Over the next few weeks, I am going to be featuring some great gift ideas from our small businesses in the State of Connecticut.Small business is what made this country great, and is always one of the major contributors to rebuilding our economy whenever it has gone through a major downturn. Typically at least 60% [...]

This week brings you a very important seminar on how to use the soon to be released Branford Chamber website. Now I know that you are going to say that you already have a website, so why should the new BCC website be so important. A very simple answer to that is this. Today’s business [...]

With the Launching of Ctoutandabout.com, I am now able to focus 100% of the content on this site to all Shoreline, all the time. It is going to be all about all the community events and activities that happen on the Shoreline. From fundraisers to Chamber sponsored events, to whatever I can get from the [...]

Today’s deal is one of those that you but now, and use it when the timing is right. Two Wine tastings with Riedel glasses and a bottle of wine for just $25. This is normally a $55 cost, so you save $30. If you have not been to Chamard yet, this is an excellent opportunity [...]

For a few years now, I have had the great pleasure of knowing Ryan Duques and James Warner, the founders of Shore Publishing, and now Savingsclique.com. What is savingsclique.com ? It works basically the same way as the ohter sites offering 50% savings or more on products and services, but with one major difference. Every [...]

I can’t think of a better person and business to be Named Guilford Chamber of Commerce business of the year than Patti Urban and Comfort Keepers of Guilford. Patti and her entire staff are always the first to volunteer to help any cause, anytime. From my VetsFest fundraiser to A Christmas In Connecticut, Patti and [...]

Downtown New Haven comes alive this holiday season with brilliant holiday window displays, award winning shopping, and free family-friendly events. Visit Downtown to see why the viewers of NBC30 voted New Haven as Connecticut’s Best Holiday Shopping …

The Gallery at Venetucci Home features Gifts Great and Small created by our gallery artists and artisans. Pottery, glass, jewelry, greeting cards fine art mini masterpieces offered for every taste and budget. Meet artists on hand Joyce Fidrych, JR LaMartine, Andrea Wiley, Dee Griffith Matura and more. In the showroom, see a smashing collection of [...]

As many of you have probably guessed, I am a cookie fanatic. I am beyond the point of being able to buy something off the shelf. I guess that I am actually a cookie snob. Not just any cookie will do. It has to be fresh baked, it has to have substance to it, and [...]

Quattro’s Italian Restaurant would like to thank all of you for voting The Best Northern Italian cuisine on The Shoreline. For years, Quattro’s has taken great pride in preparing the best in Northern Italian cuisine on the shoreline, and will strive to continue that fine tradition. They will also be open on Thanksgiving from 12 [...]

Sometime around the summer of 2007, Shana Bartlett realized it was indeed possible to make all this jewelry she was oh so tempted to spend all her money on. So, she did just that. Soon, people were complimenting her work, and requesting pieces of their own. And that’s how Art Decade Jewelry, a unique online [...]

Your plastic surgery alternative, keeping the shoreline beautiful, one face at a time. The newest place for those that deserve and crave great results and fun all in one. It’s all about you at YOLO aesthetic boutique and med spa! We provide individualized RESULTS oriented treatments to keep you looking and feeling great. At YOLO, [...]

Growing up in Branford I was always the animal lover. I had snakes, baby birds, bunnies, mice and kittens. I also rode Arabs at Hickory Hill Horse Haven at the end of my street. In 1985 I started working at the Perfect Pooch (Could that be?). The three women working there were the top groomers’ [...]