by ElaineU | Jan 28, 2025 | Highlight, Lifestyle, Real Estate
Did you know that this Christmas day marked the 176th anniversary of the New York-New Haven train line? The final section of track was laid right here in Cos Cob on December 25th,1848 and the first trial run was later that day. Now, almost two centuries later,...
by ElaineU | Dec 5, 2024 | General, Highlight, Lifestyle
“Humility, hope, light amidst darkness, long nights full of twinkling stars.” Photography by ChiChi Ubina Rob, what are you listening to, and what inspires you most besides music? I am listening to Laura Marling’s new project (she is our greatest...
by ElaineU | Nov 24, 2024 | Highlight, Lifestyle, Real Estate
This decade is almost to the halfway mark, and we have the favorable perspective of hindsight. You only have to look back on the past few years to see that the only thing that is reliably predictable is that the future is always unpredictable! From the pandemic and...
by ElaineU | Sep 2, 2024 | Highlight, Lifestyle, Real Estate
You’ve probably seen countless headlines, especially recently, about bidding wars and low inventory in the housing market. When I see these stories I have to chuckle. Working in Greenwich these past couple of decades, bidding wars and low inventory are not only...
by ElaineU | Jul 30, 2024 | Highlight, Lifestyle, Real Estate
If there is one thing the dog days of summer have many of us longing for, it’s the heightened sensory experience that only a day on the water can provide—be it salty or sweet! Whether you want to wake up to the gentle lullaby of waves caressing the shore, cast a line...
by ElaineU | Jul 11, 2024 | Faces of Philanthropy, Highlight, Lifestyle
How Maxine Armstrong & Amanda Wilson Armstrong Foster a Rich Academic Environment Photography by ChiChi Ubina Maxine Armstrong I have lived in the area since 1974. I grew up in New Brunswick, New Jersey and went to school at George Washington University in DC,...
