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	<title>What&#039;s Bruen</title>
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	<description>A look at the Danbury-area social scene: restaurants, bars, entertainment</description>
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		<title>The day after</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/03/18/the-day-after/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As they say, nothing ever works out as planned. I&#8217;m disappointed to admit I did not make it to Molly Darcy&#8217;s after all. But an evening divided between Two Steps Downtown Grille and Billy Beans Cafe &#38; Pub is never disappointing. What crowds? The crowds at both bars were much smaller than I anticipated. Neither [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. Patty&#8217;s Day in Danbury</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/03/17/st-pattys-day-in-danbury/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/03/17/st-pattys-day-in-danbury/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who missed Sunday&#8217;s parade or are just looking for an Irish pub to stop and get a Guinness at tonight, I highly recommend Molly Darcy&#8217;s on Mill Plain Road. The pub is as Irish as they get in Connecticut, that&#8217;s for sure. But be warned: the pub is typically packed on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s around the corner</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/02/12/valentines-around-the-corner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was trying to come up with a recommendation of  where to take that special someone for Valentine&#8217;s Day, so I wrote down a list of restaurants I like, but most of them ended up being the ordinary weekend trip. I personally think the best Valentine&#8217;s Day meal is one handmade by your love, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breakfast gem celebrates 36th year</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/02/04/breakfast-gem-on-west-street-celebrates-36th-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cor&#8217;s Restaurant, located at 65 West Street in Danbury, is the top breakfast place that I regularly patron. I drove by it many times before I stopped in, but I am thankful I felt impulsive enough that day to give it a shot &#8212; being a creature of habit, I tend to go to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dumpster diving to go green?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/02/01/dumpster-diving-to-go-green/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/02/01/dumpster-diving-to-go-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I heard the phrase &#8216;Dumpster diving&#8217; many times, but until this morning I thought it was an exaggeration. It&#8217;s not. As I walked toward my car this morning, I saw a man looking into my building&#8217;s Dumpster. My first reaction was &#8216;no, he can&#8217;t be picking through the trash.&#8217; I then realized he wasn&#8217;t alone &#8211; there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News from Haiti hits home</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/01/26/news-from-haiti-hits-home/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/01/26/news-from-haiti-hits-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part of the reason I asked Stephanie to share her volunteer experience from last summer is because I know the earthquakes touched her in a personal way. After sharing the positives from her trip, I asked her to share her reaction to news of the devastation. This is what she had to say: It’s always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Future of fashion</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/01/26/future-of-fashion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll be the first to admit that I am no trend setter, but after looking at the pictures from Fashion Week in Berlin, Paris and Milan, I am more perplexed than ever. Bubble girl I remember Bubble Boy coming to theatres a number of years ago, but I think it tanked.  Call me judgemental, but it reminds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dominican &#8216;Amigo&#8217;s&#8217; donate tips to Haiti</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/01/22/dominican-amigos-donate-tips-to-haiti/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/01/22/dominican-amigos-donate-tips-to-haiti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like most people, I am always trying to find new ways to stretch a dollar. Yet, when natural disasters hit it is incredibly important that we acknowledge the little we are able to contribute can add up to a lot to help others &#8212; be it donating food,  money or volunteering.  I found a way, well heard of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haitian Experience</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/01/22/haitian-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/01/22/haitian-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephanie Schultz, one of my closest friends, took a volunteer trip to Haiti at the end of July. The news of the earthquake hit close to home for her, because the area with the most destruction was where she had been. She said the region was extremely impoverished and the people had barely anything before, how will they will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Danbury bank robbery</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/01/13/danbury-bank-robbery/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2010/01/13/danbury-bank-robbery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was commotion on Main Street Monday caused by an unusual crime &#8211; a bank robbery.  What surprised me most about the scene, beside the officers there maintaining very calm dispositions, was the calm demeanor of patrons and people walking by the bank. As I got to the scene, I told a man was who approaching  the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newtown wine tasting to kick off grand opening</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2009/12/16/newtown-wine-tasting-to-kick-off-grand-opening/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2009/12/16/newtown-wine-tasting-to-kick-off-grand-opening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is only fair to wine enthusiasts that I mention a wine tasting going on this Saturday. I could be selfish and keep this information to myself, but I wrote about the scotch one, so it&#8217;s only right. Hawleyville Wine and Liquors is celebrating its grand opening all day, but from 2 to 5 p.m. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scotch tasting</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2009/12/10/scotch-tasting/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2009/12/10/scotch-tasting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to last minute Christmas present ideas I have resorted to buying a friend a nice bottle of red wine. Usually package stores offer wine tastings on Fridays or Saturday nights, especially this time of year. But I have never heard of a scotch tasting &#8230; until now. I mean it&#8217;s a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to my blog</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2009/12/10/welcome-to-my-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2009/12/10/welcome-to-my-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I realize, I was so excited to share the news about the contest, that I forgot to introduce myself. I&#8217;ve been working for The News-Times for about a year and a half &#8212; and living Danbury the same. For a while I thought the places worth going were at least an hours drive away. I had gone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vote on best, worst tattoos</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2009/12/10/vote-on-best-worse-tattoos/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/bruen/2009/12/10/vote-on-best-worse-tattoos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t forget to vote on best and worst tattoos by midnight Friday. The winners get a $100 gift certificate, although where it&#8217;s to has yet to be announced.  You can vote once per day.  There are 117 to choose from and from what I&#8217;ve seen some are extremely impressive. A few weeks back we published a [...]]]></description>
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