BRIDGEPORT, CT – Housatonic Community College handed out turkeys and all the trimmings to 170 students last week, making the season of giving thanks a little brighter for those families. For the third year in a row, the college’s Student Senate handed out Thanksgiving meal bags filled with holiday dinner staples such as potatoes, carrots,…
Month: November 2022
World Cup: This year’s special Al Rihla ball has the aerodynamics of a champion, according to a sports physicist
As with every World Cup, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar the players will be using a new ball. The last thing competitors want is for the most important piece of equipment in the most important tournament in the world’s most popular sport to behave in unexpected ways, so a lot of work…
Nominations Open for 2023 City of Stamford Citizen of the Year
STAMFORD, CT – Mayor Caroline Simmons is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for 2023’s City of Stamford Citizen of the Year (COTY). “This award gives Stamford the opportunity to reflect on the people who have made extraordinary contributions to the community we love,” said Mayor Caroline Simmons. The COTY award is…
The Maritime Aquarium holiday season highlights
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk will once again feature a shark-diving Santa, The Polar Express 4D Experience and a breakfast with Santa, exclusively for members, this holiday season. Shark-Diving Santa 2 high-rez color photos attached Santa Claus will join The Maritime Aquarium’s dive team to help demonstrate that sharks aren’t the blood-thirsty killers of myth.…
Impact Fairfield County Kicks Off Its 2023 Grant Year
STAMFORD, CT – Impact Fairfield County (Impact FFC) launched its eighth year of grantmaking at an inspiring fall kickoff event attended by nearly 100 women from across Fairfield County. Impact FFC is a collective women’s giving organization which pools membership funds to provide large, transformational grants to nonprofits across Fairfield County. Since its inception, Impact…
Charming romantic musical comedy to play five weeks in Stamford
“You’ve got mail” has become such a ubiquitous phrase that it was used as the title of a popular 1998 Tom Hanks / Meg Ryan movie. But the story of two people…seemingly appalled by each other yet falling in love as pen pals…has been around a very long time; 1937 to be exact. She Loves…
Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular Seeking Volunteers – Clowns, Balloon Handlers, Route Marshals
STAMFORD, CT – Stamford Downtown is seeking enthusiastic individuals to volunteer as clowns, giant balloon handlers and route marshals for the upcoming Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular on Sunday, November 20. Clowns and Balloon Handlers must be 16 years or older, and route marshals must be over 21. Application deadline is November 7. For more information…