Garde Arts Center and Bob's Discount Furniture Announce the 2011-12 Schooltime Series Contest Winne
The Garde Arts Center, Southeastern Connecticut’s non-profit performing arts center in downtown New London, and Bob's Discount Furniture today are ple ...READ MORE
Flock Theatre Returns with Little Women at Shaw Mansion
Due to popular demand, Flock Theatre once again presents their heartwarming new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved family classic "Little Women ...READ MORE
World-famous Mentalist The Amazing Kreskin Returns to the Garde
The world's foremost mentalist, The Amazing Kreskin, who dazzled New London with his mind-boggling feats over 20 years ago, will return to the Garde A ...READ MORE
New London, Conn. offers rich maritime heritage with family-friendly fun
By: Ellen Albanese- Boston Globe bostonglobe.com A long history with the sea There’s a lot of energy in this waterfront city, which seems deter ...READ MORE
A (temporary) farewell to New London Main Street
by Greg Vance, New London Main Street Intern I’ve been working at New London Main Street for about three months, and I’ve really enjoyed my time he ...READ MORE
ECS Concert Series Continues with Shroeder's Favorites
The Eastern Connecticut Symphony concert series continues on Saturday, January 21, 2012, at 8 PM, at the Garde Arts Center in New London. Eastern ...READ MORE
Downtown New London Art Gallery to Examine Spirituality with 'REVEALED'
Spirit Gallery Tattoo– New London’s tattoo studio and art gallery – presents "REVEALED," a collection of artwork by photojournalist Scott Indermaur. T ...READ MORE
New London Main Street, Citizens Bank offer free skating for Area Youth at Parade Plaza Rink
New London Main Street has partnered with Citizens Bank to provide free ice skating for area youth at the Rink at Parade Plaza this winter. Middl ...READ MORE
Celebration of Lights & Song brings holiday cheer to downtown New London
by Hollie Knight The streets of downtown New London seemed to sparkle this weekend with the anticipation of the upcoming holiday season. New Londo ...READ MORE
Shop Sundays in New London
New London’s shops and restaurants will extend their hours during Sundays in The District beginning Sunday, November 27, in downtown New London, Conn. ...READ MORE
From summer to winter in the blink of an eye
by David Cruz, New London Main Street Intern The Rink on Parade Plaza is finally up and running after much anticipation and there is a buzz around ...READ MORE
Suisman Shapiro Becomes Major Funder of Main Street Program
Suisman Shapiro Attorneys at Law has joined the growing ranks of the region’s leading corporations to underwrite the New London Main Street program. I ...READ MORE
New London will open an outdoor rink during the Celebration of Lights & Song
by Kelly-Ann Fraklin Published in The Norwich Bulletin on Thursday, December 1, 2011 A little ice and a little music means and a whole lot of fun. ...READ MORE
Skate and celebrate the season in New London
by Kristina Dorsey Published in The Day on Thursday, December 1, 2011 Saturday is this year's Celebration of Lights and Song around the World in N ...READ MORE
Downtown Food Cooperative is Steadily Growing
by New London Main Street Intern Greg Vance Fiddleheads Organic Food Cooperative has been a part of the District for about three and a half years. ...READ MORE
Shops support the Rink at Parade Plaza
by Mena Buscetto The holiday season has officially arrived! Christmas music plays continuously on the radio, lights decorate the homes of our neigh ...READ MORE
Trimming The Tree in New London
New London, CT, 11/29/11, Bruce Tackling of New London Public Works strings lights on New London's Christmas tree on the Parade Monday in preparation ...READ MORE
Jewelry Stores Rotating Spots in Mystic, NL
By: Lee Howard, The Day, 11/29/11, Northern Lights moving to State Street; Mallove's taking its place with branch Two of the region's largest jew ...READ MORE
Bean & Leaf Brings Unique Atmosphere to New London
By David Cruz, New London Main Street Intern, 11/29/11 “We wanted to create a hub for the community where everyone can relax and socialize” said M ...READ MORE
Rink Opening to Highlight Holiday Celebration
by Dirk Langeveld, patch.com, 11/27/11 The ribbon cutting for the new skating rink on Parade Plaza will highlight a series of events this weekend f ...READ MORE
New London's hair apparent: Nearly You wig shop has a new owner
By: Lee Howard, The Day For more than four decades, Carrol Berry's downtown New London wig shop Nearly You has been serving up Hollywood dreams and ...READ MORE
New London Main Street's Fall 2011 Newsletter - Hot off the Presses!
Check out New London Main Street's latest newsletter - it's all about the Rink at Parade Plaza, fun celebrations, and fabulous interns! Volunteers ...READ MORE
New London's Rink at Parade Plaza Installation Begins
New London Main Street, New London’s downtown revitalization organization, is bringing something new to “The District” just in time for the winter hol ...READ MORE
Southeastern CT Enterprise Region (seCTer) Annual Meeting and Election of Officers Scheduled
The Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region (seCTer) will hold its Annual Meeting on November 17 at 8:00 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, 10 Laura Blvd., N ...READ MORE
Childsplay Fiddle Fest Brings the Ultimate Fiddle Choir to The Garde Arts Center on December 2nd
The Garde Arts Center will present, with support from the New England Foundation for the Arts, Childsplay Fiddle Fest, a musical fiddle celebration wi ...READ MORE
Former Main Street Board President Makes Super Lawyers List
SUISMAN SHAPIRO ATTORNEYS AGAIN NAMED TO CONNECTICUT AND NEW ENGLAND SUPER LAWYERS® AND RISING STARS LISTS Matthew E. Auger, Matthew Shafner and Fo ...READ MORE
Goodbye Main Street - a Final Blog
By Ajjen Joshi, New London Main Street Intern, 11/4/2011 As I wind down on my final few hours working as an intern here at Main Street, I can’t bel ...READ MORE
New Store's Unique Wares Help People of Cambodia
By Greg Vance New London Main Street Intern Somaly Hay always wanted to open a store where she could sell Cambodian merchandise to help the peopl ...READ MORE
Time Flies when you're Interning at New London Main Street
By Meghan Kydd, New London Main Street Intern, 11/3/11 Wow, can’t believe it’s already November and I’m just now getting time to sit down and write ...READ MORE
This Week on RadioMitchell
Listen in as Main Street's Marketing & Events Manager, Tracy Tremblay goes over a run-down of the week's events with Radio Mitchell's DJ Johnny Mac. ...READ MORE
Come Skating During Lights & Song This Winter
This winter bring family and friends to The District for a day of ice skating at the Rink @ Parade Plaza and Celebration of Lights & Song, our annual ...READ MORE
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Mitchell College Now Offering Theater Minor
Mitchell College, which for years has had strong student involvement in its Mitchell College Drama Society (MCDS), has added a Theater Minor degree to ...READ MORE
ISAAC to Salute Kitchings at ACE Award Gala
The Interdistrict School for Arts and Communication (ISAAC) announces the 2011 recipient of the ISAAC Arts, Community and Education (ACE) Award. Long- ...READ MORE
What's New with Intern David Cruz?
Blog written by Intern David Cruz, October 31, 2012 Well we’ve already experienced our first snow storm of the winter season, and October’s not eve ...READ MORE
Bank Street Cobbler: 36 Years and Counting
By David Cruz New London Main Street Intern Chris Armoutsoglou, owner of Bank Street Cobbler at 193 Bank Street has seen The District go from thri ...READ MORE
Tony D caters to the party set, too
By Mike Dimauro, The Day, October 26, 2011 Friends of Tony D'Angelo, the popular proprietor of Tony D's Restaurant in New London, might chuckle at ...READ MORE
Little Sister's Bake Shop joins downtown New London community
by Greg Vance, New London Main Street Intern A recent addition to downtown New London is Little Sister’s Bake Shop, a small eatery with big potent ...READ MORE
Bob's Furniture Partners with Garde for Children's Contest
The Garde Arts Center, Southeastern Connecticut’s non-profit performing arts center in downtown New London, and Bob's Discount Furniture today announc ...READ MORE
Chinese Acrobats take to the Garde Stage
This attraction has been called "incredible," "breathtaking," "stunning," and "quite unbelievable," to quote just a few of the critics. THE SHANGRI-LA ...READ MORE
EC Symphony Continues with "Silver Screen & Golden Tones"
The Eastern Connecticut Symphony 65th anniversary season continues on Saturday, November 19th at the Garde Arts Center under the baton of ECSO Music D ...READ MORE
Custom House Maritime Museum Uses Web to Educate Community
Watch the video below to learn about how the Custom House Maritime Museum is using the web to spread the word about New London's community museum. The ...READ MORE
Downtown New London getting new generation of retail
by David Collins Published in The Day on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 A lot of people who recall the glory days of retailing in downtown New London ...READ MORE
Discovering The District, One Bakery at a Time
by Greg Vance, New London Main Street Intern I’m a Conn College freshman who’s been interning at New London Main Street for about a month and a hal ...READ MORE
New London skating rink will cost NLMS $116,000, not $75,000
by Anthony Silvestri Published in The Day, October 18, 2011 In response to the editorial in The Day regarding the skating rink to be installed in ...READ MORE
American Folk Legend Arlo Guthrie Comes to the Garde
"An hour and a half in the presence of Guthrie is like receiving the most enjoyable and authoritative master class on 20th century American folk music ...READ MORE
Food Stroll winners praised for excellence
By Patricia Daddona - The Day A downtown Thai restaurant and longtime saloon were top winners for food samples featured during the city's 15th Food ...READ MORE
David Cruz Blogs about New London Main Street Internship
by David Cruz, New London Main Street Intern, October 19, 2011 The Fall Food Stroll was last week, October 12. Although I wasn’t able to attend, I ...READ MORE
One Big Table: A New London Feast
Join us, Friday, November 11, at 6 pm, when One Big Table, the multimedia initiative dedicated to identifying, collecting, preserving and celebrating ...READ MORE
Halloween Town Returns to New London
New London is once again getting into the Halloween spirit with the return of New London Halloween Town. The family-friendly event will be held on Fri ...READ MORE
Halloween in The District
by David Cruz, New London Main Street Intern New London’s downtown Historic Waterfront District has lots to offer this Halloween for people of all ...READ MORE
Fall Food Stroll on Better CT
Check us out on Better CT promoting tomorrow's Fall Food Stroll! ...READ MORE
Internship Progress Report
by Ajjen Joshi, New London Main Street Intern Working at Main Street is always a pleasant weekly interruption from the monotony of academic life. A ...READ MORE
Lyman Allyn Opens Exciting New Exhibition
Lyman Allyn Art Museum announces a new exhibition, Hello Manga!, opening October 15, 2011 and on view through March 17, 2012. Since the 1980's, Jap ...READ MORE
New London Food Stroll October 12
published in The Day, October 5, 2011 New London's annual Fall Food Stroll will be held Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. It includes the ...READ MORE
Provenance Presents CHILD TRAFFICKING: 21st Century Slaves
CHILD TRAFFICKING: 21st Century Slaves Provenance Center announces the opening reception, on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 7:00 p.m., of an exhibit ...READ MORE
Job Opportunity at New London Main Street for Seasonal Ice Skating Rink Manager
RINK MANAGER (From Ice Rink Events) Job Description Do you love being outdoors in the winter? Do you have excellent customer service, organizationa ...READ MORE
Expressiones Cultural Center
by David Cruz, New London Main Street Intern In the heart of downtown New London, you will find a unique art gallery. "Expressiones Cultural Center ...READ MORE
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Lyman Allyn Takes Leap with Exhibit of Skateboard Art
Published in The Day by Amy J. Barry When the art in a new exhibit at The Lyman Allyn Art Museum isn't hanging on the walls, it could very well be ...READ MORE
Latin Network expands its scope
By Amy J. Barry, special to The Day Since its inception in 2003, The Latin Network for the Visual Arts has aimed to enrich the local community by ...READ MORE
David Cruz - well into his Main Street Internship - shares his experience
David Cruz Intern, New London Main Street Well this is the first chance I’ve had to write a blog in about a month, and a lot has happened since th ...READ MORE
New to New London
by Greg Vance, New London Main Street Intern My experience with New London Main Street began approximately two weeks ago. I was a just another col ...READ MORE
New London County Historical Society Presents Time and Again
The New London County Historical Society announces an exciting event on Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm for the Time and Again Fall Fo ...READ MORE
Young at Heart to bring Rock 'n' Roll to the Garde Main Stage
The Young@Heart™ Chorus – the hippest seniors to ever hit the stage and the big screen – now bring their live show, “Young@Heart™ is Alive and Well,” ...READ MORE
Traveling exhibition featuring Azorean whaling history visits The Whaling City
The New Bedford Whaling Museum is sending on tour an international exhibit which features the history of Azorean whaling and its role in the developme ...READ MORE
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Launches Its 65th Season
The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra launches its 65th season on Saturday, October 22nd at the Garde Arts Center in New London at 8 PM. The con ...READ MORE
State Historian Walter Woodward to Speak at Fort Trumbull
Most people think of Salem, Massachusetts when they think of witchcraft and witchcraft trials. However, Walter W. Woodward, Connecticut’s State Histor ...READ MORE
Spirit Gallery Presents 'In Memoriam'
Spirit Gallery Tattoo – New London’s only tattoo studio and art gallery – presents "In Memoriam," a series of photographs and sculptures honoring the ...READ MORE
Captains Pizza celebrates 1 year with new breakfast menu
By: David Cruz, New London Main Street Intern It has been a little over a year since Greg Robinson, owner of Captain’s Pizza, took over the tradit ...READ MORE
Experience The District During New London Main Street's Next Professional Mixer
Education staff and faculty are invited to visit the Waterfront District during a night of fun networking with local professionals, drinks and free ap ...READ MORE
The New York Yacht Club Cruise Comes to New London
New York Yacht Club (NYYC), which hadn’t visited New London since 1968, was treated to a “YachtingWeekend” to coincide with their 155th Annual Cruise. ...READ MORE
The Main Street Experience
by Ajjen Joshi, New London Main Street Intern September 9, 2011 Although I only work once a week now that the fall semester has commenced, it has ...READ MORE
A Freshman's Guide To New London
By Dirk Langeveld New London Patch The Coast Guard Academy, Connecticut College, and Mitchell College classes of 2015 got a bit of a windy start a ...READ MORE
Dining Review: Tio Rodrigo's offers a fun night of Mexican dishes
By Joan Gordon For The Bulletin Posted Sep 07, 2011 @ 11:54 PM Norwich, Conn. — In December, restaurateur Rod Cornish, owner of New London’s po ...READ MORE
Dig in Downtown
New London Main Street hosts 15th annual Fall Food Stroll By Faye Trafford The Day - Fall & Country Fall 2011 Buttons and gift certificates are ...READ MORE
Tax Relief for Victims of Tropical Storm Irene in Connecticut
Tax Relief for Victims of Tropical Storm Irene in Connecticut CT-2011-40, Sept. 6, 2011 WASHINGTON — Victims of Tropical Storm Irene that beg ...READ MORE
Lyman Allyn Art Museum Opens Exciting New Fall Exhibition
Lyman Allyn Art Museum announces a new exhibition, Skateboards: Art on the Ply, opening September 17, 2011 and on view through February 4, 2012. Cu ...READ MORE
Comfort Food's Got Nothing On New London's Hometown Beer
By Sasha Goldstein Publication: The Day It's a good time to be a local beer drinker. The newest ale on the scene has 5 percent alcohol, a pretty l ...READ MORE
Whalers at Work
New London hired and trained 140 youngsters for summer jobs by Kathleen Edgecomb Published New London Times, September 1, 2011 Mayor Martin Ols ...READ MORE
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Launches 65th Anniversary Season
The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra will launch its 65th anniversary season with the 2011-2012 concert series entitled "Silver Screen & Golden ...READ MORE
Waterhouse Salon. Saving the Environment and Saving the City, One Haircut at a Time.
By Todd Buckholt, New London Main Street Intern On July 2, 1982, Ric Waterhouse found his way to New London. He was a broke 19-year-old from Portla ...READ MORE
For Business Owners, Staying Open For Irene Pays Off
By Dirk Langeveld Patch.com When a hurricane last menaced Connecticut, it proved a blessing for Captain's Pizza. A tree on the wires near Millstone ...READ MORE
Travel Services Slowly Returning To Southeastern Connecticut
By Dirk Langeveld Patch.com Travel services are resuming following a widespread shutdown on Sunday, but the effects of Tropical Storm Irene are co ...READ MORE
A tale of two downtowns- What New London can teach Torrington
By Kevin Litten Republican American There's a sense in this city's downtown of something happening. Planners with experience revitalizing downt ...READ MORE
Ambassadors Program Welcomes Visitors to New London
Don't be alarmed if you see people dressed in bright yellow shirts wandering the downtown area before and after special events in the city. The neo ...READ MORE
Artist Spotlight - Acrylic Painter Lynda McLaughlin
By Adam Campos Patch.com As you enter New London’s Union Station fresh off of a long train ride you are now greeted by eight large canvas pieces h ...READ MORE
Intern David Cruz shares his experiences from Week 2 at New London Main Street
My second week as an intern at New London Main Street was another productive one. Monday was a very rainy and dreary day that cooled the city down som ...READ MORE
Ribbon Cutting to Commemorate State of the Art Mooring Field
The Thames America’s Cup Committee (TACC) in cooperation with the Port Authority and the City of New London is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony with ...READ MORE
"In This House" Comes Home to New London with October Premiere at the Garde Arts Center
New London's own 1678 Joshua Hempstead House - one of New England's oldest and most historically well-documented houses - is the setting and central c ...READ MORE
What You Missed at Previews on Parade: Gabrielle Kastelle
Courtesy of The Day ...READ MORE
Main Street Intern David Cruz - Week 1
by David Cruz, New London Main Street Intern My first week here at New London Main Street has been very productive already. All the staff members a ...READ MORE
New London Main Street- Time Well Spent
by Sean Adkins, New London Main Street Intern I cannot fathom that I will not be heading into the Atrium every day for work any longer. This summer ...READ MORE
Welcome Students to New London with NL 101
This fall, approximately 700 freshmen will begin their four year collegiate journey here in New London. New London Main Street and Rich Martin of Hyg ...READ MORE
Spirit Gallery to welcome award-winning fantasy artist
Spirit Gallery Tattoo– New London's tattoo studio and art gallery hybrid – presents "Neverland," a collection of artwork by the award-winning artist a ...READ MORE
How piano gets blobbed up
By David Collins Publication: The Day Published 08/07/2011 When The Day published a picture last week of an old piano on New London's Parade ...READ MORE
Hello New London
by Ajjen Joshi, New London Main Street Intern It’s a small world. How else would you explain meeting someone for the first time and learning he is ...READ MORE
Farewell New London - My Last Week at New London Main Street
by Ryan Phillips, New London Main Street Intern This has been my twelfth and final week here at New London Main Street. This internship has been a ...READ MORE
Come on, New London - You Can Do it!
by Todd Buckholt, New London Main Street Intern As the final few days of our internships wind down, Joanne asked Ryan and me to go out into the Dis ...READ MORE
High Tea, a New Website, a Great Cause, and Dinners Coming in the Fall
by Todd Buckholt, New London Main Street Intern Many of you may be familiar with Lyric Café and their menu of delicious salads, sandwiches and brea ...READ MORE
Why I support New London Main Street even though I don't live downtown
By PATRICIA BUTLER Publication: The Day The outstanding success of Fish Tales, Tugs and Sails (and Rails), reminds me again why I support New Lond ...READ MORE
Fish Tales, Tugs & Sails: A Great Success
By Todd Buckholt Well everybody, Fish Tales was a huge success. Considering the heat, we had a great turnout of over 2000 people. All of the perfor ...READ MORE
It Finally Has a Name
By Ryan Phillips We had a great crowd at the Fish Tales festival this year as well as excellent authors and entertainers. I know I enjoyed myself d ...READ MORE
Long-lost Diary Pages Coming Home to New London
By Kathleen Edgecomb Publication: The Day New London - The long-lost pages of a Colonial-era diary, which documents the day-to-day life of Joshua ...READ MORE
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New London Festival Highlights Literature, Waterfront
By Kathleen Edgecomb Day Staff Writer Publication: The Day New London — The highlight of Fish Tales, Tugs, Sails & Rails, at least for three littl ...READ MORE
Festival Ties Together Environment And Storytelling
By Jessie King/ Patch.com People from Connecticut and all over the eastern coast attended the nautically-themed festival, Fish Tales, Tugs & Sails, ...READ MORE
Fish Tales, Tugs & Sails - a Great Day for All
by Mena Buscetto It was about one hundred degrees, one of the hottest days, not only of summer, but also the hottest day recorded in Connecticut in ...READ MORE
New London Main Street - Snowball Effect
by Sean Adkins, New London Main Street Intern If you are a weatherman, you had quite the week at work! If you are like the rest of us, it wouldn’t ...READ MORE
Steve Elci and Friends perform
Credit: Jessie King, Patch ...READ MORE
Downtown New London Businesses: Participate in "In the Pink"
A collaboration of the Breast Health Task Force of SE CT and New London galleries including Expressiones Cultural Center, Hygienic Art Galleries, Prov ...READ MORE
The Show Must Go On!
By Todd Buckholt This week has been a busy one here at New London Main Street. We have been working many hours preparing for tomorrow’s Fish Tales, ...READ MORE
Programming & A Pile of Permits
This week the office has been a hub of activity. Everyone is getting ready for Fish Tales, Tugs and Sails and Rails the nautically-themed family festi ...READ MORE
Fish Tales, Tugs & Sails & Rails add rails to its mix
By Rick Koster Everything is better with trains, right? And so it goes with the Fish Tales, Tugs & Sails & Rails festival, taking place Saturday ...READ MORE
Summer Fun in New London
by Mena Buscetto It’s hard to believe that we are already halfway through the month of July. New London’s annual event “Sailfest” has passed, and t ...READ MORE
Eat your veggies (and then have a cupcake) at Mangetout
Published by The Day 7/14/2011 By Marisa Nadolny I've determined that if someone would cook vegetarian meals for me every day, I could easily go ...READ MORE
Fish Tales Festival Comes To New London On Saturday
By Dirk Langeveld Tugboats, a special train, and a variety of live entertainment will be on hand at the New London waterfront this weekend as an an ...READ MORE
Learn to Row the Irish Way
Learn how to Row the Irish way! The New London Currach Rowers Association invites you to practice with them at the beach across from Stash's Cafe o ...READ MORE
Beat the Heat with Main Street!
by Todd Buckholt, New London Main Street Intern What a week it was here at New London Main Street. Last week came to a close with Sailfest, which w ...READ MORE
Learning What It Means to Have an Editor's Eye at New London Main Street
by Ryan Phillips, New London Main Street Intern This week has been a calm one in New London. Everyone is resting after all the activity of Sailfest ...READ MORE
New London Main Street: The Way It Should Be
by Sean Adkins, New London Main Street Intern I can not believe that it has been over nine weeks since my first day here at NLMS. I wish my semeste ...READ MORE
Marketing a Rink: What's in a Name?
By Ryan Phillips It is a very exciting time in New London right now. Last weekend we celebrated the 4th of July and this upcoming weekend the city ...READ MORE
Lovin' New London at New London Main Street
By Sean Adkins The Whaling City has proved yet again to be a constantly progressing machine with all gears churning. The week started off with a ba ...READ MORE
Newsletters Are An Art Form, and So is Moving On
by Todd Buckholt, New London Main Street Intern Another week is now complete here at New London Main Street. In the midst of all the criticism the ...READ MORE
Lighthouse Cake-Off Competition
NEW LONDON, Conn--Six local bakers vied for top honors Friday night, July 1, in the 1st Lighthouse Cake-off Competition at the Custom House Maritim ...READ MORE
District Business Profile - Victoria Pavlov, LLC
by Todd Buckholt Tucked away in the quiet halls of 300 State Street is a new business many of you may not know about. Located in Suite 218, Victori ...READ MORE
New London Main Street - All on the Same Team
By Sean Adkins Another fantastic week has come and gone at New London Main Street, I’m convinced the days are losing hours as this summer and my in ...READ MORE
New Year at Main Street by Ryan Phillips
This week saw the start of New London Main Street’s new fiscal year, and we also welcomed seven new members to our Board of Directors. On Monday w ...READ MORE
It's Week 3 at Main Street by Todd Buckholt
Hello from New London Main Street. As we prepare for the long 4th of July weekend, there is much to get done so we don’t fall behind by taking the hol ...READ MORE
John Stobart Fellowship Award Winners: 1989-2010 Opening Reception Friday, July 29, 2011
THE GALLERY AT FIREHOUSE SQUARE in New London, Connecticut is pleased to announce a one-of-a-kind reunion exhibition titled “John Stobart Fellowship A ...READ MORE
Amtrak train exhibit to visit New London's annual Fish Tales festival
Amtrak train exhibit to visit New London's annual Fish Tales festival New London - Trains have been added to the sixth annual Fish Tales, Tugs & ...READ MORE
What A Great Experience
This week flew by and that saddens me. This was my last full week at New London Main Street. I will be back for two days next week and be helping ou ...READ MORE
Winter Breaks in New London
by Sean Adkins, New London Main Street Intern Summer is officially here, New London! My week started off, as all of ours did- with Father’s Day ...READ MORE
New London has plenty of options for eating out with the kids!
by Mena Buscetto It’s a relaxing summer night, the family is together, and you’re hungry for a good meal. Unfortunately, grocery shopping slipped t ...READ MORE
Welcoming Summer
We welcomed in summer this week in New London with even more rain. Frankly, I am surprised that New London hasn’t been washed into the Sound by now. B ...READ MORE
Stay Classy, New London! Week 2 and in full swing!
Week number 2 is in the books here at New London Main Street, and what a busy one it was. With the summer newsletter set to be distributed on July 15, ...READ MORE
City Needs the Ideas of Creative Candidates
-Submitted by Bruce Baratz to the Editor at The Day Congratulations to the members of New London Main Street for their selection of seven new board ...READ MORE
New London Main Street- Constant Progress
I feel as though I am becoming repetitive in my constant gushing about the work we do here at NLMS, but I can’t help it; my admiration for the staff a ...READ MORE
New London Main Street Hosts Media Mixer at 2Wives Brick Oven Pizza in New London, CT
New London Main Street will gather local media professionals (newspaper, radio, TV, public relations, marketing, digital media, etc.) for an evening o ...READ MORE
Thames River Wine and Spirits Moves into New Home
Owners hope State Street location will give one-stop retail experience to shoppers by Dirk Langeveld, patch.com Though its rustic wine cellar i ...READ MORE
New London Main Street Adds Seven New Members to its Board
by Anthony Cronin Published in The Day, June 14, 2011 The New London Main Street organization has elected seven new board members to the organizat ...READ MORE
First Month in New London by Main Street Intern Ryan Phillips
I have been in New London, CT for just about a month now and in that time I have had many new experiences, and learned quite a few things from my inte ...READ MORE
Sean's Blog: Time Flies at New London Main Street
By Sean Adkins Another week is in the books here at New London Main Street… That marks the first month here already! As I began thinking of what I ...READ MORE
New London Tourism Map & Guide Available
New London Main Street has published a new 2011 Historic Waterfront District Map & Guide for the tourism season. The brochure's inside cover featur ...READ MORE
District Business Profile - Daniel's Dairy
Daniel's Dairy is now in its fifth season of serving the best ice cream and fudge in town. Owner Dan Karp, who lives in New London with his wife, Suza ...READ MORE
The Carousel Club moves into Hot Rod Cafe
By Jazz Underground Many thanks to Rod Cornish for allowing Jazz Underground to host jazz in the lower lounge of his great Hot Rod Cafe. But all go ...READ MORE
Great Promotion Opportunity for New London Business Owners
As we welcome the summer, help us welcome tourists to New London with this great promotion opportunity for local businesses. This is a chan ...READ MORE
Parking Management Systems For New London
Click on the link below to view a PowerPoint presentation created by Frank McLaughlin. The presentation can be used as an educational tool to identify ...READ MORE
Pinc! Launches little Pinc Lighthouse Drawing Contest
New London boutique Pinc! announces the launch of little pinc lighthouse, a drawing contest open to children ages 5 to15. The contest is in honor of N ...READ MORE
Train exhibit to roll in during city festival
By: Kathleen Edgecomb Publication: The Day on 6/05/2011 New London - An exhibition train will be pulling into Union Station in July, offering a g ...READ MORE
Week 3 for New London Main Street Intern Ryan Phillips
This was the first week of Previews on Parade, the weekly event that we are hosting every Friday at the Parade Plaza. Because of this I had a few more ...READ MORE
Expressiones filling vacant downtown storefront
New London - Thames River Wine & Spirits may have departed Bank Street in favor of State Street, but fear not, downtown residents: the quaint store wo ...READ MORE
New London Main Street - Well Done is Better Than Well Said
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit~ Aristotle This quote is a clear representation of the consistent e ...READ MORE
Previews on Parade
New London Main Street is kicking off the second season of its lunchtime series - Previews on Parade. This free event will be held every Friday fr ...READ MORE
Fourth Annual Cribbage Fest at the Custom House
SAVE THE DATE & Spread the word! CribbageFest IV June 2, 2011- The Custom House Maritime Museum-New London Maritime Society announces it's fourth ...READ MORE
Spirit Gallery Tattoo welcomes new artist Dell'Erba
New London, Conn. – Spirit Gallery Tattoo–New London’s only art gallery and tattoo studio–announces the addition of tattoo artist Michael Dell’Erba t ...READ MORE
Hygienic Opening Day
It’s time to play ball at the Hygienic Art Park! It wouldn’t be summer in downtown New London without the buzz of activities happening at the Hygieni ...READ MORE
Beautiful Bride Contest at Beauty and The Beast
Every bride wants to be a princess on her wedding day, and The Garde Arts Theatre is making that fairytale dream come true for one lucky bri ...READ MORE
New London specialty store Pinc! exploits a fast-growing niche
By: Patricia Daddona The tiny, one-room store is stuffed with handmade and vintage treats: throw pillows that feature New London and Mystic landmar ...READ MORE
Whalie Awards celebrate New London music scene
By: Rick Koster New London — Representatives of the United Nations of New London Music — also known as the 2011 Whalie Awards — crammed the Hygieni ...READ MORE
Midday events to draw traffic to New London Parade
By Patricia Daddona Published in The Day Friday, 27 2011 Two city groups plan Friday fests New London Main Street's Previews on Parade and New ...READ MORE
Four Connecticut Communities Accredited as 2011 National Main Street Program
Connecticut Main Street Center (CMSC) has announced that four Connecticut Main Street organizations have been accredited as 2011 National Main Street ...READ MORE
Miss Connecticut Strolls New London During Spring Food Stroll
The Star Strolls through New London! : myzone.tv/ ...READ MORE
The Friends of Fort Trumbull Welcome New President
At their May meeting on Thursday, May 26, 2011, The Friends of Fort Trumbull welcomed their new President, Dr. Clifford Carter. Dr. Carter is a gradu ...READ MORE
CT Singer-Songwriter Sue Menhart to release Forever June 21
CT-based singer/songwriter Sue Menhart taps a deeper, more soulful vein on her third studio effort due out June 21, 2011 on New London’s Good Sponge R ...READ MORE
Smash Hit Broadway Musical, 'Beauty and the Beast' Plays New London's Garde Art Theater
Attendees have chance to win Matthew Christopher wedding dress (New London) Disney’s "Beauty and the Beast," the award-winning worldwide smash hit Br ...READ MORE
Call For Fine Craft Artists in Hygienic Art's 7th Annual Outdoor Fine Crafts Festival
The Hygienic Outdoor Fine Crafts Festival is announcing a call to fine crafters to exhibit in its 7th annual showing on Saturday and Sunday July 9 & 1 ...READ MORE
Food Fans Afoot in the City Discover Dining Treasures
By Stephen Chupaska Publication: The Day For this year's Spring Food Stroll, Kara Markovitz of East Lyme took things quite literally, as she broug ...READ MORE
F.R.E.S.H. New London Plant Sale
On May 21st between the hours of 9 am - 3 pm, FRESH New London will be hosting free workshops and demonstrations to members of the community, located ...READ MORE
Eagle Sailing to Europe on Anniversary Voyage
Published 05/04/2011- The Day A ceremony organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut will be held Saturday to honor The Coast Guard ...READ MORE
Interns in The District
Written by Jean Paucar Waterford High School offers its seniors a wonderful internship opportunity. Now in its fourth year, the program has grown t ...READ MORE
New London Main Street Top Award Winner Statewide
New London Main Street top award winner statewide By Patricia Daddona Publication: The Day Published 05/03/2011 12:00 AM Jurors in the Avon ...READ MORE
Youth Talent Show Organizers Recognized By City Council
By Dirk Langeveld | Patch.com The organizers behind the New London Youth Talent Show were praised by the City Council on Monday with a ceremony hel ...READ MORE
Connecticut Main Street Center Announces 2011 Awards of Excellence
Simsbury, CT - May 2, 2011 - Connecticut Main Street Center has announced the recipients of its 2011 Awards of Excellence. Award-winning initiatives ...READ MORE
Pinc! awarded New London Business Owner of the Year By Connecticut Main Street Program
By Marie Connelly, Mitchell College, Class of 2012 PINC! is a small boutique in the heart of downtown New London that provides a unique inventory f ...READ MORE
Muddy Waters, A Place We Can All Be Proud Of
By Mena Buscetto If you live in New London, you’ve been to Muddy Waters. If you haven’t, you should go, because you’re missing out on something s ...READ MORE
Spirit Gallery Tattoo Celebrates the Creative Spirit of Body Artists
Spirit Gallery Tattoo– New London’s tattoo studio and art gallery hybrid – presents "Skin to Canvas II," their second annual exhibition featuring pain ...READ MORE
The CT Lyric Opera Presents Puccini's Passionate, Political Thriller, 'Tosca' at the Garde
The Garde Arts Center in New London, CT concludes its 2010-11 Opera Series with Connecticut Lyric Opera's (CLO) rendition of Giacomo Puccini's powerfu ...READ MORE
Musicians of Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Invite You to Mahler's Symphony No. 2
Musicians of the ECSO invite you to their April 30, 2011 performance of Gustav Mahler's, Symphony No. 2. ...READ MORE
"The TSETSE Gallery in New London Enhances the Community Through Art"
Written by Jean Paucar The TSETSE Gallery in New London is dedicated to using art to educate the community environmentally and culturally. The purp ...READ MORE
"My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy" at the Garde
Comedian Steve Solomon brings his hilarious look at family life to the Garde Arts Center in New London, CT with the award-winning, one-man comedy "My ...READ MORE
New London Organizations Mobilize For Global Youth Service Day
Millions of children and youth are partnering with schools, organizations, public officials, media, and families to coordinate the 23rd Global Youth S ...READ MORE
Backstage at The Garde
By Mena Buscetto It all started at 6:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning in February. This was my first experience working backstage at a professional pe ...READ MORE
Connecticut College Celebrates it's 100 year Anniversary in New London
Written By Kim McHugh Today, Tuesday April 5th 2011, marks the 100th birthday of New London’s own school on the hill, Connecticut College. "F ...READ MORE
Just Like Ma Used to Make!
Written by Jean Paucar Me and Ma’s offers your favorite dishes “just like Ma used to make” in a casual dining environment. The restaurant was forme ...READ MORE
Skating Rink Proposed for City with a Rockefeller Center Ambience
Written by Mena Buscetto Special to The Times/The Day New London Main Street has proposed and has begun taking action to build a seasonal skating ...READ MORE
The Custom House offers New London Harbor Lighthouse Tours and Amistad Classes
The Custom House Maritime Museum, in New London Ct. has exciting events for the spring and summer. It has been said that from the lantern at the New L ...READ MORE
BOOGIE-WOOGIE JAZZ SINGER AND PIANIST MICHAEL KAESHAMMER RETURNS TO THE GARDE OASIS ROOM
The Garde Arts Center in New London, Ct. presents Michael Kaeshammer. He is Canada's charismatic piano virtuoso and vocalist with the boogie-woogie h ...READ MORE
Downtown New London Boutique Launches Shoreline Inspired Product Line
New London boutique Pinc! announces the launch of little pinc shoreline, a new product line featuring and inspired by the landmarks of the southeaster ...READ MORE
Pinc! Has What it Takes - Handmade * Local * Artisanal
By Marie Connelly, Mitchell College, 2012 In today's tough economic climate, finding creative ways to make ends meet can be a challenge for small b ...READ MORE
New London Rotaract Hosts Fundraiser for Japan Disaster Relief Fund
Waterford High School Senior and intern at New London Main Street, Caitlyn O'Loughlin, recently interviewed Victoria Mueller of New London Rotaract to ...READ MORE
The Rivergods to release Signs March 26
The Rivergods, fronted by husband/wife singer/songwriters Ben and Nancy Parent, will release their third studio album, Signs, on March 26. The 10-t ...READ MORE
New London Goes Organic!
Written by Jean Paucar Where can you go shopping for organic groceries, have a delicious healthy meal, and then have your hair done with organic in ...READ MORE
A Traditional Irish Pub Right Here in New London
By Jessie King The origins of Hanafin's Irish Pub on State Street have come a long way, from Dublin, in fact. Owner, Diarmuid Hanafin grew up in Du ...READ MORE
Mardi Gras Comes to New London
By Rita Rivera-Riemer Mardi Gras came early to New London this year as New London Main Street pulled out all the stops and transformed their annual ...READ MORE
Folk Rock Band, The Sweet Remains Added to Garde Lineup
Acoustic folk-rock band The Sweet Remains, recently selected by "USA Today" as their "pick of the week," along with Will Evans of Barefoot Truth, will ...READ MORE
New London Hosts 4th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade
By Charlotte LeVasseur Celtia is our country. Celtia lives in those of us with roots in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Galacia, Cornish Engla ...READ MORE
New London-based Bonsai Concerts at Florence Griswold Museum
Join violinist and Bonsai Concert creator Gabriel Kastelle for this compelling series of intimate mini-concerts. From Kastelle's three years of maste ...READ MORE
Garde Arts & Hot Rod Cafe Celebrate The Color Purple
The Color Purple: wtnh.com ...READ MORE
The Day's Article on Mardi Gras
Published in The Day's Daybreak section on Feb. 23 Heat up the kitchen with Mardi Gras fare. Whip up some Mardi Gras food or try some in New Lon ...READ MORE
Caruso Music reveals secrets to success in New London!
Business Profile - Caruso Music By Kim McHugh When you hear about a family-owned business that was founded 82 years ago and has bee ...READ MORE
Artists' Blog Comes to Life in New Spirit Gallery Tattoo Exhibition
Spirit Gallery Tattoo – New London’s only tattoo studio and art gallery – presents “Drawn Today” a collection of sci-fi and fantasy themed artwork by ...READ MORE
Tickets For Our Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball Selling Quickly - Purchase Yours Today!
Tickets for our Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball are selling fast! There is limited space at the Elks Lodge, so reserve your tickets online now! Come enj ...READ MORE
"Hot Rod's Sneak-Peek for their new Mexican Restaurant!"
Written by Jean Paucar, freelance writer For years Hot Rod Café has been known for their “wings, beer, and atmosphere” but now they are serving up ...READ MORE
Bringing Life back to The Bacon Building
A 1998 editorial in the New London Day entitled "Anatomy of Blight" reported that the city was concerned about decrepit buildings, and pointed to the ...READ MORE
Louie's Bar & Grill Offers Comedy Night
John Russell and Andrea Gorges, the new owners of Louie's Bar and Grille located on 119 Broad Street, will be featuring a Comedy Club every Wednesday ...READ MORE
Grammy Award-Winning Musical
"The Color Purple," a musical based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the moving film by Steven Spielberg, brings its Gr ...READ MORE
Going Tex-Mex with La Cantina in New London
By Marisa Nadolny Publication: The Day You know those days when you're just dying for comfort foods, perhaps, say, when the temperature dips into ...READ MORE
Winter Film Festival Addition for Movie Listings
Academy Award nominee "The Kids Are All Right," starring Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore, has been added to the Garde Arts Center's ...READ MORE
Garde Announces NL Winter Film Festival 2011 Lineup
The Garde Arts Center's annual New London Winter Film Festival will feature nine 2011 Academy Award-nominated films on the Garde movie palace's 32-foo ...READ MORE
Spirit Gallery Tattoo's Manager Receives Dermal Certification
Lari Wilson, shop manager of Spirit Gallery Tattoo, has been certified in the art of microdermal implants from the Massachusetts-based Primal Instinct ...READ MORE
Board Member Profile - John Estelle
Board member John Estelle lives in Salem with his wife, Aimee, and their daughter, Isabella. A graduate of St. Bernard’s High School and Springfield ...READ MORE
Iconic Hygienic art show packs 'em in on opening night
From www.theday.com Written by Stephen Chupaska on January 30, 2011 About a year ago, Salvatore Sapia, an employee at a Stop & Stop, began collect ...READ MORE
Cadets Lend Academy Dorm Walls for Fellow Cadet's Art
From www.theday.com By Stephanie Reitz New London- Like many other college students, Jake Conrad often turns to creative hobbies as a break from ...READ MORE
Easy Street Works Despite Hard Times
From www.theday.com By Lee Howard Selling out a 10-home subdivision might have been a breeze for builders during the real estate boom five years a ...READ MORE
Take the Stage Talent Marathon at Garde Arts Center
Following in the footsteps of the Hygienic Gallery’s annual show, last Saturday the Garde Arts Center offered a free venue for performing artists, wit ...READ MORE
New London Harbour Towers Move-Incentive Program Proves Positive
The Move-Incentive Program for the New London Harbour Towers located at Columbus Circle, at the heart of the New London Waterfront District, is provin ...READ MORE
BASSIST BUSTER WILLIAMS RETURNS TO THE GARDE
Renowned upright jazz bassist Buster Williams returns to the Garde's intimate 130-seat Oasis Room on Monday, February 21, at 7:30 p.m., with a once-in ...READ MORE
Southeastern CT Enterprise Region Named Administrator For Small Business Funding
The Connecticut Credit Consortium (Section 6, Public Act 10-75), a program to provide loan assistance to small CT-based businesses, was recently forme ...READ MORE
America's Got Talent Garde
Written by Dirk Langeveld Published on Patch.com The Garde Arts Center’s Saturday show won’t include any judges, but performers can submit t ...READ MORE
Business Buzz - Treehugger Salon
Gina Pressler’s eco-friendly philosophy and her talent for being business savvy prove to be a winning combination. Owner of Treehugger Salon on Washi ...READ MORE
Feeling Better Already at Fiddleheads Fair
Written by Jayne Keedle on January 24, 2010 Patch.com/New London Breathing deeply with eyes closed, Lawrence Facas relaxes on a massage table as c ...READ MORE
Open Sewing Studio at Pinc! Boutique
Pinc! is proud to announce that their open sewing studio is now up and running! At the studio you can use your time however you choose-for mundane (b ...READ MORE
Garde Arts Center Invites Performers to "Take the Stage"
The Garde Arts Center is proud to announce its first regional performing arts variety showcase, called "Take the Stage," in conjunction with the Annua ...READ MORE
Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Famers Team Up with Blues & Bluegrass Legends at Garde
Jefferson Airplane founding members to be joined by special guests Charlie Musselwhite and Jim Lauderdale. Hot Tuna - a band that started out as ...READ MORE
Roberts Audio Video Has What it Takes
Business Buzz – Roberts Audio Video by Joanne Gibson Roberts Audio Video, a New London business with a long history, first opened its doors in 1 ...READ MORE
Early to Rise, Early to Dine
By Abby McGlinchey If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, then downtown New London is where your day should begin. From 6:00 in the m ...READ MORE
Teatro Lirico D'Europa to Bring Donizetti's Tragic Masterpiece "Lucia Di Lammermoor" to the Gard
The Garde Arts Center presents Gaetano Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor,” Teatro Lirico D'Europa’s fully staged opera featuring a full orchestra with ...READ MORE
Spirit Gallery Tattoo to Open New Year with "Over My Dead Body"
Spirit Gallery Tattoo– New London’s tattoo studio and art gallery hybrid – presents "Over My Dead Body" a collection of artwork by mixed media, spra ...READ MORE
Be our 200th Member and Receive a Complimentary Poster - Will it be YOU?
Join New London Main Street! Become our 200th member for this fiscal year - July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 - and stop in the office to pick up y ...READ MORE
