FOOD & DRINK
An oasis in the food desert: How tiny Fifi's Grocery in Norwich serves the neighborhood
While Greeneville is considered a food desert in Norwich, one grocery hopes to expand its position as an oasis in that desert. Fifi’s Grocery was started by Lisia “Fifi” and Frandy Jean-Baptiste in 2019. Located at the intersection of Central Avenue and 8th Street, the grocery store is looking to expand. The grocery store would like to take over the space in its building once occupied by a sports bar. The expansion would grow the store...
How far do you have to drive to the grocery store in Norwich? Why it matters
A lack of a grocery store in a neighborhood can affect residents lives in so many ways: the amount of time it takes to get groceries, the cost of the groceries, the choices of food in the neighborhood and the health impacts of not having fresh food. Four of Norwich's...
Street artist spreads ‘Wings’ at Foxwoods
Mashantucket ― Foxwoods Resort Casino borrowed a page from the playbooks of Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl when it turned to Kelsey Montague, an international street artist with a thing for wings. In 2021, the casino commissioned Montague’s “Arbor Swing,” a mural featuring an array of flowers of...
Kate Baldwin, Phillip Boykin, More to Appear in Eugene O'Neill Summer Season
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center will present its 60th anniversary Summer Season this year, with a wealth of artists, programs, and conferences on offer. 2024 marks 60 years since the new work development center was founded in 1964. The season will begin with the National Puppetry Conference, welcoming artists...
Longtime chair of Eugene O’Neill Theater Center steps down as Broadway’s big lights beckon
Tom Viertel is stepping down as the chairman of the board of trustees of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, the organization known for nurturing new plays and musicals and setting playwrights on the path to success. Viertel said the decision came from “a reorganizing of things I’m doing in my work life.” As it happens, he needs to step down from chairing an organization that ...
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