Professional Services

Picture Perfect

How a Blended Family Built a Thriving Photo Booth Business Together Article by Samantha Schoengold Beranbom | Photography by Photos Provided by Esskay Four Photo Booth Co. Great businesses usually start with a great story. As Ken tells it, after meeting Samantha at a parent-teacher conference, she was like a song he couldn't get out of his head. He was "smitten". As fate would have, they met again a few months later at a high school football game. The deal was sealed. They were engaged and...

Arts + Culture

Backstage Buzz

What's New At The Quick Center Article by Samantha Schoengold Beranbom | Photography by Provided by Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts As another exciting fall season at The Quick is underway, the recent appointment of Lori N. Jones as Director of Programming and Operations is adding to the buzz. Since 2013, Lori has been an integral part of the Quick Center for the Arts, "Over the last 11 years, my roles have changed significantly but at the heart of the work, what matters most is that we...

Health + Wellness

Preserving Memories on the Minds of one Fairfield Couple

Article by Kristen Cusato, Alzheimer’s Association, Connecticut Chapter | Photography by Dariusz Terepka Photography Twice a week, at 6:30 in the morning, Fred Schaefer and other Fairfield history buffs head to the historic Greenfield Hill Cemetery to pull weeds and clean gravestones – some of those are stones from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Fred takes great pride in his hobby of preserving memories for others, as a brain disease threatens to take his own memories. The 72-year-old was...

Food + Beverage

Destination Delicious

My Favorite Fairfield Restaurants Article and Photography by Dana Buckmir I am a storyteller with nearly fifteen years of experience writing about restaurants. In doing so, you have to love food, dining and people. I grew up in the hospitality industry, so to me, restaurants are much more than places to eat and drink. They represent home. A destination to come together, share a meal and a conversation. Restaurants house snapshots of our lives. Hubs to congregate, connect and make memories. The...