LIFE

Step up to the counter at the new Bot and Brew in Cromwell and you will be greeted and invited to place an order. That’s not unusual for a coffee shop.

These are bittersweet times for Scott Cohen. He grew up in the family shoe retail business and eventually took over from his parents David and Jerilynn Cohen.

The talk around town for the past few years was about a new supermarket coming to a development along the Berlin Turnpike near Pane Road. What would it be?

Terri Krisavage’s career as a floral designer has taken her from Connecticut across the country and now she has returned to her roots.

Behind the front desk of Emilia Soy Aromas is a sign stating “create your own magic.” That’s precisely what owner Gissel Geraldo has done with the business and what she hopes her customers will be inspired to do. Geraldo moved to the United States from the Dominican Republic in April 2018 and she hit the ground running.

by Sarah Barr Staff Writer On certain days certain times of the year, we pause and reflect. A memory. A moment. A milestone. Often, a photo is all that we have, a cherished keepsake. Songs have been written about these times. Photographers live through them and for them. Michael Leonhard of Michael Leonhard Photography in Old Wethersfield is one such artist. “Photography has been a part of me my entire life,” is how his personal photo album unfolds. “My mother passed away wh