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LIFESTYLE LETTER

MARCH 2021 PUBLISHER

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Welcome Spring!

Eileen McNamara | eileen.mcnamara@lifestylepubs.com AD DESIGNER

Evan Deuvall

IT'S MARCH, AND THAT MEANS WE ARE SEEING LIGHT AT THE END OF OUR

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WINTER TUNNEL. While this month often doesn’t feel particularly spring-like, by the

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end of March there will be clear signs of warmer days ahead. The crocuses and daffodils

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will start blooming, the trees will begin pushing out their buds and there are frequently

Carrie Draghi

days in March when the temperatures can climb well into the 60s.

March is a transitional month, a time when we start thinking about renewing our homes, gardens and outdoor living spaces. At Glastonbury Lifestyle, March is when we produce our Home Edition and focus on all things related to where we live.

For this month’s issue we talked to Glastonbury’s premier landscaping company, E.A. Quinn Landscape Contracting, about how people are increasingly taking advantage of their outside living spaces these days and what kind of elements go into making great outdoor rooms. Gone are the days of simple decks and patios, for many homeowners entertaining out of doors now means elaborate and beautiful outdoor kitchens, living rooms and lounging spaces.

One of the rites of spring is cleaning our homes, top to bottom. So we turned to the Auntie Bella LLC cleaning company for their tips and ideas on what makes for a good spring cleaning.

Thinking of renewing or renovating your kitchen or bath? This month we profile Modern Plumbing, LLC. While the Berlin-based company started out as a supplier

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DeLand Shore

of the nuts and bolts needed by plumbing contractors, it long ago turned its focus

ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor

toward providing homeowners with a variety of stylish kitchen and bath furnishings

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson

and fixtures. We visited the 85-year-old company’s showroom, where it has thousands of beautiful products on display.

A special thanks as well to Modern Plumbing for helping us out with this month’s

AD MANAGER Chad Jensen REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Eric Williams WEB APPLICATIONS Michael O’Connell

cover photo by Glastonbury’s Carrie Draghi Photography. Luckily for us, we were able to choose our cover from several lovely working kitchens and bathrooms on display at Modern Plumbing’s Berlin Turnpike headquarters.

Speaking of beautiful kitchens, check out the one in our Open House feature this month.

This home at 29 Hampton Court in South Glastonbury, listed by Amy Rio of Executive Real

514 W 26TH ST., KANSAS CITY, MO

Estate, is picture-perfect and located within walking distance of Cotton Hollow Preserve.

Lastly, Gbury2Go, the takeout gourmet eatery on New London Turnpike in South Glastonbury, gave us this month’s Culinary Creation, a hearty, warming vegan chili. Because while March can be the month when warm breezes start to blow, it can also occasionally plunge us back into a deep freeze from time to time!

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Gary Perrelli, Publisher ON THE COVER One of the kitchen displays at Modern Plumbing.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE MARCH 2021 FEATURES 14 Location, Location, Location!

This Colonial is minutes from South Glastonbury Center and Cotton Hollow Preserve

18 Kicking Up Your Outside Lifestyle Glastonbury’s E.A. Quinn has a design-build division that installs premier outside living spaces

22 Time For Spring Cleaning March kicks off the season when we start clearing out our winter clutter.

26 Modern Plumbing’s Showroom is a Feast For the Eyes The company has two locations in the

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region that showcase thousands of its kitchen and bath products

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DEPARTMENTS 4

Lifestyle Letter

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Good Times

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Around Town

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Culinary Creations

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Open House

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Renovate & Refine

22 Local Limelight 26 Locally Owned 30 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Trend Setter

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Your first scheduled cleaning

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Vegan to Fried Chicken BREAKFAST

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GOOD TIMES

ASANA Holds Fundraiser For Charity ASANA Organic Skin & Beauty hosted a Holiday Terrarium Giving Event in December and donated $700 in proceeds to Hands on Hartford. We wanted to find a way to give back this holiday season and chose Hands on Hartford because it's a nonprofit organization that serves Hartford’s most economically challenged residents, providing them with food, housing, and health care. asanaorganicskin.com.

Open Doors Outdoors: Hikes To Promote Physical & Mental Health Open Doors Outdoors is a Glastonbury-based nonprofit, started by a U.S. Marine, serving veterans, their families and young people. After incorporating in 2018, they have seen their desired impact for re-connection, healthy activity and healing come to life in many of their participants while hiking or running the Glastonbury Farm Run Series! To learn more or support ODO visit www.OpenDoorsOutdoors.org.

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Coastal Wealth Management hosts its Annual Holiday Toy Drive Each year Coastal Wealth Management hosts its Annual Holiday Toy Drive. Our generous clients donate toys to the kids in our communities. We collect close to 300 toys each year. The drive would usually take place at our Holiday Events but with COVID-19 we were able to collect the toys at our Glastonbury and Mystic locations. Photos below are from last year and 2019.

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AROUND TOWN

THE SCOOP GLASTONBURY Content for the Around Town section is provided

TWO NEW BUSINESSES COMING TO TOWN

by Jackie Post from The Scoop Glastonbury, a busi-

There's a new restaurant coming to where

ness news website that follows breaking "SCOOP"

the Simple Greek used to be. The Kouzina

about new businesses in town, business renova-

Mediterranean Eatery also offers Greek cuisine,

tions or relocations, and unique or interesting busi-

visit them for a taste! The other new business

ness happenings. Follow The Scoop Glastonbury on

is The Roundabout Convenience & Deli, which

social media or visit thescoopglastonbury.com to

will open in the space next to Mulberry Too. The

sign up for the weekly newsletter.

Roundabout will offer quick stop options along with sandwiches. Stay tuned for opening details!

DAIRY QUEEN OPENS IN OLD BOSTON MARKET BUILDING Dairy Queen is now OPEN on Main Street!

Things have come full circle for this old favor-

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SALUTE RESTAURANT EXPANDING TO SECOND LOCATION The

downtown

Hartford

favorite,

Salute

ite. It is located just a couple of doors down

Restaurant, is planning to open another location

from the old Dairy Queen that closed years

in the old Pazzo Café space in Rocky Hill. The

ago. Now in the old Boston Market building,

Italian-style restaurant, located on Trumbull Street

this new Dairy Queen will have a drive-through

in Hartford, is a long-time favorite. We will keep

and offer both ice cream and meals.

you posted on their opening timeline.

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COASTAL WEALTH OPENS NEW MYSTIC LOCATION

C.I.G IS ON THE MOVE C.I.G Private Wealth Management is moving

The New Year brings fresh beginnings. Coastal

to 180 Glastonbury Boulevard in Glastonbury’s

Wealth Management, with offices in Glastonbury

Somerset Square. For the past 20 years or so,

and Mystic, recently moved their Mystic loca-

C.I.G., which provides wealth management and

tion to 56 Williams Ave., and held a ribbon cutting

financial planning services to individuals and orga-

ceremony there. We are excited to open our doors

nizations, was headquartered at 294 New London

to the community and our clients in Mystic. Coastal

Turnpike in Glastonbury. The company has nearly

Wealth will also be displaying the work of local art-

doubled in size and will now occupy 6,600 square

ists. We are looking forward to a great 2021!

feet on the second floor.

NEW PHYSICAL THERAPIST OPENING IN OLD FIREHOUSE SUBS SPACE Ivy Rehab is taking over the space at 2520

COASTAL WEALTH WELCOMES NEW ADVISOR

Main Street next to the old Pet Valu (the former

We would like to welcome George Warburg to

Firehouse Subs space). The physical therapist

the Coastal Wealth Management Team. George is a

has multiples locations across the Northeast,

Financial Advisor for Coastal Wealth Management.

Midwest, and Southeast. They offer physical,

He brings analytical insight to the team with a

occupational, and speech therapy along with

focus on investment and manager selection, risk

complimentary injury screens.

management, performance analysis, and estate services. We are happy to have you George!

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GBURY2GO’S HEARTY CHILI RECIPE SERVES 4 TO 6 PEOPLE

CULINARY CREATIONS

A WA R M I N G VEGAN CHILI

INGREDIENTS + 2 tablespoons oil + 1 medium onion, chopped + 1 large bell pepper, chopped + 2 medium carrots, chopped + 2 celery ribs, chopped + 1 teaspoon salt + 4 cloves garlic, minced + 2 tablespoons chili powder + 1 tablespoon ground cumin + 1 teaspoons smoked paprika + 1 teaspoon dried oregano + 1/4 cup tomato paste + 1 large can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, with juices + 2 cans (15 ounces each) black beans, rinsed and drained + 1 can (15 ounces) navy or other white beans, rinsed and drained + 1 cup frozen corn + 2 cups vegetable stock or water + 1 bay leaf + 1 bunch of scallions chopped

Gbury2Go's Vegan Chili

DIRECTIONS 01 Heat oil in a pot on medium-low until shimmering. Add chopped onion, pepper, carrot, celery and salt. Cook and stir until vegetables are tender.

02 Add tomato paste, garlic, chili powder, cumin, paprika and oregano. Stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.

03 Add tomatoes and juices, beans, vegetable stock, corn and bay leaf. Stir occasionally and simmer gently, for 30 minutes.

04 Remove from heat, discard bay leaf, top with scallions and enjoy!

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OPEN HOUSE

The exterior of the Colonial-style home at 29 Hampton Court.

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L O C A T I O N , THIS COLONIAL IS MINUTES FROM SOUTH GLASTONBURY CENTER AND COTTON HOLLOW PRESERVE

L O C A T I O N , ARTICLE EILEEN M. MCNAMARA

L O C A T I O N !

IT’S A CLICHE, BUT FOR GOOD REASON: LOCATION REALLY IS EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY IN THIS HOME AT 29 HAMPTON COURT IN GLASTONBURY. Just minutes from South Glastonbury Center the pristine, 4,026-square-foot home is also just a stone’s throw from Cotton Hollow Preserve.

“It’s a beautiful modern Colonial with a lovely two-story fieldstone fireplace in the family room. It has extensive built-ins and book shelves and an expanded master suite. It has a beautiful, flat backyard, perfect for entertaining. And the location is one of the best parts about it. It has public sewers and natural gas and you can walk to South Glastonbury Center,” says Amy Rio of Executive Real Estate of Glastonbury.

Built in 2005 and located on a cul-de-sac on Hampton Court, Amy is listing the home at $715,000.

The 11-room house “offers a perfect layout with open floor plan, cathedral ceilings, first-floor office with custom built-ins and French CONTINUED >

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OPEN HOUSE (CONTINUED) doors, full finished lower level, master suite with terrific walk-in closets and expansive updated bath,” the listing states.

The single-family home has four bedrooms, two full, and two half bathrooms and an attached three-car garage.

Other features include a dramatic two-story entry and staircase, hardwood floors, stainless appliances, granite counters, a home audio system, central air conditioning and natural gas heating.

For more information about this home contact Amy Rio at Executive Real Estate, amy.executive@gmail.com, 860-916-6048.

The family room in the home has a floor-to-ceiling fieldstone fireplace and wood floors.

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The home features an open, two-story soaring foyer and staircase.

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RENOVATE & REFINE

kicking up your outside lifestyle GLASTONBURY’S E.A. QUINN HAS A DESIGNBUILD DIVISION THAT INSTALLS PREMIER OUTSIDE LIVING SPACES

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" People are investing in their homes and the demand is for unique outdoor spaces . They want to create spaces that are well thought out and multi-functional to accommodate their families . Most projects include a number of elements including dining areas, soft seating , outdoor kitchens, and fire features . "

LONG BEFORE THE EVENTS OF LAST

spaces and with the growing popularity of

YEAR GOT US SPENDING SO MUCH

outdoor spaces, Fran says, that department

MORE TIME OUTSIDE, THE TREND OF

has been especially busy.

BUILDING, EXPANDING OR IMPROVING

“People are investing in their homes and

OUR OUTDOOR LIVING SPACES WAS

the demand is for unique outdoor spaces,”

WELL UNDER WAY.

Fran says. “They want to create spaces that

The quarantines enacted in 2020 signifi-

are well thought out and multi-functional to

cantly accelerated that trend and today it’s

accommodate their families. Most projects

not unusual to see families gathering in elab-

Include a number of elements including

orate outside kitchens or around patio fire

dining areas, soft seating, outdoor kitchens,

features in expansive outdoor living rooms.

and fire features. With people working from

“Even before COVID outdoor living

home and remote learning they also want to

was popular,” says Fran Quinn Knights,

include workspace areas.”

Sales Manager of E.A. Quinn Landscape

There are so many choices of elements

Contracting in Glastonbury. “In the past year,

in an outdoor kitchen, Fran says. In addition

with more people staying at home they’re

to a grill, most outdoor kitchens include a

thinking about these projects. They’ve

refrigerator, storage, sink , trash and recycle

cancelled their vacation plans and they’re

receptacles. Griddles, ice makers, side burn-

investing in their homes to build or improve

ers and Green Eggs are popular additions to

and enjoy their outdoor spaces.”

outdoor kitchens as well.

E.A. Quinn, a family-owned business,

“Another trend we are seeing is that clients

prides itself on being the premier provider of

want to extend the seasonality and uses of

landscaping services in the state.

these spaces,” Fran adds. “Pergolas, pavilions

Ed Quinn, Fran’s brother, started the business in 1984 as a one-man operation.

- sometimes with lighting, heating lamps - are often included, as well as large screen TVs and

Today, E.A. Quinn employs 80 people and

sound systems. We recently designed and

has clients throughout the region and state.

installed an outdoor space that had a retract-

The company has four key divisions

able roof on the pergola. The homeowner

that cover hundreds of clients: Design

wanted the ability to allow the sun to shine

Build,

Commercial

through during the earlier and later months of

Maintenance and Residential Maintenance.

the year, close the roof in the summer months

The Design Build division is the one that

when the sun was stronger, and also be able to

Commercial

Install,

helps homeowners create outside living

use the space when it was raining!”

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RENOVATE & REFINE (CONTINUED) Many times E.A. Quinn is contacted by clients who are installing a pool and want to encompass and create resort-like outdoor space, which will include a kitchen, fire feature, pergola or pavilion, as well as a significant area for lounging by the pool.

“In addition to providing clients with superior craftsmanship on their projects, E.A. Quinn provides the quarterbacking of other trades that are often involved in projects of this nature,” Fran says.

Designing an outdoor space “starts with a conversation with the client as to what they’re looking for. We spend a lot of time talking to them about their family and their lifestyle and how they envision utilizing their outdoor spaces."

“Every project we do I fall in love with. Some of them can get pretty elaborate. At EA Quinn we love to make our clients dreams a reality.”

For more information visit eaquinn.com, where you can view timelapse videos of a project and email the company. You can also call them at 860-633-0115.

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT

T I M E F OR S PR I NG C L E A N I NG

MARCH KICKS OFF THE SEASON WHEN WE START CLEARING OUT OUR WINTER CLUTTER.

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ARTICLE EILEEN M. MCNAMARA PHOTOGRAPHY CARRIE DRAGHI

SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, THE TIME

based on the state’s counties. Juan manages the

WHEN WE CAN THROW OPEN THE WINDOWS TO LET

Hartford and New Haven counties, which covers

SOME FRESH AIR IN … AND MAYBE NOTICE THAT THE

Glastonbury and surrounding towns.

WINDOWS ARE DIRTY AFTER THE LONG WINTER. The ritual of spring cleaning can be a daunting task, especially since most of us have spent a lot more time at home this past year.

Maybe 2021 is the year to treat ourselves to a little cleaning help?

With the pandemic, Auntie Bella initiated specific COVID protocols for both their employees and for aspects of their cleaning regimen inside homes and businesses.

“We keep a daily log of staffers’ temperatures, we look for any signs of illness. Everyone has to wear gloves and all equipment and products get sanitized. And we obvi-

For Juan Chaves and his family, owners of Auntie Bella

ously wear masks. Inside we heavily disinfect when we

LLC, a cleaning service company, springtime is one of

clean and we give special attention to high touch areas:

their busiest seasons.

knobs, door hands, countertops.”

“Springtime and holidays are very, very busy for us,”

In addition, Juan now also offers clients the option, at

Juan says. “During spring we have specials going on, we

the end of every cleaning, of having their home disin-

like to offer a 20 to 25 percent off special for residential

fected using a special biohazard fogging machine that

and commercial cleaning.”

kills bacteria and specifically the SARS-COV2 bacteria

Customers, he says, can opt for recurring cleaning

which causes the COVID-19 virus.

services either weekly, biweekly or monthly; or they

Normally used in hospitals, schools and other com-

can purchase a one-time cleaning visit that can cover

mercial applications, Juan says he purchased one of the

everything from a deep, full home cleaning or specific

devices for residential uses.

cleaning services.

Before discounts the company’s regular rates are

“We have a little bit of everything, one-time cleanings,

about $100 per hour, which includes the cleaning ser-

move-out cleanings, move-in cleanings, power washing

vices of two employees. Auntie Bella also offers spe-

windows, you name it. We have regular customers who

cific services, such as power washing the exterior of

have been with us for many, many years.”

homes and hand cleaning windows.

Family owned and operated since 2000, Auntie Bella is based out of Chesire but covers the entire

For more information contact auntiebellacleaning@gmail.

state. Family members manage their own divisions

com, 203-843-7462.

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ARTICLE EILEEN M. MCNAMARA | PHOTOGRAPHY CARRIE DRAGHI

LOCALLY OWNED

M O D E R N PLU M B I N G’ S S H OW RO O M I S A FE A ST FOR THE E Y ES 26

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THE COMPANY HAS TWO LOCATIONS IN THE REGION THAT SHOWCASE THOUSANDS OF ITS KITCHEN AND BATH PRODUCTS

THERE’S A UNIQUE SHOWER DISPLAY INSIDE THE EXPANSIVE SHOWROOM AT MODERN PLUMBING SUPPLY, INC. About two dozen shower heads protrude Medusa-like from the shower’s tiled walls, representing just a portion of the wide array of styles and types of shower heads Modern Plumbing sells.

It’s just one of the many displays inside the huge showroom at Modern Plumbing’s Berlin location. Others include several full-size working kitchens and bathrooms to give consumers a better idea of the wide array of stylish products the company sells.

Established in 1935 Modern Plumbing is a family owned and operated business, servicing the plumbing contractors industry and homeowners.

Even in its early days, when plumbing supply houses catered mostly to the trades, Modern Plumbing sought to offer style and design services to homeowners as well, says David F. Berger, the company’s president.

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LOCALLY OWNED (CONTINUED)

“During the 1950s and 1960s, a plumber would come to your house and put in a new faucet and you got whatever he put in, you didn’t have a choice. But we’ve always concentrated on having a showroom component so customers could come and see the products they could choose from.”

The company’s commitment to that philosophy over the decades is reflected in the myriad of upscale and stylish kitchen and bath offerings the company sells from its 26,000 square-foot Berlin Turnpike facility. It also has a showroom at the Galleria Design Center in Middletown.

The Berlin store is a full-service location and the Middletown facility is a 3,500-squarefoot showroom only.

Modern Plumbing’s showrooms include just a fraction of the thousands of products the company offers, including dozens of kitchen and bathroom vanities, faucets, mirrors, kitchen cabinets, shower heads, high-end soaking and jetted hot tubs, ventilation, shower bases and surrounds, toilets and sinks, to name just a few of the offerings. The company also has two large warehouses and a fleet of 8 delivery vehicles.

David says one of Modern Plumbing’s best assets is the company’s sales staff, most of whom have been with the firm for at least 10 years each.

That collective knowledge, he says, means they have a deep knowledge of the products the company sells and its vendors.

Modern Plumbing also has a loyal customer base, clients who either want certain brands the company carries or want something better or different from the products sold in big-box stores.

Modern Plumbing selects all of its products based on the excellence of their quality, David says.

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