by Joseph Esposito | May 9, 2025 | Theatre
See World-Class Live Theatre in Connecticut and Long Island There’s nothing quite like the energy that reverberates at a live theatrical performance. You can make the trip into the city, but that can be a production of its own. Fortunately, there are countless...
by Joseph Esposito | May 2, 2025 | Healthy Lifestyle, Plant History
Why You May Never Plant Directly in the Ground Again Raised beds in your garden are only necessary in special circumstances, right? Maybe your soil is poor or contaminated. Maybe you only have cement or some other undesirable sub-strata in the area where you get the...
by Joseph Esposito | Apr 25, 2025 | History
The Legacy of America’s Classic Furniture Makers In the years following the American Civil War, a period of rapid technological advancement changed the world, with the development of the internal combustion engine and the commercialization of electricity giving rise...
by Joseph Esposito | Apr 18, 2025 | Earth Day
The Origins of Earth Day | What You Can Do This Year On Tuesday, April 22, Americans nationwide will celebrate the 56th annual Earth Day, with events scheduled worldwide that will potentially involve more than a billion people in nearly 200 countries. The...
by Joseph Esposito | Apr 11, 2025 | History, Music
How a Centuries-Old Instrument Got a New Life Though there are 3,000-year-old carvings of people playing stringed instruments that look vaguely like the modern guitar, the term “guitar,” from the Spanish guitarra, first came into popular usage in the 12th century in...
