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Giant guitar tribute to Taylor Swift finds fame in Westerly after a decade
WESTERLY, R.I. — A piece of art made to honor Taylor Swift has spent almost a decade in a Westerly parking lot. On Ledward Avenue in Westerly, at the original headquarters of Cherenzia Excavation, something heavy greets you. An almost eight-foot tall guitar, set in a slab of granite,...
Former Hot Rod Cafe gets a face-lift in New London
New London ― Construction workers with Allied Group of CT LLC installed new windows at the former Hot Rod Cafe on Wednesday. Property owner Rod Cornish closed the popular restaurant on Bank Street in October. Earlier this year, the city’s Planning and & Zoning Commission approved Cornish’s plans to turn the space into a retail gallery and apartment space.
New playscape a fitting tribute to Kevin Hesch
Stonington — There are no words. Even now, more than a year later. Kevin Hesch was supposed to grow old with Heather and the five kids, all the Thanksgivings, Christmases, ballgames, recitals and graduations. He was supposed to continue as a professional man at Electric Boat, Little League volunteer. He wasn’t supposed to die at 39.
The kids are alright: ECSO, Garde present ‘Young People’s Concert’
Some say these are tough times for arts organizations. But don’t try to tell that to the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, whose musicians’ ranks swelled to around 1,100 members Tuesday morning in New London’s Garde Arts Center. The roster boost came courtesy of the ECSO’s annual Young...
Thousands of visitors head to Preston to pick tulips
It’s opening day at Wicked Tulips Flower Farm in Preston. Thousands of tulips are blooming at the farm this spring after the bulbs were brought over from the Netherlands and planted in the fall. “We do this every year and we’ve been here in Connecticut for four years,” co-owner...
Entangled seal saved by Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue team
MYSTIC, CT (WFSB) – A young seal that was entangled in fishing netting was saved by the Animal Rescue team at Mystic Aquarium on Earth Day. The aquarium said the 4-5-month-old seal was found distressed on the remote shores of Block Island. Mystic Aquarium’s team first learned about the...
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