A collection of hand tools in a leather tool belt is placed on a wooden surface against a dark background. Visible are a tape measure, screwdrivers, pliers, a hammer, and other assorted tools.
Central Norwalk

Best Hardware Store

The temptation these days is to order from Amazon. It’s convenient right? But sometimes you just need to get a tool, find a screw, or

Wolfpit School
neighborhoods

Living In Wolf Pit

Central Norwalk with a rustic suburban flair, the Wolf Pit neighborhood offers classic suburban living. And no, there are no active wolfs in the area.

A retro-style diner with a red and white striped exterior, a large Family Diner Steves Market sign on the roof, and plants along the building under a partly cloudy sky.
Central Norwalk

Lost Norwalk: George’s Diner

Before Family Diner, it was called George’s Diner. Anchoring the commercial strip near Freese Park, this is a vintage Mountain View Diner. Mountain View Diners

Marvin Beach

Living In Marvin Beach

This peninsula is the sunset coast of Norwalk. Waterviews and boating from private docks along the Norwalk harbor or Charles Creek, offer the main attraction

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Cranbury

How Has Norwalk Changed since 1976?

This is the year America is 250 years old. Fifty-years ago, America turned 200. It was a big deal back then. Everywhere, people were linking

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East Norwalk

Taking A Look at the Iconic Tower Optical Viewers

Connecticut’s manufacturing industry history is about as rocky as its geography. For a company founded in Connecticut to stay in Connecticut, let alone operate for

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neighborhoods

Norwalk Snow Storms

There’s an old saying that past performance is not indicative of future results. And that would certainly be true if you judged the snowfall of

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Art

Eco Evolution

Part cafe, part gift shop, part art project, it is kind of hard to pin down what Eco Evolution is. Despite this free range formula,

neighborhoods

Tips On Picking That Great Apartment

Apartment living has become a thing in Fairfield County, and while it seems that every building has been branded as “luxury” the experience doesn’t always

A stylized map of Norwalk, CT, highlights five pizza places with icons and lists their addresses on the left. Bold pink text reads DISCOVER NORWALK PIZZA in the lower right corner. Major roads and water bodies are shown.
Central Norwalk

Discover Norwalk Pizza

Periodically we do extensive research and eat a lot of pizza. This means we have a go to list of who does the best pizza

A historical mural depicts a scene where a colonial settler talks with a Native American chief under a large tree. Two horses and more people are in the background. A sign reads, The Purchase of Norwalk by Roger Ludlow, 1640.
Opinion

Happy Thanksgiving

On this quintessential American holiday, I offer a station break to the other American pastime of endless “Black Friday” marketing. Today we celebrate the story

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news

Don’t Blow Away Your Leaves

Norwalk has taken a big step toward a quieter and greener community with its new regulations on gas-powered leaf blowers. Starting September 1, 2024, homeowners