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Fighting Spirit

Fighting Spirit

Whether he’s tapping a twanging rhythm on the wire string of a berimbau, landing gymnastic poses with his feet high in the air or simply sitting on a chair and...

Fighting Spirit

Whether he’s tapping a twanging rhythm on the wire string of a berimbau, landing gymnastic poses with his feet high in the air or simply sitting on a chair and...

Inside Stories

Inside Stories

“Where do you get your ideas for all those stories?” It’s probably the most common question Daily Nutmeg readers ask me. As we wrap another year of covering enjoyable, thought-provoking,...

Inside Stories

“Where do you get your ideas for all those stories?” It’s probably the most common question Daily Nutmeg readers ask me. As we wrap another year of covering enjoyable, thought-provoking,...

Feet First

Feet First

When the New Haven Morris and Sword dancers perform the steps of a Cotswold dance, they’re enacting what an ancient ritual. The first written record of morris dancing, according to...

Feet First

When the New Haven Morris and Sword dancers perform the steps of a Cotswold dance, they’re enacting what an ancient ritual. The first written record of morris dancing, according to...

Labor of Love

Labor of Love

“This is a retirement story that happened 20 years ahead of time,” Barry Gordon says. We’re standing inside the cozy, colorful, glittering Gilded Lily Gallery in Milford, packed floor-to-ceiling with...

Labor of Love

“This is a retirement story that happened 20 years ahead of time,” Barry Gordon says. We’re standing inside the cozy, colorful, glittering Gilded Lily Gallery in Milford, packed floor-to-ceiling with...

Turning the Page

Turning the Page

Pink vines curl up the walls and across the floor of the stage. They cover everything from the writing desk to the ottomans, painted over the entire set like the...

Turning the Page

Pink vines curl up the walls and across the floor of the stage. They cover everything from the writing desk to the ottomans, painted over the entire set like the...

Board of Education

Board of Education

Rod Groff grew up playing chess to pass the time before and after school and eventually joined his high school’s chess team. But he didn’t give the game much thought...

Board of Education

Rod Groff grew up playing chess to pass the time before and after school and eventually joined his high school’s chess team. But he didn’t give the game much thought...