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Chabaso Tour Reveals Recipe For Biz Success

by | Jun 29, 2022 11:03 am | Comments (3)

Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz and SBA District Director Catherine Marx.

Chabaso Bakery offered Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Connecticut Director Catherine Marx a taste of their manufacturing processes, their pandemic recovery effort, and, of course, some fresh bread, during a tour of the business’s James Street headquarters on Tuesday afternoon.

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Spencer Luckey Keeps Climbing

by | May 27, 2022 8:29 am | Comments (4)

The pulsating orb-like structure in the Liberty Science Center appears to float, impossibly, high above the heads of people walking below, as if it’s lighter than air, or underwater. The fact that it isn’t just a sculpture, but in fact a playground for children, only adds to its improbable whimsy. Liberty Science Center is in Jersey City, N.J., but the shop that designed and built the orb, Luckey Climbers, is right in New Haven, on East Street. Its chief architect, Spencer Luckey, has been around the playground design business all his life. He took over the company from his father, and has made dozens of climbers for clients all over the world. But he also has a vision for the Elm City.

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Hoops Star Remembers Kids Back Home

by | Aug 13, 2021 4:39 pm | Comments (3)

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WNBA’s Tanaya Atkinson at Friday’s giveaway.

Barber Brian MacCalla give 5-year-old Jayce Smith a shape-up at Friday’s back-to-school event.

As basketball star Tanaya Atkinson prepared to fly out of the country, she passed the rock to kids back home in New Haven to ensure they have filled book bags and free fresh hair cuts in time to return to school.

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