Darien Magazine CT – Connecting Our Community

The Next Right Thing: The Corbin District Takes Shape

How do seven acres of mismatched buildings in the middle of a town that has been around for centuries become 29 stores, seven restaurants and eateries, three fitness studios, 110,000 square feet of office space, a town green, three public plazas that can be combined for community events, 850 parking spaces (that you won’t even know are there once they’re done) and outdoor seating that will take what we’ve come to love at Grove Street Plaza and raise it to a power of we-can’t-wait-to see? That is, how does The Corbin District come to be?

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Giving Back

Roll Call

Honoring Darien’s Own in the Military
While they deserve our gratitude year ‘round, it is perhaps most fitting now in this dedicated season of thanks and celebration to give a special salute to the young graduates from Darien High School (DHS) listed here who serve our country in the military through ROTC programs, direct enlistment, military service academies and Officer Candidate School (OCS).

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Art Show

The Fine Art of Holiday Traditions: Fruit Cake, Family & the Ties That Bind

For the Palmers family, it’s the fruit cake. Megan Palmer Riviera, CEO and a fifth-generation leader of the family-owned Palmer’s Market at 264 Heights Road in Darien, knew she had arrived when she finally got her own piece. As an adult.

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The Good Table

The Vine Less Traveled

A stop at The Town Cellar at 1089 Boston Post Road in the middle of Darien is a beyond-the-postcard trip through some of the best local vineyards around the world, a deep dive into those off-the-beaten-path artisan producers committed to making wine sustainably and organically with locally-sourced ingredients.

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