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Home & Living More than ever, maintaining personal connections is vital for your wellness “We don’t want to discourage the use of technology to maintain those social connections. We want to encourage it.” THE CONNECTICUT STORY Researchers need your help to keep an eye on wildlife and the environment Citizen-science project volunteers collect data for scientific studies of wildlife populations, climate change and other environmental topics Home-living Navigating your 2020 tax return—what's changed for Connecticut earners? How recent laws—and the pandemic—could affect your filing this year. FOOD & DRINK 6 more new Connecticut restaurants (March 2021) Here's a look at some new restaurants that have recently opened around Connecticut. THE CONNECTICUT STORY Meet a K-9 superstar, rate hike postponed, a move to end Daylight Saving Time and more recent news from around Connecticut Catching up on recent news, people and trends around Connecticut. FOOD & DRINK The Syrian artist-owned coffee shop hopes to be a New Haven community hub Pistachio Cafe is a gathering space paying homage to Mohammed Hafez’s home country and surrounding nations in the Middle East. FOOD & DRINK Jamal Robinson wants more people of color to join him in Connecticut's craft beer world When there is talk about encouraging more diversity in craft brewing, people often focus on the financial opportunity it affords. They point out, for instance, that craft beer is an $83 billio… Home & Living Secrets to a superior wine cellar from a designer to the stars Be prepared for any occasion, from formal occasions to casual gatherings with family and friends. FOOD & DRINK Coffeehouse, cocktail bar, brunch destination: Birdhouse Coffee is all that and more By day, it’s a coffeehouse. On weekend mornings, it’s a hopping brunch spot. And on weekend evenings, it’s an after-hours cocktail and dessert destination, making creative use of its coffee-ba… Home & Living The Incredible Shrinking Lawn: How to create a nature-friendly yard Less grass and more wild plant life is good for the environment—and it can make your yard the envy of your neighbors FOOD & DRINK Six beer producers that will deliver right to your door (while they can) When the pandemic hit and the state began allowing home delivery, these producers found a successful new business model. THE CONNECTICUT STORY Connecticut is the witch hazel capital of the world—and it’s harvest time It’s likely that if you use just about any skin care item, you’re using something that had its beginnings in a Connecticut forest. FOOD & DRINK At Broad Brook Brewing in Suffield, the food is as much of a draw as the beer With wood-fired pizzas, burgers made with local grass-fed beef, and cheese and charcuterie boards, Broad Brook Brewing is becoming a northern Connecticut destination for its food just as much … Recipes RECIPE: Spice up grandma’s meatloaf with this comfort-food sandwich Once you try this "loaf of meat" sandwich, it might just make a meatloaf lover out of you. THE CONNECTICUT STORY ‘Face the Nation’ moderator Margaret Brennan on the news media’s evolving mission "I thought, how can you speak to native-born Americans without preaching to them?” THE CONNECTICUT STORY In ‘Guide to America,’ Iran native Roya Hakakian highlights U.S.’s ‘incredible gifts and miracles’ "I thought, how can you speak to native-born Americans without preaching to them?” FOOD & DRINK Never had Guatemalan food? Change that at Aurora’s in Hartford It’s time to add Guatemalan food to your takeout repertoire. THE CONNECTICUT STORY The Great Antique Hoax: How a forged Civil War piece fooled the experts A supposed one-of-a-kind Civil War memorial honoring a Connecticut family turned out to be one of the most successful forgeries in American history. FOOD & DRINK A delightfully dippable social media craze, birria tacos hit the CT food scene For chef Arturo Franco-Camacho, birria tacos are not a recent social media-fueled food trend. Growing up in Tijuana in the 1960s, he would order this taco variety from food carts and fell in l… THE CONNECTICUT STORY What's next for CT's struggling downtowns? Middletown's Main Street may show the path forward With commitment, creativity and community, Middletown’s Main Street has held strong through the pandemic and looks to brighter days ahead. As downtowns across Connecticut face mounting challenges, does the Middletown model offer a road map to success? 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