ‘pivot’
The Trump tariffs mark a new challenge for the Dutch Epicure Shop in Litchfield, which imports all but a few of the products it sells.