LIFE

By day, Lynne Stahl is a research librarian at Wesleyan University. In her off hours, you can find her playing fullback for the Hartford Wild Roses Women's Rugby Club. And while you might not hear a lot about women’s rugby, the club is no newcomer. This year, The Roses are celebrating their 50th anniversary as a continuously operating club.

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.

Pillows filled with cracked corn might seem like an unusual item to bond over. But for Emily Archambault and her daughter Amanda Archambault Burney making and selling the pillows strengthened their connection.

From Russia to New York City, Canada to Argentina, Matt Dwonszyk’s varied career includes work as a bassist, composer, arranger, band leader and educator. It all started when he was 11 when his older brother Joe gave him his first bass.

For more than 30 years, Advocacy Unlimited has provided holistic, peer-led resources in the areas of mental health, addiction and trauma. After being located in Newington and New Britain, the nonprofit moved to Rocky Hill.

Although acupuncturist Aaron Greenberg grew up in the world of complementary medicine, he took a circuitous path to find his way to starting his own career in the field.

This fall, Black and Jewish leaders met regularly as part of the first greater Hartford cohort of Rekindle, a national program designed to foster collaboration and allyship between the two communities.