As I drove to Dog Watch Café in Stonington Borough, I thought of the great but little-known Harry Chapin song “Dogtown.” Although the song is about Gloucester, Massachusetts, not Stonington, its lyrics perfectly capture the bleakness of a 19th century Portuguese fishing village, where at home with the faithful dog, the women waited to be… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Rizzuto’s Contest Separates The Pastas From The Impastas
The Rizzuto’s restaurants are in the news a lot these days—and with good reason. The peripatetic and utterly charming Bill Rizzuto is a busy man. Perhaps nothing more perfectly illustrates how busy Bill is than the fact that he’s a Bethel resident but President of the West Hartford Center Business Association. I assure you, he’s… Continue Reading