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• Give Himes credit for his accomplishments

  Jim Himes has continuously supported middle class and small business tax relief, and as a result, taxes were lower for most Connecticut families in 2009 than they have been in decades. Jim supported the Making Work Pay Tax Credit, the First-time... more »

  4 months ago

• Katz says city music theater still a possibility

  "Whatever hope we may have had in the Pride Cleaners building, we had to give up very quickly in 2007 after kicking off the campaign," David Katz said.Katz, artistic director of Hat City Music Theater, announced plans in 2006 to open a performing... more »

  News-Times, The (Danbury, CT) 1.14.09 1:00 AM

  soccer / football | music | accomplishment | internet

• Soccer club to open in vacant building

  "[...] this is a dream come true," Virgilio Martins said of Casa do Benfica Em Danbury, the club that is seeking a liquor license and fixing up 331 Main St., a building with a distinctive art deco facade.Martins is president of the Danbury club,... more »

  News-Times, The (Danbury, CT) 12.29.08 1:00 AM

  soccer / football | parent and child | children | accomplishment | movie industry

• Web Head

  Reduce trans-fatsReduce saturated fatsReduce sodiumReduce refined starches, simple sugarsIncrease fruits and vegetablesIncrease whole grainsIncrease fiberIncrease micronutrients -- vitamins and mineralsExchange "bad" fats with "good" fatsControl... more »

  News-Times, The (Danbury, CT) 11.17.08 1:00 AM

• Need a boost this holiday season?

  Shoppers looking for some energy this holiday season -- without the accompanying crash caffeine and sugary foodstuffs bring -- should first make a stop in the produce section of any food store, according to nutritional experts.While some studies... more »

  News-Times, The (Danbury, CT) 11.26.07 7:00 PM

  family | beverage | plant

• Empress Ballroom changes hands

  Besides continuing live music performances, LaPierre wants to show movies and stage theatrical productions.LaPierre said his work at the multimedia playhouse -- he's been there two years -- will help him with his plans for the Heirloom Arts... more »

  News-Times, The (Danbury, CT) 8.9.07 8:00 PM

  music | plastic art | cinema

• Do you remember?

  Danbury's battered women's shelter, which opened March 1 (1982), has been named Elizabeth House, after Elizabeth Emerson, the first director of the local women's center, who still lives and works in the area, it was announced at a "shelter... more »

  News-Times, The (Danbury, CT) 4.1.07 1:00 AM

  high schools | accomplishment | design and engineering | institution | state budget and tax | police

• State weighs ban on trans fat

  Dr. David Katz, one of several experts to present testimony on trans fat Monday during a public hearing before the state legislature's Public Health Committee, said trans fat is a poison that should be banned from restaurant use.A bill proposed... more »

  News-Times, The (Danbury, CT) 2.27.07 1:00 AM

  gastronomy | family | consumers | laws | restaurant and catering

• Main Street comeback

  Low-end shops and the occasional vacant building have since filled much of downtown Danbury, which once was a hub for a variety of retail shops, restaurants and housing. A key project with the potential to help revitalize the downtown started... more »

  News-Times, The (Danbury, CT) 7.16.06 1:00 AM

  retail | house building | housing and urban planning | restaurant and catering | traffic | music

• Curtain rises on theater fund drive

  David Katz wants to turn the old Pride Cleaners building at 331 Main St. into an 85-seat theater, complete with art gallery, coffee bar, gift boutique and box office. Katz, artistic director of Hat City Music Theater, would use the space for his... more »

  News-Times, The (Danbury, CT) 7.13.06 1:00 AM

  music | accomplishment | architecture | renovation | movie industry