Historical elegance
The freshly reopened Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum brings class and sophistication bathed in history
It may not have a plazma TV. Or an indoor basketball court (although it does have a bowling alley in the basement). But its walls are laced with hand-painted flowers, its bathroom sinks inlaid with glazed porcelain, its ceilings sprayed with flowers delicately outlined in wrought iron, and was one of the first homes in the country to have hot and cold running water and – miraculous in those days – flush toilets. Seven of them. If you bought this home today, it would go for close to $100 million. Its massive wooden hand-carved staircase alone would cost a couple of million. More
Jun 9, 2009 - 8:58 PM
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And they’re off!
The unofficial start of the campaign season in Stamford is still months away. But, one thing about this year’s mayoral race is certain. Unless the incumbent, Dannel P. Malloy, does an unlikely about-face and abandons his ambition to become the next Governor of the state of Connecticut, someone else will be elected mayor of Stamford this coming November. More
Jun 9, 2009 - 8:51 PM
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At the start line - an interview with Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy at the onset of his gubernatorial campaign for governor of Connecticut
Mayor Malloy in his office at Stamford's City Hall
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Earlier this year, Stamford Mayor Dannel P. Malloy announced that he was forming an exploratory committee to run for governor of the State of Connecticut in 2010. Later he also announced that he will not seek reelection for another term at his current position as a mayor of Stamford. The publisher of Stamford Plus magazine, Naiden Stoyanov, recently sat down with Mr. Malloy for an exclusive interview to talk about his tenure as mayor and his views on Connecticut’s past, present and future. More
Jun 1, 2009 - 1:52 PM
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