LIFE

Call it a Christmas miracle, even if the idea was conceived at Christmastime, but not completed. Two friends have a casual conversation about crisscrossing the world and wind up raising thousands upon thousands of dollars to beat pediatric cancer. They also set a Guinness World Record while they were at it.

If you’ve ever driven down Glastonbury Avenue you may have noticed the barren landscape on the banks of the Connecticut River. This is where the Connecticut Foundry was once located.

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.

Amber and Banner were celebrities for a day at Corpus Christi School in Wethersfield. An assembly of excited students met the two dogs that are trained to serve people with disabilities including former military personnel who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

A former call center in Rocky Hill now has a higher calling. The Oasis of Life Christian Church’s new home is 31-B Inwood Road in the town’s industrial corridor, about a quarter mile down the road from its old strip mall storefront location. The first service in this larger, more functional space was held Jan. 11.

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.

How often do we drive by old houses in town and wonder about their history? Drive down Meadow Road towards the ferry landing and you may notice an oddly shaped house on the left as you start down the road. This is the Sail Loft House and it has a fascinating history.

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.