We love pets just as much as you do! And we love to celebrate them in all their cuteness with our annual PET PHOTO CONTEST. Enter the FAIRFIELD PETS ROCK photo contest sponsored by PET PANTRY WAREHOUSE by submitting a photo of your furry or feathery or scaly friend to Robin Phillips at rphillips@townvibe.com by [...]read moreFairfield Pets Rock – Contest
TownVibe joins forces with the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk for Savor Lobster—a lobster lovers’ event on featuring businesses like LobsterCraft showcasing their best lobster bites for a special tasting contest. Adults only, with cocktails, treats, and music. Great seafood from more than a dozen area eateries, plus wine, spirits, and beer, all for one inclusive [...]read moreSavor Lobster — Sunday, Sept 22
TownVibe/Fairfield Magazine is proud to bring the Taste of Fairfield to the community once again! Restaurants, specialty markets, winemakers, craft brewers, and others will serve their signature cuisine and curated cocktails and beverages to foodies and fun-loving folk in the area. Plus great entertainment. The venue is the lavish Delamar Southport. Delamar Southport 275 Old Post [...]read moreTaste of Fairfield 2019- Sunday, Oct 13
Every year we put together a comprehensive list of the private schools in the area to help arm parents with important information for making decisions on their child’s education. The list is extensive and does include all boys, all girls, religiously affiliated and special needs schools. We hope you find it helpful. Apple Blossom School [...]read moreThe World Is Waiting – An annual guide to the area’s diverse selection of private schools
Benjamin N. Powers has been headmaster of The Southport School since 2012. Prior to that he was headmaster at The Kildonan School. Powers is also an affiliated research scientist at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven and is co-director of the Academic Center of Excellence for The Dyslexia Foundation. He lives with his four kids in Madison. [...]read moreTen Minutes with Headmaster of The Southport School – Benjamin N. Powers
When Selma Miriam and Noel Furie met at a National Organization for Women rally in the 1970s, they never imagined they would team up to create one of the most iconic restaurants in our area, much less become the stars of a feature length documentary. Their shared interests in food, feminism, and what they describe [...]read moreA Tale of Two Women – Bloodroot’s Big Screen Debut
“How can I help?” When a family member or friend is diagnosed with breast cancer, this might be the first question you ask. As a now four-year survivor of the disease, I can absolutely say the best answer is: Do anything that lends support and keeps life as normal as possible. Support is also at [...]read moreHelp Is Right Here – Personalized Care For Breast Cancer Patients
In a professional writing career that spans six decades and encompasses three daily newspapers and one weekly, three books, and freelance articles for more than 50 publications, it’s still easy for me to zero in on the highlight—the New York Mets’ improbable four games-to-one victory over the favored Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series. [...]read moreReporter’s Notebook – Memories of the ’69 Miracle Mets
Upon Pequot Library’s opening in March 1894, Virginia Marquand Monroe, one of its original benefactors, declared it “free as air to all.” In the years since, the library, located in the center of Southport, has become one of the foremost cultural institutions in Fairfield County, proudly offering programs, events, exhibitions, and—of course!—books to the community. [...]read moreSharing the Wealth – Pequot Library’s Special Collections
While many Fairfielders devote their leisure hours to golf, others spend their free time in the air. Whether it’s a fascination with aviation, a career or wanderlust, this group of pilots confirms that flying is a viable hobby. People like John Shavinsky view aviation through professional and recreational lenses. A Fairfield resident since 2000, Shavinsky [...]read moreUp, Up, and Away – Flying Fans