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This CT Restaurant Among Top 100 In US According To New Rankings This CT Restaurant Among Top 100 In US According To New Rankings
This CT Restaurant Among Top 100 In US According To New Rankings It takes a lot of five-star reviews and enthusiastic diners to be named one of OpenTable's Top 100 restaurants for the year. But Litchfield County's Arethusa al Tavolo, located in the borough of Bantam, not only was selected, it was the only restaurant in the state to have the honor. The quaint restaurant opened its doors in June 2013 and touts itself as an American restaurant with a farm-to-table esthetic that also happens to have a dairy store (formerly the Bantam Firehouse) for producing some of the finest products for its daily menu, according to OpenTable.  The menu features a w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford Man Wins $50,000 In CT State Lottery Stamford Man Wins $50,000 In CT State Lottery
Stamford Man Wins $50,000 In CT State Lottery Show her the money! A woman visiting Connecticut is feeling lucky after cashing in a winning CT Lottery ticket worth $50,000 this week. On Wednesday, Sept. 15, Ariana Llanos Rojas, a Lake Worth, Florida resident, cashed in a winning "Super Cashword 22" ticket that was sold at the A&J Mini Mart on East Main Street in Stamford. The following day, a second $50,000 CT Lottery ticket was cashed in as a Stamford resident saw the balls bounce his way in POWERBALL. On Thursday, Sept. 16, Stamford resident Antonio Rivera also cashed in a winning $50,000 ticket that was sold at the Wash Works l…

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by Zak Failla
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This Popular Farm/Restaurant Serves Up Best Ice Cream In Connecticut, New Report Says This Popular Farm/Restaurant Serves Up Best Ice Cream In Connecticut, New Report Says
This Popular Farm/Restaurant Serves Up Best Ice Cream In Connecticut, New Report Says If you only had time for one ice cream to lap up on a hot summer day, a new report says there's only one dairy in Connecticut that hits the high mark for great ice cream.  That dairy is Arethusa Farm, located in the borough of Bantam in Litchfield County. Known for its high butter-fat content, and classic New England flavors such as rum raisin, cherry, and coffee, all made with what the report in "Food & Wine" magazine says is the "best milk and cream in the state." Started by two Manolo Blahnik executives who lived across the street from the decaying farm and wanted to save their…

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by Kathy Reakes