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| An excruciatingly opinionated guide to the Connecticut Shoreline |
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| Insane Insidewalk Sale this week!
Here's your last chance to enter to win a $500 Shopping Spree at the Insane Insidewalk Sale! And, whether you win or not, please join us on Friday, January 29th and Saturday, January 30th for the best pop-up sale ever. We're looking forward to snapping up deeply discounted goodies from the likes of Ann Lightfoot, J.McLaughlin, Dina Varano, Lulu's, Grace, Mix and TONS more...all marked down between 30 and 75% off. It is CRAZY fun. Hope to see you there. p.s. the first 25 people in line on Friday morning get in FREE (admission is $5).
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| Tuckerman, from Dirt to Shirt
Years ago, I expanded my women’s clothing store into menswear. It seemed so simple compared to women's fashion: just shirts, pants, jackets, tees and a few ties. And unlike women’s ever-evolving trends, menswear doesn’t change much through the seasons, perhaps making plodding progress toward a narrower lapel or cuffed pant. But that doesn’t mean men’s fashion doesn’t have its complexities. Small details become hyper important: peak lapel or double breasted? Button down or spread collar? And if you (speaking to the male reader here!), or your mate is anything like mine, you have very distinct preferences. It’s not often I have a chance to bust out my knowledge of menswear minutiae, so it was such fun to gab with the couple behind Tuckerman, a new collection of men’s dress shirts based out of New Haven. These Yale School of Management grads...
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| Conscious Skincare: With Love by Kate While we’re thinking Valentine’s Day, I have to tell you about With Love by Kate. Many of you already know Kate Novack, she was a beloved yoga teacher at Riverdog and after the studio closed, she found her way to the Red Barn in Lyme. But yoga isn’t her only gig. Since 2006 she’s been quietly mixing organic ingredients into powerful skincare potions and has launched With Love by Kate. Trained in Ayurveda and aromatherapy, Kate’s products are geared to sensitive, aging skin (me!)...
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Adventure Rooms, Middletown
by Robbin Myers
On the hunt for an engaging activity to do with my three kids (ages 11, 13 and 14), I happened upon a friend’s Facebook post about Adventure Rooms in Middletown. Their website intrigued me — it's a live action game where you try to solve your way out of a room or maze. We snagged the only remaining reservation, "Remedy Team", and headed up to the historic Sanseer Mill the next day. An upbeat instructor gave us the lay of the land and told us we’d learn what we needed to know as we went along. So mysterious...
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STAYCATION
Sticking around for the President's Day long weekend? Here are 21 things to do with the whole family.
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Our Annual Best of the One-Piece Swimsuits
Just in case you're heading south (or dreaming of it), we've put together our annual list of the best one- pieces, hitting on all the trends: mesh inserts, retro and boy legs, prints and stripes. From slimming vee-necks to convertible strapless and underwires, we've got a style that works for every body type.
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Save the Date: Open House at the Independent Day School, 2/25 at 6pm
Fearless Learning:
Are your children measured by test scores or by their interests and talents? Discover how our students achieve excellence by pursuing their passions. See our engaging program in action. Meet our inspiring teachers.
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| And that's not all...find lots more fun upcoming events on our calendar:
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| The NEW Mystic Luxury Cinema:
Wait! Do you know what they’ve done to the Old Mystick Village Art Cinema? It’s now LUXURY Cinemas! We headed over to see Revenant (gory, yes, but Leo is amazing), and gleefully climbed into our oversized, reclining lounge chairs. Get this, Jonathan Edwards wines are available, plus a few varieties of local beer and, yup, that is REAL butter on the popcorn. A mix of blockbuster and independent films keep everyone in the family happy (The Big Short, Brooklyn, The Revenant and more are currently on view). Movie night has just become a little more interesting! Buy your seats ahead as our show was entirely sold out, surprising for a Sunday matinee.
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