Entrepreneurs
BarVera, a modern culinary tour of the Mediterranean, set to open in Stamford
The new BarVera, opening in Stamford Thursday, Feb. 13, is designed to offer a modern twist on Mediterranean cuisine. Photographs courtesy...
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream to open Westport scoop shop on Thursday, Feb. 6
Photographs courtesy Van Leeuwen Ice Cream.  Van Leeuwen Ice Cream – the New Yor City-based brand, known for its made-from-scratch...
Eye on Small Business: Bare Life hot chocolate
Bare Life Hot Cocoa. Photographs courtesy Bare Life. Diagnosed during her junior year at Johns Hopkins University with irritable bowel syndrome...
An entrepreneur, by the book
Fran Hauser's Bedford Books is open for business. Photograph by Jennifer Mullowney. “I’ve wanted to open a bookstore for as long...
Eye on Business: Harborside Marina and Yacht Sales, Connecticut
Harborside Marina & Yacht Sales' 2024 Sea Hunt Ultra 275 SE boat on a trailer. Photograph by Brock Williams. Named one...
Eye on Small Business: Active Dog
From left, Eric Bleile and wife Tara with Cooper (front) and Tobias (behind). Photographs courtesy Active Dog. Many of us have...
Eye on Small Business: Nagi Jewelers, Stamford
From left, Jeff, Liz and Nagi Osta, inside the Nagi Jewelers in Stamford. Photographs courtesy Nagi Jewelers. Jeff Osta was a...
Eye on small business — Riko’s Pizza, Connecticut
Riko's Pizza Westport. Photographs courtesy Riko's Pizza. Baked dough has come a long way since the topped flatbreads of antiquity. But...
Eye on Small Business: GTG Abroad, Armonk
Images courtesy GTG Abroad. Founded by long-term friends and Armonk moms Amy Aberman and Hollie Levy in the fall of 2023, the youth...
Poughkeepsie’s Mill House stokes ‘Embers’ with wood-fired oven truck
From. left, Jamie Bishop and Daniel Crocco are adding Embers Wood-Fired Oven Truck to their Mill House Brewing Co. Courtesy Mill...
Eye on Small Business: Prodigy Athletic Center, Somers
One of four volleyball courts at the new Prodigy Athletic Center in Somers. Photographs by Paul Guglich, Pelasphere Multimedia Inc. Prodigy...
Bridgeport gym moving to Stratford in February
The Bad Body Gym, now located in Bridgeport, is set to move to Stratford in February. Photo courtesy of Vidal/Wettenstein STRATFORD...
The little press that could
A selection of Christmas cards by Peter Pauper Press in Rye Brook features recycled materials and keepsake boxes. You'll find them...
The ‘Shady Lady’ of hats turns from TV producing to fashion
The Shady Lady herself, Allyson Mandelbaum, wearing one of her own Shady Lady hats. Photograph by Bryan Mandelbaum. Based in Fairfield,...
Eye on small business: FoundHer, Westport
Westport moms-turned-entrepreneurs Runa Knapp and Jasmine Silver are the co-founders of FoundHer, a recruiting company focused on helping women return to...
