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’Scope Out
About a dozen years ago, during my first visit to Group W Bench, my eyes became the kaleidoscopes The Beatles sang about, pulsing and dilating with the tangerine trees and...
’Scope Out
About a dozen years ago, during my first visit to Group W Bench, my eyes became the kaleidoscopes The Beatles sang about, pulsing and dilating with the tangerine trees and...

2nd Chances
At any one time, 2nd STREET, a brand-new secondhand fashion retailer at Elm and Broadway, gives thousands of “gently used” clothes and accessories a second chance. But it was likely...
2nd Chances
At any one time, 2nd STREET, a brand-new secondhand fashion retailer at Elm and Broadway, gives thousands of “gently used” clothes and accessories a second chance. But it was likely...

Made in America
Artisan’s Marketplace, a jewel box of a shop located on Route 10 in Plainville, reminds me of an era when shopping for something special was itself a special experience. Devoted...
Made in America
Artisan’s Marketplace, a jewel box of a shop located on Route 10 in Plainville, reminds me of an era when shopping for something special was itself a special experience. Devoted...

Family Line
The birth of Theresa Nast’s fourth child in 2018 led to the birth of a new direction in life. After several years as a bridal designer, she’d finally had enough...
Family Line
The birth of Theresa Nast’s fourth child in 2018 led to the birth of a new direction in life. After several years as a bridal designer, she’d finally had enough...

Floral Fixation
One of my favorite harbingers of spring is the annual opening of Cheshire’s Tower Farms. From April through December, the garden center offers a parade of botanical delights from daffodils...
Floral Fixation
One of my favorite harbingers of spring is the annual opening of Cheshire’s Tower Farms. From April through December, the garden center offers a parade of botanical delights from daffodils...

Formal Visit
Vintage clothing stores make me feel a little melancholy, in a Toy Story 3 sort of way. They’re stocked with objects that were once madly loved by someone but then...
Formal Visit
Vintage clothing stores make me feel a little melancholy, in a Toy Story 3 sort of way. They’re stocked with objects that were once madly loved by someone but then...